Plants native to Western Australia which are suitable for use on the verge.
GROUNDCOVERS Botanic name Common Name Size Spacings Adenanthos cuneatus Coral Carpet H: 30 – 50cm, W: 1 - 2m 2/m2 Adenanthos meisneri (prostrate form) Prostrate Woolly Bush H: 30cm, W:3m 1/m2 Banksia dallanneyi (syn: Dryandra lindleyana) Couch Honeypot H: 50cm, W: 50cm 2/m2 Brachyscome iberidifolia Swan River Daisy H: 25 - 40cm, W: 60 - 1m 2/m2 Dampiera diversifolia Dampiera H: 10cm, W: 25cm - 1m 2/m2 Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush H: 50cm, W: 1m 1/m2 Frankenia pauciflora Sea Heath H: 10 - 50cm, W: 1m 1/m2 Grevillea obtusifolia ‘Gin Gin Gem’ Gin Gin Gem H: 25cm, W: 3m 1/m2 Grevillea thelemanniana Spider-net Grevillea H: 60cm, W: 1.5m 1/m2 Myoporum parvifolium Creeping Boobialla H: 15cm, W: 3m 1/m2 Scaevola aemula (prostrate form) Fan Flower H: 5cm, W: 1 - 2m 1/m2 SHRUBS & GRASSES (Under 700mm) Botanic name Common Name Size Spacings Anigozanthos humilis Catspaw H: 20 - 40cm, W: 45cm 3/m2 Anigozanthus ‘Bush Gems’ Dwarf Kangaroo Paws H: 40 - 60cm, W: 45cm 3/m2 Baekea virgata 'Nana' Twiggy Heath Myrtle Dwarf H: 30cm, W: 50cm 2/m2 Banksia blechnifolia Southern Blechnum Banksia H: 50cm, W: 2 - 3m 0.5/m2 Baumea juncea Bare Twig-Rush H: 50 – 60cm 3/m2 Calytrix tetragona (prostrate form) Fringe Myrtle prostrate H: 50cm, W: 1.5m 0.5/m2 Conostylis aculeata Prickly Conostylis H: 30 - 60cm, W: 60cm 2/m2 Conostylus candicans Grey Cottonheads H: 30cm, W: 30cm 4/m2 Dianella species and cultivars Dianella H: 50cm, W: 50cm 3/m2 Eremophila glabra ‘Kalbarri Carpet’ Emu Bush H: 10 - 20cm, W: 1 - 1.5m 1/m2 Leucophyta brownii (dwarf form) Dwarf Cushion Bush H: 30cm, W: 30cm 3- 4/m2 Orthrosanthus laxus Morning Iris H: 20cm, W: 20cm 4/m2 Melaleuca huegelii (dwarf form) Chenille Honey Myrtle (Dwarf) H: 40cm, W 2m 1/2m2 Patersonia occidentalis Native Iris H: 30cm, W: 30cm 3 - 4/m2 Philotheca spicata (syn: Eriostemon spicatus) Pepper and Salt H: 60cm – 1.2m 1/m2 Scaevola crassifolia Thick-leaved Fanflower H: 60cm, W: 70cm 1/m2 Thysanotis multiflorus Fringe Lily H: 30 – 40cm, W: 40 -60cm 3/m2 Verticordia plumosa Pink Feather Flower H : 60 cm, W 80cm 1/m2 SHRUBS & GRASSES (To 1.5m tall but can be pruned and maintained at 700mm) Botanic name Common Name Size Spacings Boronia crenulata Aniseed Boronia H: 25cm - 1.2m 2/m2 Calytrix angulata Yellow Starflower H: 1m, W: 1m 1/m2 Chorizema cordatum Flame Pea H: 1 - 1.5m 1/m2 Darwinia citriodora (prostrate form) Lemon-scented Darwinia H: 1m, W: 1m 1/m2 Dianella revoluta Flax Lily H: 1m, W: 1.5m 1/m2 Grevillea wilsonii Wilson’s Grevillea H: 1m 1/m2 Hypocalymma angustifolium White Myrtle H: 1.5m 1/m2 Hypocalymma robustum Swan River Myrtle H: 1m 1/m2
The plants listed here are suggestions only, and not all are native to the City of Canning’s bushland areas. Other sources of information include:
‘Grow Local Plants Brochure’: Central Bentley, Canning Vale, Ferndale (part), Leeming, Lynwood, Parkwood, Riverton, Rossmoyne, Shelley, St James, Welshpool (part), Willetton and Wilson (part) or East Coastal Cannington, East Cannington, Queens Park, Wilson (part), Ferndale (part) and Welshpool (part) Or visit the Water Corporation website: Waterwise plant search - Water Corporation WA