Poa labillardieri Eskdale

Common Name:
Eskdale Tussock Grass

Description:
Poa labillardieri ‘Eskdale’ is a refined selection of the Australian native tussock grass, valued for its slender blue-grey foliage and soft, arching form. A hardy ornamental grass, ‘Eskdale’ brings texture, movement, and colour contrast to contemporary and native-style gardens. It thrives in Melbourne’s conditions, tolerating both dry spells and seasonal dampness, and performs well in a variety of soil types including clay. In late spring to early summer, it produces airy, silvery flower spikes that rise above the foliage, adding a graceful, meadow-like quality to garden beds or mass plantings. Low-maintenance and non-invasive, ‘Eskdale’ is particularly well-suited to erosion control, verge planting, and waterwise landscapes, and maintains a tidy clump without the tendency to flop or become woody.

Form:
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
*Ground Cover

Mature Size:
*Height: 60–80 cm
*Width: 60–80 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
*Silvery
*Pale Mauve

Key Attributes:
*Australian Native
*Suitable for Pots
*Drought Tolerant
*Erosion Control
*Perennial
*Low Maintenance
*Frost Tolerant
*Non-Invasive

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
*Lomandra ‘Tanika’
*Dianella ‘Cassa Blue’
*Correa alba
*Callistemon ‘Green John’
*Leptospermum ‘Pink Cascade’