Karrakatta soils

Kinross

Burns Beach

Useful references: Iluka Currambine Joondalup Powell, R. and Emberson, J (2001) Growing Locals. Rigby, G and B (2005) Successfully Growing Australian Connolly Native . Growing locals

Ocean Reef Elliot, R (2008) Australian Plants for Gardens in the Sun. Heathridge Edgewater Chadwick, D (1999) Australian Native Gardening in Karrakatta soils Made Easy. Beldon

Mullaloo Hahn, S (2007) Sabrina’s Little ABC Book of Gardening. (2011) Plants and People in Craigie Mooro Country: Nyungar Use in Yellagonga Kallaroo Woodvale Regional Park.

Padbury Websites for further information: Hillarys Kingsley watercorporation.com.au “Being Waterwise” bgpa.wa.gov.au/horticulture ozemail.com.au/~wildflowers Greenwood Sorrento Duncraig

Warwick Marmion

T: 08 9400 4000 F: 08 9300 1383 Boas Avenue Joondalup WA 6027 PO Box 21 Joondalup WA 6919 joondalup.wa.gov.au

This document is available in alternative formats upon request. Bossiaea eriocarpa Printed on 100% recycled paper. prionotes Suitable for the suburbs of Craigie, Duncraig, Local plants for Karrakatta soils Edgewater, Greenwood, Kingsley, Padbury, Warwick, Woodvale. Climbers and ground covers 1– 3 metres Common name Botanical name Common name What are local plants? Hardenbergia comptoniana Native Wisteria cygnorum Woolly Bush Local plants are species that would naturally occur Hemiandra pungens Snake Bush humilis Dwarf Sheoak in your neighbourhood and are therefore adapted to the local climate and soil. Kennedia prostrata Scarlet Runner Calytrix fraseriana Herbs lissocarpha Honeybush Why grow local plants? Botanical name Common name Shrubs 3– 5 metres • Local plants are adapted to the local climate and Anigozanthos humilis Cats Paw Botanical name Common name soils. This means that once established they will require less water than most exotic species. Anigozanthos manglesii Kangaroo Paw cyclops Red Eyed Wattle Conostylis acculeata Cotton Heads Orange Wattle • Local plants attract insects which in turn provide a food source and habitat for native birds and Dampiera linearis Common Dampiera Daviesia divaricata lizards. Having these small creatures in your Orthrosanthus laxus Morning Iris Two-leaf Hakea garden reduces problems caused by pests. Patersonia occidentalis Purple Flag Kunzea glabrescens Spearwood • Growing local plants helps conserve the biological Shrubs <1 metre Spyridium globulosum Basket Bush diversity in WA’s urban areas which are vulnerable Botanical name Common name to exotic weeds and fires. Bossiaea eriocarpa Common Brown Pea Botanical name Common name Where can I get local plants? Calothamnus sanguineus Silky-leaved Blood Flower Common Sheoak • Many of the plants listed in this brochure are Calytrix flavescens Summer Star Flower Candle Banksia available from specialist nurseries, or may be grown on request. Just ask at your local nursery. Eremaea pauciflora Firewood Banksia Hibbertia hypericoides Buttercups Acorn Banksia • Some native plants are available in different forms such as groundcover, small , large Hibbertia racemosa Stalked Guinea Flower Eucalyptus decipiens Limestone Marlock or Redheart shrub etc. so make sure you specify which form Hovea pungens Devil’s Pins Eucalyptus todtiana Pricklybark or Coastal Blackbutt you want. Hypocalymma robustum Swan River Myrtle Nuytsia floribunda Christmas Jacksonia sericea Waldjumi Melaleuca preissiana Stout Paperbark Melaleuca trichophylla Nemcia capitata Eggs and Bacon Did you know? linearis Pixie Mops Local plants rarely become weeds Scholtzia involucrate Spiked Scholtzia as their seed is usually predated Verticordia densiflora by weevil grubs, or eaten by birds and insects, keeping the plants under control.

Kunzea glabrescens