Allocasuarina littoralis G A R D E N E R ‘ S G U I D E T O I N D I G E N O U S P L A N T I N G in Warrandyte and Surrounding Areas

Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box

FOR MORE INFORMATION • Visit the FOWSP trailer at the Warrandyte market held on the first Saturday of the month 9.00am to 12.30pm at Stiggants Reserve (Melway 23 C12) • Visit the Warrandyte State Park office and nursery any Thursday 10.00am to 12.00 midday, or 2.00pm to 4.00pm on the first Sunday of the month. Pound Bend Rd (Melway 23 C10)

Illustrations by Melanie Coupar Compiled by Pat Coupar Designed by Zoë Murphy FRIENDS OF WARRANDYTE STATE PARK ie utru Yellow flowersSep-Jan River Buttercup R. inundatus amphitrichus/ withbrilliantmagentaflowers. Ranunculus Loosestrife Lythrum salicifolia onexposedmud. Upright Water-milfoil Willgrowsubmergedoron crispatum Myriophyllum aquaticinvertebrates. Waterwort Elatine gratioloides Ribbon-weed var. Vallisneria americana AQUATICS feed on. and youngfrogsas wellastheinsectsthatfrogs introduce fishtoyour pondastheywilleatthetadpoles for frogsandlizardstohideamongst. and placeaquaticplantsinpotsonthe base. grassesandsedgesaroundthe edgeofthepond shaded area,shelteredfromthewind. of sand,oryoucanuseaprefabricatedfiberglasspond. digging aholeandliningitwithheavyblackplasticonbed You cancreateawetlandinyourownbackyardbysimply CREATING A WETLANDHABITAT americana Frogs willfindtheirownwaytoyour pond.Donot The ponddoesnotneedtobedeep,30-50cmisfine. Place logsandrocksaroundtheedge ofthepond The bestpositionforyourfrogpondisinapartially on exposedmud. Will growsubmergedor Mat-forming creepers. Purple flowersNov-Mar 1-2m Generally diesbackinwinter. Semi-aquatic uprightherb herb. Willgrowsubmergedor Attractive spindle-shapederect exposed mud. Prostrate small-leavedcreeper. Excellent habitatforfishand Submerged strap-likeleaves. Height ••• • • • •• • •• • •• ••• •• •• Full sun Soil Position Semi-sun Shade Dry Growling GrassFrog

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds Indigenous Plantsfor Your Garden Live LocalPlant Native Splendour Screening EXPLANATION OFTERMS GARDENER’S GUIDE TO INDIGENOUSPLANTING Flora ofMelbourne SGAP (Available forloanfromFOWSP library) Flora ofWarrandyte RECOMMENDED REFERENCEBOOKS • • • • • PLANTING TIPS for growinginwater. These speciesareforplantingaroundponds,damsandotherwetlandsaswellaquaticplants Wetlands self-layering plantsaremostusefulforthesesites. These plantsaresuitablefordrystonysoilbanksanddampshadybanks.Grasses,groundcovers Banks daisies, liliesandsomegrassesgroundcoversaresuitableforthispurpose. Use theseindigenousplantstocreateacolourfulwildflowerandcottagegarden.Smallshrubs,native Rockery lilies aresuitableforborders. this purpose.Densepricklyshrubsmakegoodhedges,whilesmallshrubs,tussockgrassesandsome For fencelines,drivewaysandedges.Smalltreesshrubsthatrespondtopruningaremostusefulfor Hedges andBorders growing anddensearesuitableforthispurpose. These plantscreateprivacy, actas awindbreakandnoisebreak. and largershrubsthatarequick Protect fromrabbits,possumsandwallabies. and placeinhole.Water inwell. Remove plantfromcontainer, teaserootsgentlyifnecessary In drysoilsfillholewithwaterandallowtodrain. Dig holealittledeeperandwiderthanthesizeofcontainer. Ensure plantisnottoodry. Soakifnecessary. Prepare thesite.Controlweeds. in Warrandyte and Surrounding Areas and Surrounding in Warrandyte , ManninghamCity Council , PatCoupar&DavidVan Bockel , NillumbikShire , MaroondahInc. , CityofBanyule Correa glabra lc ateYellow flowersSep-Dec Acacia melanoxylon Wattle Black Quick growing. Acacia mearnsii Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata elwBxlarge gardens. obliqua Yellow Box e tigbr CreamflowersJan-Apr Eucalyptus melliodora Stringybark Red Specimen . macrorhyncha CreamflowersMar-Aug Eucalyptus CreamflowersAug-Oct Box Long-leaved Bundy or Eucalyptus goniocalyx Blackwood an u large gardens. Smooth-barked. Manna Gum largegardens. Smooth-barked. Eucalyptus viminalis CreamflowersOct-Jan Candlebark Quick growing. Eucalyptus rubida Peppermint Narrow-leaf e o Creamflowers Sep-Jan Eucalyptus radiata Box Red polyanthemos foodplant. Koala Eucalyptus Swamp Gum Eucalyptus ovata tree. Specimen Messmate Stringybark up to30m TREES es re oglvd 5-15m Dense tree.Longlived. 