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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Dianella nigra
Height: 0.5m;  Spread: 1m
Turutu (Lily & Iris-like)
Slender flax-like leaves. Beautiful blue-purple berries (summer-autumn). Hardy in dry semi-shade.
» Click here for our Dianella article published in The Fringe, March 2016 ...
» For a landscaping perspective on Dianella nigra see this article by O2 Landscapes...
Photo gallery:
Dianella Nigra (Lake Matheson, West Coast)
Dianella nigra berries on Oakley Creek, Auckland
The vivid berries of Dianella stood out well against the backdrop of Blechnum novae-zelandiae.