Guide to THE INDIGENOUS PLANTS of the City of Darebin

Nurseries stocking indigenous plants suitable for planting in the City of Darebin • Keelbundora Indigenous Nursery Latrobe University, Main Drive, Bundoora, Phone 9479 2871 Suppliers of plants from North Eastern regions of Melbourne • Victorian Indigenous Nurseries Co-op (VINC) Yarra Bend Road, Fairfield, Phone 9482 1710 Suppliers of plants from Merri, Darebin & Moonee Ponds Creeks, catchments • Western Plains Flora 628 Wildwood Rd, Bulla, Phone 9740 3178 Specialises in basaltic species, by appointment only A fine example of a remnant Red Gum Grassy Woodland community, Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora. Other Contacts • City of Darebin Bushland Management Unit Carawa Dve, Reservoir, 3073. Phone 8470 8762 • Darebin Parklands, Separation St, Northcote, 3071. Phone 9499 3486 • Merri Creek Management Committee, Phone 9380 8199 • Darebin Creek Management Committee, Phone 9499 4454

Relevant references • Plants of the Merri Merri, Merri Ck Management Committee, 1994 ISBN 0 9594942 2 7 • Plants of Melbourne’s Western Plains, Keilor Plains Group, 1995 ISBN 0 909830 48 7 • Flora of Melbourne, Australian Plants Society Maroondah, inc. 2001 ISBN 1 86447 085 2

Red Gum Grassy Woodland Photography: M.Cincotta, A.Theunissen at Sullivan Remnant, Darebin Creek, Produced by Michael Cincotta, Adam Shalekoff and Blake St, Reservoir. Joanne Kirk, City of Darebin Bushland Management 1

Joanne Kirk, City of Darebin Bushland Management Bushland Darebin of City Kirk, Joanne Produced by Michael Cincotta, Adam Shalekoff and Shalekoff Adam Cincotta, Michael by Produced Printed Printed on 100% paper.recycled A.Theunissen M.Cincotta, Photography: • • • Relevant references Relevant • • • • Contacts Other • • • Darebin of City the in planting for suitable plants indigenous stocking Nurseries

Phone 9499 4454 9499 Phone Darebin Creek Management Committee, 8199 9380 Phone Committee, Management Creek Merri 3486 9499 Phone 3071. Northcote, St, Separation Parklands,Darebin 8762 8470 Phone Reservoir,Dve, Carawa 3073. Unit Management Bushland Darebin of City ISBN 1 86447 085 2 085 86447 1 ISBN 2001 inc. Maroondah, Society Plants Australian Melbourne, of Flora 7 48 909830 0 ISBN 1995 Group, Plains Keilor WesternMelbourne’s of Plants Plains, 7 2 9594942 0 ISBN 1994 Committee, Management Ck Merri Plants of the Merri Merri,

Pondscatchments Creeks, Melbourne Specialises in basaltic species, by appointment only appointment by species, basaltic in Specialises Moonee & Darebin Merri, from plants of Suppliers 628 Wildwood Rd, Bulla, Phone 9740 3178 9740 Phone Bulla, Wildwood Rd, 628 Flora Western Plains Yarra1710 Fairfield,9482 Road, Phone Bend (VINC) Co-op Nurseries Indigenous Victorian of regions Eastern North from plants of Suppliers 2871 9479 Phone University,Latrobe Bundoora, Drive, Main Nursery Indigenous Keelbundora THE of the Guide to PLANTS INDIGENOUS

City of Darebin

Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Chrysocephalum Dichelachne crinita, Austrostipa scabra, and scabra, Austrostipa crinita, Dichelachne

longifolia Thornbury. is foreground the in shrub The of groundflora including garden Indigenous shrubs Indigenous garden, using using garden, Indigenous Preston. Acacia verticillata verticillata Acacia for strap-like effect. strap-like for )

and

Poasp. Acacia dealbata. Acacia ),

with background with Goodenia ovata. Goodenia

and and Dianella

Calyptorhynchus funereus Darebin Creek, Thornbury. Yellow – tailed Black Cockatoo Black tailed – Yellow (

Tiliqua scincoides Tiliqua Eastern Bluetongue Lizard, ( Darebin Darebin Creek, Reservoir.