5-10m Spreading tree.Quickgrowing. 6-15m Yellow flowersJul-Nov Large, spreadingtree. Dense canopy. Cream flowersSep-Mar Majestic specimentree 10-20m Specimen tree. Hardy tree.Densecanopy. 10-15m Hardy tree.Goodfordryareas. Cream flowersJan-May 20-50m Major foodplantfor koalas. Majestic specimen treefor 15-30m Cream flowersNov-Feb Majestic specimentreefor Attractive weeping 10-25m dry areatree.Slowgrowing. 10-20m Warrandyte’s dominant Cream flowersMar-Jun Good forwetareas. Cream flowersDec-Mar Slow growing. oig.10-20m foliage. o 15-35m for 15-30m Height •• • •• •• ••• •• ••• •• •• • •• •• • •• •• •• •• • •• • • •• •• • • •• •• •• •• Full sun Soil Position •••• •• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds Blechnum minus spp. Azollas Azolla p.Bublswhiteflowers.Bestplantedin Bluebells spp. Wahlenbergia heads.Bestplantedingroups. Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra ikblsleavesand attractivepink Pink-bells Tetratheca ciliata ingroups. Grass Trigger-plant graminifolium Stylidium GreenflowersOct-Jan Grey Tussock-grass var. Poa sieberiana otWtrfr grouporsingleplanting. Hypolepis rugosula Soft Water- dubia fernforlargerareas. Ruddy Ground-fern Polystichum proliferum Prefersshadymoistareas. Common Ground-fern ohrSil-enin Mother Shield-fern Wildflowers, GrassesandSedges sieberiana rc lm-omn enfr0.5-1.2m Erect clump-formingfernfor for pondsifkeptundercontrol. carpets on Free-floating ferns.Forms groups. 20-50cm Straggling herbswithblueor Green/brown flowersSep-Feb Tufted grasswith flowers 20-60cm Clump-forming herbwithsmall Pink flowersSept-Dec 20-60cm tall flowerspike.Bestplanted Tufted grass-likeherbwitha 20-30cm tussocks. Prefersdrierareas. Wiry grassformingsmall ioossraiggon 0.5-1.5m Vigorous spreadingground Vigorous spreading utdfr utbefrpatn 1-1.5m Tufted fernsuitableforplanting young fernonends offronds. the groundorapot. Produces

Aug-Dec Flowers Sep-Feb top of the water. tiigfoe-20-40cm striking flower- ground fern. Good 1.5-2m Height • • ••• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••• • • •• •• •• •• •• •• Full sun Soil Position ••• • •• •• • • •• •• •••• • • •• •• • •• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds Dianella tasmanica subsp. Bestplantedingroups. Lomandra longifolia Wiry Buttons tenuifolius Leptorhynchos flowers. Button Everlasting scorpioides Helichrysum Prefersmoistshadedareas. TasmanFlax-lily otTsokgasformingsmalltussocks. Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii areas.Bestplantedingroups. Tussock-grass Common Poa labillardierei tussocks.Prefersmoistareas. Sword Tussock-grass Poa ensiformis clumpsof heart-shapedleaves. Stork’s-bill Austral Pelargonium australe grass.Willreadilyself-seed. leavesandsmallwhiteflowers Weeping Grass Microlaena stipoides Yellow/brown River Mint butterflycaterpillars. Mentha australis Mat-rush Spiny-headed Wildflowers, GrassesandSedges longifolia outtfe iy 0.5-1.5m Robust tuftedlily. utdfa-evd dpal.0.5-1m Tufted flat-leaved. Adaptable. Yellow flowersSep-Mar 10-30cm Flowers overalongperiod. Open fine-leavedsmalldaisy. Yellow flowersSep-Dec Best plantedingroups. 