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 "Black Lea")
 "Black Lea")
BLACK LEA®
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Stunning Black Flower Plumes
Description
 "Black Lea")
A spectacular, compact, black flowering, clumping perennial grass with broad arching leaves and showy, black feathery plumes from summer to autumn.
Uses
Mass planting, accent planting for rockeries and borders. Plumes suitable for dried arrangements.
Position
Tolerates a wide range of soils and climatic conditions. Frost tolerant with moderate drought tolerance. Can tolerate moist conditions.
Care
Mulch well. Trim to 1/3 of the size preferably in May to August or when required. Fertilise with slow release fertiliser in later winter. Irrigate well when planted in drier positions.
 "Black Lea")
Black Lea, is a semi dwarf grass that grows to 60cm tall, has broad green foliage with stunning black flower plumes February to April.
This grass is only suited to mulched irrigated gardens.
Black Lea will burn off quickly in frosted situations, but will reshoot in spring.
Ideal for irrigated gardens, golf courses, high maintenance gardens and commercial buildings.
 "Black Lea")
Makes a great contrast plant for other Pennisetum alopecuroides varieties.
This spectacular plant must be grown with occasional irrigation, as it is not as drought tolerant as some of the other varieties.
For golf courses and garden beds it can make a spectacular statement. Grows in most of Australia.
| Nafray | Black Lea | Purple Lea |
Top Black Lea® Wholesale Growers (Pots and Viro-Tubes)
| Grower | Location | Phone | Fax | |
| Botanica/Abulk Nurseries (Pots) | SILVERDALE | 02 4774 2811 | 02 4774 2911 |  |
| Diversity Propagation (Pots) | VINEYARD | 02 9627 6371 | 02 9627 6368 | |
| Grower | Location | Phone | Fax | |
| Ausplant Nursery (Pots) | DALBY | 07 4662 4934 | 07 4662 5611 | |
| Impact Grasses QLD (Pots) | LOGANHOLME | 07 3806 3399 | 07 3806 4433 | |
| Grower | Location | Phone | Fax | |
| Alliance Seeds Pty Ltd (Pots & VT) | THE BASIN | 03 9761 0906 | 03 9761 1755 | |
| Tall Trees Nursery (Pots) | SOMERVILLE | 03 5983 0166 | 03 5983 0188 | |