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249 Purves Road, Arthurs Seat VIC 3936 Tel/fax: (03) 5989 6120 austplant www.austplant.com.au native plant nursery www.austplant.com.au If we can assist you in bringing the colour and fragrance of the bush and

the song of native birds to your

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plan your garden —golden wattles,

red flowering gums, beautiful

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she-oaks and many more. austplant native plant nursery

austplant native plant nursery STAFF Len Yearsley Cheryl Yearsley Heath Thompson Peter Wilson Glen Yearsley

PRICING At Austplant Native Plant Nursery, we cultivate and grow many of our own plants to offer our customers a broad range of beautiful natives at competitive prices. Ask us about our bulk purchase discounts and take advantage of our generous specials.

POT SIZES We stock a variety of pot sizes to suit your gardening needs including 15cm deep forestry tubes, available from April— November for screen and windbreak plants; 15cm potted garden varieties including hardy ground covers; small and large shrubs and windbreak plants. We also stock 20cm and 25cm advanced shrubs and trees.

SERVICES AVAILABLE Our experienced staff provide first hand, expert advice, and are happy to provide planting and garden design assistance. For a reasonable charge, our onsite design consultation is available.

We aim to help you achieve the best results to meet your native plant needs. All our staff are fully qualified in horticulture and can provide expert advice on creating windbreaks, garden design and planting, soil testing, planting and assistance with the design of domestic, farm, industrial and commercial gardens. We can also help devise solutions for problem areas such as alkaline (lime) soils commonly found from Rye to Portsea and parts of Cape Schanck. We can also provide strategies for windswept and salty areas and, permanently wet, shady or extremely dry areas. Please feel free to ask us for suggestions to get the right plants for your property.

Put your personality into your garden, as you would with your home. Look to create atmosphere through consideration of elements such as colour, fragrance, shape and texture. A carefully considered garden will bring much pleasure and will attract birds to help control insects. Your creation will encourage you to better utilise outdoor areas, allowing you to smell the bush and wonder at our beautiful and unique native flora.

PLANT VARIATIES If you require a particular plant not listed in this catalogue, please ask as we are always introducing new lines as they become available. Please note that all plants listed are under propagation but not all plants may be available at all times of the year.

 Austplant Nursery was established with the aim of encourag- CATALOGUE CODES ing the planting and propagation of native plant species and in W Plants suitable for alkaline (lime) soils, as can be found in particular, to encourage awareness of the need to replenish Rye, Blairgowrie, Sorrento, Portsea and Cape Schanck. farms and gardens with indigenous species so that our spe- w Plants with degrees of salt tolerance for foreshore areas. cies will not be lost forever, ensuring that bird and animal life W Winter flowering plants have a secure habitat. Many local species are grown for this reason and it gives us a great thrill when clients who planted Sp Spring flowering plants many Eucalyptus Viminalis several years ago, returned to tell Su Summer flowering plants us they are now colonised by koalas and bird life. Most plants Au Autumn flowering plants listed are adaptable and highly suited to the Mornington Peninsula. However, some require specialized positions. IND Indigenous to Mornington Peninsula

h x w Height x width MAINTENANCE AND TIPS Watering: A weekly soaking during hot weather is far better PLANTING PROCEDURE than a daily light sprinkling which would encourage surface In a small garden where watering can be carried out with rooting and a reliance on regular watering. For dry soil, newly ease, planting can commence any time, avoiding hot days in planted plants should be watered daily to encourage a deep Summer. Large scale plantings are best carried out in Spring, root system. Autumn and early Winter, when natural rainfall occurs.

1. Dig around and break up the soil to spade depth. Dainage Handy hint: Consider using a soaker hose with a timer and friability of clay soils will benefit greatly with the working for soaking once a week for the first in of Gypsum. Dig hole 1/4 metre square and deep enough Summer of planting rather than fixed irrgation which is costly and can become for the plant.

redundant as the plants mature. 2. Fill the hole with water and allow to drain, adding one teaspoon of Osmocote Native Fertiliser or a heaped handful Fertilizer: Most plants benefit from a light application of of Organic Blood and Bone in the base of the hole. a slow release fertilizer once a year. We have found that Osmocote Native Fertilizer or Organic Blood and Bone are 3. Soak plant thoroughly and slide container from plant, taking ideal. It is important where a mulch of any kind is used to care not to disturb roots except in case of melaleucas and re-feed your plants with a surface application for the first callistemons. It is far better to cultivate for 1/4 a square two years. metre planting area and to graduate the soil back into the hole while you are planting rather than tease the roots or Pruning: Tip prune most shrubs by pinching out the growth wash away the original soil of native plants. This encourages tips at least once a year for the first two years. This can be faster root development. done at any time and will encourage a bushy habit and lots more flowers. All ‘daisy’ plants need a hair-cut after flowering 4. Place plant in the hole and fill in soil, breaking up lumps to prolong life and keep a vigorous habit. as you go.

5. Firm soil and carefully soak the area again with water. Handy hint: Tip prune most of your shrubs as they grow. The soil coverage should not exceed the level of the soil of the It enhances bushiness and many more flowers. potted plant.

Pest control: A native garden will attract native birds which 6. Stake only if necessary with a tie on stake and loose loop will do much to control pests. If sprays must be used, be around the plant. Avoid close cultivation near root system. aware of their toxicity and residual effects on both humans and wildlife. White oil will safely control scale and sooty mould and a Eucalyptus Pyrethrum based spray will usually keep Handy hint: Avoid straight lines with paths and garden most other insects at bay. beds. Instead, create meandering pathways and screen some areas so that parts of the garden cannot be seen at once. This creates more interest and a sense of adventure in the garden, which kids love.

