Australian Native Plants - Monocot
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Gymnostachys anceps
(Settler's Flax)
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Height
to 2m
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Gymnostachys is a plant in the Araceae family. The only species in the family is Gymnostachys anceps. It is a strappy leaved plant with spikes of blue and white flowers. Fibres from Settler's Flax were used by Aboriginal people to make fishing line. Read more >
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Diplarrena moraea
(Butterfly Flag)
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Height
0.3m - 0.6m
Spread
0.5m - 1m
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The Butterfly Flag is a perennial herbaceous clumping plant with stiff strappy leaves. Produces white open-petalled flowers on long stems in spring and summer. Read more >
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Doryanthes excelsa
(Giant Lily)
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Height
1m - 1.5m
Spread
1.5m
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The Giant Lily or Gymea Lily is large herbaceous plant with long sword shaped leaves and large red flowerheads on tall stems in spring. The flower spikes can be 3m tall or more. Read more >
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Doryanthes palmeri
(Spear Lily)
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Height
1m - 3m
Spread
1.5m - 6m
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The Spear Lily is large herbaceous plant with long sword shaped leaves and large reddish brown flowerheads in spring on stems 2m to 5m tall. Read more >
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Conostylis aculeata
(Cotton Head)
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Height
0.3m
Spread
0.3m - 0.6m
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Cotton Head is a perennial clumping herbaceous plant with clusters of yellow flowers in spring. Read more >
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Gahnia filum
(Chaffy Saw-sedge)
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Height
0.4m - 1.5m
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The Chaffy Saw-sedge is a tussock-forming perennial with flat grassy leaves. It has brown flower spikes in spring and summer. Read more >
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