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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
ACACIA dealbata
|
Silver Wattle
|
* |
|
* |
* |
6-10 x 5 |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
Firewood, showy flowers, fast grower but variable size with site. |
ACACIA implexa-sml.jpg)
|
Lightwood |
|
|
|
* |
8-10 x 5 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
Firewood, shelter, shade for dry shallow soils |
ACACIA mearnsii
|
Black Wattle |
|
|
* |
* |
10 x 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
Firewood, attracts insect predators, gliders |
ACACIA melanoxylon
|
Blackwood |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8-20 x 7 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
Furniture, shade, varied growth due to site, excellent all round tree |
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 paradoxa
|
Hedge Wattle |
* |
|
* |
* |
3 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
Exc bird habitat, very hardy and prickly |
ACACIA pycnantha
|
Golden Wattle |
|
|
|
* |
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
Pioneer species, Australian floral emblem |
ACACIA retinodes
|
Wirilda |
* |
|
|
* |
5 x 4 |
|
* |
** |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Poor drainage expert for basalt soils, quick grower |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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 littoralis 
|
Black She Oak |
|
|
* |
* |
7 x 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
Corky bark, wind whistler, suckers, beaut wood grain |
ALLOCASUARINA misera
|
Dwarf She oak |
* |
|
* |
|
1 x 1 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
Poor old miserable shrub for heaths but tough & birds love it |
ALLOCASUARINA verticillata 
|
Drooping She Oak |
* |
|
|
* |
6-10 x 5 |
|
|
|
** |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
Firewood, wind whistler, weeping habit, tough, beaut wood |
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 salignus 
|
Yellow Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
|
5 x 3 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Stately small tree showy yellow fls. new leaves are red |
CALLISTEMON seiberi 
|
River Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
* |
4 x 3 |
|
|
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Barwon river shrub, loves it wet but fresh, white/pink fls |
CALLISTEMON viminalis
|
Weeping Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
Deep red fls, lovely weeping habit, exc garden specimen |
CASUARINA cunninghamiana
|
River She Oak |
|
|
|
|
15 x 5 |
* |
** |
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Tall stately NSW tree, Agroforestry, best in deep 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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
CASUARINA glauca
|
Swamp She Oak |
|
|
|
|
8-12 x 6 |
|
*** |
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Tough tree for tough conditions, suckers when established |
CASSINIA aculeata 
|
Dogwood |
|
|
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
Pioneer species, fls resemble small cauliflowers |
CORYMBIA maculata 
|
Spotted Gum |
|
|
|
|
20 x 10 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
Smooth salmon bark to ground. Agroforestry-pink wood |
CORYMBIA citriadora |
Lemon Scented Gum |
|
|
|
|
8-15 x 6 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
White bark to ground, scented lvs, frost tender when young |
CORYMBIA ficifolia  |
Red Flowering Gum |
|
|
|
|
5-8 x 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
The Red Flowering Gum. Rough bark, large gum nuts |
EUCALYPTUS aromaphloia 
|
Apple Box, Scentbark |
|
|
* |
|
15 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
Great paddock tree for shelter, firewood, uncommon |
EUCALYPTUS baxteri 
|
Brown Stringybark |
|
|
* |
|
10-15 x 8 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
For sandy soils in heath country ain't pretty but tough |
EUCALYPTUS botryoides
|
Mahogany Gum |
|
|
|
|
25 x 15 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
Can get v. large crown. Dark fissured bark. Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS brookerana 
|
Brooker's Gum |
|
* |
* |
|
25 x 10 |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Tall smooth bark swamp gum in higher rainfall areas |
EUCALYPTUS camaldulensis 
|
River Red Gum |
|
|
|
* |
20 x 18 |
|
* |
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Iconic river edge beauty. Loves it wet and a bit salty |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
EUCALYPTUS cladocalyx
|
Tall Sugar Gum |
|
|
|
|
20 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
Agroforestry and firewood, coppices well, honey |
EUCALYPTUS cosmophylla -sml.jpg)
|
Cup Gum |
|
|
|
|
4 x 4 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Beaut shrubby tree for poorly drained soils, yellow fls |
EUCALYPTUS cypellocarpa -sml.jpg)
|
Mountain Grey Gum |
|
* |
* |
|
30 x 15 |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Tall stately ridge tree, quick growing, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS globulus 
|
Blue Gum |
* |
|
* |
|
30 x 15 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Local species, quick growing, honey, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS kitsoniana 
|
Bog Gum |
* |
|
|
|
4-8 x 4 |
|
|
** |
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Wet soils, quick grower, variable size tree |
EUCALYPTUS leucoxylon connata 
|
Surf Coast Yellow Gum |
|
|
|
* |
20 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
Lovely, tough shade tree with drooping yellow flowers, smooth bark |
EUCALYPTUS leucoxylon rosea 
|
Red Flowering Yellow Gum |
|
|
|
|
10-15 x 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
Lovely drooping red flowers in winter, smooth bark |
EUCALYPTUS melliadora

