THESE PLANTS ARE TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK. PLEASE INQUIRE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PLANT This is a spectacular caudiciform plant whose spent leaf bases create a trunk, similar to that of a cycad. Commonly, the plant grows a single trunk, but rare multi-trunk specimens occur as well. Out of the trunk tops emerges a mass of long and thin but firm grass-like leaves, which extend 3 feet or so, arching over the trunk. This plant periodically produces honey-scented white or cream flowers, clustered together in a spear-like spike which can rise 6 feet or more from the top of the trunk. The Grass Tree is cold-tolerant to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, as it is native to an area where severe frosts are common. We bring in 12-18 inch tall Grass Tree specimens, the maximum legal size, whose approximate age is 40-75 years old. These plants have been harvested from the wild, with the appropriate Australian government permits, and then re-established in a peat and perlite mix for at least nine months. These plants have been imported in compliance with pertinent governmental regulations, and delivered planted in a peat and perlite mixture. |
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Multi-Trunked Specimens We have a very few multi-trunked specimens of this species. These plants have 2 or 3 trunks on them and are extremely rare for plants of this height and size. Please contact us to determine availability. |
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8-12 Inch Specimens We have a certain number of slightly smaller plants, in the 8-12inch caudex height range. These are slightly younger plants, and are priced at a discount to the larger ones. |
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