Basic Information Common Name: Ribbon Bush Scientific Name: Trachyandra divaricata Native Habitat: Southern Africa (primarily the Western Cape province of South Africa), often found in sandy coastal areas and dry shrubland. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Trachyandra belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, which also includes well-known pla
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Grass Tree
Basic Information Common Name: Grass Tree Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea australis Native Habitat: Southeastern Australia, including New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. Found in a variety of habitats from coastal heath and woodlands to forests and alpine areas. History / Discovery / Cultivator Xanthorrhoea australis, commonly k
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Haplolobus beccarii
Basic Information Common Name: Haplolobus beccariiScientific Name: Haplolobus beccariiNative Habitat: Borneo, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia; typically found in lowland forests. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Haplolobus belongs to the family Burseraceae, which is known for resin-producing trees and shrubs, including economi
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Xanthorrhoea (Genus)
Basic Information Common Name: Xanthorrhoea (Genus)Scientific Name: XanthorrhoeaNative Habitat: Endemic to Australia, found across various habitats including forests, woodlands, mallee, and heathlands, primarily in arid and semi-arid regions but also some coastal areas. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Xanthorrhoea, commonly known as gras
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Mountain Astelia
Basic Information Common Name: Mountain AsteliaScientific Name: Astelia linearisNative Habitat: New Zealand (mountainous and subalpine areas, bogs, wet grasslands, shrublands, forests), Tasmania History / Discovery / Cultivator Astelia linearis, commonly known as Mountain Astelia, is a fascinating member of the Asteliaceae family, a small group of
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Astelia alpina
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia alpinaScientific Name: Astelia alpinaNative Habitat: Alpine and sub-alpine areas of eastern Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania) and New Zealand. Found in moist, peaty soils near bogs, streams, or in rocky crevices, often in exposed conditions. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia belo
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Astelia subulata
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia subulataScientific Name: Astelia subulataNative Habitat: New Zealand (primarily the South Island), found in subalpine to alpine regions, often on rocks, cliffs, and tussockland. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia is a fascinating group of perennial herbs belonging to the Asteliaceae family, wit
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Astelia hemichrysa
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia hemichrysa Scientific Name: Astelia hemichrysa Native Habitat: Macaronesia, specifically the Canary Islands and Madeira. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia belongs to the family Asteliaceae, a small family primarily found across the Southern Hemisphere, including Australia, New Zealand, New Gui
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Astelia solandri
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia solandriScientific Name: Astelia solandriNative Habitat: New Zealand (primarily North Island and upper South Island), often growing epiphytically on trees in damp forests, but also found terrestrially on banks and cliffs. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia belongs to the plant family Asteliacea
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Astelia skottsbergii
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia skottsbergii Scientific Name: Astelia skottsbergii Native Habitat: Endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands (specifically Robinson Crusoe Island and Santa Clara Island) off the coast of Chile. It typically grows in humid forest undergrowth, coastal scrub, and rocky areas at lower altitudes. History / Discovery /