10-30cm leaves andattractiveyellow Small daisywithsoftgreyish Blue/purple flowersAug-Feb otgeihgengas20-30cm Green flowersOct-Jan Soft greyish-green grass Green flowersOct-March 0.5-80cm tussocks. Goodforwell-drained Robust grassforminglarge Green flowersOct-Mar 0.5-1m Will readilyself-seed. Robust grassforminglarge Purple flowersOct-Feb 5-40cm Soft hairyherbformingsmall Green flowersOct-Feb 5-30cm Can bemown. Quick growingrhizomatous Sep-Mar 20-80cm Sprawling herbwitharomatic Foodplants ofseveral flowers Sep-Dec Height •• ••• •• •• ••• •• • •• • •• •• ••• •• •• •••••• •• •••••• • •• • • • •• ••• • •• Full sun Soil Position •• •• •• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds rcl oe Goodbirdhabitat. Allocasuarina littoralis Prickly Moses growing. Yellow flowersJul-Oct Acacia verticillata Wattle Golden foliage.Goodbirdhabitat. Acacia pycnantha Hedge Wattle Acacia paradoxa foliage. weeping CreamflowersDec-Mar Cinnamon Wattle Acacia leprosa Lightwood Acacia implexa suckers.Good forwetareas. Swamp Paperbark moistareas. Melaleuca ericifolia River Lomatia Lomatia myricoides River Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi Benefitsfrompruning. Sweet Bursaria Bursaria spinosa plantedingroups.Reddish- Black She-oak Prostanthera lasianthos orsmalltree. Quickgrowing. Hazel Pomaderris itra Requires damp,shadedsite. White/purple flowersNov-Jan Christmas-bush Victorian up to10m LARGE SMALL TREES, rcfldopn oig.Bs 3-8m Graceful droopingfoliage.Best Yellow flowersJun-Dec 3-5m Dense spreadinglargeshrub. 3-8m Great fordryareas.Quick 2-4m Yellow flowers Aug-Nov Prickly, dense,spreading Yellow flowersJul-Sep 3-5m 3-8m Spreading treewithattractive Attractive, uprighttree. ag-evdsraigsrb3-6m Large-leaved spreadingshrub 5-9m White flowersOct-Nov Upright andbushy. Often White flowersDec-Feb 3-5m Bushy shruborsmalltreefor 2-6m Cream/pink flowersDec-Mar Best formoistareas. Attractive weepingshrub. 3-6m White flowersDec-Feb Flowers attractbutterflies. Spreading, pricklyshrub. orange flowersMar-Jun akaoai oig.3-6m Dark aromaticfoliage. Cream/green flowersOct-Dec Height ••••• •• •••• •• •• •• • • •• • •• •• •• • •• •• • ••• ••• ••• •• •• •• •• Full sun Soil Position •••• •• •••• •• •••• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds Coprosma quadrifida aromatic foliage. Shiny Cassinia Cassinia longifolia Aromatic.Greatfordryareas. Cassinia Drooping Cassinia arcuata foliage. aromatic Benefitsfrompruning. Common Cassinia Cassinia aculeata Yellow flowersJul-Oct Hop Wattle Acacia stricta Myrtle Wattle Acacia myrtifolia dry areas. Spreading Wattle Hardy. Yellow flowersJul-Oct Acacia genistifolia Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea okCre Greatfordryareas. Epacris impressa Rock Correa Correa glabra rcl urn-uhred berries. Prickly Currant-bush odntpfoliage. Prune hard. Golden-tip Goodia lotifolia Prunehard. Yellow flowersfor Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Benefitsfrompruning. Common Heath up to4m MEDIUMSHRUBS SMALL– ml-evdpikysrbwt 2-4m Small-leaved pricklyshrubwith 1-3m White flowersDec-Mar Quick growingshrubwith Yellow/brown flowers Nov-Apr 1-2m Pendulous foliageandflowers. 1-3m White flowersNov-Mar 2-3m Quick growingshrubwith Yellow flowersJul-Oct 1-2m Open uprightshrub. Attractive compactshrub. Yellow flowers Aug-Oct 1-2.5m Open pricklyshrub.Goodfor 0.5-1.5m Small-leaved openshrub. pnurgtsrb 0.5-1m Open uprightshrub. 0.5-1.5m Yellow/green flowersMar-Aug Compact bushyshrub. Cream flowersSep-Nov Yellow 1-3m flowersSep-Dec Attractive peaflowers. Open shrubwithsoft grey most oftheyear. Quick growingspreadingshrub. White orpinkflowersMar-Nov Prefers moistareas. 