Greenlink Box Hill Inc - Local Plants for Local Places the Following Is a Listing of Some of the Plants That Are Indigenous to Whitehorse and Surrounding Areas
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Greenlink Box Hill Inc - Local plants for local places The following is a listing of some of the plants that are indigenous to Whitehorse and surrounding areas. It is not a complete listing but does reflect the plants that may (depending on stock) be available from Greenlink Nursery, which is located at 41 Wimmera St, Box Hill North and is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9:00am - midday (other times by arrangement). Grasses, Groundcovers, Sedges and Climbers Species Common Name Conditions Size (metres) or Soil type & Other information type of plant Acaena echinata Sheep’s Burr fp 0.4 burrs Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee Widgee fpn 0.2 burrs Acaena ovina Australian Sheep’s Burr fp 0.5 burrs Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair p fern moist, well drained soil Allittia cardiocarpa Swamp Daisy fp herbaceous moist soil Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla Lily fp lily moist soil Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily fp lily well drained soil Atriplex semibaccata Berry or Creeping Saltbush fp 0.1 well drained soil Austrodanthonia spp. Wallaby Grass fp grass several species – mostly well drained soil Austrostipa spp. Spear Grass fp grass several species – mostly well drained soil Billardiera mutabilis Common Apple Berry, Apple fpn climber well drained soil Dumpling Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea fpn prostrate well drained soil Brachyscome multifida Cut Leaf Daisy fp Herbaceous moist – dry clay soil Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily or Wild Onion fp lily well drained soil Caesia calliantha Blue Grass Lily fp lily moist soil Caesia parviflora Pale Grass Lily fp lily moist soil Carex spp. Sedge f sedge several species - moist soil, prickly Centella cordifolia Swamp Pennywort fp herbaceous prostrate Centipeda cunninghamii Common Sneezeweed fp herbaceous moist soil Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting, Yellow f prostrate well drained soil Buttons Chrysocephalum Clustered Everlasting fp prostrate adaptable semipapposum Clematis aristata Austral Clematis, Old Man's fpn vigorous well drained soil Beard climber Clematis microphylla Small-leafed Clematis fp climber well drained soil Craspedia variabilis Common Billy Buttons fp herbaceous moist soil Crassula helmsii Swamp Stonecrop f herbaceous moist soil, pond Cyperus lucidus Leafy Flat Sedge p sedge moist soil Desmodium gunnii Slender Tick-trefoil p 0.2 moist soil Dianella admixta Black Anther or Spreading fp lily well drained soil Flax-lily Dianella laevis Pale or Smooth Flax-lily fp lily moist soil Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax-lily pn lily moist soil Dichelachne crinita Long-hair Plume-grass fp grass well drained soil Dichondra repens Kidney Weed fp prostrate well drained soil Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot Pea p 0.5 dry soil Dillwynia sericea Showy Parrot Pea fp 0.5 adaptable Doodia australis Common Rasp Fern pn fern moist, well drained soil Einadia nutans Nodding or Climbing Saltbush fp prostrate dry soil Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-rush f Herbaceous pond Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike-rush fp Herbaceous pond Plant size and conditions are an indication only and may vary with individual plants. F = full sun, p = partial sun, n = full shade Last updated 13/05/2015 Greenlink Box Hill Inc - Local plants for local places Species Common Name Conditions Size (metres) or Soil type & Other information type of plant Enchylaena tomentosa Barrier or Ruby Saltbush fp prostrate dry soil Ficinia nodosa Knobby club-rush fp rush pond Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruited Saw-sedge fpn sedge moist soil Geranium sp. 2 Austral Crane's Bill p herbaceous well drained soil Glycine clandestina Twining Glycine pn climber well drained soil Glycine tabacina Vanilla or Variable Glycine fp climber well drained soil Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea, False fp vigorous well drained soil Sarsaparilla climber Helichrysum luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed fpn herbaceous adaptable Helichrysum scorpioides Curling or Button Everlasting fp herbaceous well drained soil Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort pn herbaceous moist soil Joycea pallida Red Anther Wallaby Grass fp grass well drained soil Juncus spp. Juncus, Rush fp rush several species, moist soil Kennedia prostrata Running Postman, Scarlet fp prostrate well drained soil Runner Lagenophora gracilis Slender Bottle Daisy fp herbaceous damp well drained soil Lagenophora stipitata Blue Bottle Daisy fp herbaceous moist soil Leptorhynchos squamatus Scaly Buttons fp herbaceous well drained soil Leptorhynchos tenuifolius Wiry Buttons fp herbaceous well drained soil Linum marginale Native or Wild Flax fp herbaceous moist soil Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia fp herbaceous moist soil Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush fp sedge moist soil Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush fpn sedge well drained