Late-flowered Flax-lily

A beautiful, strappy-leaved perennial that forms a robust, grass-like clump, with leaves 50-150cm long. Delicate mauve flowers on sprays to 2.0 m tall. Flowers open in the afternoon (hence it’s common name ‘Late-flowered’ and Latin name ‘tarda‘ as in tardy).

Provides a striking green, vertical form in a cottage, perennial or grassland garden. When in flower this species is a hot spot for stingless native bees, that will come to buzz the tubular flowers and collect the pollen.  Late-flowered Flax-lily is often found growing naturally near gullies and water courses. Can be distinguished from the very similar Pale Flax-lily (Dianella longifolia), which flowers in the morning and tolerates dryer sites

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