-
Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
-
Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Lomandra longifolia
Common Name: sagg
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Asparagaceae
Form Description: Tussocky plant
Height (m): 0.3 – 1
Flowers: Small, crowded into spikes, yellowish or straw-coloured. Male and female on different plants.
Fruit: 3-parted capsule. Stems have globose capsules in spikes.
Municipality
Plant Communities
Habitat Notes
Very common and widespread especially in dry stony or rocky places, under light forest cover, coastal shrubberies, heaths and dunes from sea level to about 750m.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Shady, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
General Notes
Bird attracting. Flowers provide food and foliage provides refuge for insects. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Used in traditional Palawa basket weaving. Also used in contemporary basket weaving.
Propagation Calendar
-
Flowering Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -
Seed Collecting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -
Sowing Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -
Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Good results from seed. Seed is shed soon after maturity. Collect stalks into paper bag. If necessary rub between hands or against wire screens to dislodge the seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Storage Life
More than 5 years
Seed Treatment Notes
Seeds from higher altitudes may benefit from cold stratification for 4-6 weeks at 4°C.
Germination Time
8-10 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated by division in late winter.