Best Lomandra Cultivars – Where to Buy Online

Looking for the best Lomandra to buy online? These hardy Australian natives are among the most reliable landscaping plants you’ll find: tough, drought-tolerant, and attractive all year round. But not all Lomandra cultivars are the same.

In this guide, we’ll compare the top-performing varieties and show you exactly where to order them online, so you can have them delivered to your door ASAP.

Name Tanika®

Lomandra longifolia ‘LM300’ / ‘LM604’ PBR Intended Trade Name Tanika®

• Description: Soft, fine foliage with a weeping habit, popular for over 20 years for its toughness and beauty. New improved form handles extreme cutbacks.
• Uses: Great for play areas, contemporary designs, dry slopes, roadsides, and shade planting.
• Tolerance: Highly drought-resistant, thrives in clay or sandy soils, suitable for poor slopes.
• Density: 3–6 per m², 2–3 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 500–650mm high, 500-650mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full sun to moderate shade; adapts to sandy through to clay soils. Avoid Phytophthora.
• Care: Cut back to 10cm above ground every 3–10 years if required.
• Where it Works: VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, WA, TAS, QLD (non-humid inland areas).
• Species Native To: QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, TAS.

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Lady Tanika®

Lomandra longifolia ‘LM360’ PBR Trade Name Lady Tanika®

• Description: Elegant, robust, female sterile Lomandra with a weeping form.
• Uses: Perfect for rain gardens, mass/mixed plantings, and erosion control near bushland.
• Tolerance: Thrives in tough conditions, including drought, flooding and Phytophthora.
• Density: 2-4 per m².
• Height & Width: 400-550 high, 600-750 wide.
• Position & Soil: Sun to part shade; tolerates most soils, including sandy loam and clay.
• Care: Prune near the base every few years to replace older leaves.
• Where it Works: ACT, VIC, SA, WA, TAS, NSW, and QLD.
• Species Native To: QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, TAS.

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Evergreen Baby™

Lomandra labill ‘LM600’ PBR Trade Name Evergreen Baby™

• Description: Compact, fine-leafed Lomandra with vibrant lime-green foliage in low-nutrient soils, ideal for low-height planting.
• Uses: Great for ground cover, playgrounds, bioswales, and mixed plantings.
• Tolerance: Handles heat, cold, flooding, drought, and tough conditions.
• Density: 3–6 per m², 2–4 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 450mm high, 450mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full to part shade; thrives in sandy loam to clay.
• Care: Hard prune to 7cm to rejuvenate; water and fertilise, or wait for rain.
• Where it Works: Southern QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, SA, WA.
• Species Native To: All Australian states except NT.

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Shara™

Lomandra fluviatilis ‘ABU7’ PBR Trade Name Shara™

• Description: Fine-foliaged Lomandra with a soft, compact form and masses of spring flowers.
• Uses: Roadsides, rain gardens, bio-swales, soil improvement and mass/mixed plantings.
• Tolerance: Handles wet feet, drought, and harsh exposure.
• Density: 4–6 per m², 2–3 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 400–550mm high, 400-550mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full sun to moderate shade; tolerates most soils, including poor types.
• Care: Cut back to 15cm above the ground every 3–10 years if needed.
• Where it Works: VIC, QLD, NSW, ACT, TAS, SA, WA.
• Species Native To: NSW.

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Shara Blue™

Lomandra fluviatilis ‘LM380’ PBR Trade Name Shara Blue™

• Description: Compact Lomandra with striking blue-grey foliage and yellow flowers, thriving in drought and flood conditions.
• Uses: Ideal for roadsides, rain gardens, mass/mixed planting, and bioswales.
• Tolerance: Withstands poor soils with Phytophthora, flooding, and drought.
• Density: 4–6 per m², 2–3 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 400–550mm high, 400-550mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full sun to part shade; adaptable to most soils.
• Care: Trim hard every 3–10 years as needed.
• Where it Works: QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, SA, WA.
• Species Native To: NSW.

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Grass Tree 310™

Lomandra ‘LM301’ PBR Trade Name Grass Tree 310™

• Description: Taller, more upright Lomandra with vibrant dark green foliage, offering an iconic native grass tree appearance without the trunk in just 1–2 years.
• Uses: Borders, understory planting, native gardens and mass/mixed planting.
• Tolerance: Drought and frost tolerant. Much tougher in heavy soils than real grass trees.
• Density: 3–5 per m².
• Height & Width: 500-600mm high, 500-600mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Thrives in sun to moderate shade; tolerates most soils excluding consistent wet.
• Care: Prune every few years for fresh growth; water until established.
• Where it Works: Best for southern regions; avoid high-humidity areas.
• Species Native To: Australia.

