Trees & Midstorey listed immediately below, Understorey, Climber & Groundcovers listed at bottom (here)

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

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

ACACIA stricta

Hop Wattle

*

3 x 2

*

*

*

*

*

Upright pioneer plant for dry coastal foothills

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 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

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 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

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

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 camaldulensis

River Red Gum

*

20 x 18

*

**

*

*

*

*

*

Iconic river edge beauty. Loves it wet and a bit salty

EUCALYPTUS cladocalyx

Tall Sugar Gum

20 x 10

*

*

*

*

*

Agroforestry and firewood, coppices well, honey

EUCALYPTUS cosmophylla

Cup Gum

4 x 4

*

*

*

*

*

*

Beaut shrubby tree for poorly drained soils, yellow fls

EUCALYPTUS cypellocarpa

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 muelleriana

Yellow Stringybark

20 x 10

*

*

Tall straight rough bark tree, Agroforestry

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 nitens

Shining Gum

50 x 20

*

*

*

*

Agroforestry, quick grower, cream wood grain

EUCALYPTUS obliqua

Messmate

*

*

*

25 x 10

*

*

*

*

Stringybark. Firewood, quick grower, adaptable

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

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 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

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

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 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!

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

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

OZOTHAMNUS turbinatus

Coastal Everlasting

*

3 x 3

***

*

*

*

Can withstand tough coastal conditions, pretty as well

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

Understorey, Climbers & Groundcovers (Jump to : Trees & Midstorey)

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

ALYXIA buxifolia

Sea Box

*

3 x 3

*

***

**

*

FR

*

Bright red berries, full frontal coastal

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

BILLARDIERA longifolia

Purple Appleberry

*

CLIMB

*

FR

*

Bright purple fruit in Autumn, pretty vigorous

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!

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 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

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

CYPERUS lucidus

Leafy Flat Sedge

*

*

1 x 1

*

***

FL

Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!!!

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)

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

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

KENNEDIA prostrata

Running Postman

*

*

*

GND

*

**

*

FL

*

Red pea flower with yellow throat, non invasive creeper

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

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

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

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.

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

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

POA poiformis

Coastal Tussock

*

1 x 1

*

***

*

L

*

*

The coastal tussock. For full frontal salty landscapes

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

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

RHAGODIA candolleana

Seaberry Saltbush

*

CLIMB

*

***

***

*

FR

A vigorous rambling plant with staining red fruit

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

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

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

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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