Grass Wattle Narrow-winged Wattle Honey Bush Couch Honeypot Common Dampiera Common BrownPea Shrubs (lessthan1m) Grass Tree Purple-flowered Eremaea Prickly Dryandra Plume Smokebush Zamia Palm Royal Hakea Red Pokers Tree Smokebush Red FloweringGum Holly-leaf Banksia Pronaya Running Postman Snakebush Native Wisteria Climbers &Groundcovers Purple Flag Kangaroo Paw Catspaw Perennial Herbs Bushy Featherflower Yellow Banjine Rose Banjine Pepper-and-salt Pixie-mops Rough Honey-myrtle Lance-leaved Cassia Waldjumi Granny’s Bonnets Devil’s Pins Orange Stars Stalked Guinea-flower Hairy Yellow Pea Pink SummerCalytrix Summer Starflower Pink Pokers Orange-flowered Eremaea Terete-leaved Dampiera Silky-leaved BloodFlower One-sided Bottlebrush Basket Flower Prickly Moses Shrubs (1to3m) River Pea Firewood Banksia Sandplain Woody Pear Common Woollybush Coojong Shrubs (3to5m) Coral Gum Coastal Blackbutt Bull Banksia Candle Banksia Sheoak Fraser’s WA  ° Bristly Cottonheads Green KangarooPaw Common Hovea Thread-leaf Snottygobble Trees (Upto15m) Common Name Morning Iris Foxtail Mulga-grass Blueberry Lily Grey Cottonheads Spiny Cottonheads Blue Squill Bearded Speargrass Tall Speargrass Swan RiverMyrtle Spiked Scholtzia Candle Hakea Coast Honey-myrtle Many-flowered Honeysuckle Aniseed Boronia Camphor Myrtle Comes indifferent forms(ieashrubmight haveagroundcoverformordifferent flower colours) -Western Australian plantnotalocal plant - StarPerformer (hardy orlongflowering) Start offloweringtime:Spring CENTRAL SOILSSPECIESLIST CENTRAL Andersonia lehmanniana Acacia willdenowiana Acacia stenoptera Hakea lissocarpha Dryandra lindleyana Dampiera linearis Bossiaea eriocarpa Xanthorrhoea preissii Eremaea purpurea Dryandra armata Conospermum incurvum Macrozamia riedlei Hakea victoria Hakea bucculenta Conospermum triplinervium Eucalyptus ficifolia Banksia ilicifolia Pronaya fraseri Kennedia prostrata °Hemiandra pungens °Hardenbergia comptoniana Patersonia occidentalis Anigozanthos manglesii Anigozanthos humilis Verticordia densiflora Pimelea sulphurea Pimelea rosea Philotheca spicatus Petrophile macrostachya Petrophile linearis Melaleuca trichophylla Melaleuca scabra Labichea punctata Jacksonia sericea Isotropis cuneifolia Hovea pungens Hibbertia stellaris Hibbertia racemosa Gompholobium tomentosum Gompholobium confertum Calytrix fraseri Calytrix flavescens Grevillea petrophiloides Eremaea pauciflora Dampiera teres Calothamnus sanguineus °Calothamnus quadrifidus Adenanthos obovatus Acacia pulchella Acacia dentifera Oxylobium lineare °Banksia menziesii Xylomelum angustifolium Adenanthos cygnorum Acacia saligna Eucalyptus torquata Eucalyptus todtiana Banksia grandis Banksia attenuata Allocasuarina fraseriana Conostylis setigera Anigozanthos viridis Hovea trisperma Persoonia saccata Orthrosanthus laxus Neurachne alopecuroidea Dianella revoluta Conostylis candicans Conostylis aculeata Chamaescilla corymbosa Austrostipa semibarbata Austrostipa flavescens Hypocalymma robustum Scholtzia involucrata Hakea ruscifolia Melaleuca conothamnoides Melaleuca acerosa Lambertia multiflora Boronia crenulata Beaufortia elegans Baeckea camphorosmae Botanical Name -Butterflyattracting Summer Autumn Winter Height (m) 0.5 0.5 0.3-1 3

climber low low climber 0.5-0.8 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.6 1 0.7 0.7 1 1 0.6 0.3 1 1 0.3 0.3-1 1 low 0.5 0.6-1 0.8 0.6 3 3 1.5 1.5-2 1.5 0.2-0.6 0.4-1 1.5 1-2 2 1.5 3 3 3 3 4.5 4.5 8 10 10 2-4 5 7 4-11 9-16 10 5-8 15

0.4-0.6 0.5 1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5 1 1 0.7 1.5 0.2-1.5 0.3-1.5 1 2.5 3 1 1 1 -Birdattracting Flower Colour yellow cream-yellow pale mauve red mauve purple purple red &green orange pink, white yellow pale-deep pink lilac yellow pink, mauve pink-purple pink-purple yellow orange yellow &red purple orange-yellow yellow yellow blue-purple gold indigo pink, purple yellow brown &yellow white pink pink-purple orange yellow blue white-grey blood red red scarlet, orange yellow golden red, yellow red cones red greyish white red pink &red pink &cream red yellow creamy white pink, red creamy white white, pink-purple white-yellow, pink white, colourfulfoliage yellow yellow brown

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Caring for the Swan Canning Riverpar save water, money & bring life back to your garden k 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 Anigozanthos humilis Hovea pungens Hemiandra pungens Conostylis aculeata Hardenbergia comptoniana

