TANIKA®

Lomandra longifolia 'LM300'

PBR

Tanika: The Best All-Rounder

Description
Tanika An improved compact fine leaf form of the popular Lomandra longifolia. This attractive deep green selection provides a graceful versatile plant. It has an attractive yellow flower head early in spring.

Position
Grows well in full sun and moderate to heavy shaded positions. Tolerates windy and salt laden positions. Lives off natural rainfall in most of the populated areas of Australia. For desert inland type areas occasional watering may be required for humid areas such as Brisbane and Sydney.

Tanika In raised or flat areas, it does well in sand to clay soils. In depressed areas such as gullies, it is better to use free draining soils. It is best to avoid areas that get prolonged wet feet in Summer. Do not bury the crown of the plant when planting. Good for hot dry or humid areas and heavy frost cold areas.

Care
Tanika Water as required to keep the plant healthy for the first 8 to 13 weeks. After this irrigation is is optional (not required) for most populated areas of Australia, other than particularly dry inland regions and Perth in times of extreme drought. If irrigation is used, set it so the soils have time to dry out between watering's. Do not excessively irrigate making the soil wet for prolonged periods. Trimming is rarely required, but if needed, trim using a sharp implement to 15cm above the ground. Avoid trimming in drought conditions, or in the middle of Summer.

Fertiliser is rarely required, but in ornamental gardens if a darker green is desired, fertilise with any good balanced slow release fertiliser, preferably in Spring or Autumn.

Size
Tanika grows to a height of 50-60cm with a spread of 65cm wide.

 

TanikaLandscape architects and contractors needed a plant that was drought tolerant, evergreen in almost all situations (drought and frost) almost indestructible, would outcompete weeds, live and look naturally good with practically no care, and most importantly, not grow too tall.

They needed Tanika.

Tanika Domestic landscape designers and contractors needed a plant with style, an abundance of Spring flowers, ability to grow in sun and shade, a plant that would not need an irrigation system.

They needed a plant that would stay evergreen in cold winters, a plant the public would fall in love with. They needed a plant of the right size size that would fit into most gardens.

They needed Tanika.

 

Tough & beautiful
Tanika Tanika has proven to be one of the toughest, most reliable landscape plants over the last couple of years.

It has filled an ongoing need that previously went unfulfilled.

Note: For most areas of Australia, Tanika is adaptable in most planting situations. For humid areas, some specialised planting instructions are needed. Please see local specifications (above right).

 

Top Tanika® Wholesale Growers (Pots and Viro Tubes)

New South Wales
Grower Location Phone Fax Email
Andreasen's Green Nursery (Pots & VT) KEMP'S CREEK 02 9826 1911 02 9826 1655
Bluedale Enterprises (Pots) WAUCHOPE 02 6586 0100 02 6586 0200
Botanica/Abulk Nurseries (Pots & VT) SILVERDALE 02 4774 2811 02 4774 2911
Diversity Propagation (Pots) VINEYARD 02 9627 6371 02 9627 6368
Gondwana Nursery (Pots) BARKERS VALE 02 6689 7544 02 6689 7009
Greenparkes Garden Centre (Pots) PARKES 02 6862 4191 02 6862 5730
Australian Capital Territory
Grower Location Phone Fax Email
Hazelbrook Nursery (VT) OAKS ESTATE 02 6297 2379 02 6297 1590
Western Australia
Grower Location Phone Fax Email
Benara Nurseries (Pots) CARABOODA 08 9405 0000 08 9561 9003
E.M.S Plant Production (Pots) NORANDA 08 9375 4900 08 0375 3787
South Australia
Grower Location Phone Fax Email
Coromandel Native Nursery (Pots & VT) COROMANDEL EAST 0404 663 357 08 8388 2777
Heyne's Wholesale Nursery (Pots) BURTON 08 8280 8088 08 8280 6322
Native Plant Wholesalers (Pots) MT GAMBIER 08 8726 6210 08 8726 6333
Victoria
Grower Location Phone Fax Email
Alliance Seeds Pty Ltd (Pots & VT) THE BASIN 03 9761 0906 03 9761 1755
Din San Nursery (Pots) DINGLEY 03 9540 5222 03 9540 5233
Humphris Nursery (Pots) MOOROOLBARK 03 9761 9688 03 9728 6763
Prestige Plants (Pots) WHITTLESEA 03 9716 1514 03 9716 1977
Rodilesa Plants (Pots) JUNORTOUN 03 5449 3966 03 5449 3130
Urban Environments (Pots) BELGRAVE 03 975 43197 03 9754 3699
Tasmania
Grower Location Phone Fax Email
Cloverlea Nursery Pty Ltd (Pots) SOMERSET 03 6435 0090 03 64352793

 

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