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
coast ridge foothills plains size
ACACIA myrtifolia
Myrtle Wattle *   *   2 x 2           *   *   *     Pretty shrub for poor shallow soils, habitat
ACACIA paradoxa
Hedge Wattle *   * * 3 x 3         * * * *   *   * Exc bird habitat, very hardy and prickly
ACACIA retinodes
Wirilda *     * 5 x 4   * ** * *   *   *   * * Poor drainage expert for basalt soils, quick grower
ACACIA stricta
Hop Wattle     *   3 x 2       *   *   *     * * Upright pioneer plant for dry coastal foothills
ACACIA verniciflua
Varnish Wattle   * *   6 x 4       *   *   *   *   * 2 forms, shrub for coastal f'hills, tree for ridge & inland
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
CALLISTEMON citrinus

Crimson Bottlebrush         3 x 3     *   * *     *   * * Annual prune keeps it thick, bright red flowers, nectar
CALLISTEMON pallidus
Lemon Bottlebrush         3 x 2     *   * *     *   *   Eastern Victoria local, very showy yellow flowers
CALLISTEMON seiberi

River Bottlebrush       * 4 x 3     **   *       *   * * Barwon river shrub, loves it wet but fresh, white/pink fls


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
coast ridge foothills plains size
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
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
LEPTOSPERMUM obovatum

River Tea Tree       * 4 x 3     **   *   *   *   * * Grows along the Barwon, etc. uncommon, bird habitat
LEPTOSPERMUM petersonii

Lemon Scented Tea Tree         3 x 2     *     * *   *   *   Beautiful scented leaves, dainty white flowers in autumn
LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolium

Round Leaf Tea Tree         3 x 3           * *   *   *   Pink-purple flowers in summer, annual prune
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium

Manuka *       3 x 3       ***   *   * * * * * Therapeutic honey source, front line coastal
MELALEUCA halmaturorum

Salt Paperbark         3 x 3   *** *** * *   *   *   * * Even hardier! For wet and salty plantations
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 turbinatus

Coastal Everlasting *       3 x 3       ***   *       * *   Can withstand tough coastal conditions, pretty as well


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
coast ridge foothills plains size




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
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
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
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
CORREA alba

White Correa *       2 x 2   *     ** ** * FL   * * Grey scented foliage, white star flowers - nectar, hedge
DODANAEA viscosa

Sticky Hop Bush       * 4 x 3 *         ** * FR   *   Excellent tall screen with mauve seed capsules (hops)
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
GYNATRIX pulchella

Native Hemp Bush   * * * 4 x 3 *     *       FL       Tall open shrub with scented white flowers, 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
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
HAKEA repullulans

Furze Hakea     *   2 x 1   *         * FL   *   Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub
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
LEUCOPOGON parviflorus

Coastal Beard Heath *       3 x 3   *     ***   * FR   *   Dense shrub for coastal gardens, edible white berries
MYOPORUM viscosum

Sticky Boobialla *   *   2 x 2   *     * *** * FL   * * Compact shrub, quick grower, white star flowers in Spring
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
VIMINARIA juncea

Golden Spray     * * 4 x 3 *     *     * FL
L
    * Tall, drooping shrub with egg and bacon flowers, moist soils
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
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
COASTAL GARDEN & LANDSCAPES
ALL PLANTS TREES MIDSTOREY UNDERSTOREY CLIMBERS HEDGES GROUNDCOVERS ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE/FLOWERS BIRD ATTRACTING SEPTIC FILTERING WATERWISE FIREWISE LANDSCAPING


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