Perennials > Triodia > Triodia basedowii > Triodia basedowii
Triodia basedowii
Origin: Native to Western Australia.
| Family |
| Poaceae |
| Genus |
| Triodia |
| Species |
| basedowii |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Prefers red, lateritic or calcareous sand and loam. |
| Shape |
| Tussock-forming. |
| Habitat |
| Sand dunes and plains. |
| Leaf Description |
| Grass-like, 0.2 - 1.3 m high. Lemma bi-textures, deeply lobed, panicle linear and usually short and dense. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence is compound and a panicle. Panicle linear, 3 - 16 cm long and 1 - 1.5 cm wide. |
| Colour Description |
| The grass-like leaves are green and sometimes purple. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
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