0.5-1.5m Height •• •• •• •• •••• •• • •• •• •• •• •• •• • •• • •• •••• •• •• •• • •• •• • •• ••• •• Full sun Soil Position •••• •• •••• • • •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds aeFa-iyberries inautumn. Flax-lily Pale Greatforwetareas. Arthropodium TallSedge Carex appressa var. Dianella longifolia tussocks.Greatfordryareas. Wallaby-grasses Danthonia Yellow flowersSep-Dec Everlasting Clustered semipapposum Chrysocephalum rootstockoversummer/autumn. Lily Bulbine Bulbine bulbosa long-lastingpaperyflowers. Purpleflowers Sep-Feb Everlasting Shiny Bracteantha viscosa Cut-leaf Daisy Canbedivided. multifida Brachyscome TallDaisy diversifolia Brachyscome summer/autumn. Chocolate Lily strictum Arthropodium Bestplantedingroups. Vanilla-lily Pale milleflorum SEDGES GRASSES and WILDFLOWERS, longifolia p.Tfe rs omn ml 10-40cm Tufted grassformingsmall spp. Blue/purple flowers Aug-Jan flowers followedby purple 0.3-1m 0.5-1m Grass-like lilyformoist Brown/green flowersAug-Jan Large, tuftedsedge. utdurgtll.Pl le0.5-1m Tufted uprightlily. Paleblue Green flowersOct-Feb Will readilyself-seed. 20-80cm with softgreyleaves. Upright multi-stemmeddaisy Yellow flowersSep-Jan Best plantedingroups. 20-60cm Grass-like lily. Diesbackto Yellow flowersSep-Feb 0.3-1m Upright branchingdaisywith 10-30cm purple flowers.Adaptable. Small spreadingdaisywith 20-50cm White/yellow flowersOct-Feb Best plantedingroups. Attractive tufteddaisy. Purple flowersSep-Dec Best plantedingroups. 20-80cm Dies backtorootstockover Adaptable andhardylily. Mauve/white flowersSep-Mar shady areas. Height •••• • • •• •• •• •• •• •• • • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • •• • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • •• •• Full sun Soil Position •• •• •• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds Common ImperialBlue areas White Purslane australasica Neopaxia areas. wet Swamp Mazus Mazus pumilio atdBs-e Yellow/orangeScutellaria humilis flowersOct-Nov Matted Bush-pea pedunculata Pultenaea Greatforaroundpondsand CreamflowersSep-Jan Matted Pratia Pratia pedunculata Vine Wonga Pandorea pandorana Viola hederacea areas.PurpleflowersOct-Apr Nightshade Forest prinophyllum Solanum moistshady areas.Canbe Dwarf Skullcap v-efVoe someshadeandmoisture. Violet Ivy-leaf Ground Covers,CreepersandClimbers white flowers.Greatforwet Prostrate creeperwithattractive Mauve flowersOct-Mar Creeping mat-formingherbfor Sprawling creeper. Prefers Good fordrybanks. Prostrate woodyshrub. Nov-Feb wet areas.Blue/whiteflowers Quick growingmattingherb. Vigorous jasmine-likeclimber. Mat-forming creeper. Prefers weed suppressantindamp Sprawling pricklyshrub.Good Pink/mauve flowersOct-Feb grown inhangingbasket. Purple/white flowersJun-Mar . FlowersNov-Mar Height ••• • • • •• • •• ••• •• •• • •• •••• ••• •• • •• •• Full sun Soil Position •• • •• •• •• • • •• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds Olearia lirata Woolly Tea-tree aff. andjewelbeetles.Oct-Dec Leptospermum Prickly Tea-tree continentale foliage.Prunehard. Leptospermum Indigo Austral Indigofera australis Whiteflowers Bushy Needlewood subsp. Hakea decurrens Pomaderris racemosa Goodfordryareas. Prunus Pomaderris Pomaderris prunifolia densedarkgreenfoliage. Smooth Pomaderris Grey Everlasting obcordatus Ozothamnus Bestplantedingroups. Tree Everlasting ferrugineus Ozothamnus withclustereddaisyflowers. Snow Daisy-bush Pomaderris areas. moist Prefers Cluster Pomaderris Round-leaf Pomaderris vacciniifolia Small–Medium Shrubsupto4m Small–Medium lanigerum physocarpa es,sraigtl hu 2-3m Dense, spreadingtallshrub 1-3m areas. WhiteflowersSep-Feb Dense .Prefersmoist 1-3m white flowersattractbutterflies Dense pricklyshrub.Prolific Purple flowersSep-Dec 1-2m 1-3m Open shrubwithgrey, fern-like Good birdhabitat. Open pricklyshrub. pedn ag hu.1-4m 1-3m Spreading largeshrub. Cream flowersOct-Nov Quick growingshrub. Yellow flowersSep-Oct 1-3m Good forgroupplanting. Adaptable largeshrubwith 0.5-2m pruning. Yellow flowersOct-Jan Open shrub.Benefitsfrom White flowersNov-Feb 1-4m clustered whiteflowers. Quick growingtallshrubwith White flowersSep-Dec Prefers shadymoistareas. ml-evdlresrb 1-4m Small-leaved large shrub. Cream flowersOct-Nov Cream flowersOct-Nov Quick growing.

