Native plant guide: Australian Native

Barbed-wire grass

Cymbopogon refractus
Barb-wire Grass, Credit Gemma Bauld

Barb-wire Grass, Credit Gemma Bauld

Plant Description:

A soft clumping grass that is related to lemongrass and the leaves when crushed smell like lemograss. The tall seedheads are similar to barbed wire hence the common name. The long soft leaves are blueish-green and this grass grows in most soil types.

Special features: Barbed-wire looking seedheads, blueish-green foliage that smells like lemongrass.

Pot plant suitable:

Fauna attractant: Insect pollinators

More information: https://mbba.org.au/cymbopogan-refractus-barded-wire-grass/

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