Waterwise Plant Details
Grasstree
- Family: Xanthorrhoea
- Genus: Xanthorrhoea
- Species: preissii
An iconic WA native plant with weeping foliage and tall, white, spire-like flower spikes in summer, often following a fire. Highly drought tolerant once established. This is a slow growing plant mostly transplanted into gardens as the trunk grows at a rate of about one centimetre per year. Fire and drought tolerant.
Pronunciation: Zan-thor-ee-ya