May-Sep Height ••• •• •••• •• •• •• •• • •• •• •••• • •• •• • • •• • •• •• •••• Full sun Soil Position ••••• •• ••••• •• ••••• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds ut ilrIdealforborders. Miller Dusty Spyridium parvifolium lived. Short Large Kangaroo-apple Solanum laciniatum leaves.Goodfordryareas. Forest Germander Teucrium corymbosum ‘eggandbacon’peaflowers. Golden Bush-pea Pultenaea gunnii Small–Medium Shrubsupto4m Small–Medium butterflies andother insects. the year. This willprovideapermanenthabitat formanyspeciesofbirds, (including grasses andsedges)thatflowerorfruitatdifferent times of and butterflieswesuggestgroupplantings ofawidevarietyspecies provide nectarfortheadults. a foodplantfortheircaterpillarsand the otherto water, willalsoattractbirdstoyourgarden. birds providingshelterandnestingsites. species generallymakegoodhabitatfor to theplants.Densespreadingprickly insects thatarethemselvesattracted either fornectar, berries,orforthe Most floweringplantswillattractbirds ATTRACTING BUTTERFLYBIRD AND Rather thanrecommendingparticular speciestoattractbirds Butterflies requiretwodifferent plants–one A birdbath,regularlyfilledwithclean Cream flowersAug-Nov 0.5-2m Compact small-leavedshrub. Purple flowersSep-Mar 1-3m Spreading quickgrowingshrub. White flowersDec-Feb Benefits frompruning. 0.5-1m Small shrubwitharomaticgrey 0.5-1.5m Yellow/orange flowersSep-Oct Attractive smallshrubwith Height •••• ••• •• •• • •• • •• •• Full sun Soil Position Genoveva Azure Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds etlagroundcoverforwetareas. Clematis aristata Centella Centella cordifolia lmtsBestfordry sunnyareas. Dichondra repens masses ofstarryflowers. Clematis Small-leaved Clematis microphylla areas.Cream/whiteflowers Clematis Mountain upeCrlpaPurpleflowersJul-Nov Hydrocotyle laxiflora Purple Coral-pea violacea areas. Yellow flowersOct-Jan Hardenbergia Lanky Goodenia Goodenia elongata Nodding Saltbush someshadeandmoisture. Einadia nutans Kidney-weed nldLbladampandboggy areas. Lobelia Angled Lobelia anceps mats. small Common Lagenifera Lagenifera stipitata redflowersApr-Dec Postman Running Kennedia prostrata Bestinsemi-shadedareas. Stinking Pennywort CLIMBERS CREEPERS and GROUND COVERS, Climber. Bestformoistshady Pink flowersAug-Jan Quick growingcreeping Quick growingcreeper. Prefers Cream/white flowersJul-Nov Readily self-seeds. Quick growingclimberwith Aug-Mar Creeping groundcover. Prefers drysunnyareas. Scrambling climberorcreeper. Creeping groundcoverforwet Cream/green flowersAug-Nov and walls.Readilyself-seeds. red berries.Greatfordrybanks Vigorous creeperwithsmall Cream flowersAug-Nov Blue/purple flowers Aug-Mar Straggling herb.Good for Mauve/white flowersOct-Feb Prostrate herbforming Trailing creeperwithattractive Oct-Dec basket. Yellow/greenflowers Can begrowninhanging Height •••• • • •• ••••• •••• • • •••••• •• •• • •• •••• • • •• •• •• •• ••• •• Full sun Soil Position •••• •• •• • • •• •• •• ••• •• •• Semi-sun Shade Dry

Well-drained Type Moist Screening/Windbreak Hedges/Borders Uses Banks Rockery/Cottage Wetlands/Ponds