Lomandra longifolia 'Roma13'

Summary

UC Davis is located in Davis, California, this site has a silty clay loam soil and plants are irrigated with potable water. More information about the field sites is located in the Nuts & Bolts section.

Platinum Beauty is an outstanding cultivar of this Lomandra species.  Plants maintained excellent overall appearance throughout the trial and showed no significant differences in growth between treatments (Table 21a). The pale yellow, spikey flowers were held down inside the foliage, and though not a major factor in the plant’s looks, were nevertheless an interesting bonus. At any irrigation level, including no additional summer water, this plant was a shimmering beauty in our shadehouse all year.

Platinum Beauty was a consistent favorite at our Open House Ratings events. Reasons participants were enamored with it included uniformity and color.   Comments included: “all examples looked great,” “consistently nice,” “perfect size,” “good form,” and [added a] “lovely, light, bright color” to the space. Platinum Beauty consistently drew praise from participants at each open house, both in conversations with trials staff and in written comments. A large majority of participants listed this as their favorite plant and recorded that they would recommend it. Its “health & interest” even endeared it to one individual self-described as “not particularly a grass freak!”

Growth and Quality Data

Click Here for Complete Data Set