( TuftedBluebell Sullivan remnant, Darebin Cree Darebin remnant, Sullivan Wahlenbergia communis Wahlenbergia

( Everlasting Common Darebin Creek. Darebin Chrysocephalum apiculatum Chrysocephalum ) k. ) Red Gum Grassy Woodland at Sullivan Remnant, Darebin Creek, Blake St, Reservoir. A A fine example of a remnant Red Gum Grassy community, Woodland Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora. Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON INDIGENOUS COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES GARDEN ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES Plants under 30cm NAME COMMON NAME S S D M Comments Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion •• P,RG# U H R O Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily ••• P,RG N A Y I D S Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids • • P,RG E T Caesia calliantha Blue Grass Lily • • P,RG Grasses Calocephalus citreus Lemon Beauty Heads •• P,RG,GC# Agrostis avenacea Common Blown Grass BG • • Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Rock Fern • • RG,P Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby Grass • • GC,RG,*# Cheilanthes sieberi Mulga Fern ••• RG,P Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby Grass • • GC,BG Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting Daisy •• GC*# Austrodanthonia geniculata Kneed Wallaby Grass •• GC,RG Convolvulus erubescens Blushing Bindweed •• GC Austrodanthonia linkii var. linkii Wallaby Grass • • GC,RG Convolvulus remotus Bindweed •• GC Austrodanthonia racemosa •• GC,RG Cullen tenax Tough Scurf Pea • • Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby Grass •• GC,RG# Eryngium ovinum Blue Devil • • RG# Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear Grass •• GC,RG,SP* Eryngium vesiculosum Prostrate Blue Devil ••• BG,GC Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis Veined Spear Grass ••• SP* Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf Goodenia • • GC,RG Fountain Grass Austrostipa scabra ssp. Slender Spear Grass •• GC,RG* Helichrysum scorpiodes Curling (Button) Everlasting •• GC,RG*# scabra Helichrysum rutidolepis Pale Everlasting • • GC,RG,BG# Horsetail Grass Austrostipa semibarbata Fibrous Spear Grass • • RG,SP*# Leptorhynchos squamatus Scaly Buttons • • GC,RG# Bothriochloa macra Redleg Grass •• GC,RG Leptorhynchos tenuifolius Wiry Buttons •• GC,RG# Chloris truncata Windmill Grass •• GC Linum marginale Native Flax • • RG,P Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent Grass • • RG,SP Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat Rush •• RG,P*# Dicanthium sericeum Silky Blue Grass • • GC,SP* Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loose Strife • • GC,BG Dichelachne crinita Long Hair Plume Grass • • RG Microseris lanceolata Murnong (Yam daisy) • • GC,BG# Enneapogon nigricans Nine-awned Spear Grass •• RG,SP Minuria leptophylla Minnie Daisy • • RG,P,GC Joycea pallida Silver Top Wallaby Grass •• GC Nicotiana suaveolens Austral Tobacco •• RG,P Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass GC,RG# ••• Pelargonium rodneyanum Magenta Stork’s Bill •• RG,P,GC Poa labillardieri Common Tussock Grass • • GC,RG*# Pellaea falcata Sickle Fern •• RG,P Mondo Grass Poa morrisii Velvet Tussock Grass ••• GC,RG*# Pleurosorus rutifolius Blanket Fern • • RG Poa rodwayi Tussock Grass • • GC,RG*# Ptilotus spathulatus Pussy Tails •• RG,GC,P Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock Grass ••• GC,RG*# Pycnosorus chrysanthes Golden Billy Buttons • • GC,PG,P,BG* Mondo Grass Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass GC,RG,SP*# ••• Ranunculus lappaceus Australian Buttercup • • GC,BG# Plants under 30cm Rutidosus leptorrhynchoides Button Wrinklewort • • GC,P Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair Fern •• P,GC Senecio macrocarpus Large Fruit Groundsel •• GC,P# Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla Lily ••• RG,P Senecio quadridentatus Cotton Fire Weed ••• GC,P# Arthropodium minus Small Vanilla Lily ••• RG,P Stackhousia monogyna Creamy Stackhousia ••• RG,P# Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily • • RG,P Stylidium graminifolium Grass Leaf Trigger Plant ••• SP,RG,P* Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea GC,RG* ••• Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush Lily • • RG,P Brachyscome basaltica Basalt Daisy GC,BG# • • Velleia paradoxa Spur Velleia • • GC,RG Brachyscome cardiocarpa Swamp Daisy GC,BG# • • Vittadinia cervicularis New Holland Daisy ••• GC,RG Brachyscome dentata Golden (Lobe Seed) Daisy GC,RG# • • Vittadinia gracilis Wooly New Holland Daisy • • GC,RG Brachyscome diversifolia Tall Daisy GC,RG# •• Vittadinia muelleri Narrow Leaf New Holland • • GC,RG Brachyscome multifida Cut Leaf Daisy • • BG,RG# Daisy Wahlenbergia communis Tufted Bluebell •• GC,RG* RG Rock Garden H Hedge Screening P Ideal for planting in pots SP Specimen Plant BG Bog Garden * Bird Attracting GC Ground Cover C Climber # Butterfly Attracting 2

