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Grow Local Plants: Coastal HEAD COASTAL SOILS SPECIES LIST Start of fl owering time: Spring Summer Autumn Winter All Year Common Name Botanical Name Height (m) Flower Colour Flower Time Other Info Trees (Up to 15m) Peppermint °Agonis fl exuosa 12-15 white Aug-Dec L ✵ Fraser’s Sheoak Allocasuarina fraseriana 15 brown May-Oct WA Ashby’s Banksia °Banksia ashbyi 1-8 orange Dec-Feb S ✵ WA Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata 5-8 yellow Sep-Oct L Cut-leaf Banksia Banksia praemorsa 4 gold Jul-Oct S WA Rottnest Island Pine Callitris preissii 4-6 brown Jan-Dec L ✵ Silver Princess °Eucalyptus caesia 12 pink, red May-Sep ✵ WA save water, money water, save Illyarrie Eucalyptus erythrocorys 7 yellow Feb-Apr L ✵ WA Bushy Yate Eucalyptus lehmannii 2-4 green, yellow all year L Mottlecah Eucalyptus macrocarpa 5 red, pink all year ✵ WA Coastal Blackbutt Eucalyptus todtiana 9-16 creamy white Feb Rottnest Tea-tree Melaleuca lanceolata 5 white Oct-Mar SL Weeping Pittosporum Pittosporum phylliraeoides 8 white-yellow Jun-Oct L WA Shrubs (3 to 5m) garden & bring to your life back Red-eyed Wattle Acacia cyclops 3 yellow Sep-Jan L Summer-scented Wattle Acacia rostellifera 2-5 yellow Aug-Oct L L Coojong Acacia saligna 5 yellow Aug-Oct pictured left Parrotbush Dryandra sessilis 4-5 yellow May-Nov ° ✵ Showy Banksia Banksia speciosa 4 cream Jan-Feb Cottonheads Spiny Conostylis aculeata Harsh Hakea Hakea prostrata 3 white Aug-Nov Chenille Honey-myrtle Melaleuca huegelii 3 white Nov-Jan SL ✵ Basket Bush Spyridium globulosum 3 white Jun-Nov SL Shrubs (1 to 3m) Winged Wattle Acacia alata 1.5 pale yellow May-Sep Rigid Wattle Acacia cochlearis 2 yellow Aug-Sep Prickly Moses Acacia pulchella 1.5 yellow Jun-Oct L Woollybush °Adenanthos sericeus 0.5-2 red Jun-Apr S ✵ WA One-sided Bottlebrush °Calothamnus quadrifi dus 1-2 red Aug-Dec SL Wembley Wax °Chamelaucium uncinatum 3 pink Aug-Nov L Common Smokebush Conospermum stoechadis 1.5 blue Jul-Nov ✵ Southern Diplolaena Diplolaena dampieri 2 orange Jul-Sep Cutleaf Guinea-fl ower Hibbertia cuneiformis 1.5 yellow Aug-Dec Coast Honey-myrtle Melaleuca acerosa 1 cream Sep-Dec Tangling Honey-myrtle Melaleuca cardiophylla 1.5 white Jul-Jan Slender Myoporum Myoporum caprarioides 1.5 white all year Boobialla Myoporum insulare 2 white Aug-Nov L Coastal Daisy Bush Olearia axillaris 2 white-cream Nov-Jul SL Shining Fanfl ower Scaevola nitida 1 blue Aug-Dec Cockie’s Tongue Templetonia retusa 2 red Apr-Sep L ✵ Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii 3 white Nov-Jan L Shrubs (less than 1m) Dune Moses Acacia lasiocarpa 0.5-1 yellow Jun-Aug SL✵ Diplopeltis huegelii 0.3-1 pink Jul-Nov Couch Honeypot Dryandra lindleyana low gold May-Sep Tar Bush °Eremophila glabra 0.5-1 orange Mar-Dec SL✵ Seaheath Frankenia paucifl ora 0.3 white all year Hairy Yellow Pea Gompholobium tomentosum 0.3-1 yellow Aug-Dec °Grevillea crithmifolia 1 white, pink Jul-Nov SL✵ “Seaspray” °Grevillea preissii 0.5-1 red Jun-Sep SL Spider-net Grevillea °Grevillea thelemanniana 0.4-1 red May-Sep L Guichenotia ledifolia 0.7-1 mauve Jul-Oct L Stalked Guinea-fl ower Hibbertia racemosa 0.3 yellow Jul-Nov Waldjumi Jacksonia sericea 0.6 orange & red Dec-Feb Free-fl owering Lechenaultia Lechenaultia fl oribunda 0.5 pale blue Aug-Dec Cushion Bush °Leucophyta brownii 0.5 yellow all year SL Coast Banjine °Pimelea ferruginea 1 pink Sep-Nov S ✵ Berry Saltbush Rhagodia baccata 0.5 red Mar-Jun SL °Thryptomene baeckeacea 1 pink May-Oct SL ✵ WA Thick-leaved Fanfl ower Scaevola crassifolia 0.5-0.8 blue Jul-Feb Native Rosemary Westringia dampieri 0.5 white Jun-Jan Perennial Herbs Feather Speargrass Austrostipa elegantissima 2 silver Aug-Jan Tall Speargrass Austrostipa fl avescens 0.5 silver Sep-Oct L Native Pigface Carpobrotus virescens 0.3 pale purple Jun-Jan L Blue Squill Chamaescilla corymbosa 0.3 blue Aug-Oct Spiny Cottonheads Conostylis aculeata 0.3 yellow Sep-Nov Grey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans 0.5 yellow Aug-Sep S ✵ Blueberry Lily Dianella revoluta 1 purple Sep-Jan North Metro Catchment Group Inc. Satin-leaved Spinifex Spinifex hirsutus 0.3-0.9 green Oct-Jan Long-leaved Spinifex Spinifex longifolius 0.5 green Apr-Jan This brochure was prepared by Melinda Picton-King, Climbers & Groundcovers Coastal Jugfl ower °Adenanthos cuneatus 0.3-1.5 dark red, pink Jan-Dec L ✵ WA Small-leaved Clematis Clematis linearifolia climber cream Jul-Sep L Common Clematis Clematis pubescens climber white Jul-Oct L Strategy Department of the Premier and Cabinet Sponsored by: State Water Native Wisteria °Hardenbergia comptoniana climber purple Jun-Sep SL ✵ Snakebush °Hemiandra pungens low mauve all year SL ✵ Coral Vine Kennedia coccinea climber red-yellow Jul-Nov Augusta Kennedia Kennedia