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

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*

*

*

*

*

*

*

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 myrtifolia

Myrtle Wattle

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*

2 x 2

*

*

*

Pretty shrub for poor shallow soils, habitat

ACACIA pycnantha

Golden Wattle

*

5 x 4

*

*

*

*

*

*

Pioneer species, Australian floral emblem

ALLOCASUARINA littoralis

Black She Oak

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*

7 x 5

*

*

*

*

*

*

Corky bark, wind whistler, suckers, beaut wood grain

ALLOCASUARINA verticillata

Drooping She Oak

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*

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

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*

*

*

*

Eastern Victoria local, very showy yellow flowers

CALLISTEMON salignus

Yellow Bottlebrush

5 x 3

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*

*

*

*

Stately small tree showy yellow fls. new leaves are red

CALLISTEMON seiberi

River Bottlebrush

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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

CALLISTEMON viminalis

Weeping Bottlebrush

5 x 4

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*

*

*

*

*

*

Deep red fls, lovely weeping habit, exc garden specimen

CORYMBIA ficifolia

Red Flowering Gum

5-8 x 5

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*

*

*

The Red Flowering Gum. Rough bark, large gum nuts

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 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

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 petersonii

Lemon Scented Tea Tree

3 x 2

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*

*

*

*

Beautiful scented leaves, dainty white flowers in autumn

LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolium

Round Leaf Tea Tree

3 x 3

*

*

*

*

Pink-purple flowers in summer, annual prune

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

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

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*

*

2 x 2

*

*

*

*

L

*

Graceful open shrub, bluish foliage

ARTHROPODIUM strictum

Chocolate Lily

*

GND

*

*

FL

*

*

Very small perennial with choc scented flowers!

BANKSIA marginata

Silver Banksia

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*

*

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

CLEMATIS aristata

Old Man's Beard

*

*

CLIMB

*

FL

Vigorous climber, white star fls, fluffy seeds - Autumn

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

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

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 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

LOMATIA fraseri

Forest Lomatia

*

5 x 4

*

FL

Native Proteaceae tree, serrated leaves, white spider flowers.

NOTHOFAGUS cunninghamii

Myrtle Beech

*

20 x 10

*

B

The Otway rainforest tree, Spring / Autumn colours

OLEARIA argophylla

Musk Daisy Bush

*

*

5 x 5

*

FL

*

Masses of large Spring pom pom daisy 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

OLEARIA speciosa

Netted Daisy Bush

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*

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

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4 x 3

*

**

L

*

Great dense screen, lovely flowers and fruit, upright form

PROSTANTHERA lasianthos

Christmas Bush

*

*

6 x 4

FL

*

One of the prettiest trees in the Otways

PROSTANTHERA mellisifolia

Balm Mint Bush

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*

4 x 3

*

*

FL

*

*

Another of the prettiest trees in the Otways!

PTILOTUS macrocephala

Feather Heads

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GND

*

*

FL

*

*

White feathery flower heads to 15cm tall. Fantastic

SAMBUCUS gaudichaudiana

White Elderberry

*

1 x 1

*

*

FR

*

Perennial - rather succulent with edible white berries

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

SPYRIDIUM parvifolium

Dusty Miller

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*

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

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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