How To Plant Xanthorrhoea

If you have green leaves above the yellow there is still hope. Grow in well drained fertile soil in full sun or light shade.

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Carefully break the pot away and lift the grass tree into the hole by holding underneath the root ball.

How to plant xanthorrhoea. Seeds germinate within a couple of weeks. Architectural city drought tolerant mediterranean containers sub tropical greenhouse. The sand forms a permeable layer through which to water without disrupting the seed below.

Plant each seedling in its own root training pot using a well draining potting mix. Xanthorrhoea australis common grass tree frost tolerant able to cope with poor soils grows well in full sun to part shade and requiring little fertilizer and water once established. Xanthorrhoea glauca is a plant that has a special place in the heart of many australians.

These are an evergreen plant slow growing at around 2cm a year depending on conditions. This unusual and iconic plant has been a part of aboriginal history colonial artworks and a modern day inspiration to landscape architects. Xanthorrhoea glauca grasstree will reach a height of 4 5m and a spread of 3m after 100 400 years.

You can add to the soil pieces of gravel broken bricks. Water them regularly with one exception xanthorrhoea thorntonii xanthorrhoeas are not low rainfall desert plants and like to be well watered though never waterlogged. Xanthorrhoea australis will sprout in regular potting soil.

Place the seed about 1 8 to 1 4 inch below the surface and cover with a thin layer of sand about 1 8 inch. Cut off the yellowed leaves. I use an organic one that comes from my local nursery.

Place the seeds just under the surface not too deep or they will not germinate. It requires very breathable soil for example from equal parts of soddy land leafy earth coarse grained sand or perlite and peat. In nature xanthorrhoea grows very poor stony soils but can accelerate the growth of more fertile substrate.

Try a fungicide ask at garden centre on the leaves water the root zone with seaweed solution to stimulate root growth and check the drainage around the plant. The black spots suggest fungal disease and an unthrifty plant. Grass tree xanthorrhoea young potted seedlings.

Position the plant in the planting hole make sure it is facing the right direction the rotation can be visually important especially if you have a grass tree with two heads or an interesting trunk.

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