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](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
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ACACIA mucronata![](Images/Ac.mucro-sml.jpg)
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Variable Sallow Wattle |
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* |
* |
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3 x 2 |
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* |
* |
* |
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Pioneer species, quick grower, low bird habitat |
ACACIA myrtifolia![](Images/Ac.-myrtifolia2-sml.jpg)
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Myrtle Wattle |
* |
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* |
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2 x 2 |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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Pretty shrub for poor shallow soils, habitat |
ACACIA paradoxa![](Images/Ac.paradoxa-sml.jpg)
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Hedge Wattle |
* |
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* |
* |
3 x 3 |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
Exc bird habitat, very hardy and prickly |
ACACIA retinodes![](Images/A-retinodes-tree,cape-clear-sml.jpg)
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Wirilda |
* |
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* |
5 x 4 |
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* |
** |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Poor drainage expert for basalt soils, quick grower |
ACACIA stricta![](Images/Ac-stricta-2-sml.jpg)
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Hop Wattle |
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* |
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3 x 2 |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Upright pioneer plant for dry coastal foothills |
ACACIA verticillata![](Images/Ac.-vert-coastal-sml.jpg)
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Prickly Moses |
* |
* |
* |
* |
3 x 3 |
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* |
** |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
Holy Moses that bugger is prickly- but birds love it! |
ALLOCASUARINA misera
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Dwarf She oak |
* |
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* |
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1 x 1 |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
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Poor old miserable shrub for heaths but tough & birds love it |
CALLISTEMON citrinus ![](Images/call-citrinus1-sml.jpg)
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Crimson Bottlebrush |
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3 x 3 |
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* |
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* |
* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Annual prune keeps it thick, bright red flowers, nectar |
CALLISTEMON pallidus
![](Images/2014/callistemon-pallidus-wp500_thumbs.jpg) |
Lemon Bottlebrush |
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3 x 2 |
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* |
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* |
* |
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* |
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* |
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Eastern Victoria local, very showy yellow flowers |
CALLISTEMON seiberi ![](Images/call-seiberi,-pink-fls,-winch-sml.jpg)
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River Bottlebrush |
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* |
4 x 3 |
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** |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Barwon river shrub, loves it wet but fresh, white/pink fls |
LEPTOSPERMUM lanigerum ![](Images/lepto-lanigerum-lk-mombeong,-discovery-bay-park-(21)-sml.jpg)
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Woolly Tea Tree |
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* |
* |
4 x 3 |
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* |
*** |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Cut flower mkt, grows in swamps, needs it wet |
LEPTOSPERMUM myrsinoides ![](Images/Lepto-myrs-carlisle-sml.jpg)
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Silky Tea Tree |
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* |
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2 x 2 |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
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Small pretty shrub for tough heathy conditions |
LEPTOSPERMUM obovatum ![](Images/Lepto.obo-seedlings-sml.jpg)
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River Tea Tree |
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* |
4 x 3 |
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** |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Grows along the Barwon, etc. uncommon, bird habitat |
LEPTOSPERMUM petersonii ![](Images/Lepto-petersonii-sml.jpg)
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Lemon Scented Tea Tree |
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3 x 2 |
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* |
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* |
* |
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* |
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* |
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Beautiful scented leaves, dainty white flowers in autumn |
LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolium ![](Images/Lepto.rotund4.11-09-sml.jpg)
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Round Leaf Tea Tree |
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3 x 3 |
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* |
* |
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* |
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* |
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Pink-purple flowers in summer, annual prune |
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium ![](Images/Lepto-scop.melanesia-sml.jpg)
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Manuka |
* |
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3 x 3 |
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*** |
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* |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Therapeutic honey source, front line coastal |
MELICYTUS dentatus ![](Images/melicytus-dentata2-sml.jpg)
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Tree Violet |
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* |
* |
3 x 3 |
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* |
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* |
* |
* |
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* |
* |
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Drooping creamy flowers, prickly, birds, moist conditions |
MELALEUCA ericifolia ![](Images/mel.eric.-028-sml.jpg)
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Swamp Paperbark |
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3 x 2 |
|
*** |
*** |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Very hardy for wet and salty plantations |
MELALEUCA halmaturorum
|
Salt Paperbark |
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3 x 3 |
|
*** |
*** |
* |
* |
|
* |
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* |