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 flowering. 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: When to prune bushland. Be creative with local plants and • Avoid layering mulch too thickly as this can impede water infiltration APACE Nursery 1 Johanna St, NORTH FREMANTLE In general prune after flowering has finished 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 flowering. surrounding soil surface to be dry. Garden Design Tips Lullfitz 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 flowering 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 flower 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 flowering 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 finished flowering. 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 flower on old wood – remove the oldest wood from the • Make sure you prepare the site and remove all weeds prior to FERTILISERS WA plants are adapted to our dry climate and low rainfall - they are used centre of the plant, letting the younger wood remain. 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 prolific usually don’t require fertiliser. In a garden situation you can apply a or mixed in with exotics. flowering. 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. • Group plants with similar water and fertiliser requirements species are sensitive to fertilisers, particularly phosphorus. Sufficient

• Cut off the whole branch cleanly at the join leaving no HEAD together, especially if mixing local plants with exotics. Remember the aim is to encourage plants to grow strong root systems, protruding stump. phosphorus is naturally present in the soil. • Keep in mind the growing requirements of plants (eg don’t plant a which makes them more water efficient and drought tolerant. To keep • Remove low branches to make weeding easier. sun loving plant in the shade of a larger shrub). your garden looking its best, it may be desirable to give some plants a When to apply supplementary watering over summer. • Use chopped up prunings as mulch. • Be aware that there are different forms of plants you can use in Apply fertiliser when planting by mixing into the soil at the bottom of • Only prune the softer wooded plants (eg large wattles) lightly as they your garden (eg dwarf forms of trees and groundcover forms of the hole. Subsequent fertilising should be done on the surrounding root aren’t as hardy as the woodier plants and tend to die back extensively. many shrubs). When to water (always follow water restrictions) zone only when nutrient deficiency is apparent and only when plants • Select plants that flower in each season to provide colour in your For new plants water: • Eucalypts, Callistemons and Melaleucas respond well to pruning are actively growing in spring. garden all year round. • Once or twice a week in the first few weeks after planting. and can tolerate a hard prune. • Use a diverse range of plants but repeat themes of plants and • Once or twice a week in the summer period for the first 1-2 years • Cut back Kangaroo Paws to the ground after flowering each year. What fertiliser to use place them in groups of uneven numbers for greater impact. until plants are established (generally from about November to May It helps prevent black ink disease and promotes better growth. (Note: always follow the manufacturer instructions on dosage and application) until the first good rain occurs). • Vary the height layers in your garden to add interest and • Slow release fertilisers for native plants. habitat. (eg tree canopy, shrubs, groundcovers). For established plants water: • Low phosphorus and low nitrogen fertilisers. • Think of your garden like a room in your house and plant in stages. • When there is a heat wave • Fish emulsion or seaweed fertiliser to boost plants immunity Lay the carpet (groundcovers) in first, then place the furniture • When the soil under the surface is dry MULCH to disease. (theme shrubs and trees) and then dress the room with the • When signs of stress are apparent (eg wilting, dull foliage colour, smaller flowering shrubs and feature plants. leaf shrinkage) Good mulch consists of a mixture of different sized materials such as In general the watering regime for mature plants varies with the soil leaves, twigs and bark, lets water easily penetrate through to the soil What not to fertilise • Continually review your design and keep complementing your and prevents evaporation. The mulch materials shouldn’t absorb too type, origin of the plant, season and natural rainfall. • Some plants are highly sensitive to fertilisers, particularly garden with new plants. Think of your garden as progressive and much water, otherwise they make less available to the plants. ever changing to be built upon over time. fertilisers that contain phosphorus. What irrigation to use Eg: Banksias, Grevilleas, Dryandras, The best mulch WA plants like the soil surface to remain dry and many are sensitive to Hakeas (Proteaceae family). PLANT SELECTION & PLANTING OUT overhead watering (eg sprinklers, misters). Thus the best irrigation to • Groundcovers and natural leaf litter formed by the plants in • Don’t overfertilise Everlastings as they get too tall use is adjustable dripper/trickle systems or subsurface irrigation. your garden. and weak and lie down when flowering. • Buy plants local to your area or suited to your soil type (see list). • Street tree loppings – may contain some weeds but they are easily • Buy small plants in bigger pots as they aren’t root bound and seen and removed. better establish in the garden. You can buy some larger feature Watering tips • Inert materials (eg gravel, crushed brick) are particularly good in plants for a more instant effect. • Watering in the morning is preferable as moisture sitting on plant windy areas as they don’t blow around. • Always read the labels to check the size of the plant when leaves and stems overnight can cause plant diseases. mature to be sure that you are getting the desired plant form. • Avoid watering only the soil surface layer as this encourages When to mulch • Coastal plants will grow inland, but inland plants don’t grow well shallow roots making plants more susceptible to drying out and on the coast. blowing over. Longer deeper watering encourages the growth Organic mulches need renewing seasonally as they break down over REFERENCES of deeper, more stable roots. time, but are best applied at the start of warmer weather in spring and • Don’t choose plants that are environmental weeds. For more information refer to • If water repellence occurs, apply a wetting agent. early summer. A New Image for WA Plants - George Lullfitz, • Plant in late April or May after the first good autumn rains, as • Use a dripper with a high flow rate for water demanding plants Grow With Us - Wildflower Society of WA, Growing Locals - Robert Powell. plants have more time to establish before summer. eg Boronia, Scaevola.