![]() Grass TreeĪn Australia native, the Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea sp) is one plant that most Australians would quickly recognise. Don’t throw away the cutting, this can be re-planted! Cordyline’s work in a tropical garden setting, but can also work when mixed with natives such as Gymea Lily’s, Lomandra’s and Cycad’s. The maintenance of this plant involves removing the odd dead leaf and that is it! If the plant gets too tall, chop it off and it will re-shoot just below the cut. They can cope with sun exposure and can also handle quite low light positions. Also know as Cabbage Palm, Good Luck Plant or Palm Lily, the colourful foliage of this plant can enhance almost any space. Cordyline fruticosaĬordyline ‘Rubra’ ‘Pink Sensation’ ‘Nigra’ are just a few of the varieties of Cordyline’s Kyora love to use. Planting succulents like Pig Face in nutrient rich soils can result in dramatic foliage growth and little to no flowering! 5. Removal of spent leaves is all that is generally required as well as good sun exposure. There are succulents for most applications including ground covers, feature plants and Green Walls. Some favourites include Chalk Sticks (Senecio vitals) for their very stunning and unique grey/blue colouring, Pig Face (Carpobrotus glaucescens) for their fluorescent flower displays and Agave (Agave attenuate) for its rosette form and use for feature planting. Requiring little water, little soil nutrients and generally little care, Succulents are great low maintenance plants. Succulents – Chalk Sticks, Pig Face, Agave They grow well in ground as well as large pots or containers and enjoy a deep water in the warmer months.Ħ. ![]() Gymea Lily’s do like a slow release fertiliser to ensure prolific leaf growth and flower production. The leaves are a mid-lime green and sword shaped up to 1 metre long. Do so carefully as to not damage the growing point. Another way to stimulate flower production is to place a small stone at the centre of the plant. Gymea lily’s usually require bushfire to stimulate flowering, but will flower without bushfire. Once you see one of these in flower you will notice them again and again. The flower produced by the Gymea Lily is a tall green spike up to 5m high with a red flower head at the top. Gymea Lilyĭoryanthes excelsa, an Australian native that requires very little to no maintenance. Rhoeo can be grown in both sun and shade. Rhoeo does not like wet feet and will quickly show signs of distress when the soil remains wet for too long. The beautiful violet underside of the leaf contrasts with the green upper surface with striking effect. These pups can be separated and replanted or left to grow and multiply. Planted in a pot it will fill all available space by sending out pups to the side of the main plant. RhoeoĪlso known as Moses in A Cradle, Rhoeo (Rhoeo discolour) can be left to do its thing with great results. The Xanadu grows as a clump and as it matures will produce pups which can be divided and re-planted. Too much shade for this plant will result in a sparse growth habit. Perfect for pots or mass planting, the Philodendron prefers light shade to sunny locations. Widely used in Tropical gardens, the Philodendron is glossy green in colour with ‘Frilly’ foliage. ![]() House Plants of Australia’s Plant of the Year in 1988, the Philodendron Xanadu is another tough, low maintenance and versatile plant. Liriope can be used in Tropical, Formal and Asian themed applications. ![]() Liriope does produce flower spikes of White through to Mauve and even deeper Purples. A great plant for border planting, mass planting and even Green Walls. Liriope’s can be cut right back once a year to allow for new fresh growth but this is often not required. Suitable for sunny to shady locations, Liriope is one versatile plant. They are cheap, they are tough, they come in a range of sizes and colours and can be easily divided to create more plants. The Liriope plant ticks off numerous low maintenance boxes and is a very widely used plant for good reason. Time poor? Try these low maintenance plants in your garden, courtyard or balcony.
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