Sporobolus Elongatus (Slender Rat’s Tail Grass)
Sporobolus Elongatus (Slender Rat’s Tail Grass)
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Sporobolus Elongatus (Slender Rat’s Tail Grass) is a hardy Australian native grass valued for its fine-textured foliage, upright habit, and soft, natural movement in the landscape. Its slender green leaves form neat grassy clumps, while delicate flowering stems rise above the foliage, adding lightness and texture to native gardens, borders, and revegetation-style plantings.
A practical and low-maintenance choice, Sporobolus Elongatus (Slender Rat’s Tail Grass) is well suited to customers looking for a tough ornamental grass that can handle a range of garden conditions once established. It is ideal for mass planting, habitat gardens, erosion control, and informal landscape designs, providing year-round structure with a natural Australian garden feel.

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Mature height
0.5–1m
Mature width
0.3–0.6m
Spacing
40–60cm apart for mass planting or natural-style borders
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen perennial grass; may brown slightly in very dry or cold conditions
Foliage
Green fine-textured foliage with slender green to straw-brown flower/seed heads
Flowering Period & Fruit Development/Harvest
Summer
Sun tolerance
Full sun to part shade
Maintenance
Low maintenance; water regularly during establishment, then only as needed. Cut back old foliage or spent seed heads to refresh growth and maintain a tidy clump.
Root System
Fibrous, clumping root system that helps stabilise soil and supports erosion-control plantings