SPECIFICATION SHEET Design Edge® Dianella hybrid Streetscape™ When the job requires a good looking tough Dianella that tolerates all conditions from dry heat to high humidity then the first variety on the planting list needs to be Streetscape™ - a tougher Australian grass. Developed by NuFlora in Sydney, Australia, Streetscape is the result of crossing a Cape York Dianella species with Dianella caerulea. The geographical tolerances of the parent species are inbuilt in Streetscape enabling it to cope with a wider range of temperature and humidity than seen in existing Dianellas. Visually Streetscape offers a great looking dense plume of strappy foliage. A great understory plant, brilliant for low mass plantings. Its roots grow at twice the speed of Dianella caerulea so it establishes quickly after planting. Streetscape is the trade name of protected variety ‘Proquest D3’ The words ‘Design Edge’ and ‘Streetscape’ are trade marks of Sprint Horticulture Pty Ltd The tough solution Best for: Median strips, borders next to pathways, driveways, courtyards or wherever a low growing variety is required. Climatic Zone: 1 - 4 Dianella Streetscape planted in a roundabout by Shoalhaven City Council, NSW. Its low height ensures high visibility for traffic. Planted with Gazania Dynamo in August 2011 Streetscape’s clumping habit is suitable for both narrow and mass planting situations such as median strips and roundabouts. August 2011 Dianella Streetscape’s clumping habit ensures a tidy, neat appearance due to no underground travelling rhizomes. August 2011 Sprint Horticulture Pty Ltd Tel +61 (0)2 4385 4440 Fax +61 (0)2 4385 5727 Email [email protected]www.sprinthorticulture.com Developed by DE25
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SPECIFICATION SHEET
Design Edge®
Dianella hybrid Streetscape™
When the job requires a good looking tough Dianella that tolerates all conditions from dry heat to high humidity then
the first variety on the planting list needs to be Streetscape™ - a tougher Australian grass.
Developed by NuFlora in Sydney, Australia, Streetscape is the result of crossing a Cape York Dianella species with
Dianella caerulea. The geographical tolerances of the parent species are inbuilt in Streetscape enabling it to cope with
a wider range of temperature and humidity than seen in existing Dianellas.
Visually Streetscape offers a great looking dense plume of strappy foliage. A great understory plant, brilliant for low
mass plantings. Its roots grow at twice the speed of Dianella caerulea so it establishes quickly after planting.
Streetscape is the trade name of protected variety ‘Proquest D3’
The words ‘Design Edge’ and ‘Streetscape’ are trade marks of Sprint Horticulture Pty Ltd
The tough solution
Best for: Median strips, borders next to pathways, driveways, courtyards or wherever a low growing variety is required. Climatic Zone: 1 - 4
Dianella Streetscape planted in a roundabout by Shoalhaven City Council, NSW. Its low height ensures high visibility for traffic. Planted with Gazania Dynamo in August 2011
Streetscape’s clumping habit is suitable for both narrow and mass planting situations such as median strips and roundabouts. August 2011
Dianella Streetscape’s clumping habit ensures a tidy, neat appearance due to no underground travelling rhizomes. August 2011
Project Update: Nowra NSW. Planting of the town entrance
Hybrid ‘Streetscape’ Survives the Rain!
Over the summer of 2012 Dianella Streetscape survived months of rain while other Dianella varieties battled with floods of disease and deterioration. This is the experience of Kay Murray, Landscape Architect with Shoalhaven City Council. Kay said “I am really impressed with Streetscape because it hasn’t crashed like other varieties we planted in the past. Streetscape has been great for us. This summer we have had so many rainy, cloudy days, and the humidity has been high. “ Streetscape is the result of breeding by NuFlora to develop an interspecific Dianella hybrid combining the best attributes of a tropic Daintree species with a temperate species. When the entrance to the town of Nowra was listed for re-dressing in spring 2010, Kay decided to plant Dianella Streetscape and Gazania Dynamo in roundabouts and median strips. According to Kay, “After a season of heavy rain and the odd stray car Streetscape and Dynamo are still standing strong. This planting demonstrates their brute strength to withstand the harsh conditions of civic landscaping.” Swathes of Dianella Streetscape were planted and framed by Gazania Dynamo in the round-a-bouts and through the median strips. 18 months later this is how they look. Kay commented that “the plants have stayed strong, Dynamo has not stopped flowering and the Streetscape has just finished a beautiful flush of blue flowers. Both varieties are outstanding performers and work really well together. “ “I believe all plants have their place and I love that Streetscape has soft, low growing foliage that moves in the breeze. It creates nice movement even in a harsh landscape like roadside planting. I have used other Gazanias in the past and found that they often look like they need dead heading. However Dynamo keeps replacing its flowers and never needs a clean up – this is a big plus to me, especially when you have to consider the amount of maintenance and funding available for a certain project” said Kay. The benefits of Streetscape are:
It is compact and offers traffic high visibility
It has hybrid vigour, developing strong foliage with roots that grow down at twice the speed of some Dianella species
It develops a fountain of foliage – it does not crawl into neighbouring plants so it always looks tidy
A great companion to Streetscape is Gazania Dynamo. Dynamo is a new sterile non-invasive Gazania bred by NuFlora. It can be planted near bushland and local ecosystems without the concern of seeds invading the local flora.
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Dianella Streetscape companion planted with Gazania Dynamo. February 2012
