{"product_id":"doryanthes-palmeri","title":"Giant Spear Lily - Doryanthes palmeri","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGiant Spear Lily - Doryanthes palmeri\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoryanthes palmeri\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the great architectural plants of the Australian flora: a rosette of sword-shaped leaves two metres and more in length, from which mature plants throw an arching flower spike carrying hundreds of deep red flowers. It grows naturally on the rocky escarpments of the Queensland and New South Wales border ranges, which explains both its toughness and its need for genuine drainage. Used properly it is a single-plant statement rather than something to be repeated across a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Giant Spear Lily\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural rosette\u003c\/strong\u003e: The symmetrical fountain of long strap leaves holds its form permanently, with no seasonal collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpectacular flower spike\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature plants send up an arching spike carrying dense heads of deep red flowers, a genuine event in the garden calendar.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRock and slope specialist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Evolved on cliff faces and rocky ridges, so it excels in raised beds, embankments and boulder settings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong lived\u003c\/strong\u003e: A well-sited plant is effectively permanent, slowly forming offsets around the parent rosette.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird attracting\u003c\/strong\u003e: The nectar-heavy flower heads draw honeyeaters and lorikeets in numbers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature specimen in gravel or rock gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set as a single focal rosette with low groundcover around it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmbankment and batter planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its rocky-slope origins make it excellent on steep, free draining cuts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCivic and commercial forecourts\u003c\/strong\u003e: Scale and durability suit large-format entry planting that receives little care.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative statement border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Anchors a planting of grasses and low natives where a strong vertical is needed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m for a repeated mass; it is not a hedging plant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and autumn; avoid planting into cold waterlogged soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential; sandy or gravelly loam, raised beds or slopes, never heavy soil that holds water in winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first two summers to settle the crown, keeping water off the centre of the rosette. Mulch with gravel or coarse bark rather than fine mulch that packs around the base, and allow generous clear space so the leaves are never crowded.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m of foliage, with flower spikes arching to 4 or 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow; several years to reach flowering size\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, long sword-shaped leaves\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The border ranges of south east Queensland and north east New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795271909662,"sku":"ND-0625-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795271942430,"sku":"ND-0625-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795271975198,"sku":"ND-0625-100L","price":1425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795272007966,"sku":"ND-0625-500MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795272040734,"sku":"ND-0625-200L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300L","offer_id":59795272073502,"sku":"ND-0625-300L","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400L","offer_id":59795272106270,"sku":"ND-0625-400L","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/GKfCd0_psM17n7Kb7kB7o_FNJflGov.jpg?v=1787312127","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/doryanthes-palmeri","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}