|
Yellow Box |
|
|
|
|
15 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
Firewood, honey, tough tree for the plains |
EUCALYPTUS nitens
|
Shining Gum |
|
|
|
|
50 x 20 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
Agroforestry, quick grower, cream wood grain |
EUCALYPTUS obliqua

|
Messmate |
* |
* |
* |
|
25 x 10 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
Stringybark. Firewood, quick grower, adaptable |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
EUCALYPTUS obliqua-regnans

|
Otway Messmate |
|
* |
|
|
50 x 20 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
Agroforestry, top quality hybrid- Ash / Messmate |
EUCALYPTUS occidentalis
|
Swamp Yate |
|
|
|
|
10 x 8 |
|
** |
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
W.A. tree growing well in local salt discharge |
EUCALYPTUS ovata

|
Swamp Gum |
* |
|
* |
* |
15 x 12 |
|
|
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Loves it wet but not salty, dense crown, exc windbreak |
EUCALYPTUS pauciflora

|
Snow Gum |
|
|
|
* |
8-10 x 6 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
White bark to ground, a few remnants in E otway region |
EUCALYPTUS polyanthemos
|
Red Box |
|
|
|
|
10-15 x 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
Bluish leaves, nice flowers, firewood, plains expert |
EUCALYPTUS radiata

|
Narrow Leaf Peppermint |
|
|
* |
|
15 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
* |
Eucalyptus oil source, firewood, shade, nectar |
EUCALYPTUS regnans

|
Mountain Ash |
|
* |
|
|
60 x 30 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Agroforestry, world's tallest hardwood |
EUCALYPTUS saligna

|
Sydney Blue Gum |
|
|
|
|
25 x 15 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Smooth salmon bark to ground. Agroforestry-pink wood |
EUCALYPTUS viminalis

|
Manna Gum |
* |
* |
* |
* |
25 x 12 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
Stately iconic Koala tree, can drop branches, quick grower |
EUCALYPTUS willisii
|
Shining Peppermint |
|
|
* |
|
6 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
For poor heath soils, showy masses of cream flowers |
EUCALYPTUS yarraensis