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Most are hardy and fast growing and deserve a space in every Allocasuarinas with their long needle like foliage make a graceful

garden, making a quick screen while slower growing plants establish contrast to other trees. Many have furrowed corky trunks and are ideal sand binders, able to withstand strong winds. themselves. Many are nitrogen fixing and grow well with eucalypts. h x w

h x w w W cunninghamiana Pyramid shape, weeping fol. Excellent specimen tree. 10mx6m W acinacea ‘Gold Dust Wattle.’ Gold balls. Sp 2mx2m w littoralis Syn. C. Suberosa. Black She-Oak. w W baileyana ‘Cootamundra’ Large sprays golden fl. W 6mx4m Good screen tree.IND 4mx3m

w W baileyana prostrate Superb ground cover for sunny torulosa ‘Rose She-Oak.’ Burgundy weeping fol. 4mx3m areas. Covers large embankments. Blue fol. large bunches of yellow flowers W 3m Dia+ w W verticillata ‘Drooping She-Oak’ Hardy drought tol. IND 6mx6m

w W baileyana purpurea Purple tipped foliage W 5mx3m alyogyne Hibiscus w W boormanii Fine grey fol.Yellow balls W Bushy. 4mx4m Evergreen, hardy and showy, these plants benefit from tip pruning W cardiophylla Feathery fol. Gold fl. W 3mx2m annually at any time of the year. Warm, well drained aspect best.

cognata Graceful fine foliage, yellow fl. W 4mx4m geraniodes Beautiful flowering shrub. Sunny position. cognata dwarf Graceful weeping shrub. Yellow fl. W 1mx2m Pink flowers Sp Su Au 1mx1m

drummondii Ferny fol. Yellow rods W 1mx1m heterophyllus aureus Ideal for dry, sunny positions. Yellow flowers Sp Su 3mx2m W fimbriata ‘Brisbane Wattle’ Masses of yellow fl. W 4mx3m w W huegeli Mauve flowers all year. Enjoys tip prune W fimbriata dwarf Beautiful semi weeping shrub. as it grows. Sun or shade. Abundance of yellow flowers W 1mx2m White and pink form available 3mx2m w W floribunda ‘Gossamer Wattle’ Sp yellow rod flowers, weeping habit W 4mx4m angophora

howittii Sticky Wattle, lovely habit W 5mx4m w W costata Beautiful smooth orange trunk 10mx6m

w W iteaphylla ‘Flinders Wattle.’ Excl. silvery weeping fol. W 3mx3m anigosanthos Kangaroo Paws W mrytifolia Dwarf wattle, hardy, yellow flowers W IND 1mx1m Anigosanthos are excellent bird attractors. To promote new growth, w W melanoxylon ‘Blackwood.’ Tollerates wet soils, cut dried flowers and leaves off. A moist, well drained sunny position cream flowers W IND 10mx6m podalyriaefolia ‘Mt Morgan Wattle’ is best. The ‘Bush Gem’ range have long flowering periods and are Bright gold fl. Blue fol. W 4mx3m well worth growing. Excellent container plants, some flower all year. W pravissima ‘Ovens Wattle’ Excel specimen. Gold fl. W 9mx4m w W ‘Bush Gem Hybrids’ Many colours available, W 4m wide pravissima prostrate Great for covering large areas some are lime tollerant Dwarf—full size

w W 4mx3m pycnantha Large gold balls W/Sp IND w W flavida Green/pink/orange fl. Sp 1.5m w W retinoides Flowers most of the year. IND 4mx3m aphanopetalum w W saligna Vigorous, tough screen shrub. Large golden fl. Sp 5mx4m resinosum Glossy foliage, lovely cream fl. Sp Climber w W sophorae ‘Coastal Wattle’ low-wide spreading. Yellow rods W IND 3mx4m astartea

W vestita Beautiful weeping grey fol. Yellow fl. W fascicularis White flowers. Most of the year. 1mx1m Good drainage. 3mx3m atriplex

acmena w W cinerea Silver foliage. Costal salt bush IND 1mx1m smithii Dwarf version of ‘Lilly Pilli’ Several varieties 1mx1m austromyrtus smithii Tall elegant tree, lush green folage, execellent screen, white flowers. Su 6mx4m w dulcis Weeping attractive foliage, white fl. Su 0.5mx1m

adenanthos austrostipa

W sericea Silver conifer-like foliage. Red flowers. w W stripoides Tufted grass. IND 1mx1m Good for foliage contrast 2mx2m baeckea

agonis linifolia Weeping foliage dainty white flowers. Su 2mx1.5m w W flexuosa ‘Willow Mrytle’ Graceful weeping tree. White flowers. Sp 6mx6m Handy hint: Mix foliage types- weeping with erect, green with w W flexuosa nana Ideal rockery plant. 1mx1m grey and note flowering times so there is always colour and interest.

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Not particularly fast growing, but well worth planting for their varied Best grown in sunny, well drained, moist positions.

foliage and spectacular flower cones. Most should be planted in well- angustifolia Suckering habit. Mauve fl. Sp Su Prostrate

drained soils and use fertilisers with caution. Banksias are excellent diliatata Mauve/yellow daisies. Prostrate

for attracting nectar-feeding birds. Tip prune for bushy growth. W multifida Several forms flowering all year. Prostrate Tip prune. Mauve, pink or white forms. h x w ‘Sun Burst’ Yellow flowers become cream.

