Barb Martin Bushbank Retail list

Botanical Name Common Name Height Sun Requirements Position Soil colour Flowering time type

LARGE

Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle 8-25m DT H Pale Yellow Sept-Dec ☼ o ●

Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 5-25m DT H/L Cream July-Oct ☼ o

Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak 4-10m ☼ DT/ST H Bronze or Yellow Mar-Dec

Banksia integrifolia Coastal Banskia 10-20m ☼ DT/ST H/S Pale/Bright Yellow Sept-Apr

Bursaria spinosa Sweet 2-6m DT/ST L/S White/Cream Dec-Mar ☼ o

Eucalyptus globulus ssp.globulus Southern Blue Gum 30m DT H/L Cream Jun -Nov ☼ o

Eucalyptus oblique Messmate 4-30m DT H/L White/Cream Dec-Mar ☼ o

Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 8-30m ML H White/Cream Mar-Jun ☼ o

Eucalyptus pryoriana Coastal Manna Gum 8-16m DT L/S White Mar-May ☼ o

Eucalyptus radiata Narrow Peppermint 10-30m DT L White Oct-Jan ☼ o

Melaleuca lanceolata*a Moonah 15m DT/ST H White/Cream Oct-Mar ☼ o

SMALL TREES

Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 2-4m ML H/L Golden Yellow Aug-Nov ☼ o

Acacia sophorae Coast Wattle 1-6m ☼ DT/ST A Lemon Yellow Nov-Jan

Acacia stricta Hop Wattle 2-5m DT A Pale Yellow May-Oct ☼ o ●

Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 2-6m DT H Pale/Bright Yellow Jul-Jan ☼ o

Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea- 1-4m DT H White Oct-Mar ☼ o

Leptospermum laevigatum Coastal Tea-tree 2-8m DT/ST S White Aug-Oct ☼ o

Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark 2-9m ML H Cream Oct-Nov ☼ o

1 Myoporum insulare Boobialla 1-4m DT/ST A White with Purple Oct-Nov ☼ o

SHRUBS

Allocasuarina paludosa * Swamp Sheoak 0.5-2m ☼ ML H Brown Mar-Oct

Atriplex cinerea Coast Saltbush 1-2m DT/ST S Red/Cream Sept-Mar ☼ o

Cassinia aculeata Dogwood 3m DT H/L White/Cream Nov-Mar o

Dodonaea viscosa Hop Bush 1-3m ML H/L Red/Brown Aug-Nov ☼ o

Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 1-2m DT A Yellow Aug-Feb ☼ o ●

Leucophyta brownii Cushion bush 0.2-1m DT/ST A Pale Yellow Dec-Mar ☼ o

Olearia axillaris Coast Daisy Bush 1-2m ☼ DT/ST S Yellow Feb-Apr

Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush 3m ML L White Sept-Dec o ●

Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy Bush 0.5-2m DT/ST H White Sept-May ☼ o

Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 2-6m DT L White Nov-Feb ☼ o

Pultenaea daphnoides* Large-leaf Bush-pea 1-3m DT H Yellow and Orange Aug-Nov ☼ o ●

Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry saltbush 1-2m DT/ST A Red Berry Jan-Apr ☼ o ●

Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple 1-3m ML A Violet Nov-Feb ☼ o ●

GRASSES, SEDGES and RUSHES

Carex appressa Tall Sedge 1-2m ML/SAq H/L ☼ o

Danthonia sp. (various) Wallaby Grass 0.5m ML A ☼ o ●

Ficinia nodosa( formerly ) Knobby Club Rush 0.5m DT/SAq A ☼ o ●

Juncus krausii Sea Rush 0.6-2m ☼ ST S/L

Lomandra longifolia* Spiny Mat-rush 0.5-1m DT A Pale Yellow Sept-Dec ☼ o ●

Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 0.1-0.3m ML S/L ☼ o ●

2 labillardieri Common Grass 0.3-0.8m DT A ☼ o

Poa poiformis Coast Tussock Grass 0.2-0.9m DT/ST A ☼ o

Stipa stipoides* Coast Spear Grass 1m ☼ DT/ST A

Themeda triandra* Kangaroo Grass 0.4-0.75m DT A ☼ o

GROUNDCOVERS

Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee Widgee DT/ST A Green/White Oct-Jan ☼ o ●

Calocephalus lacteus Milky Beauty Heads DT/ST H/L White Sept-Feb ☼ o

Carpobrotus rosii* Pigface/Karkalla DT/ST S Mauve Sept-Dec ☼ o

Dichondra repens Kidney Weed ML A Green Sept-Dec ☼ o ●

Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon Flower DT/ST A Pink/Magenta Oct-Feb ☼ o

Enchylaena tomentosa* Ruby Saltbush DT/ST A Red Berry Dec-Apr ☼ o ●

Goodenia humulis* Swamp Goodenia ☼ ML H Yellow Nov-Mar

Lobelia alata Angled Lobelia DT A Pale Blue All year ☼ o ●

Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp mat ML H White to Mauve Oct-Nov ☼ o ●

Tetragonia Implexicoma Bower Spinach DT/ST A Yellow Aug-Feb ☼ o ●

Tetragonia tetragonioides* Spinach DT/ST A Green Nov-Feb ☼ o ●

Viola hederacea Native violet ML A White and Purple Jun-Mar o ●

CLIMBERS

Clematis microphylla Small Leaf Clematis DT/ST A Cream Jul-Nov ☼ o

Pandorea pandorana Wonga Vine ML A White and Maroon Sept-Jan ☼ o

SMALL HERBS and ROCKERY

Linum marginale Native Flax 0.3-0.8m ML S/L Blue Sept-May ☼ o

3 Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger Plant 0.1m DT/ST A Pink Sept-Dec ☼ o

Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell 0.1-0.5m ML S/L Blue Sept-Nov ☼ o

Legend

Sun requirements: ☼ - Full sun o – Part sun ● – Full shade Position: ML – Moisture loving (damp site preferred) SAq – Semi-aquatic (wetland edges, boggy garden sites) Aq – Aquatic (partly submerged in shallow ponds or dams) ST – Salt tolerant (tolerates salt spray exposure and saline sites) DT – Drought tolerant (tolerates periods of dryness once established) Soil Type: S – Sandy soils L – Loam soils H – Heavy soils (i.e. clay) A – All soil types Notes ➢ This is not a comprehensive list of the indigenous plants of Phillip Island. ➢ Height, flowering time, habit and position requirements are included in this list as a guide only. ➢ Growth patterns will differ due to the natural variations of individual plants and the specific conditions to which they are exposed. ➢ Not all of these plants are always available. Some plants may need to be ordered in advance to ensure supply. ➢ Minimum tubes orders are 100 tubes. ➢ Tube orders are generally taken in September, October, December, to allow sufficient growing time. (eight months minimum, indigenous plants take from 6-24months growing time, including hardening off, and seasonal variation). ➢ Orders taken year round (please read note above)

Bushbank Contact Details: Phone 0427897448 [email protected] www.penguins.org.au/bushbank Open Wednesday/Thursday/Saturday 9am-3pm

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