|
Yarra Gum |
|
|
* |
* |
15 x 10 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
East otway stately shade tree, rare, most conditions |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
LEPTOSPERMUM lanigerum -sml.jpg)
|
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 ericifolia 
|
Swamp Paperbark |
|
|
|
|
3 x 2 |
|
*** |
*** |
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Very hardy for wet and salty plantations |
MELALEUCA halmaturorum
|
Salt Paperbark |
|
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
*** |
*** |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Even hardier! For wet and salty plantations |
MELALEUCA lanceolata 
|
Moonah |
* |
|
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
* |
* |
** |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
Iconic twisted gnarled coastal shrub / tree |
MELALEUCA linariifolia 
|
Snow in Summer |
|
|
|
|
6 x 4 |
|
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Paperbark, covered in white flowers in summer. Birds! |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
MELALEUCA squarrosa -sml.jpg)
|
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 |
MYOPORUM insulare 
|
Boobialla |
* |
|
|
|
4 x 4 |
*** |
|
|
*** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
Compact large shrub, coppices, windbreak, coastal |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
ACACIA suaveolens 
|
Sweet Wattle |
* |
|
* |
* |
2 x 2 |
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
L |
|
|
* |
Graceful open shrub, bluish foliage |
ARTHROPODIUM strictum 
|
Chocolate Lily |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Very small perennial with choc scented flowers! |
AUSTRODANTHO-
NIA sp.  |
Wallaby Grass |
* |
|
* |
* |
GND |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Small, delicate, clumping grass, feathery white flowers |
AUSTROSTIPA sp.  |
Spear Grass |
* |
|
* |
* |
1 X 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Tall grass - very showy in mass display |
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 |
BILLARDIERA longifolia 
|
Purple Appleberry |
|
* |
|
|
CLIMB |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FR |
* |
|
|
Bright purple fruit in Autumn, pretty vigorous |
BORONIA muelleri 
|
Forest Boronia |
|
|
* |
|
3 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
* |
* |
Spring flowers for weeks, light pink, scented foliage |
BRUNONIA australis 
|
Blue Pincushion |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
|
Blue flowers in Summer, beautiful display |
BURSARIA spinosa 
|
Sweet Bursaria |
* |
* |
* |
* |
4-6 x 3 |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Tall shrub, prickly, attracts insect predators - a must |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
CAREX appressa  |
Tall Sedge |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
* |
|
* |
*** |
|
|
|
L |
|
|
|
Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks! |
CAREX fascicularis  |
Tassel Sedge |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
* |
|
|
*** |
|
|
|
L |
|
|
* |
Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!! |
CARPOBROTUS rossi 
|
Common Karkalla |
* |
|
|
|
GND |
|
* |
|
|
*** |
*** |
* |
FL |
* |
|
|
Local "pigface". Bright pink flowers in Spring, edible fruit in Autumn. |
CHRYSOCEPHA-
LUM apiculatum 
|
Common Everlasting |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Grey foliage w bright yellow buttons in spring, perennial |
CLEMATIS aristata 
|
Old Man's Beard |
|
* |
* |
|
CLIMB |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Vigorous climber, white star fls, fluffy seeds - Autumn |
CLEMATIS microphylla -sml.jpg)
|
Small Leaved Clematis |
* |
|
|
* |
CLIMB |
|
* |
|
|
** |
|
|
FL |
* |
|
* |
Small twining coastal plant. White Winter flowers |
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 |
CORREA glabra 
|
Rock Correa |
|
|
|
* |
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Dusky red flowers with green throat, Barwon escarpment |
CORREA lawrenciana 
|
Mountain Correa |
|
* |
|
|
4 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Lime green flowers, very attractive tall open shrub |
CYPERUS lucidus  |
Leafy Flat Sedge |
|
|
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
*** |
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!!! |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
DAVIESIA virgata 
|
Hop Bitter Pea |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Very pretty egg and bacon shrub. Annual prune |
DIANELLA tasmanica 
|
Otway Flax Lily |
|
* |
* |
|
1 x 1 |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
** |
|
FR |
* |
|
* |
Agapanthus alternative, Tough and pretty, purple flowers and fruit |
DODANAEA viscosa 
|
Sticky Hop Bush |
|
|
|
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
|
|
** |
* |
FR |
|
* |
|
Excellent tall screen with mauve seed capsules (hops) |
FICINIA nodosa |
Knobby Club Rush |
* |
|
|
* |
GND |
|
* |
* |
|
*** |
|
|
L |
* |
|
* |
Small rush for salt affected wind / soil - ornamental |
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 |
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 |
HELICHRYSUM scorpiodes 
|
Button Everlasting |
* |
|
* |
|
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
* |
|
* |
Perennial clump forming paper daisy - 2 shades of yellow |