macrophylla climber red Sep-Oct WA Running Postman Kennedia prostrata low red Aug-Nov L Climbing Bluebell Sollya heterophylla climber blue Oct-Feb ° Comes in different forms (ie a shrub might have a groundcover form or different fl ower colours) ✵- Star Performer (hardy or long fl owering) - Butterfl y attracting - Bird attracting L - Limestone tolerant S - Salt tolerant WA - Western Australian plant not a local plant KEY WHAT ARE LOCAL PLANTS? Local plants are species that would naturally occur in your neighbourhood and are therefore adapted to the local climate and soil. GROW LOCAL PLANTS Grevillea crithmifolia Acacia lasiocarpa Calothamnus quadrifi dus Hakea prostrata Kennedia prostrata There are a huge range of local WA PLANT NURSERIES PRUNING How much mulch WA plants that can be used to create Apply mulch about 5cm thick, creating a bowl shape around the plant to Different nurseries have varying ranges of WA plants so you might need To keep WA plants looking their best, it is necessary to do some pruning aid water retention. many contemporary garden styles such to shop around. If you really want a particular selection of plants, then it to help keep the plant in shape and promote fl owering. as cottage, formal, Mediterranean and is a good idea to order ahead in about September so the plants can be grown ready for planting in autumn. Some specialist local nurseries are: What to avoid: bushland. Be creative with local plants and When to prune • Avoid layering mulch too thickly as this can impede water infi ltration APACE Nursery 1 Johanna St, NORTH FREMANTLE In general prune after fl owering has fi nished in late spring or early use them in hanging baskets and containers, as and reduce plant survival. Boola Wongin: 619 Armadale Rd (near Nicholson Rd), summer. Avoid pruning in winter or mid summer, as this may cause hedges and as topiary. FORRESTDALE plants to die back extensively. It is better to prune young plants lightly • Avoid mulching too close to the stem of the plant as the constant Carramar Coastal Nursery Lot 5 885 Mandurah Rd and regularly. Older plants can be rejuvenated by more extensive humidity encourages plant diseases and WA plants prefer the SECRET HARBOUR pruning after fl owering. surrounding soil surface to be dry. Garden Design Tips Lullfi tz Nursery: Caporn St (cnr Honey Rd) WANNEROO • Avoid using sawdust and raw wood products (eg wood chips) as Men of the Trees: Cnr Amherst Rd/Stirling Cr, HAZELMERE they can interfere with iron uptake, draw nitrogen out of the soil and • Plan your garden design on graph paper. How to prune Rockingham Golf Club, Elanora Dr, COOLOONGUP cause the soil to become water repellent. Always compost woody • Think about areas of usage (eg eating areas, play areas) and There are two main types of plant fl owering habits each requiring mulches for at least 6 months before use. Muchea Tree Farm: Lot 214 Archibald St, MUCHEA different pruning methods: incorporate these into your garden design. Australian Native • Avoid using mulch from soft leaved plants like many exotic species, • Keep in mind views from the house Nurseries Group: 141 King Rd, OAKFORD 1. Plants that fl ower on the end of each season’s growth – as it decays too fast and releases too many nutrients for WA plants. Zanthorrea Nursery: 155 Watsonia Rd, MAIDA VALE trim off the fl owering stems from behind the seed capsules after the (eg retain good views and use plants to hide eyesores). • Avoid some packaged mulches as they contain high levels of plant has fi nished fl owering. Regular pruning prevents these plants • Plant trees at least 3m from fences and walls so their growth isn’t nitrogen and phosphorus which isn’t suitable for WA plants. from becoming straggly. Eg Callistemon (Bottlebrush), Pimelea. hampered and they don’t become a nuisance. WATERING 2. Plants that fl ower on old wood – remove the oldest wood from the • Make sure you prepare the site and remove all weeds prior to WA plants are adapted to our dry climate and low rainfall - they are used centre of the plant, letting the younger wood remain. FERTILISERS mulching or planting. to a bit of stress and in fact need this to perform their best. Overwatering Eg some species of Melaleuca. As WA plants are adapted to soils that are low in nutrients they • You can use local plants in your whole garden, in a garden bed leads to shorter lived plants with excessive growth and less prolifi c usually don’t require fertiliser. In a garden situation you can apply a or mixed in with exotics. fl owering. An excess of water leads to leaching of nutrients from sandy Tips for pruning little fertiliser to keep plants looking perfect, but be cautious as some soils and encourages diseases that can lead to fatal root rot.
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