Coastal Garden Plants Brochure
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Introduction This brochure is an indication of some of the native plants found in the dunes of the City of Charles Sturt. It is not an exhaustive list, but contains representative plants that fill different niches; groundcovers, climbers, small and large shrubs. The plants selected are well adapted to their environment (low maintenance/drought tolerant) and are recommended as garden plants along the coastal strip. This information has been adapted from Vegetation Management Plans that have been completed for the City of Charles Sturt by the Department for Environment and Heritage. These plans are all available on Council’s website http://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au For further information please contact the City of Charles Sturt NRM Officer on8408 1111. Acknowledgements Special thanks to the team at the Department for Local Environment & Heritage for producing the Vegetation Management Plans for the City of Charles Sturt. Special thanks also to the photographers responsible Coastal for these wonderful photos, including Simon Cordingly, Ben Moulton and Ron Sandercock. Plants Local coastal plants found in the dunes of the City of 72 Woodville Road Woodville South Australia 5011 Charles Sturt. Telephone 8408 1111 www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au Local Coastal Plants Acacia cupularis Alyxia buxifolia Dianella brevicaulis Cup Wattle Sea Box Short-stem Flax-lily Family: LEGUMINOSAE Family: APOCYNACEAE Family: LILIACEAE Description: Bushy Shrub to 2m high Description: Woody medium shrub 2m Description: Small clumping plant and 4-6m wide. Leaves are narrow to high by 3m wide. Leaves paired, thick, to shin high. Leaves blue green, stiff 7cm in length. Flowers deep yellow, dark green and shiny on top. Flowers and strap like. Flowers occur on wiry globular. in groups. Petals have a lopsided branched stalks within foliage line. Location in the Dune System: Grows in ‘windmill’ appearance, waxy white. Flowers Blue. protected swales and hind dune areas. Location in the Dune System: Grows in Location in the Dune System: Grows in Habitat & Ecology: Bird and insect protected swales and hind dunes areas. protected swales and hind dune areas. attracting. Nitrogen fixing. Habitat & Ecology: Long lived plant, Habitat & Ecology: Edible fruits. Uses in Landscape: Screening plant. useful for revegetation projects. Seeds Uses in Landscape: Attractive for Large garden beds. Full sun. are dispersed by birds such as silver borders, mass planting, small groups, eyes (Zosterops ssp.). pots, indoor, small to large gardens. Full Uses in Landscape: Screening plant. sun to shade. Large garden beds. Full sun to semi shade. Acacia longifolia ssp. Sophorae Atriplex cinerea Disphyma crassifolium var. Coastal Wattle Grey Saltbush Clavellatum Round-leaf Pigface Family: LEGUMINOSAE Family: CHENOPODIACEAE Family: AIZOACEAE Description: Large spreading shrub to Description: Spreading shrub to 1.5m Description: Fleshy ground hugging 3m high and 5m wide. Leaves obovate high. Leaves are thin, grey-green with plant. Leaves round in cross-section. to 10cm in length by 3-4cm wide. shiny scaly patches, narrow to ovate Flowers bright pink. Flowers yellow, rod shaped. in shape. Male flowers are yellow and Location in the Dune System: Prefers Location in the Dune System: Grows in clustered at the ends of stems. Female heavier soils. protected swales and hind dune areas. flowers are green and occur along the Habitat & Ecology: Fruits are edible. stem. Habitat & Ecology: Very good habitat Uses in Landscape: Attractive small species for larger mammals and birds. Location in the Dune System: Tolerates groundcover that is also affective in Nitrogen fixing. foredune conditions. pots, hanging baskets and small to Uses in Landscape: Screening plant. Habitat & Ecology: Bird attracting large gardens. Full sun. Large backdrop species. Large garden Uses in Landscape: Low screening beds. Full sun. plant. Large garden beds. Full sun to semi-shade. Adriana quadripartita Carpobrotus rossii Enchylaena tomentosa Rare Bitterbrush Native Pigface Ruby Saltbush Family: EUPHORBIACEAE Family: AIZOACEAE Family: CHENOPODIACEAE Description: Medium spreading shrub Description: Thick fleshy ground run- Description: Low shrub to 1m high by 1-2m high by 1-2m wide. Leaves are ning plant. Leaves triangular in cross 1.5m wide. Leaves blue – green, small, opposite, dark green and glossy above, section. Flowers have hundreds of pink fleshy and cylindrical. Flowers are in- white beneath. Leaf margins are ‘petals’ that are white at the base. significant. Fruit is fleshy and berry like. toothed. Location in the Dune System: Highly Berries predominantly yellow to red. Location in the Dune System: Grows in adaptable plant that will grow in