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

BRUNONIA australis

Blue Pincushion

*

*

GND

*

*

FL

*

Blue flowers in Summer, beautiful display

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

DIANELLA tasmanica

Otway Flax Lily

*

*

1 x 1

*

*

*

**

FR

*

*

Agapanthus alternative, Tough and pretty, purple flowers and 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

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

HELICHRYSUM scorpiodes

Button Everlasting

*

*

GND

*

FL

*

*

Perennial clump forming paper daisy - 2 shades of yellow

KENNEDIA prostrata

Running Postman

*

*

*

GND

*

**

*

FL

*

Red pea flower with yellow throat, non invasive creeper

LEUCOPHYTA brownii

Cushion Bush

*

GND

*

***

*

*

L

*

*

Soft looking silver foliage, landscape for coastal

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

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

PTILOTUS macrocephala

Feather Heads

*

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

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

WAHLENBERGIA sp.

Blue Bells

*

*

GND

*

*

FL

*

*

Delicate blue-purple fls on ground hugging perennial

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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