perennial
Mat rush 'Breeze'
Lomandra longifolia 'Breeze'
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Lomandra longifolia 'Breeze' is an evergreen perennial for gardens in zones 8–11. It grows 2–3 ft tall and 2–3 ft wide, so plant it 2.5 ft apart. Give it full sun to part shade and little water once established. It flowers yellow in April to May. In a FloraVista list it usually plays the grass role: a grass-like plant with narrow leaves that adds fine texture in the middle of the bed. Deer may browse it when other food is short, and it is toxic to dogs and cats.
Facts from our plant table
- Botanical name
- Lomandra longifolia 'Breeze'
- Plant type
- Perennial, evergreen
- Hardiness zones
- 8 to 11
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours); Part sun (4–6 hours); Part shade (2–4 hours)
- Water
- Low
- Soil
- Adaptable, including clay and sand.
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft tall × 2–3 ft wide
- Spacing
- 2.5 ft apart (centre to centre)
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Bloom
- Apr–May · yellow
- Roles in a bed
- Grass
- Styles
- modern, low water
- Deer resistance
- Medium: browsed when deer are hungry
- Pets
- Toxic to dogs and cats. No ASPCA entry found for Lomandra; marked toxic until a reviewer confirms.
- Native to
- Not native to the US (or a garden hybrid)
- Pot size and price
- 1-gallon pot, typically $14–$25 (sometimes stocked)
- Plant in
- Spring or Fall
- First-year watering
- Water deeply once or twice a week for the first 6-8 weeks, then every 10-14 days in dry spells through the first summer; after that only in long droughts.
- Pruning
- Cut tired clumps back to 6 inches in early spring every few years.
Sources: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder; state extension service fact sheets; ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant list; Rutgers NJAES deer resistance ratings; state extension service; Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States; state noxious weed lists; Cal-IPC inventory; US garden-centre and home-improvement retail listings (general knowledge, 2026 estimate). Not yet reviewed by a horticulturist.
Guides that include this plant
- Low-water plants for a full-sun bed in zone 9 (as a substitute)
Good companions
The plants our list engine most often puts in the same bed as Mat rush 'Breeze', across the sun, zone, pet, deer and style combinations it fits.
- African irisDietes iridioidesperennial · zones 8–11
- Dwarf yaupon holly 'Nana'Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'shrub · zones 7–10
- Cast iron plantAspidistra elatiorperennial · zones 7–11
- Mexican honeysuckleJusticia spicigeraperennial · zones 9–11
- Turk's capMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondiiperennial · zones 8–10
- Asian jasmineTrachelospermum asiaticumgroundcover · zones 7–10
If you can't find it
Substitutes our engine offers for Mat rush 'Breeze': same role in the bed, passing the same rules.
How this page was made
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Sources
- Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, state extension services and the USDA PLANTS database (zones, size, sun, water, bloom, native range)
- ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists (dog and cat toxicity)
- Rutgers NJAES and regional extension deer-resistance ratings
- State noxious-weed and invasive-plant lists and the Invasive Plant Atlas of the US
- Typical US garden-centre listings (pot size and price band)
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