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Aciphylla squarrosa
Common speargrass is a New Zealand native perennial tussock with spiky, bluish-grey leaves and a flowering stem up to about 1 m tall. It is a hardy plant that suits open, well-drained sites in cool temperate gardens.
Aciphylla squarrosa, or common speargrass, is a species of Aciphylla endemic to New Zealand.
It can be found on the North and South Islands from Mount Hikurangi to the Kaikoura Ranges, as well as some offshore islands like Mana Island. It grows in habitats ranging from coastal to montane.
Aciphylla anomala · Golden speargrass · Colenso's Spaniard · Aciphylla congesta · Coxella · Fierce Spaniard · Mountain Celery · Aciphylla glaucescens · Aciphylla horrida · Aciphylla monroi · Aciphylla scott-thomsonii · Aciphylla subflabellata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aciphylla squarrosa 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.
