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Variegated Flax Lily
Dianella tasmanica ‘Variegata’
Variegated Flax Lily is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 1.5–2 ft × 2–3 ft. It does best in part shade with low water needs. Expect blue and purple blooms in winter and spring. It attracts birds, stands up well to deer, drought and salt and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5–2 ft × 2–3 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Salt
- Native to
- southeastern Australia and Tasmania
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