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* |
* |
Even hardier! For wet and salty plantations |
MELALEUCA squarrosa ![](Images/mel-squarrosa-lk-mombeong,-discovery-bay-park-(80)-sml.jpg)
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Scented Paperbark |
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|
* |
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4 x 2 |
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** |
** |
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* |
|
* |
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* |
* |
For wet peaty soils and sands. Small yellow bottlebrush flowers. |
OLEARIA lirata ![](Images/Olearia-lirata1-sml.jpg)
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Snowy Daisy Bush |
* |
* |
* |
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3 x 3 |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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Covered in white daisy flowers-spring, pioneer plant |
OZOTHAMNUS ferrugineus ![](Images/ozo_ferr,-boonah-sml.jpg)
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Tree Everlasting |
|
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* |
* |
4 x 3 |
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* |
* |
* |
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* |
* |
Fast grower, pink buds-white flowers, scented leaves |
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](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
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](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
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![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
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ACACIA suaveolens ![](Images/A-suav1-sml.jpg)
|
Sweet Wattle |
* |
|
* |
* |
2 x 2 |
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
L |
|
|
* |
Graceful open shrub, bluish foliage |
BANKSIA marginata ![](Images/banksia-marg-2-sml.jpg)
|
Silver Banksia |
* |
|
* |
* |
2-6 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
|
* |
Yellow "Honeysuckle", the only Otway Banksia |
BORONIA muelleri ![](Images/boronia-muelleri-ours1-sml.jpg)
|
Forest Boronia |
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* |
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3 x 3 |
|
* |
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* |
FL |
* |
* |
* |
Spring flowers for weeks, light pink, scented foliage |
COPROSMA quadrifida ![](Images/cop-quad-sml.jpg)
|
Prickly Currant Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
3 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
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|
FR |
|
* |
|
Small edible berries, prickly, very hardy, birds |
CORREA alba ![](Images/correa-alba-in-pot-sml.jpg)
|
White Correa |
* |
|
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2 x 2 |
|
* |
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** |
** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Grey scented foliage, white star flowers - nectar, hedge |
CORREA glabra ![](Images/cor-glabra-1-sml.jpg)
|
Rock Correa |
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|
* |
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
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** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Dusky red flowers with green throat, Barwon escarpment |
DAVIESIA virgata ![](Images/daviesia-virgata-ours2-sml.jpg)
|
Hop Bitter Pea |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
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FL |
|
|
* |
Very pretty egg and bacon shrub. Annual prune |
DODANAEA viscosa ![](Images/dod-vis-007-sml.jpg)
|
Sticky Hop Bush |
|
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|
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
|
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** |
* |
FR |
|
* |
|
Excellent tall screen with mauve seed capsules (hops) |
GAHNIA sieberiana ![](Images/gahnia-seib-ours1-sml.jpg)
|
Red Fruited Saw Sedge |
|
* |
* |
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2-3 x 1 |
* |
* |
* |
** |
|
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|
L |
|
|
* |
Pampas grass alternative, black seed heads with red seeds |
GOODENIA ovata ![](Images/goodenia-bush-2-sml.jpg)
|
Hop Goodenia |
* |
* |
* |
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2 x 1 |
|
* |
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|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
|
|
Pioneer species, excellent low bird habitat, yellow flowers for weeks |
GOODIA lotifolia ![](Images/goodia-ours3-sml.jpg)
|
Golden Tip |
|
* |
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
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|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Tough and dense egg and bacon shrub, annual prune |
GYNATRIX pulchella ![](Images/gynatrix-bush-sml.jpg)
|
Native Hemp Bush |
|
* |
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
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* |
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FL |
|
|
|
Tall open shrub with scented white flowers, annual prune |
HAKEA sericea ![](Images/hakea-sericea--watsonia-bush-005-sml.jpg)
|
Bushy Needlewood |
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|
* |
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3 x 2 |
|
* |
|
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|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
HAKEA repullulans ![](Images/hakea-repullulans-sml.jpg)
|
Furze Hakea |
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|
* |
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2 x 1 |
|
* |
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|
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|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
INDIGOFERA australis ![](Images/indigo,ours-sml.jpg)
|
Austral Indigo |
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|
* |
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2 x 1 |
|
* |
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FL |
|
|
* |
Native pea family, bright pink/purple flowers in Spring - beaut |
LEUCOPOGON parviflorus ![](Images/leucopog-aire-sml.jpg)
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Coastal Beard Heath |
* |
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3 x 3 |
|
* |
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*** |
|
* |
FR |
|
* |
|
Dense shrub for coastal gardens, edible white berries |
MYOPORUM viscosum ![](Images/myopor-visc1-sml.jpg)
|
Sticky Boobialla |
* |
|
* |
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2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
*** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Compact shrub, quick grower, white star flowers in Spring |
SENECIO linearifolius ![](Images/senecio-linear-sml.jpg) |
Fireweed Groundsel |
* |
* |
* |
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1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
* |
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FL |
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Not the prettiest but provides the scent of the forest! |
SPYRIDIUM parvifolium ![](Images/spyridium1-sml.jpg)
|
Dusty Miller |
|
* |
* |
|
3 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
|
* |
* |
Tough ornamental shrub with very showy foliage |
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](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |