Coastal Grow Local Plant Guide
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COASTAL SOILS SPECIES LIST Start of flowering time: Spring Summer Autumn Winter All Year Common Name Botanical Name Height (m) Flower Colour Flower Time Other Info Trees (Up to 15m) Peppermint °Agonis flexuosa 12-15 white Aug-Dec L Fraser’s Sheoak Allocasuarina fraseriana 15 brown May-Oct WA Ashby’s Banksia °Banksia ashbyi 1-8 orange Dec-Feb S A W Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata 5-8 yellow Sep-Oct L Cut-leaf Banksia Banksia praemorsa 4 gold Jul-Oct S WA Rottnest Island Pine Callitris preissii 4-6 brown Jan-Dec L money save water, Silver Princess °Eucalyptus caesia 12 pink, red May-Sep A W Illyarrie Eucalyptus erythrocorys 7 yellow Feb-Apr L A W Bushy Yate Eucalyptus lehmannii 2-4 green, yellow all year L Mottlecah Eucalyptus macrocarpa 5 red, pink all year A W Coastal Blackbutt Eucalyptus todtiana 9-16 creamy white Feb Rottnest Tea-tree Melaleuca lanceolata 5 white Oct-Mar SL Weeping Pittosporum Pittosporum phylliraeoides 8 white-yellow Jun-Oct L WA & bring life back to your garden Shrubs (3 to 5m) Red-eyed Wattle Acacia cyclops 3 yellow Sep-Jan L Summer-scented Wattle Acacia rostellifera 2-5 yellow Aug-Oct L Coojong Acacia saligna 5 yellow Aug-Oct L pictured left Parrotbush Banksia sessilis 4-5 yellow May-Nov Spiny Cottonheads Showy Banksia °Banksia speciosa 4 cream Jan-Feb Conostylis aculeata Harsh Hakea Hakea prostrata 3 white Aug-Nov Chenille Honey-myrtle Melaleuca huegelii 3 white Nov-Jan SL Basket Bush Spyridium globulosum 3 white Jun-Nov SL Shrubs (1 to 3m) Winged Wattle Acacia alata 1.5 pale yellow May-Sep Rigid Wattle Acacia cochlearis 2 yellow Aug-Sep Prickly Moses Acacia pulchella 1.5 yellow Jun-Oct L Woollybush °Adenanthos sericeus 0.5-2 red Jun-Apr S A W One-sided Bottlebrush °Calothamnus quadrifidus 1-2 red Aug-Dec SL Wembley Wax °Chamelaucium uncinatum 3 pink Aug-Nov L Common Smokebush Conospermum stoechadis 1.5 blue Jul-Nov Southern Diplolaena Diplolaena dampieri 2 orange Jul-Sep Cutleaf Guinea-flower Hibbertia cuneiformis 1.5 yellow Aug-Dec Coast Honey-myrtle Melaleuca acerosa 1 cream Sep-Dec Tangling Honey-myrtle Melaleuca cardiophylla 1.5 white Jul-Jan Slender Myoporum Myoporum caprarioides 1.5 white all year Boobialla Myoporum insulare 2 white Aug-Nov L Coastal Daisy Bush Olearia axillaris 2 white-cream Nov-Jul SL Shining Fanflower Scaevola nitida 1 blue Aug-Dec Cockie’s Tongue Templetonia retusa 2 red Apr-Sep L Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii 3 white Nov-Jan L Shrubs (less than 1m) Dune Moses Acacia lasiocarpa 0.5-1 yellow Jun-Aug SL Couch Honeypot Banksia dallanneyi low gold May-Sep Diplopeltis huegelii 0.3-1 pink Jul-Nov Tar Bush °Eremophila glabra 0.5-1 orange Mar-Dec SL Seaheath Frankenia pauciflora 0.3 white all year Hairy Yellow Pea Gompholobium tomentosum 0.3-1 yellow Aug-Dec °Grevillea crithmifolia 1 white, pink Jul-Nov SL “Seaspray” °Grevillea preissii 0.5-1 red Jun-Sep SL Spider-net Grevillea °Grevillea thelemanniana 0.4-1 red May-Sep L Guichenotia ledifolia 0.7-1 mauve Jul-Oct L Stalked Guinea-flower Hibbertia racemosa 0.3 yellow Jul-Nov Waldjumi Jacksonia sericea 0.6 orange & red Dec-Feb Free-flowering Lechenaultia Lechenaultia floribunda 0.5 pale blue Aug-Dec Cushion Bush °Leucophyta brownii 0.5 yellow all year SL Coast Banjine °Pimelea ferruginea 1 pink Sep-Nov S Berry Saltbush Rhagodia baccata 0.5 red Mar-Jun SL °Thryptomene baeckeacea 1 pink May-Oct SLA W Thick-leaved Fanflower Scaevola crassifolia 0.5-0.8 blue Jul-Feb Native Rosemary Westringia dampieri 0.5 white Jun-Jan COASTAL Perennial Herbs Coastal soils can be found in suburbs along the coast Feather Speargrass Austrostipa elegantissima 2 silver Aug-Jan stretching from Jindalee to Singleton. They are deep, white in Tall Speargrass Austrostipa flavescens 0.5 silver Sep-Oct L colour and comprise beach sand containing limestone. Native Pigface Carpobrotus virescens 0.3 pale purple Jun-Jan L They tend to be strongly alkaline. Blue Squill Chamaescilla corymbosa 0.3 blue Aug-Oct Spiny Cottonheads Conostylis aculeata 0.3 yellow Sep-Nov Grey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans 0.5 yellow Aug-Sep S Blueberry Lily Dianella revoluta 1 purple Sep-Jan Satin-leaved Spinifex Spinifex hirsutus 0.3-0.9 green Oct-Jan Long-leaved Spinifex Spinifex longifolius 0.5 green Apr-Jan For further information: Phosphorus Awareness Project Coordinator South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare Climbers & Groundcovers Phone: 9458 5664 Email: [email protected] Coastal