Water Efficient Native Plants

TREES

Allosyncarpia Carallia Northern Kurrajong Herbert’s Gum Scarlet Gum Ganophyllum Allosyncarpia ternata Carallia brachiata Brachychiton diversifolius Eucalyptus herbertiana Eucalyptus phoenicea Ganophyllum falcatum

15-30m x 10m 5-12m x 6m 7-15m x 6m 5-8m x 6m 7-12m x 6m 10-15m x 10m

A large spreading shade tree with shiny, A very hardy shade tree with dark green A medium to large tree with brown boat A stunning fast growing tree with A stunning small to medium tree An attractive medium sized tree with pointed leaves and cream flowers. foliage. Masses of small red fruits in shaped seed pods. A slow growing neat weeping foliage, crème flowers and with fibrous yellow-orange bark and a shiny dark green foliage and orange Suitable for larger properties. late dry season. Bird attracting. Great shade tree for well drained areas. Looks orange coloured bark. Bird attracting. profusion of orange-red flowers in the fruits. screening tree. good planted in groups. Suitable for planting in deep soil on larger dry season. Bird attracting. Suitable for properties. planting in deep soil on larger properties.

Weeping Ti-Tree Maranthes Mimusops Hibiscus Tiliaceus ‘Rubra’ Leptospermum madidum Maranthes corymbosa Mimusops elengi

Watering requirements

DURING ESTABLISHMENT AFTER ESTABLISHMENT Limited irrigation Limited irrigation (every 2 weeks) (every 2 weeks)

Weekly irrigation Weekly irrigation (weekly) (weekly)

Regular irrigation Regular irrigation (twice weekly) (twice weekly)

Legend 3-5m x 4m 3-5m x 4-5m 10-20m x 10m 10-15m x 6m Allowable planting in Power and Water sewer and water easements; for a more extensive list go to: A great screening tree with heart shaped Beautiful small tree with a weeping habit Outstanding hardy evergreen shade A great medium to large evergreen https://www.powerwater.com.au/news_and_publications/publications leaves and large yellow flowers with and pale green foliage. tree for larger properties with creamy shade tree with a dense dark green lolly deep red centres. Can be pruned to Great feature and screening tree. coloured flowers that attract birds. Bird pop shaped canopy and cream flowers. desired size and shape. attracting. Bird attracting. Living Water Smart would like to thank and acknowledge the assistance and knowledge of The Landscape Studio in the creation of this document.

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TREES SHRUBS

Sandstone Pandanus Timonius Acacia Elephant Ear Wattle Acacia Acacia Pandanus basedowii Timonius timon Acacia alleniana Acacia dunnii Acacia gonocarpa Acacia latescens

3-5m x 5m 5-15m x 5m 2-5m x 2m 2-4m x 2-3m 1-3m x 2m 3 – 10m

A stunning tree with horizontal A small to medium tree to about A slender Acacia with delicate weeping A stunning, showy, tall Acacia shrub A rounded Acacia shrub with fine A slender small tree with weeping branching and pale spirally leaves. 8m high, with a spreading crown. foliage and yellow flowers. Great in with grey elephant ear shaped leaves leaves and prolific yellow flowers. foliage and creamy, yellow flowers. Leaves do have sharp thorns. narrow areas and mass woodland and bright yellow ball flowers. A good screening shrub. Great for mass Grows well in poor soils. Great for mass plantings. A good screening shrub. Great for mass woodland plantings. woodland plantings. woodland plantings.

Mountford’s Wattle Acacia Acacia Murganella Wattle Acacia Wickham’s Wattle Acacia mountfordiae Acacia nuperrima Acacia oncinocarpa Acacia producta Acacia stigmatophylla Acacia wickhamii

3-4m x 3-4m 50cm-1.5m x 1.5-1m 2m x 2m 1.5m x 1.5m 1-3m x 2m 1-1.5m x 1.5m

A stunning small to medium tree A tidy compact Acacia shrub with bright A tidy compact Acacia shrub with bright A tidy compact Acacia shrub with bright A spreading Acacia shrub with dark A stunning low, neat, compact Acacia with fibrous yellow-orange bark and a yellow flowers. Great for mass woodland yellow flowers. Great for mass woodland yellow flowers. Great for mass woodland green leaves and yellow flowers. Great shrub with delicate foliage and bright profusion of orange-red flowers in the plantings. plantings. plantings. for mass woodland plantings. yellow flowers. Great for mass woodland dry season. Bird attracting. plantings.