‘Birthday Candles’ Ideal tub plant. Sunny spot best. Flowers all year. Tip prune. 30cmx60cm Heaps of orange fl. Au W 0.3mx1m

‘Coastal Cushion’ Yellow/maroon cones Feb–July. 0.5mx1.5m brachysema (syn celsianum)

coccinea Scarlet Banksia Sp Su 3mx2m w W lanceolatum ‘Swan Pea.’ Silvery foliage, red pea flowers Su W 1mx2m w ericifolia Large orange candle forms available. 4mx3m latifolium Tight matting. Red flowers W Prostrate w ericifolia dwarf Ideal tub plant. Superb orange cones Au W 1.5mx2m praemorsum Light green foliage, red flowers. Prostrate

w grandis Superb foliage. Yellow Sp Su 4mx3m sericeum Very vigorous, good for clay banks. Cream or black flowering forms. Prostrate w W integrifolia Coastal Banksia, silvery foliage. Yellow cones Au W IND 9mx5m bursaria w W marginata Small yellow cones Sp Su IND 2mx2m w W spinosa Drought tolerant. Cream perfumed flowers Su Au IND 3mx3m ‘Mini Marg’ Dwarf form of above. Very showy. Au W 0.3mx1m

W occidentalis Pink/apricot flowers late Su 3mx2.5m callistemon Bottlebrush

praemorsa Dense foilage, deep red to yellow Extremely hardy bird attracting shrubs, adaptable to wet/dry soils. flower. W Sp 2.3mx2.3m Tip prune plants when young and cut behind spent flowers to pro- serrata Yellow cones. Su 4mx3m mote bushy growth and an abundance of flowers for the next year. w W speciosa Beautiful light foliage. 2mx2m w W ‘Captain Cook’ Red brushes Su 1mx1m w spinulosa Hardy, long gold/black fl. 3mx2m w W ‘Citrinus Endeavour’ Bright red brushes Su Au 2mx2m w spinulsa dwarf Superb compact shrub. 1mx1m w W ‘Dawson River’ Weeping tree. Red brushes Sp Su 7mx3m ‘Stumpy Gold’ Showy gold cones. Au–Sp 0.5mx1m w W ‘Harkness’ Long red brushes Sp Au 3mx2m

bauera w W ‘Kings Park’ Excel. hybrid. Red Sp Su 3mx2m

w rubioides ‘Dog Rose’ pink flowers all year. w W ‘Little John’ Masses of red brushes Sp 1mx1m Prefers a cool root run. Shade tolerant. 1mx1m w W ‘Mauve Mist’ Mauve brushes Sp Su 2mx2m beaufortia ‘Packers Selection’ Fine foliage, red brushes. 2mx2m W sparsa Brilliant orange brushes. Su 2mx1m pallidus Lovely pink tips then yel. brushes Su 3mx2m billardia pallidus prostrate As above, tip prune as it grows. Very showy. Sunny position. Su Prostrate W scandens ‘Apple Berry’ Green bells Sp Green berries IND Climber pinifolius Vivid green bushes. Su 2mx2m

w W ‘Reeves Pink’ Bright pink brushes Sp 2mx2m boronia W rugulosus syn macropunctatus Red brushes Su 3mx2m Some are highly prized for their perfume, while other Boronias are salignus Pink growth tips, yellow flowers. 4mx3m long flowering. They require partial sun with moist but well drained soil w W violaceus Violet brushes Sp 2mx2m and no root disturbance. A regular tip prune prolongs life and creates more flowers for the following year. Mulching provides protection for w W viminalis Weeping habbit. Red brushes Sp 5mx4m the surface root system and stops the plants from drying quickly. w W ‘White Anzac’ White brushes Sp 1.5mx2m

anemonifolia Superb white star flower Su 1mx1m callitris w denticulata Easily grown sun/shade. collumellaris Conifer shaped small tree. 6mx3m Pink star flowers Su 1mx1m

W heterophylla Perfumed magenta bells. Su 1mx1m calocephalus Cushion Bush (see leucophyta)

w W megastigma var chandleri Excel. Hybrid. Large perfumed brown/yel bells Su 1mx1m calothamnus Net Bush w W quadrifidus Conifer like fol. Red brushes Sp w W megastigma lutea Yellow bells. Sp 1mx1m Hardy. Sunny position. 2mx2m muelleri ‘Sunset Seranade’ Very showy pale pink fl. Sp 1mx1m calytrix pinnata Long flowering pink flowers Sp 1mx1m tetragona Starry pink flowers Sp 1mx1m casuarina She Oak (see allocasuarina) brachychiton

acerifolius ‘Illawarra Flame Tree.’ Showy red fl. Su 10mx5m celsianum (see brachysema)

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w gummiferum N.S.W. ‘Christmas Bush.’ W diversifolia Superb blue flowers Sp Su Prostrate White fl. turn red. Shapely tree. 5mx3m linearis Suckering hardy plant for dry areas. w gummiferum ‘Wildfire.’ Selected bushy form. 3mx2m Masses of blue flowers Sp Su 0.2mx1m

chamelaucium darwinia w citriodora Blue/grey fol. Rockery. 0.5m W uncinatum ‘Geralton Wax’ pink fl. Excl. cut flowers. Well drained position in full sun best. 2mx2m w homoranthoides Silvery foliage. Ideal for rockeries. 0.5m

chorizema leiostyla Red bells Sp 1mx1m ilicifolium ‘Flame Pea.’ Brilliant orange and purple taxifolia Hardy in dry soils. Red bells Su Prostrate pea flowers W Sp 1mx1m Excellent rockery plant. chrysocephalum Everlasting Daisies (syn helichrysum) dianella w W Fast, long flowering paper daisies which need occasional pruning to revoluta Fine rush fol. Blue flowers. IND 1mx1m w W keep them shapely. Sunny well drained situation is best and flowers tasmanica Wide strappy leaves. IND 1mx1m

