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Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, known as giant speargrass or taramea, is a tall, tussock-forming perennial from the South Island of New Zealand, with spiny leaves up to 1.5 m long. It is a demanding plant that needs cold, open, well-drained conditions, so it is rarely grown outside its native range.
Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, also called giant speargrass or taramea, is a species of Aciphylla native to New Zealand.
It is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It usually grows in subalpine or subarctic areas.
Aciphylla anomala · Golden speargrass · Colenso's Spaniard · Aciphylla congesta · Coxella · Fierce Spaniard · Mountain Celery · Aciphylla glaucescens · Aciphylla horrida · Aciphylla monroi · Common Speargrass · Aciphylla subflabellata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aciphylla scott-thomsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