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SHRUBS

Hop Bush Grevillea Grevillea Grevillea Mount Brockman Grevillea Micromelum Dodonaea platyptera Grevillea angulata Grevillea aurea Grevillea dryandri Grevillea formosa Micromelum minutum

4m x 3m 1-3m x 2m 1-3m x 2m 50cm-1m x 1m 50cm-1m x 2m 3-5m x 3m

A hardy medium shrub with papery A hardy and fast growing grevillea A tall shrub with stunning yellow orange A delicate shrub with green foliage and A stunning, spreading shrub with grey A hardy monsoon vine forest tall shrub winged seeds. A great small screening shrub with creamy green flowers. flowers and holly shaped leaves. Great prominent protruding scarlet flowers. green foliage and prolific yellow-orange with fragrant cream flowers. Will grow shrub or small tree. Great for mass woodland plantings. for mass woodland plantings. Bird Great for mass woodland plantings. flowers. Great for mass woodland well under established trees as an Bird attracting. attracting. Bird attracting. plantings and feature plantings. understorey. Butterfly attracting. Bird attracting.

SHRUBS GROUNDCOVERS

Big Red Beach Morning Glory Beach Vitex Syzygium australe Ipomoea pes-caprae Vitex rotundifolia

4m x 2.5m 20cm x 2m 50cm x 2-3m

A hardy drought tolerant shrub that A hardy creeper with pink trumpet A tough groundcover or small shrub attracts birds. Large glossy leaves flowers. Good for a mass planting. with grey-green leaves and purple with new leaves a deep crimson. flowers. Excellent screening or hedging plant. Bird attracting.

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GRASSES

Tall Tamil Grass Native Lemon Grass Hare’s-Foot Grass Spiky-Headed Mat-Rush Lucky Stripe Chrysopogon elongatus Cymbopogon bombycinus Ectrosia leporina Lomandra longifolia Lomandra hystrix

1.5m x 2m 1m x 0.5m 80cm x 0.5m 60-80cm x 80cm-1m 90cm x 90cm

A stunning feature grass with fine, A soft medium sized native grass with a An attractive grass with purplish flowers A strappy Australian native grass with Lomandra ‘Lucky Stripe’ is a ultra-tough feathery white flowers. Bird attracting. lemon scent when crushed. Silky creamy heads. Great mass planted as a border leaves 60 cm to 80 cm long and 8 mm no fuss strappy leaf variegated plants Cut back to ground level if messy and it flowers. Mass plant as an edging plant. plant. to 12 mm wide. Flowers are cream suitable for mass planting. Full sun to will shoot back quickly. coloured and strongly perfumed. part shade. Tolerates drought. Sandy It grows in a variety of soil types and is loam to heavy clay soils. heat and drought tolerant. Looks good when mass planted. PALMS AND CYCADS

Native Cycad Sand Palm Fine-leafed Fan Palm Mataranka Palm Cycas armstrongii Livistona humilis Livistona inermis Livistona rigida

2-4m x 1-3m 2-5m x 2-3m 2-5m x 1.5m 10-20m x 6-7m

A very hardy Top End cycad that is great A hardy small Top End fan palm that A slender fan palm with fine leaves. A large, tall fan palm with grey leaves for as a feature planting or an accent plant prefers well drained soils. Looks great A hardy very slow growing palm. larger properties. A slow growing hardy in woodland plantings. Looks great when planted in groups of 3 or more. Plant in groups. palm once established. when planted in groups of 3 or more.

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