picked as full buds may be hung to dry for dried flower arrangements. diochondra

Butterfly and insect attractors. w W repens Suckery ground cover ideal for lawn substitute W apiculatum Ideal rockery plant, yellow fl. Su IND Prostrate in shady or sunny areas. IND Prostrate

baxterii ‘Poached Egg Daisy.’ Prostrate diplarrena

w W bracteatum ‘Diamond Head’ Bright yellow daisies w moraea ‘Butterfly Flag’ Iris. White/blue fl. Sp 0.5m dia most of the year. Prostrate ‘Dargan Hill’ Fast, bluish foliage. dodonaea Large yellow flowers all year. 0.5mx1m adenophora Red ‘hops’ W Tolerates dry soils. 1mx1m

clematis w W viscosa Fast growing, attractive, small tree. Pink flowers Su IND 4mx3m aristate Beautiful fast climber. Sun/shade. White starry flowers Sp IND Climber W purpurea Burgundy foliage. Pink Flowers. Excellent for foliage contrast. 4mx3m W microphylla Masses of white star flowers Sp IND Climber dryandra ‘Southern Cross’ Improved form, white flowers Sp Climber w W formosa Beautiful foliage. Gold flowers. Sp Su Sunny pos. with well drained soil. 3mx2m correa Native Fuchsia praemorsa Outstanding yellow flowers Sp Su Hardy under-storey shrubs which need good drainage, tolerating full Well drained sunny post. 3mx3m sun or shade. Most flower Autumn to Winter and are excellent bird einadia (syn rhagodia) attractors. Tip prune for compact growth. w W nutans Grey foliage. Sun or shade. Excl. dry tolerant w W alba White star fl. Su Grey fol. Drought tol. foliage. Contrast plant. Prostrate x 1m

Prostrate form available. 1.5m epacris w W bauerlennii ‘Chef’s Cap’ green bells 1mx1m Bird attracting tubular flowers. Tip prune every year to attain more W decumbens Red/yellow bells. W Prostrate flowers the following year. This is most necessary as plants tend to w W ‘Dusky Bells’ Compact lush shrub. Pink bells. W 0.5mx1m be open if not pruned. lawrenciana Green bells. W 3mx2m w impressa Pink White flower in profusion. W Sp IND 0.5m w W nummulariifolia Yellow bells Sp Prostrate w longiflora ‘Fuchsia Heath.’ Spectacular red/white w W pulchella Apricot or pink bells W 1mx1m flowers all year. 1m w W pulchella Apricot bells W Prostrate eremophila Emu Bush w W reflexa Red/yellow bells. Various forms W 2mx1m These bird attracting plants are ideal for thirsty soils. Tip prune for w W reflexa Green bells IND 2mx2m compact growth. w W reflexa squat Red and yellow bells. Su Prostrate denticulata Red tubular flowers. 1.5 corymbia Flowering Gum (syn eucalyptus) w W glabra aurea Yellow tubular flowers. Grey foliage. 1mx1m w ficifolia ‘Red flowering Gum.’ Orange/pink/red flowers Su Heavy crown. 6mx5m eriostemon crowea buxifolius White/pink flowers. Sp 1mx1m w exalata Beautiful pink star fl. long periods Su Au 1mx1m w myoporoides Excellent aromatic foliage. White star w exalata White and Pink forms Su Au Prostrate flowers on mass. W Sp 2mx1.5m w poorinda ‘Ecstasy’ Moist, well drained soil. Large pink flowers Su Au 1mx1m

saligna Large pink flowers Au W 1mx1m

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Due to their great diversity in size, foliage type and flowers, this obovata Orange pea flowers Sp 2mx2m species is a must to complete even the smallest garden. Most fugosa (see lagunaria) species are adaptable but the smaller Mallee type gums require warm, well drained aspects. All listed have cream flowers unless ficinia (see isolepis) otherwise stated. Bloodwood species are now classified as corymbia. goodia

W lotifolia Fast growing, attractive. IND KEY: L lightcrown Yellow pea flowers Sp 2mx1.5m M medium crown grevillea H heavy crown This genus shows great diversity of form. They range from ground covers to trees. Leaves may be ferny, broad or narrow and the

‘toothbrush’ or ‘spider’ flowers come in all colours. Easy to grow,

h x w many grevilleas have long flowering times. A light prune will pro-

bicostata ‘Victorian Blue Gum.’ Very fast growing M 14m+ mote bushiness and more flowers. Great bird attractors.

W caesia ‘Silver Princess’ Beautiful pendulous silvery foliage. ‘Allyn Radiance’ Bright red flowers Sp Prostrate Pink flowers W Needs warm, well drained position. L 5mx3m audreyae Orangey/red flowers. W 2mx2m

w calophylla rosea Large deep pink flowers Su H 6mx4m ‘Bonfire’ Beautiful hybrid with fiery red flowers Prefers sun. Sp 1.5mx1m cephalocarpa Tol. wet/dry soils. Bluish fol. IND H 9m ‘Bronze Rambler’ Very fast, excl. covering large banks. W cinerea Fast growing handsome blue fol. M 8mx4m Red flowers. Prostrate x 3m

w citriodora ‘Lemon Scented Gum.’ bonnie prince charles Brilliant orange red flowers W Sp 1mx1m Smooth white trunk. L 11mx5m ‘Canterbury Gold’ Wide spreading, gold fllowers W 1mx2m w W cladocalyx nana ‘Bushy Sugar Gum’ W Good windbreak tree. M 5mx4m ‘Clearview David’ Pink/red flowers W Sp 2mx2m

