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Products > Dianella tasmanica 'Silver Streak'
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| Category: Grass-like |
| Family: Phormiaceae (Phormiums) |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Flower Color: Blue |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: Running |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Dianella tasmanica 'Silver Streak' (Silver Streak Flax Lily) - A 1 to 2 feet tall variegated form of the Tasman Flax Lily that is grown for its bold white striped gray-green leaves. The small flowers, which appear in mid spring, have pale violet sepals with white striped green petals and are followed by attractive dark blue berries. Best in light shade but will take full coastal sun and can take exposed windy locations.in clay or sandy soils are fairly well drained. Give regular to occasional water - often listed as drought tolerant but cannot withstand prolonged dry southern California summers without some irrigation. It is hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. This plant is sometimes listed as having hybrid origins or being a selection of D. tasmanica, D. caerulea and even D. ensifolia but it looks to us to be very similar to the white striped variety usually called 'Variegata' but in the limited time we have been growing these two plants side by side Silver Streak seems to very similar. A great plant for a container of for brightening up an area. This plant marketed in the US by Ball Horticulture who supplied us with the images of this plant on our website.
The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens in the Santa Barbara area. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information about this plant, even if they disagree with what we have written.
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