INDIGOFERA australis 
|
Austral Indigo |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Native pea family, bright pink/purple flowers in Spring - beaut |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
KENNEDIA prostrata 
|
Running Postman |
* |
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
** |
* |
FL |
* |
|
|
Red pea flower with yellow throat, non invasive creeper |
LEPTORHYNCHOS squamatus 
|
Scaly Buttons |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FR |
* |
|
* |
Clump forming perennial, yellow button flowers in Spring |
LEUCOPHYTA brownii
|
Cushion Bush |
* |
|
|
|
GND |
|
* |
|
|
*** |
* |
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Soft looking silver foliage, landscape for coastal |
LEUCOPOGON parviflorus 
|
Coastal Beard Heath |
* |
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
*** |
|
* |
FR |
|
* |
|
Dense shrub for coastal gardens, edible white berries |
LOMANDRA longifolia 
|
Spiny Matrush |
* |
|
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Straplike leaves, dry loving clumping tussock |
LOMATIA fraseri 
|
Forest Lomatia |
|
* |
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Native Proteaceae tree, serrated leaves, white spider flowers. |
MICRLAENA stipoides  |
Weeping Grass |
|
* |
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Weeping habit. exc mass display for landscaping |
MICROSERIS lanceolata 
|
Yam Daisy, Murnong |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
R |
* |
|
* |
The Yam Daisy resembles Dandelion but it has edible tubers |
MYOPORUM viscosum 
|
Sticky Boobialla |
* |
|
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
*** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Compact shrub, quick grower, white star flowers in Spring |
NOTELAEA ligustrina 
|
Privet Mock Olive |
|
* |
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FR |
|
|
|
Red/blue inedible olive berries, shapely tree |
NOTHOFAGUS cunninghamii -sml.jpg)
|
Myrtle Beech |
|
* |
|
|
20 x 10 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
B |
|
|
|
The Otway rainforest tree, Spring / Autumn colours |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
OLEARIA argophylla 
|
Musk Daisy Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
5 x 5 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Masses of large Spring pom pom daisy flowers |
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. |
PHEBALIUM squameum 
|
Satinwood |
|
* |
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
|
|
* |
Beaut, dense, high rainfall, Agroforestry,white scented flowers |
PIMELEA ligustrina 
|
Tall Rice Flower |
|
* |
|
|
2 x 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Lovely pom pom flowers in Spring annual prune |
PITTOSPORUM bicolor 
|
Banyalla |
|
* |
|
|
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
|
|
** |
|
L |
|
|
* |
Great dense screen, lovely flowers and fruit, upright form |
POA labillardieri  |
Silver Tussock |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
* |
|
|
** |
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
The tussock. Softens a landscape. Excellent for water filter |
POA morrisi  |
Velvet Tussock |
|
|
* |
|
1 x 1 |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Small blue leaved tussock for dry gardens |
POMADERRIS aspera 
|
Hazel Pomaderris |
|
* |
* |
|
6 x 4 |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
B |
|
|
* |
Quick growing, lanky, lovely foliage, thickets |
PROSTANTHERA lasianthos 
|
Christmas Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
6 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
One of the prettiest trees in the Otways |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
PROSTANTHERA mellisifolia 
|
Balm Mint Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
4 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Another of the prettiest trees in the Otways! |
PTILOTUS macrocephala 
|
Feather Heads |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
White feathery flower heads to 15cm tall. Fantastic |
PULTANAEA daphnoides 
|
Large Bush Pea |
* |
|
* |
|
3 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Dense egg and bacon shrub-lovely, annual prune |
SAMBUCUS gaudichaudiana 
|
White Elderberry |
|
* |
|
|
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
FR |
|
|
* |
Perennial - rather succulent with edible white berries |
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 |
STYLIDIUM graminifolium  |
Grass Trigger Plant |
* |
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Small tufted perennial with unique pollenation method! |
TASMANNIA lanceolata  |
Mountain Pepper |
|
* |
|
|
4 x 3 |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
L |
|
* |
* |
The Otway edible plant (pepper-chilli). Needs moist soils |
THEMEDA triandra  |
Kangaroo Grass |
* |
* |
* |
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Tough mat forming native grass, iconic flower heads |
VIMINARIA juncea  |
Golden Spray |
|
|
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
FL
L |
|
|
* |
Tall, drooping shrub with egg and bacon flowers, moist soils |
WAHLENBERGIA sp.  |
Blue Bells |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL
|
* |
|
* |
Delicate blue-purple fls on ground hugging perennial |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |