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Products > Lomandra filiformis 'Goldfields Blue'   Lomandra filiformis 'Goldfields Blue' - Goldfield Blue Mat Rush Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.     Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass-like Family: Asparagaceae (~Liliaceae) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Yellow Synonyms: [L. confertifolia rubiginosa 'Goldfield Blue'] Height: 1-2 feet Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Lomandra 'Goldfields Blue' (Goldfields Mat Rush) - A small to medium sized grass-like clump-forming plant to 18 inches tall and about as wide with blue-gray narrow arching foliage. This plant was new to us in June 2009 and what we list here is all of the information we have found on it. It appeared that it may be a dwarf bluish form of Lomandra longifolia which we though would be great as Lomandra longifolia has proven to be a tough drought tolerant plant with fragrant yellow flowers that is good in sun or shade and cold tolerant down to at least 16 degrees F. This plant was marketed in the US by Ball Horticulture who in their 2010 catalog list this plant as a selection of Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa but we have since been informed that it is a cultivar of Lomandra filiformis. This is unfortunate as this plant, like another cultivar of Lomandra filiformis that we tried, a selection called Savannah Blue ['LMF500'], seems to have leaf tips that turn pale brown. New foliage on both of these cultivars is nice but we find the old leaves a bit unattractive.  This information about Lomandra filiformis 'Goldfields Blue' displayed is based on research conducted in our library and from reliable online resources. We will also note observations that we have made about it as it grows in the gardens in our nursery and those elsewhere, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others, and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]