BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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ACACIA mucronata |
Variable Sallow Wattle | * | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | * | Pioneer species, quick grower, low bird habitat |
ACACIA myrtifolia |
Myrtle Wattle | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | * | Pretty shrub for poor shallow soils, habitat |
ACACIA stricta |
Hop Wattle | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | * | * | * | Upright pioneer plant for dry coastal foothills |
ACACIA verticillata |
Prickly Moses | * | * | * | * | 3 x 3 | * | ** | * | * | * | * | * | Holy Moses that bugger is prickly- but birds love it! |
ALLOCASUARINA misera |
Dwarf She oak | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | * | * | * | Poor old miserable shrub for heaths but tough & birds love it |
CASSINIA aculeata |
Dogwood | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | Pioneer species, fls resemble small cauliflowers |
LEPTOSPERMUM continentale |
Prickly Tea Tree | * | * | * | * | 3 x 2 | ** | ** | * | * | * | * | Important insect predator habitat, wet soils |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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LEPTOSPERMUM lanigerum |
Woolly Tea Tree | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | *** | * | * | * | * | Cut flower mkt, grows in swamps, needs it wet |
LEPTOSPERMUM myrsinoides |
Silky Tea Tree | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | * | * | * | Small pretty shrub for tough heathy conditions |
MELALEUCA squarrosa |
Scented Paperbark | * | 4 x 2 | ** | ** | * | * | * | * | For wet peaty soils and sands. Small yellow bottlebrush flowers. |
MELICYTUS dentatus |
Tree Violet | * | * | 3 x 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | Drooping creamy flowers, prickly, birds, moist conditions |
OLEARIA lirata |
Snowy Daisy Bush | * | * | * | 3 x 3 | * | * | * | * | Covered in white daisy flowers-spring, pioneer plant |
OZOTHAMNUS ferrugineus |
Tree Everlasting | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | * | * | * | Fast grower, pink buds-white flowers, scented leaves |
SOLANUM laciniatum |
Kangaroo Apple | * | * | * | * | 4 x 3 | ** | * | * | * | * | Short lived pioneer, large purple flowers, orange fruit |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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ACACIA suaveolens |
Sweet Wattle | * | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | * | * | L | * | Graceful open shrub, bluish foliage |
BANKSIA marginata |
Silver Banksia | * | * | * | 2-6 x 3 | * | * | * | FL | * | Yellow "Honeysuckle", the only Otway Banksia |
BEDFORDIA arborescens |
Blanket Leaf | * | * | 5 x 3 | * | L | * | Rainforest look, small yellow daisy flowers |
BORONIA muelleri |
Forest Boronia | * | 3 x 3 | * | * | FL | * | * | * | Spring flowers for weeks, light pink, scented foliage |
BURSARIA spinosa |
Sweet Bursaria | * | * | * | * | 4-6 x 3 | * | * | * | * | FL | * | Tall shrub, prickly, attracts insect predators - a must |
COPROSMA quadrifida |
Prickly Currant Bush | * | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | FR | * | Small edible berries, prickly, very hardy, birds |
DAVIESIA virgata |
Hop Bitter Pea | * | 2 x 2 | * | FL | * | Very pretty egg and bacon shrub. Annual prune |
GAHNIA sieberiana |
Red Fruited Saw Sedge | * | * | 2-3 x 1 | * | * | * | ** | L | * | Pampas grass alternative, black seed heads with red seeds |
GOODENIA ovata |
Hop Goodenia | * | * | * | 2 x 1 | * | * | * | FL | Pioneer species, excellent low bird habitat, yellow flowers for weeks |
GOODIA lotifolia |
Golden Tip | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | FL | * | Tough and dense egg and bacon shrub, annual prune |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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GYNATRIX pulchella |
Native Hemp Bush | * | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | FL | Tall open shrub with scented white flowers, annual prune |
HAKEA sericea |
Bushy Needlewood | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | FL | * | Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
INDIGOFERA australis |
Austral Indigo | * | 2 x 1 | * | FL | * | Native pea family, bright pink/purple flowers in Spring - beaut |
OLEARIA speciosa |
Netted Daisy Bush | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | L | * | * | Rare, large daisy flowers, serrated leaves, beautiful |
PELARGONIUM australe |
Austral Stork's Bill | * | * | GND | * | * | L | * | * | Nice round shape with sm white / pink Pelargonium flowers. |
PROSTANTHERA mellisifolia |
Balm Mint Bush | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | FL | * | * | Another of the prettiest trees in the Otways! |
PULTANAEA daphnoides |
Large Bush Pea | * | * | 3 x 3 | * | * | * | FL | * | * | Dense egg and bacon shrub-lovely, annual prune |
SENECIO linearifolius |
Fireweed Groundsel | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FL | Not the prettiest but provides the scent of the forest! |
SPYRIDIUM parvifolium |
Dusty Miller | * | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | L | * | * | Tough ornamental shrub with very showy foliage |
XANTHORRHOEA australis |
Austral Grass Tree | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FL | * | The iconic Grass tree. Slow growing but worth the wait |
XANTHORRHOEA minor |
Small Grass Tree | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FL | * | * | Grass tree's smaller cousin, more regular flowering |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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