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'Little Con' is a popular dwarf cultivar of Lomandra confertifolia (Mat Rush), though it is sometimes mixed up or crossed with Lomandra longifolia in retail environments. It is widely celebrated as one of the smallest, finest-textured native grasses available in Australia, naturally forming a tidy, tight "pom-pom" ball of bright green foliage.
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade.
Water requirement: Low to moderate.
Watering frequency: Water regularly during establishment, then only during extended dry periods.
Soil: Highly adaptable but has one absolute rule: it requires free-draining soil.
Skill level: Easy
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
Suitable for container gardens: Yes.
Mature Height: 30cm–35cm
Mature Width: 30-40cm
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: High once established
Frost Tolerant: High
Wind Tolerant: High
Leaf colour: Bright green
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: Features very fine, soft-textured, leaves 25cm to 35cm long
Flower colour: Cream-yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Flower size: The flowers bloom clustered on cylindrical, spiny panicle spikes (flower stalks) which grow 15cm long and remain nestled deep down within the foliage.
Fragrance: Lightly honey-scented.
'Little Con' is a popular dwarf cultivar of Lomandra confertifolia (Mat Rush), though it is sometimes mixed up or crossed with Lomandra longifolia in retail environments. It is widely celebrated as one of the smallest, finest-textured native grasses available in Australia, naturally forming a tidy, tight "pom-pom" ball of bright green foliage.
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade.
Water requirement: Low to moderate.
Watering frequency: Water regularly during establishment, then only during extended dry periods.
Soil: Highly adaptable but has one absolute rule: it requires free-draining soil.
Skill level: Easy
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
Suitable for container gardens: Yes.
Mature Height: 30cm–35cm
Mature Width: 30-40cm
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: High once established
Frost Tolerant: High
Wind Tolerant: High
Leaf colour: Bright green
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: Features very fine, soft-textured, leaves 25cm to 35cm long
Flower colour: Cream-yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Flower size: The flowers bloom clustered on cylindrical, spiny panicle spikes (flower stalks) which grow 15cm long and remain nestled deep down within the foliage.
Fragrance: Lightly honey-scented.