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Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush

Lomandra 'Roma 13'

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Platinum Beauty Variegated Mat Rush (Lomandra 'Roma 13') at Lakeshore Garden Centres

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush flowers

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush flowers

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Platinum Beauty Variegated Mat Rush (Lomandra 'Roma 13') at Lakeshore Garden Centres

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  3 feet

Spread:  3 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  8b

Brand:  Southern Living Plants

Description:

Narrow, arching, dark green foliage with contrasting white stripes for a stunning effect; subtle, yellow flowers are honey scented; tolerates a wide range of conditions; great for containers or as edging; requires little to no maintenance once established

Ornamental Features

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush is primarily valued in the garden for its cascading habit of growth. It features subtle spikes of lightly-scented buttery yellow flowers rising above the foliage in early summer. Its attractive grassy leaves remain forest green in colour with prominent white stripes throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush is an herbaceous evergreen perennial grass with a shapely form and gracefully arching stems. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Platinum Beauty™ Variegated Mat Rush is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, most plants cannot be expected to survive the winter if left in containers outdoors, and this plant is no exception. Contact our experts for more information on how to protect it over the winter months.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Edging  Garden  Groundcover  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Foliage Color  Texture  Plant Form 
Ornamental Features