Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

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  • Pronunciation:
    xan-thor-REE-ah john-SONE-ee
  • Common Name:
    Forest or Wallum Grasstree
  • Type:
    Herb , Grasstree
  • Family:
    XANTHORRHOEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, Autumn to Summer
  • Fruit:
    capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Heath
  • Species List:
    FlexiSchoolSB, SBHS, Plants for Coastal Gardens, Landcare Display Garden, Bush food, SBHS, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Fraser Island, NNS, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Girraween, Marcus Dunes, NNP Coastal, BHNR, Arthur Harrold NR,
Cultural Notes

Honey Production: honey source minor, pollen source minor. Dry flower stalks used for fire-making.||Bush food: edible nectar, seeds and leaf bases. Grubs in trunk base.||

Identification Notes

Leaves very narrow and quadrangular in cross-section. Trunk covered with old leaf scars Scapes flower stems strongly ribbed - may be longer or shorter than flower spike||

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting: Birds are attracted to this plant for nectar and the insects it attracts.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery|Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Featured in Noosa Landcare Display Garden at Pomona.||The ABC Gardening Show suggested that transplanted grasstrees would benefit from several applications of a brown sugar and water mixture to stimulate micro-organisms. The mixing rate is half a cup of brown sugar to 5 litres of water. Small plants would require a smaller quantity of mixture. Water monthly with the brown sugar solution for two years.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||