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Nyalla®

Lomandra longifolia ‘LM400’ Trade Name Nyalla®

• Description: Hardy, clean foliage with grass tree-like foliage appearance, ideal for coastal planting and erosion control.
• Uses: Great for specimens, mass/mixed planting, and roadside designs.
• Tolerance: Thrives in drought, cold, and salty conditions.
• Density: 1–2 per m², 1–2 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 800–900mm high, 800–900mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full sun to moderate shade; tolerates sandy to clay soils but avoids frequently wet conditions.
• Care: Rarely needs cutting back. Optional prune to 30cm above ground every 3–10 years.
• Where it Works: VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS, SA, WA.
• Species Native To: QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, TAS.

The Plant Cellar: Forestry tube or 140 mm pot; from $5.90. Click to Buy Online

‘Katrinus Deluxe’ PBR

Lomandra longifolia ‘Katrinus Deluxe’ PBR

• Description: Dense, fine-leaved Lomandra with perfumed yellow flowers.
• Uses: Stabilising slopes, biodiversity support, and second-line coastal positions.
• Tolerance: Drought-tolerant, thrives on natural rainfall, thrives in tough soils.
• Density: 2–5 per m², 1.5–2 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 700mm high, 700mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full to moderate shade; suits well-drained sandy to clay soils.
• Care: Prune hard or cut 2/3 every 5-7 years. More tolerant of taller dome pruning.
• Where it Works: VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, WA, TAS, QLD.
• Species Native To: Australia-wide, except NT.

The Plant Cellar: Forestry tube or 140 mm pot; from $4.90. Click to Buy Online

Great White™

Lomandra longifolia ‘MURU’ PBR Trade Name Great White™

• Description: Dense clumping grass with white and green variegation and larger flower displays.
• Uses: Perfect for roadsides, mass plantings, and as a feature plant in gardens.
• Tolerance: Adaptable to drought, cold, wind, and salt-laden air.
• Density: 4–6 per m², 2–3 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 400–500mm high, 400–500mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Best in full sun to moderate shade; prefers well-drained soil.
• Care: Prune older foliage as required.
• Where it Works: NSW (South), QLD (Toowoomba and elevated areas), VIC, SA, WA, TAS.
• Species Native To: QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, SA.

The Plant Cellar:Forestry tube or 140 mm pot; from $4.90. Click to Buy Online

Wingarra®

Lomandra confertifolia ‘SIR5’ PBR Trade Name Wingarra®

• Description: A fine Poa-like, blue-green Lomandra with excellent resilience and superior winter foliage colour.
• Uses: Borders, slopes, erosion control, understory and mass/mixed planting.
• Tolerance: Dought and frost tolerant with better cut-back survival.
• Density: 4–5 per m², 2–4 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 400mm high, 600mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Best in part shade, performs well in full sun with irrigation. Thrives in sandy to clay soils.
• Care: Occasional watering for inland areas; prune to 15cm every 3–4 years if needed.
• Where it Works: VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS, SA, WA, QLD (non-humid regions).
• Species Native To: QLD.

The Plant Cellar: Forestry tube or 140 mm pot; $4.90–$8.00 (sale). Click to Buy Online

Tropic Cascade™

Lomandra hystrix ‘LHWP’ PBR Trade Name Tropic Cascade™

• Description: Compact, weeping Lomandra with glossy, emerald-green foliage and perfumed sterile flowers.
• Uses: Rain gardens, bio-swales, erosion control, cascading over retaining walls, mass/mixed planting.
• Tolerance: Handles drought, flooding, heat, frost, and heavy shade.
• Density: 3–6 per m², 2–4 per linear metre.
• Height & Width: 550mm high, 550mm wide.
• Position & Soil: Full sun to heavy shade; suits most soil types, including wet and dry conditions.
• Care: Fertilise in spring; cut back to 30cm every 4–7 years to maintain vigor.
• Where it Works: VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT, SA, WA (protection preferred in frosty areas).
• Species Native To: Eastern Australia.

The Plant Hub: 50 mm tube; $7.50. Click to Buy Online

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Conclusion

Lomandras are a staple in any Australian native garden planting scheme. The right Lomandra can give you year-round greenery that abundantly supports Australian fauna such as birds, predatory insects, frogs, skinks and much more which will all help you keep pests at bay in nearby plants.

Browse the cultivars above and click through to buy online today! It’s the easiest way to get the best Lomandra plants delivered straight to your door.