Description
Xanthorrhoea is an Australian native plant genus. Commonly called grass trees, Xanthorrhoea plants are also known as balga grass to the Australian aborigines, which is their word for black boy. The Aborigines probably called these plants balga because after a wild fire, the bottom leaves burn away revealing a singed black trunk with long green reed-like leaves extending from the top of the trunk giving the appearance of black figures.
All species of Xanthorrhoea are very slow growing, but they are also very long lived -- up to 600 years!
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Specifications
English name
Australian Grass Tree, Black boy
Trunk size
40-50 cm
Evergreen
Winter hardiness
Protect from -7°C
Watering
Prefers dry conditions
Location
Sunny
Country of origin
Australia
Shipping weight
35 kg