Oatley Flora and Fauna Society Inc. FOUNDED IN 1955 AFFILIATED TO THE NATURE CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NSW

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Red Spider Flower NSW Christmas Bush speciosa Ceratopetalum gummiferum Flowering June - Sept Flowering November Crimson red flowers White flowers, but sepals turn 1.5 m high pink-red in Dec-Jan 2-4 m high (usually) Spidery Tea Tree Tick Bush Leptospermum Kunzea ambigua arachnoides Flowering Oct - Nov Flowering Nov - Jan White flowers White flowers 2-4 m high 1 m high Red Honey Myrtle Silver Melaleuca hypericifolia Flowering Spring Summer Flowering Feb - June Rusty-red flowers Yellow flowers 2-3 m high Up to 6 m high

Sunshine Wattle Pink Spider Flower Acacia terminalis Flowering late summer Flowering July - Nov and winter Pink flowers Pale, bright yellow flowers 1-2 m high 1.5 m high Prickly Moses Scarlet Honey Myrtle Acacia ulicifolia Melaleuca fulgens Flowering autumn and Flowering early spring, winter summer Pale yellow flowers Red or purple flowers 1.5 m high 1.5 m high Ball Everlasting Flannel Flower Ozothamnus diosmifolius Actinotus helianthi Flowering spring and Flowering spring and summer summer White flowers White flowers 2 m high 50 cm high Coast Rosemary Common Fringe Myrtle Westringia fruticosa Calytrix tetragona Flowering most of the Flowering spring, summer year Pinkish, white flowers White flowers 1 - 1.5 m high 1-1.5 m high Photos by Alan Fairley We like... Local Nurseries and Suppliers of Garden Products

Some councils in the St George and Sutherland area have annual give-aways to ratepayers. Your local newspaper or council newsletter has details.

Rockdale Community Nursery 41 Beach Street, KOGARAH Phone: (02) 9553 7346 Open: 7.30 am – 3.45 pm Monday-Friday; 9 am – 2 pm Saturday Web: http://www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/Community_Services/Pages/Facilities_Nursery.aspx Email: [email protected] The nursery is open to the general public. Approximately 80,000 plants are available for sale, ranging from tube stocks to advanced trees, including a wide variety of species such as Murraya, Buxus, Camellia, Gardenia, Grevillea and more.

Sutherland Shire Community Nursery 345 The Boulevarde, GYMEA Phone: (02) 9524 5672 Open: 7 am – 3 pm Monday-Friday Web: http://www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au/ssc/home.nsf/Web+Pages/985D0F35A9B9BA5CCA25760F0 01B59F2?OpenDocument Plants have been sourced from local species through seed and cutting collection by Bushcare volunteers. The stock is perfect for local gardens and for planting projects around the Shire. Possum boxes are available for Brush Tail Possums and Ring Tail Possum. Marrickville Community Nursery Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Road. MARRICKVILLE Open: 10 am – 12 noon Wednesday-Friday 10 am – 1 pm Saturday and Sunday Web: http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/environment/communitynursery.htm The nursery is licensed to collect and store seed from local remnant patches of bushland. Plants grown from this seed are then used in local revegetation projects, plant give-aways to the public and schools, and sold to the public. Generally, these plants are easy to maintain and require less water and care than many introduced species, and attract native wildlife to your garden.

Altra Nursery / Plants Plus 5 Depot Road (off Boundary Road), PEAKHURST Phone: (02) 9153 5176 Open: 8 am – 5 pm, 7 days a week

Sydney Wildflower Nursery 9 Veno Street, HEATHCOTE Phone: (02) 9548 2818 Open: 9 am – 5 pm, 7 days a week Web: http://www.sydneywildflowernursery.com.au Email: [email protected]

Oatley Flora and Fauna Society Inc. PO Box 52 Mortdale 2223 Website: off.oatleypark.com