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 dealbata
Silver Wattle
*   * * 6-10 x 5 *     * * * * * *     * Firewood, showy flowers, fast grower but variable size with site.
ACACIA implexa
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 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
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 verticillata

Drooping She Oak *     * 6-10 x 5       ** * * * *   * * * Firewood, wind whistler, weeping habit, tough, beaut wood


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
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
CASUARINA glauca

Swamp She Oak         8-12 x 6   *** **   *   *   *   * * Tough tree for tough conditions, suckers when established
EUCALYPTUS camaldulensis

River Red Gum       * 20 x 18   * **   *   *   *   * * Iconic river edge beauty. Loves it wet and a bit salty
EUCALYPTUS cosmophylla

Cup Gum         4 x 4     *   * *     *   * * Beaut shrubby tree for poorly drained soils, yellow fls
EUCALYPTUS kitsoniana

Bog Gum *       4-8 x 4     ** *   *     *   * * Wet soils, quick grower, variable size tree


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
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 pauciflora

Snow Gum       * 8-10 x 6 *       * * *       * * White bark to ground, a few remnants in E otway region
EUCALYPTUS radiata

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

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


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
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
MELALEUCA halmaturorum

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

Snow in Summer         6 x 4   * *   * * *   *   * * Paperbark, covered in white flowers in summer. Birds!
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
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
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
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
BANKSIA marginata

Silver Banksia *   * * 2-6 x 3   *     *   * FL     * Yellow "Honeysuckle", the only Otway Banksia
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
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!!


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
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
COPROSMA quadrifida

Prickly Currant Bush   * *   3 x 2   *     *     FR   *   Small edible berries, prickly, very hardy, birds
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
DIANELLA tasmanica

Otway Flax Lily   * *   1 x 1 * *   *   **   FR *   * Agapanthus alternative, Tough and pretty, purple flowers and fruit
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 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
LOMANDRA longifolia

Spiny Matrush *   * * 1 x 1   *         * L *   * Straplike leaves, dry loving clumping tussock
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
NOTELAEA ligustrina

Privet Mock Olive   *     5 x 4               FR       Red/blue inedible olive berries, shapely tree
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
POA labillardieri

Silver Tussock * * * * 1 x 1 *     **     * L *   *

The tussock. Softens a landscape. Excellent for water filter



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
POA morrisi

Velvet Tussock     *   1 x 1 * *         * L *   * Small blue leaved tussock for dry gardens
PROSTANTHERA lasianthos

Christmas Bush   * *   6 x 4               FL     * One of the prettiest trees in the Otways
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!
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
XANTHORRHOEA australis

Austral Grass Tree *   * * 1 x 1   *         * FL     * The iconic Grass tree. Slow growing but worth the wait
INLAND GARDEN & LANDSCAPES
ALL PLANTS TREES MIDSTOREY UNDERSTOREY CLIMBERS HEDGES GROUNDCOVERS ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE/FLOWERS BIRD ATTRACTING SEPTIC FILTERING WATERWISE FIREWISE LANDSCAPING


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