About
Libertia grandiflora (R. Br.) Sweet is a robust, clumping evergreen that typically reaches heights of up to 90 cm. It features slender, dark green leaves resembling grass. During early summer, it produces bowl-shaped white flowers measuring 2-3 cm in diameter, which rise on upright stems. In the autumn, these flowers give way to round seed pods that darken to black as they reach maturity.
About the genus
Libertia consists of perennial plants that form clumps, featuring evergreen leaves that resemble grass. These plants produce panicles of white or blue flowers shaped like saucers, which are succeeded by orange seed capsules.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- New Zealand
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun; will tolerate light shade. The foliage may be damaged in harsh winters
- Pruning
- Remove flower stalks after flowering. Trim back damaged foliage in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free