COASTAL GARDEN & LANDSCAPES
ALL PLANTS TREES MIDSTOREY
 UNDERSTOREY CLIMBERS HEDGES
GROUNDCOVERS ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE/FLOWERS BIRD ATTRACTING
SEPTIC FILTERING WATERWISE FIREWISE LANDSCAPING




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 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
ALLOCASUARINA verticillata

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

 Brown Stringybark     *   10-15 x 8       *   *       *   * For sandy soils in heath country ain't pretty but tough


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 obliqua

 Messmate * * *   25 x 10       *   *   *       * Stringybark. Firewood, quick grower, adaptable
EUCALYPTUS willisii

 Shining Peppermint     *   6 x 4           *       *   * For poor heath soils, showy masses of cream flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM myrsinoides

 Silky Tea Tree     *   2 x 2       *   *   *   * *   Small pretty shrub for tough heathy conditions
LEPTOSPERMUM petersonii

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

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

 Moonah *       5 x 4   * * ** * *         * * Iconic twisted gnarled coastal shrub / tree
MYOPORUM insulare

 Boobialla *       4 x 4 ***     ***   *   *   * * * Compact large shrub, coppices, windbreak, coastal
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
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
ALYXIA buxifolia

 Sea Box *       3 x 3   *     *** ** * FR   *   Bright red berries, full frontal coastal
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
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
CARPOBROTUS rossi

 Common Karkalla *       GND   *     *** *** * FL *     Local "pigface". Bright pink flowers in Spring, edible fruit in Autumn.
CLEMATIS microphylla

 Small Leaved Clematis *     * CLIMB   *     **     FL *   * Small twining coastal plant. White Winter flowers
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)


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
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
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
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
POA labillardieri

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

The tussock. Softens a landscape. Excellent for water filter
POA poiformis

 Coastal Tussock *       1 x 1   *     ***   * L *   *

The coastal tussock. For full frontal salty landscapes
PTILOTUS macrocephala

Feather Heads       * GND *           * FL *   * White feathery flower heads to 15cm tall. Fantastic
RHAGODIA candolleana

Seaberry Saltbush *       CLIMB   *     *** *** * FR       A vigorous rambling plant with staining red fruit
THEMEDA triandra

Kangaroo Grass * * * * GND *           * FL *   * Tough mat forming native grass, iconic flower heads
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
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
COASTAL GARDEN & LANDSCAPES
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