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This information is intended as a guide only. Fan Flowers make great carpets in full While much effort has been spent in the research of plants, soil types, microclimates, etc. it is difficult to be totally accurate in sun or shade species selection for a specific site. Common Common Species Spread Height Species Spread Height Carpet Plants name name

Carpet plants are low growing or Grevillea juniperina Juniper 2m 30cm prostrate plants that form a carpet over Acacia howittii Green Sticky Wattle 1.5m 40cm Wave ‘Molonglo’ Grevillea the ground. They provide cover that looks great in rockeries or along the Grevillea juniperina Juniper 2m 50cm edges of paths. Some spread over ‘Pink Lady’ Grevillea greater areas and look wonderful Acacia pravissima Ovens Wattle 5m 40cm prostrate cascading over banks and steep slopes. Grevillea lanigera Woolly 2m 15cm Carpet plants act in much the same ‘Mt Tamboritha’ Grevillea ways as mulch. They keep the soil moist Banksia serrata Saw Banksia 2m 40cm and the ground temperature even. They Pygmy Possum Grevillea lanigera Woolly 2m 15cm also assist in curbing weeds and Fine Leaf Prostrate Grevillea controlling soil erosion. Brachyscome Cut-leaf 1m 5cm multifida Daisy Grevillea obtusifolia Spider Net 2m 10cm Native carpet plants come in many 'Gin Gin Gem’ Grevillea different forms with flowers of many colours. Remember to take the spread of Bracteantha species Everlasting 1m 40cm the plant into consideration when Grevillea poorinda Grevillea 4m 15cm planting – your small pot plant may take 'Royal Mantle’ off and eventually become tangled with its neighbours. Don’t be afraid to prune Correa Dusky Bells Correa 2m 30cm Hardenbergia False 1m 15cm to keep them neat and tidy. violacea Sarsparilla Massed plantings of golden everlastings or purple daisies can look spectacular Leptospermum Tea-tree 1.5m 60cm Dampiera diversifolia Dampiera 2m 5cm 'Pink Cascade' while grevilleas tumbling over walls and banks will attract myriad honeyeaters into your garden. Myoporum Fine leaf 1m 20cm Dampiera trigona Dampiera 0.5m 20cm parvifolium Boobialla Carpet plants can create spectacular floral and foliage displays and are a Myoporum Creeping 1m 5cm welcome, low-maintenance addition to parvifolium Pink Boobialla Australian Native cottage gardens. Darwinia citriodora Lemon- 1.5m 10cm prostrate scented myrtle Pratia species Pratia 1m 5cm

Grevillea curviloba Grevillea 2m 60cm Scaevola 'Mauve Fan flower 1m 10cm ‘Flat Jack’ Clusters'

Grevillea ‘Bronze Grevillea 4m 30cm Scleranthus biflorus Scleranthus 0.5m 5cm Rambler’

Native daisies (Brachyscome multifida) are great Grevillea Gaudi Grevillea 3m 20cm Viola hederacea Native Violet 0.5m 10cm for creating butterfly attracting carpets Chaudii