soil Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife f herbaceous moist soil Mazus pumilio Swamp Mazus fpn herbaceous moist soil Mentha australis River Mint fpn herbaceous moist soil Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass fp grass well drained soil Microseris sp. 3 Yam Daisy, Native Dandelion p herbaceous well drained soil Myriophyllum crispatum Water-milfoil fp herbaceous moist soil, pond Neopaxia australasica White Purslane fp herbaceous moist soil, pond Nicotiana suaveolens Scented or Austral Tobacco p herbaceous well drained soil Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag fp iris moist soil Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s Bill fp herbaceous well drained soil Pelargonium inodorum Kopata fp herbaceous well drained soil Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed fpn herbaceous moist soil Pimelea humilis Common or Small Rice-flower fp 0.5 well drained soil Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea fp 0.5 well drained soil Poa ensiformis Purple-sheath Tussock Grass pn grass moist clay-loam Poa labillardierei Common Tussock Grass fpn grass moist soil Poa morrisii Velvet Tussock Grass fp grass moist – dry soil Poa sieberiana Tussock Grass fp grass well drained soil Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis fp herbaceous well drained soil Ptilotus spathulatus Pussy Tails f herbaceous well drained soil Ranunculus inundatus River Buttercup fp prostrate pond Rubus parvifolius Native Raspberry pn climber well drained soil Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Skull Cap fpn herbaceous moist soil Solenogyne gunnii p herbaceous moist soil Stylidium armeria Grass Trigger-plant fp lily moist soil Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass fp grass adaptable Thysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lily fp climber well drained soil Triglochin striata Streaked Arrowgrass fp herbaceous moist soil Plant size and conditions are an indication only and may vary with individual plants. F = full sun, p = partial sun, n = full shade Last updated 13/05/2015 Greenlink Box Hill Inc - Local plants for local places Species Common Name Conditions Size (metres) or Soil type & Other information type of plant Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell pn prostrate moist soil Veronica plebeia Creeping or Trailing fpn prostrate moist soil Speedwell Viola hederacea Native or Ivy-leaf Violet fpn prostrate moist soil Vittadinia cervicularis New Holland Daisy f Herbaceous Vittadinia muelleri Narrow-leaf New Holland fp Herbaceous Daisy Wahlenbergia communis Tufted Bluebell fpn herbaceous moist soil Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell fp Herbaceous Wahlenbergia multicaulis Tadgell's Bluebell fp herbaceous well drained soil Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell fp herbaceous well drained soil Xerochrysum viscosum Sticky Everlasting fp herbaceous well drained soil Shrubs and Bushes Species Common Name Conditions Size (metres) Soil type & Other information Acacia acinacea Gold Dust Wattle fp 1 well drained soil Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle fp 2 Prickly Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle fpn 2 moist soil Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle, Kangaroo fp 3 Prickly Thorn Acacia stricta Hop Wattle, Straight Wattle fpn 3 clay soil Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses p 3 Prickly Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia fp 3 well drained soil Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria. Blackthorn fp 3 Prickly Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush fp 3 moist soil, adaptable Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia, Dogwood p 3 moist soil Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia fp 2 well drained soil Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant Bush pn 2 moist soil Correa glabra Rock or Smooth Correa fpn 1 well drained soil Correa reflexa Native Fuchsia, Common fpn 1 well drained soil Correa Daviesia latifolia Hop Bitter-pea fp 1 adaptable Daviesia leptophylla Narrow Leaf or Slender Bitter-fp 1 dry soil pea Dodonaea viscosa Wedge-Leaf Hop Bush fp 2 well drained soil Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia fpn 1 moist soil Goodia lotifolia Golden Tip, Clover Tree fp 2 well drained soil, cannot tolerate alkaline soil Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush p 3 moist soil Hakea decurrens Silky Hakea, Bushy fp 3 prickly Hakea nodosa Needlewood fpn 3 tolerates most conditions Yellow Hakea Hakea ulicina Furze Hakea fp 2 well drained soil, prickly Hibbertia obtusifolia Showy or Grey Guinea-flower p 0.5 well drained soil Indigofera australis Austral Indigo fpn 2 well drained soil Kunzea sp. Burgan fp 3 adaptable Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree fp 3 Prickly Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree fp 4 moist soil Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark fp 5 moist soil Plant size and conditions are an indication only and may vary with individual plants. F = full sun, p = partial sun, n = full shade Last updated 13/05/2015 Greenlink Box Hill Inc - Local plants for local places Species Common Name Conditions Size (metres) Soil type & Other information Melicytus dentatus Tree Violet fp 3 well drained soil, prickly Myoporum petiolatum Sticky