Full sun-part shade; regular water. Evergreen perennial native to Australia. Compact clumping; with short rhizomes, to 18-24 inches tall and wide. Uniform upright, ¼ to ½ inch wide foliage that is blue-green with a red-tinged base. In spring into summer appear the nearly 2ft tall inflorescences that rise above the tips of the foliage bearing blue flowers. A great plant as a fine-textured architectural accent or mass planting in low-irrigated locations. Tolerates a wide range of soils and salt spray, and is drought, humidity and heat tolerant when established.