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    DIANELLA tasmanica
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    DIANELLA tasmanica

    Commonly known as Tasmanian flax lily

    Panicles of blue-violet flowers followed by dark blue berries
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £14.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £12.00 each
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Southeastern Australia including Tasmania.
    • Evergreen
    • Star-shaped
    • Border
      Suitable for a sheltered, sunny border
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Rhizomatous perennial forming clumps of strap-shaped, stiff, rough-margined leaves to 1.2m (4ft) long. Sometimes produces tall cane-like stems with tufts of smaller leaves at the top. Flowers are produced on branching panicles to 60cm (24in) long.
    • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
      Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Humus-rich.
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45cm (18in)
      		  
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    DIANELLA tasmanica 'Tas Red'
    Broad, shiny green leaves, tinged red in winter. Deep red flower stems carry blue flowers followed by blue berries
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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