Native Plant sale at 1770 on Sunday
Buy online until midnight tonight.
Good morning plant people!
This is just a quick e-mail to let you know that we are bringing our native plants to the Discovery Coast Markets this Sunday 23 July.
You can browse in our online store and pay online until midnight tonight - then pick up at the Markets on Sunday.
Or pop down and see Nic and Jodie at the stall in person. (I know, so 2019)
All our plants are ethically sourced, are as local as possible, and are pre selected for high habitat value - that means more birds, bees and butterflies in your garden.
Some items have already sold out, so be quick!
We will have both cash and card options for you and can recommend what will best suit your property.
All plants are $10, making budgeting easy.
Featured plant (see picture above): Weavers - grow your own fibre!
Lomandra longifolia, commonly known as spiny-head mat-rush, spiky-headed mat-rush or basket grass, is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern Australia. The leaves are 40 cm to 80 cm long, and generally have a leaf of about 8 mm to 12 mm wide. It grows in a variety of soil types and is frost, heat and drought tolerant.
This strappy leaf plant is often used in landscaping in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and the United States, due to its high level of drought tolerance. The breeding of more compact finer leaf forms has made Lomandra longifolia popular as an evergreen grass-like plant in home plantings.
L. longifolia is closely related to L. hystrix, the main differences being that the leaf of L. hystrix has teeth on each side of the longer main end point, whereas that of L. longifolia has side teeth equal if not longer than the central one (a W shape).
Many parts of the plant are edible. Indigenous Australians grind and soak the yellow seed heads for use in damper. The long, flat, fibrous leaves are used for weaving dilly bags, fishing nets, mats, baskets, and other goods. The flowers are edible and taste of peas. The base of the leaves contains water, and was chewed by those in danger of dehydration. They taste of peas or celery.
We have 8 of these weaving plants available at the moment.
We’d love to see you on Sunday, even if you’re not ready to buy plants just yet.
Pop in and say hello!
Happy gardening,
Anna