Boronia
They are a great choice for understory plantings that have a spicy fragrance and attractive, delicate flowers that are mostly pink, but some brown and yellow.
Grass-like plants, Dianella spp. are a good choice for the easy care garden. They have lovely strappy, bluish-green foliage that are hard wearing and provides an abundance of purple flowers appearing from Spring to Summer.
How to grow dianella in a garden
- Choose a place in the garden that gets full sun to half shade. Prepare the planting area well by digging in Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
- Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root-ball. Remove the plant from the container, gently tease the roots and cut away any circled or tangled roots.
- Position in hole and backfill with soil, gently firming down. Form a raised or doughnut shaped ring of soil around the outer edge of the plant's root zone. This helps keep water where it's needed. Always water in well after planting to settle the soil around the roots and keep the soil moist for several weeks while the new plant establishes.
- Mulch around the base with organic mulch, keeping it away from the base of the plant.
- Feed in Autumn and Spring with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser to ensure strong root development.
How to grow dianella in a pot
- Choose a pot that is at least twice the size of the selected plant. Position in the garden that receives full sun to half shade.
- Fill the pot with quality potting mix, such as Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.
- Remove the plant from the container, gently tease the roots and cut away any circled or tangled roots.
- Position in hole and backfill with potting mix, gently firming down. Water in well.
- Mulch around the base with organic mulch, keeping it away from the base of the plant.
- Feed in Autumn and Spring with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser to ensure strong root development.
Growing tips
- To keep the plant looking at its best, trim back once flowering has finished and remove any of the older or damaged leaves.
- This plant can be easily propagated through division in autumn by carefully removing it from the ground or the pot and dividing into separate clumps with a spade.
- Great as a native alternative to Wild Iris (Dieties iridioides).
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Bottlebrush
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Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser
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Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter
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