Jugflower °Adenanthos cuneatus 0.3-1.5 dark red, pink Jan-Dec L A W Australian Bluebell Billardiera heterophylla climber blue Oct-Feb ALGAE BUSTER Small-leaved Clematis Clematis linearifolia climber cream Jul-Sep L Common Clematis Clematis pubescens climber white Jul-Oct L Native Wisteria °Hardenbergia comptoniana climber purple Jun-Sep SL Snakebush °Hemiandra pungens low mauve all year SL PHOSPHORUS Coral Vine Kennedia coccinea climber red-yellow Jul-Nov AWARENESS PROJECT Augusta Kennedia Kennedia macrophylla climber red Sep-Oct WA Running Postman Kennedia prostrata low red Aug-Nov L To find out how to Fertilise Wise on ° Comes in different forms (ie a shrub might have a groundcover form or different flower colours) Coastal soils go to: - Star Performer (hardy or long flowering) - Butterfly attracting - Bird attracting www.fertilisewise.org.au L - Limestone tolerant S - Salt tolerant WA - Western Australian plant not a local plant KEY This brochure was prepared by Melinda McAndrews 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 Grevillea crithmifolia Acacia lasiocarpa Calothamnus quadrifidus Hakea prostrata Kennedia prostrata There are a huge range of local WA PLANT NURSERIES PRUNING How much mulch WA plants that can be used to create Different nurseries have varying ranges of WA plants so you might need Apply mulch about 5cm thick, creating a bowl shape around the plant to To keep WA plants looking their best, it is necessary to do some pruning to shop around. If you really want a particular selection of plants, then it aid water retention. many contemporary garden styles such to help keep the plant in shape and promote flowering. is a good idea to order ahead in about September so the plants can be as cottage, formal, Mediterranean and grown ready for planting in autumn. Some specialist local nurseries are: When to prune What to avoid: bushland. Be creative with local plants and APACE Nursery: 1 Johanna St, NORTH FREMANTLE • Avoid layering mulch too thickly as this can impede water infiltration In general prune after flowering has finished in late spring or early use them in hanging baskets and containers, as Carramar Coastal Nursery: 1834 Mandurah Rd, PORT KENNEDY and reduce plant survival. summer. Avoid pruning in winter or mid summer, as this may cause hedges and as topiary. Lullfitz Nursery: Caporn St (cnr Honey Rd), WANNEROO 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 Grow-Plant Clearance Centre: 1071 Thomas Road, OAKFORD and regularly. Older plants can be rejuvenated by more extensive humidity encourages plant diseases and WA plants prefer the Trillion Trees: Cnr Amherst Rd/Stirling Cr, HAZELMERE pruning after flowering. surrounding soil surface to be dry. GDARDEN ESIGN TIPS Native Plants WA: Rockingham Golf Club, Elanora Dr, COOLOONGUP • Avoid using sawdust and raw wood products (eg wood chips) as • Plan your garden design on graph paper. Muchea Tree Farm: Lot 214 Archibald St, MUCHEA How to prune they can interfere with iron uptake, draw nitrogen out of the soil and Australian Native Nursery: 141 King Rd, OAKFORD 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. incorporate these into your garden design. Zanthorrea Nursery: 155 Watsonia Rd, MAIDA VALE different pruning methods: Northern Suburbs Branch, • Avoid using mulch from soft leaved plants like many exotic species, • Keep in mind views from the house 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. (eg retain good views and use plants to hide eyesores). Wildflower Society of WA: Cnr of Hepburn Ave & Evandale Rd, MARANGAROO trim off the flowering stems from behind the seed capsules after the • Avoid some packaged mulches as they contain high levels of • Plant trees at least 3m from fences and walls so their growth isn’t plant has finished flowering. Regular pruning prevents these plants nitrogen and phosphorus which isn’t suitable for WA plants. hampered and they don’t become a nuisance. WATERING from becoming straggly. Eg Callistemon (Bottlebrush), Pimelea. 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 mulching or planting. WA plants are adapted to our dry climate and low rainfall - they are used centre of the plant, letting the younger wood remain. to a bit of stress and in fact need this to perform their best. Overwatering Eg some species of Melaleuca. • You can use local plants in your whole garden, in a garden bed leads to shorter lived plants with excessive growth and less prolific As WA plants are adapted to soils that are low in nutrients they usually or mixed in with exotics.