cordata Pyramid shape, blue foliage. ‘Copper Rocket’ Dense foliage, pink flowers W 3mx5m Beautiful specimen. H 10mx5m crithmifolia White flowers, grey foliage W 2mx2m crenulata Blue foliage. Good for foliage in curviloba (syn biternata). Vigorous cream flowers W 1mx2m flower arranging. M 10m ‘Deua’ Orange/red fl. most of the year. 1.5mx1.5m w ficifolia ‘Red flowering Gum.’ See corymbia dimorpha Light foliage, red flowers W 1mx1m w W forrestiana Orange fruits. M 4mx3m W ‘Ellendale’ Red flowers Au W Sp 1.5mx1.5m w W globulus Very fast growing, adaptable. Cream/brown trunk H 20mx10m ‘Endlicherana’ Silvery foliage, pink flowers. 2mx2m

w W globulus compacta As above, but smaller. H 7mx4m ‘Firesprite’ Large red fl. flowering intermittently. 2mx2m

w W gomphocephala ‘Tuart’ Extremely good windbreak ‘Forest Rambler’ Pink/green flowers W Sp 1.5mx2m and coastal gum. M 8mx4m ‘Gaudi-Chaudii’ Holly foliage, red flowers Sp Su Prostrate w W lehmanni ‘Bushy Yate.’ Large green flowers. M 5mx4m w W glabrata Bluish fol. White flowers. 2mx2m w W leucoxylon rosea Pink flowers W Cream trunk. L 8mx7m ‘Hookerana’ Fast bushy fine fol. Red fl. much of year. 3mx3m w W leucoxylon megolocarpa Masses of pink flowers. Very handsome specimin tree. H 5mx4m ‘Ivanhoe’ Ferny fol. pink fl. W Sp 3mx3m

w W macrandra Yellow flowers. Su L 5mx4m w W lanigera Red flowers W Sp Su Prostrate

w W maculata ‘Spotted Gum.’ M 15mx6m W ‘Lemon Supreme’ Lemon flowers W Sp 1.5mx1.5m

w W nicholii ‘Narrow Leaf Peppermint.’ longistyla Fine ferny foliage, bright red fl. W Sp 3mx2m Good garden/windbreaks. M 6mx4m ‘Misty Pink’ Large pink flowers Warm, well obliqua Tall local gum. IND M 12mx8m drained position. W Sp 2mx1.5m

ovata ‘Swamp Gum.’ Fast growing.IND M 10mx6m ‘Moonlight’ Large cream flowers all year. Sunny well drained area. Tip prune as it grows. 4mx2m w pauciflora nana ‘Snow Gum.’ Often multi-trunked. IND L 7mx5m ‘Ned Kelly’ Lge red fl. Sunny. Good drainage area. 2mx2m w preissiana ‘Bell Fruited Mallee.’ Large yel. fl. W Sp L 3mx3m obtusifolia Red flowers W Sp 0.5mx1.5m w pryoriana Gippsland coastal Manna Gum IND M 8mx5m ‘Old Gold’ Excellent hybrid, gold flowers most radiata ‘Peppermint Gum’ Shade, windbreak. IND M 11mx4m of the year. Prostrate scoparia Superb tree. White trunk, poorinda ‘Firebird’ Bright red flowers. W Sp 2mx2m pendulous foliage. M 10mx5m poorinda ‘Peter’ Handsome pink new growth. W sideroxylon rosea Pink flowering Iron Bark. Pink toothbrush flowers. 2mx3m Black trunk. M 7mx4m W ‘Red Sunset’ Drought tolerant, red flowers W Sp w W torquata ‘Coral Gum.’ Pink flowers. L 5mx4m Full sun. 1mx2m w vimminalis ‘Ribbon/Manna Gum.’ Koala food. M IND 20mx10m w W robusta Wind protection. Superb large golden flowers Su 10mx6m

10 Austplant Native Plant Nursery Catalogue Austplant Native Plant Nursery Catalogue 11 grevillea cont’d h x w hibbertia Guinea Flower h x w

‘Robyn Gordon’ Excellent hybrid. Large red flowers W aspera Wide spreading shrub for sun or shade. much of the year. Sunny position. 1mx1m Yell. fl. Good for harsh conditions. 1.5mx2m ‘Royal Mantle’ Excl. foliage, red flowers W Prostrate cuneiformis Large yellow flowers. 1.5mx1.5m W ‘Sea Spray’ Showy red fl. Au–Sp. Drought tol. 1mx1m empetrifolia Fine, dense foliage. Masses of W sericea Pink flowers all year. 2mx1.5m small yellow flowers Sp 1mx1m

shiressi Tolerates shade. Blue flowers. 3mx2m obtusifolia Bright yellow flowers Sp Su Prostrate

speciosa Bright red flowers W 2mx2m procumbens Tight matting cover. Yellow fl. Sp Prostrate

‘Superb’ Spectacular orange/red flowers all year. w W scandens Shiny fol. Yellow flowers Sp Climber/Creeper Warm position. 1.5mx2m sericea Yellow flowers Sp Su IND Low prostrate w W thelmanniana Green/grey foliage forms. Bright red flowers W Prostrate stricta Bright yellow flowers Sp 0.25mx0.5m w W triloba Good coastal shrub for dry soils. White flowers W 2mx2m hibiscus (see alyogyne) victoriae Sun or shade, red fl. most of year. 2mx3m homalanthus W ‘White Wings’ Vigorous attractive weeping shrub. populifolius ‘Bleeding Heart.’ Lovely shrub. White flowers W 3mx3m Reddish leaves. 3mx3m

