Genus Species: Rytidosperma pallidum syn. Joycea pallida (syn. Chinochio pallida)    
Common / Product Name: Redanther or Silvertop Wallaby Grass

Habit:   GRASSES (G) and TUFTS (TF)

Available Sizes
  Tube

Height x Width: 0.3 - 0.3m x 0.50 - 1.00m

Pruning:   None Light

Frost Tolerance:   Medium

Coastal Tolerance:   Medium

Clay & Heavy Soil Tolerance:   Well Drained

Drought Tolerance:   Medium

Origin:   Australian Plant

Evergreen:   Rhizomatous perennial

Flowering:  starts: Mid Spring / ends: Mid Summer

Flower Colour:   Pale Yellow to pale Brown sheaths

Irrigation:   Once established low water, will dry back in dry periods and new growth responds after rain.

Lower Temperatures: Medium frost tolerance temperatures as low as -8°C for short periods.

Upper Temperatures: Tolerates periods of dry spells with temperatures extending from Mid 30's°C to Low 40's°C for short spells.

Fertilising: Slow release low phosphorus fertilizer.

Environment:   Plants selected suitable for Melbourne surrounds and southern states of Australia.