most Location in the Dune System: Grows in protected swales and hind dunes areas areas. protected swales and hind dune areas. Habitat & Ecology: Difficult to Habitat & Ecology: Fruits are edible. Habitat & Ecology: Attracts Birds, establish in dune environments. Flowers provide nectar for a range of lizards and Insects, edible fruit. Uses in Landscape: Low screening insects. Soil stabiliser. Uses in Landscape: Ground cover, small plant. Unique, attractive flowers. Uses in Landscape: Attractive ground- shrub, full sun to semi shade. Large garden beds. Full sun to cover. Small to large gardens. Full sun. semi-shade. Helichrysum leucopsideum Lotus australis - Australian Trefoil Pimelea serpyllifolia ssp Satin Everlasting Family: LEGUMINOSAE Serpyllifolia – Thyme Riceflower Family: COMPOSITAE Description: Perennial herb to 30cm. Rosy Family: THYMELAEACEAE Description: Erect perennial herb, pink to white pea-like flowers occur in Description: Erect shrub to 1.5 m tall, 15 – 50cm high. Stems are purple brown, clusters of 3-8 on stalks longer than the In exposed environments its form is leaves with three leaflets just under the smooth and wiry. Leaves woolly with a stunted or prostrate. Stem leaves 1.5cm flowers. Seed pods terete in shape 50mm white underside. Flowers are white, long. 2-4mm wide. Flowers 4mm long 25-35mm in diameter. long by 4mm wide. Seed round in shape 2mm in size, dark brown in colour, up to with four green-yellow petals fused Location in the Dune System: Grows in 15 seeds per pod. into a short tube. Flowers grouped in protected swales and rear dunes where small clusters. moisture levels are higher and where Location in the Dune System: Found in Location in the Dune System: Grows in there is greater protection from the wind protected swales and hind dune areas protected swales and hind dune areas and salt. Habitat & Ecology: Attracts birds and Habitat & Ecology: Seeds are eaten by insects Habitat & Ecology: Insects and ants and other insects. Flowers are insect Uses in Landscape: One of the more butterflies frequent this species pollinated. colourful local plants. Useful for small Uses in Landscape: Useful small, hardy Uses in Landscape: Can be used in low garden, pots and hanging baskets. Full shrub in any garden. Rounded form. drifts and small gardens. sun to semi shade. Isolepis nodosa Melaleuca lanceolata Rhagodia candolleana ssp Knobby Club Rush Dryland Tea-tree Candolleana – Sea berry Salt bush Family: CYPERACEAE Family: MYRTACEAE Family: CHENOPODIACEAE Description: Perennial rush growing up Description: Dryland Tea tree is influ- Description: Sprawling shrub to 1.5m high. Leaves are reed-like and enced by local conditions; in coastal approximately 1m high to several cylindrical, Dark green with a sharp tip. areas it is a densely foliaged shrub. metres wide. Leaves alternate, dull Fruiting head is a spiky ball below the Leaves are dark green, small, 0.5-1cm green with white underside. Fruits are tip of the leaf long. Lance shaped and oppositely pale green ripening through to deep Location in the Dune System: grows arranged up the stem, Rough Bark. red in late summer to autumn. throughout the dunes to the rear of Attractive creams to white “bottle Location in the Dune System: Grows in the foredune. Prefers the moist brush” flowers occur along the stem. protected swales and hind dune areas environment of swales Location in the Dune System: Grows Habitat & Ecology: Fauna attracting Habitat & Ecology: Very important for in the rear dunes where conditions are Uses in Landscape: Sprawling Sand dability more stable and protected groundcover for medium to large Uses in Landscape: Useful accent plant, Habitat & Ecology: Bird attracting gardens. Full – sun to Semi - shade group planting, pots birdbaths, Full-sun, Uses in Landscape: large Gardens, to semi shade. Structural plant. Large screening. Kennedia prostrata Muehlenbeckia gunnii Scaevola crassifolia Running postman Coastal climbing lignum Cushion Fanflower Family: LEGUMINOSA Family: POLYGONACEAE Family: GOODENIACEAE Description: Ground hugging perennial Description: Climbing plant twining Description: Spreading robust shrub with runners extending up to 2m. onto nearby shrubs or trees. Leaves up to 1.5m high by 2m wide. Leaves Flowers prominent red peas 2-2.5cm round to egg shaped with crisped edge. broadly ovate to orbicular with slightly long with a striking yellow centre Flowers small, waxy, yellow green, five serrated edges and up to 4cm long by occurring in late spring. Fruit is an petals, to about 5 cm diameter. Fruit is 1cm wide. Flowers are bright blue, fan oblong ovoid leathery pod growing up yellow with a black nut. shaped. Fruit globose to 3mm. to 4cm long. Location in the Dune System: Found in Location in the Dune System: rows in Habitat & Ecology: Important food protected swales and hind dune areas protected