W ‘Winpara Gem’ Pink flowers. 2mx1m hovea

W ‘Winpara Gold’ Orange/gold flowers. 2mx1m lanceolata Purple pea flowers Sp 2mx2m

guichenotia hymenosporum W flavum ‘Native Frangipani’ Fragrant yel.fl Sp 5mx3m w W macrantha Dry tol. Pink pendulous papery bells W 1mx1m

hakea (bird attractors) hypocalymma w angustifolium Superb fl. Pink and white balls. Sp 1mx1m ‘Burrendong Beauty’ Large pink flowers Au Tip prune. Very showy. Prostrate w cordifolium Excel. thick rockery shrub. White flowers Sp 0.5mx1m w W laurina ‘Pin Cushion.’ Red/yellow balls. Showy. W 3mx2m

W nodosa Tolerates wet soils. Cream flowers. IND 2mx2m indigofera

w salicifolia Bronze tips, fast handsome screen plant. w W australis Light ferny foliage, pink pea fl. Sp IND 1.5m Cream flowers W Sp 4mx3m

w salicifolia fine Fine leaf form as above. 4mx3m isolepis (syn ficinia)

sericea Usually pink flowers W IND 2mx2m w W nodosa ‘Knoby Club Rush.’ Brown round flower heads. A good sand binder. Hardy. IND 1mx1m w W suaveolens Tough, bushy windbreak/screen shrub. Cream flowers. 4mx4m isopogon Drumsticks or Cone Bush

hardenbergia Sarsparilla anemonifolius Yellow flowers Sp 1mx1m

w W comptoniana Purple flowers W Sp Climber/Creeper anethifolius Fine foliage. Yellow flowers Sp 1.5m

‘Mini Ha Ha’ Masses of purple flowers W 0.5mx1m formosus Pink fl. W Sp Tip prune. Semi-shade. 1mx1m

w W monophylla Purple/pink/white forms. 1mx1m isotoma w W violacea Purple flowers W Sp Climb/Creeper fluviatalis Fast spreading, blue flowers. Su w W ‘Happy Wanderer’ Very vigorous. Large sprays of Some moisture needed. Prostrate purple flowers Sp Climber kennedia Very fast climbers/ground covers with pea shaped flowers. They helichrysum Everlasting Daisies (see chrysocephalum) need good drainage and are ideal for covering fences, clay banks,

helipterum (see rhodanthe) tree stumps etc. Protect from frost.

W coccinea Orange/purple flowers Sp Climber/Creeper hemiandra W macrophylla Apricot flowers Sp Climber/Creeper W pungens Lilac/pink flowers. Su Prostrate x2m w W nigricans Vigorous, black/yellow fl. Climber/Creeper

w W prostrata ‘Running Postmas’ Red. IND Creeper

w W rubicunda Red/purple Pea flowers. Ideal for covering banks. Climber/Creeper

Handy hint: Consider adding a rustic seat or log, allowing you to sit and enjoy the tranquillity and splendour of your surroundings.

12 Austplant Native Plant Nursery Catalogue Austplant Native Plant Nursery Catalogue 13 kunzea (bird attractor) h x w melaleuca Paper Bark h x w

w ambigua White flowers Sp 2mx2m Most melaleucas can withstand wet to dry soils once established and

w ambigua White flowers Sp Prostrate make excellent windbreaks. Most have bottlebrush type flowers and

w W baxteri Brilliant scarlet/gold brushes. 2mx2m papery bark. w W ericoides Burgundy foliage. Masses of white fl. Su 3mx2m armillaris Fine cream brushes. Bushy. Fast growingwindbreak. 4mx4m lagunaria (syn fugosa) w W armillaris dwarf Tough rounded shrub. Best for sunny spots 1mx1m w W patersoni Large pink fl. Shapely pyramid tree. 7mx4m bracteata ‘Green Form’ Good hybrid, bright green foliage. White flowers. 5mx3m lechenaultia w W diosmifolia Lime green brushes, excellent specimen biloba Brilliant blue flowers. W Sp Tip prune, for an exposed site. 2mx2m plant in warm, well drained soil. 0.2m w W ericifolia Papery bark, white flowers. IND 5mx3m formosa Red flowers for long periods. Prostrate w ‘Golden Gem’ Beautiful rockery subject. Golden fol. Yellow. 1mx1m leptospermum Tea-Tree (bird attractor) w W hypericifolia Salmon flowers most of the year. 2mx2m Adaptable plants tolerating wet/dry soils. Most are Spring flowering w W hypericifolia dwarf Dwarf form. Ideal rockery plant. 0.5mx3m and the seed pods attract parrots and rosellas. w W incana Lovely green weeping foliage. ‘Burgundy Queen’ Pink flowers, burgundy foliage. 2mx1.5m Yellow brushes Su 2mx1.5 w flavescens ‘Caldwell’ Superb weeping soft green fol. w W incana dwarf Compact shrub. Grey weeping habit. 1mx1.5 White flowers Sp 1mx1m w W lanceolata ‘Moonah’ Long lived.Tolerant of dry conditions. ‘Copper Glow’ Ideal fence screening. White flowers. 3mx2m White brushes. IND 5mx4m W ‘Copper Sheen’ Burgundy fol. Large white flowers. 0.5mx1.5m w laterita Bright orange brushes Su 3mx2m

