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Lomandra longifolia 'Dalliance' (Dalliance Mat Rush) A tuft forming upright Lomandra to 2 feet tall by nearly as wide with vibrant bright green 1\4" wide by 18 inch long leaves. In summer appear in fat spikes rising just as high as the foliage a profusion of tiny fragrant pale-yellow flowers.
Plant in full to part sun and irrigate regularly to occasionally. Hardy to 15° F and tolerating near coastal conditions. This plant introduced by Robert Harrison of Green Hills Propagation has proven durable where others fail - great as a mass groundcover.
The name Lomandra comes from the Greek words 'loma' meaning "margin" and 'andros' meaning "male" and is in reference to a circular margin on the anthers. The specific epithet 'longifolia' means "long leaves". The genus Lomandra has long been placed with the Australian Grass Trees in the Xanthorrhoaceae or related Dasypogonaceae and more in its own family, the Lomandraceae, or combined with the Cordyline into the Laxmanniaceae, but current treatment is to put it in the subfamily Lomandroideae in the Asparagaceae.
The information about Lomandra longifolia 'Dalliance' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.
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