w W horizontalis Low, wide-spreading weeping. w W linarifolia ‘Snow in Summer.’ Masses of white flowers Su 6mx4m White flowers Su 0.5mx1m w W nesophilla Pink pom poms Su 4mx3m W lanigerum Soft weeping grey foliage. IND 4mx3m w W nesophilla dwarf As above. Dwarf form. 1.5mx1.5m ‘Lavender Queen’ Large lavender flowers Sp 1mx1m w W squarrossa Scented yellow brushes. IND 5mx4m w W lavigatum ‘Coastal Tea-Tree.’ Hardy dry tolerant. White flowers Sp 4mx3m w W styphelioides Pyramid shaped handsome tree. Cream flowers Sp 5mx4m w ‘Little Buns’ Excl. hybrid. Neat border or rockery plant. White fl. W Sp 0.5mx1m w W squamea Masses of pink flowers Sp Needs some moisture. 3mx3m w petersonii ‘Lemon Scented’ Bronze tips, white flowers. 4mx3m w W thymifolia Mauve brushes Sp/Su 1mx1m ‘Pink Cascade’ Long flowering in pink. Tip prune. 1mx1.5m w W ‘Velvet Cushion’ Superb silvery fol. Excel. Rockery plant. 1mx1m rotundifolium See ‘Lavender Queen’

scoparium nanum Burgundy foliage, red fl.W Sp Needs some moisture. 0.3m ‘Silver Fantasy’ Lovely silvery foliage, weeping habit. Handy hint: Use tall plants at the back, if in a boarder, or Pink flowers W Sp 2mx1.5m centre if in an island plantation with plants

Handy hint: Mulch under thick plantings. This will reduce reducing in size towards the edges. Use of the area where leaves can drop on the lawn ground covers and small shrubs will relate tall and also minimise the need for weeding. and medium shrubs to ground level and reduce the need for weeding.

leucophyta Salt Bush (syn calocephalus) h x w

w W brownii Rounded silver fol. Drought lime and salt tol. Sunny spot. IND 0.7m myoporum

w W parviflorus Lime and salt tol. Sunny spot. IND 0.7m W floribundum Unique pendulous fol. Masses of white

fl. Su Tip prune yearly. Semi shade. 2mx3m

lomandra w W insulare Hardy, fast bushy shrub. Fire resistant. confertifolia Ideal for borders, rockeries. Cream fl. White flowers. IND 4mx3m Sun or semi shade. Tufting plant. 0.3m w W parvifolium Fast thick cover. w W longifolia As above. IND 1mx1m White/pink fl. Su W Prostrate lophostemon

confertus ‘Queensland Box’ Majestic thick tree with glossy nothofagus foliage. Cream flowers. 8mx4m cunninghamii ‘Myrtle Beech’ Bronze new growth. 10mx4m

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w W axillaris Good coastal daisy. IND 1mx1m Highly perfumed foliage and hosting a profusion of flowers mostly in

w W glutinosa Fast growing. White flowers. IND 1mx1m Spring, these plants make a quick attractive screen for semi-shaded

w phlogopappa ‘Otway Daisy’ White/mauve daisies. 2mx2m areas. Tip prune or use as a cut flower. Good drainage necessary.

orthrosanthus W baxteri var sericea Silver fol. Mauve flowers Su 1.5m w W multiflorus Tough plant with strappy leaves. cuneata ‘Alpine Mint.’ Low, compact rockery Bright blue flowers. Sp 1mx1m plant. White flowers. 0.5m

ozothamnus W incisa rosea Superb mauve flowers Sp 2mx1.5m w W diosmifolius White fl. much of the year. Good cut lasianthos Tall shrub. Lush looking masses and container shrub. 1mx1m of white flowers Su IND 6mx3m pandorea lasianthos dwarf As above but smaller. 2mx1.5m

Vigorous climbers tolerating sunny to shady positions. Moist but well w W ovalifolia Purple flowers Sp 3mx2m

drained soils are best. w W ovalifolia dwarf As above but dense. Sun to semi shade. 2mx2m

pandorana Cream/purple fllowers Sp Climber poorinda ‘Ballerina’ Masses of white fl. Sp Excel. plant. 1.5m

jasminoides ‘Bower of Beauty’ Large pink fl. Sp Su Au Climber mellissifolia Pale pink flowers Sp 2mx2m

‘Lady Di’ Large white fl. much of the year. Climber W rotundifolia Profusion lilac flowers Sp 1.5m

‘Golden Showers’ Profusion of gold flowers Sp Climber W seiberi Dainty fol. Mauve flowers Sp 2mx3m

patersonia pultenaea Bush Pea

w longiscarpa ‘Purple Flag.’ Iris flowers. IND 0.5m Known as ‘Egg and Bacon’ these shrubs are well suited to under canopy areas where it is well drained, if not dry. pelargonium capitellata Greyish foliage. Yellow flowers Sp w W australis Red/white flowers W Sp Perrinial. Thick habit. Prostrate Often sets seed and appears elsewhere. IND 0.5m pennisteum pendunculata Tight matting dark green foliage. W alopecuroides Beautiful grass with mauve plumes. Orange flowers. Prostrate Can tolerate wet spots. Flowers Su 1mx1m restio

persoonia tetraphyllus ‘Tassel Cord Rush.’ Superb rush for moist soil or tub. Ideal for softening ponds etc. IND 1.5m pinifolia Soft arching branches. Gold flowers Sp Su 3mx2m w W baccata Pink/green foliage. Pink flowers. IND 0.5m phebalium

lamprophyllum Bushy white flowers Su 2mx2m rhodanthe syn helipterum anthemoides Superb rockery plant. White everlastin squamulosum Lemon flower heads Su 1.5m daisies W Sp Prune after flowering. Prostrate pimelia scaevola Fan Flowers w W ‘Bon Pettite’ Bright pink flowers Sp 1mx1m Excellent long flowering, fast growing ground covers. Most w W ferruginea Prefers sunny spot. Pale pink fl. Sp 1mx1m prefer full sun/semi-shade and a moist well drained soil. Ideal

plectranthus for hanging baskets. w W argentatus Extremely fast, soft grey fol. shrub. w aemula Vigorous showy mauve fl. most of year. Prostrate Ideal for covering weedy banks where someheight is req. w W albida Dry tolerant. White flowers. IND Prostrate Sun/shade. Liliac flowers Sp 1mx2m w W ‘Mauve Clusters’ Stunning mauve fan flowers

poa much of the year. Prostrate fawcettiae ‘Snow Grass’ Attractive blue foliage. striata Lge purple/yel. fl. Suckering habit. Prostrate Sun to semi-shade 0.4mx0.5m w W labillardieri Hardy tussock grass. Moist or dry soils. 1mx1m scleranthus

w W poiformis syn australis ‘Blue Tussock Grass’ IND 0.5m biflorus Moss looking carpeting plant for sunny, moist spots. Excellent landscaping plant for near rocks. Prostrate. pratia spyridium puberula Tight matting, blue and white flowers Su Moist. Sun/shade Prostrate oborcordatum Fine fol. White flowers. Prostrate parvifolium ‘Dusty Miller.’ Superb blue new growth. Prostrate

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Lilly Pilly Dense glossy green leaves, white flowers followed W hederacea ‘Native Violet.’ Suit fernery. Fast cover for moist soils. Violet flowers all year. by pink perries. Sun to shade. Showy 8m Sun or shade. IND Prostrate

Dwarf Many dwarf forms. Ideal hedges or pot plants. 1m wahlenbergia telopea Waratah stricta Double blue flowers on suckering habit. Sun to semi shade. Eye catching. IND 0.2m Superb flowering plants attracting many nectar feeding birds. Need westringia Native Rosemary deep loamy soil and benefit from mulching. Tip prune annually to w W futicosa Hardy drought tol.compact shrub with encourage many more flower heads. white fl. Sp Su Sun to semi shade. 2mx2m

‘Shady Lady Red’ Huge red flowers on long stems. w W futicosa prostrate Good ground cover, white flowers. Prostrate 3mx2m Excellent cut flower. Sp glabra Lilac flowers Sp Tolerates shade. 2mx2m

‘Shady Lady Pink’ Excel. hybrid with large deep pink w W ‘Jervis Gem’ Neat compact hybrid. A good border flowers in Spring. Easy to grow in plant. Lilac flowers Au—Sp 1mx1m sun or semi-shade. Benefits from some Summer moisture. Tip prune longifolia syn linifolia Masses of mauve flowers to encourage many more flowers Sun or shade. W Sp 2mx1.5m which are superb in arrangements. 3mx1.5m w W rosmarinifolia White flowering form. 2mx2m templetonia w W rosmarinifolia varigata Compact shrub. White or lilac flowers and varigated foliage. 2mx2m w W retusa Bushy attractive screen plant. Well drained. Red pea flowers W 2mx2m w W ‘Wynyabbie Gem’ Masses of lilac flowers most of the year. Sun to light shade. Tip prune tetratheca for more flowers Sp 2mx1.5m W ciliata Semi shade best. Magenta bells Sp IND 30cm

Handy hint: Create a screen with shrubs instead of a fence. tetragonia The result will help combat noise while providing w W implexicoma ‘Bower Spinach’ Vigorous ground cover. 4m diameter. Sun or shade. IND Prostrate a more spacious appearance and will visually enhance your property. thomasia foliosa Excellent rockery plant. Dainty foliage xanthorrhoea Grass Tree with pink flowers Sp 0.5m australis resinosa Occasionally available. Slow growth but pygmaea Superb rockery/tub plant. Pink papery superb fol. Ideal for tubs near pools. 1-2m flowers in profusion. Sp 0.5m

rhynchocarpa Beautiful fol. Shrub. Pink bells W Sp 0.5x2m zieria cytisoides Pretty, grey foliage, pink flowers. Good drainage. Sun/shade. 1mx1m thryptomene FERNS Good garden plants and for cut flowers, requiring good drainage and

some sunshine. Tip pruning promotes bushy new growth. Cluster A selection of tree ferns are available from our fernery building. All

planting of these plants looks very effective. tree ferns supplied are registed to ensure sustainable collection and

W calycina White flowers Sp 2mx1m compliance with government regulations.

w W saxicola ‘Payne Hybrid’ Masses of pink flowers. Pendulous habit. W Sp 1mx1m

‘Super Nova’ White flowers Su 1mx1m

Handy hint: Repeat the use of some species especially trees to give your garden continuity. If you are lucky to have natural vegetation, use it to your best advantage.

thysanotus multiflorus Lovely tufting plant. Superb mauve flowers Sp Su 25x30cm verticordia

chrysantha Bright yellow flowers. 0.5m plumosa Pink pom poms Well drained spot.Sp Su 0.5m

18 Austplant Native Plant Nursery Catalogue Austplant Native Plant Nursery Catalogue 19 SUGGESTED WINDBREAK DESIGNS

Illustrated below are a number of windbreak options using both two

and three row planting. An effective, attractive windbreak is an asset

to any property to minimise soil errosion and provides habitat for

birds and animals.

a. Two row shrub windbreak

2m

2m

2m

10m

b. Two row shrub and tree windbreak

2m

2m

2m

10m

c. Three row design using 3/4 shrubs, 1/4 trees

2m

5m

10m

10m

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