Joanne Kirk, City of Darebin Bushland Management Bushland Darebin of City Kirk, Joanne Produced by Michael Cincotta, Adam Shalekoff and Shalekoff Adam Cincotta, Michael by Produced Printed Printed on 100% paper.recycled A.Theunissen M.Cincotta, Photography: Relevant references Relevant • • • • • • • Contacts Other • • • Darebin of City the in planting for suitable plants indigenous stocking Nurseries

Phone 9499 4454 9499 Phone Darebin Creek Management Committee, 8199 9380 Phone Committee, Management Creek Merri 3486 9499 Phone 3071. Northcote, St, Separation Parklands,Darebin 8762 8470 Phone Reservoir,Dve, Carawa 3073. Unit Management Bushland Darebin of City ISBN 1 86447 085 2 085 86447 1 ISBN 2001 inc. Maroondah, Society Plants Australian Melbourne, of Flora 7 48 909830 0 ISBN 1995 Group, Plains Keilor WesternMelbourne’s of Plants Plains, 7 2 9594942 0 ISBN 1994 Committee, Management Ck Merri Plants of the Merri Merri,

Pondscatchments Creeks, Melbourne Specialises in basaltic species, by appointment only appointment by species, basaltic in Specialises Moonee & Darebin Merri, from plants of Suppliers 628 Wildwood Rd, Bulla, Phone 9740 3178 9740 Phone Bulla, Wildwood Rd, 628 Flora Western Plains Yarra1710 Fairfield,9482 Road, Phone Bend (VINC) Co-op Nurseries Indigenous Victorian of regions Eastern North from plants of Suppliers 2871 9479 Phone University,Latrobe Bundoora, Drive, Main Nursery Indigenous Keelbundora THE of the Guide to PLANTS INDIGENOUS

City of Darebin

Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Chrysocephalum Dichelachne crinita, Austrostipa scabra, and scabra, Austrostipa crinita, Dichelachne longifolia Thornbury. is foreground the in shrub The of groundflora including garden Indigenous shrubs Indigenous garden, using using garden, Indigenous Preston. Acacia verticillata verticillata Acacia for strap-like effect. strap-like for )

and

Poasp. Acacia dealbata. Acacia ),

with background with Goodenia ovata. Goodenia

and and Dianella

Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow – tailed Black Cockatoo Black tailed – Yellow ( Darebin Creek, Thornbury.

Tiliqua scincoides Tiliqua Darebin Darebin Creek, Reservoir. Eastern Bluetongue Lizard, (

( TuftedBluebell Sullivan remnant, Darebin Cree Darebin remnant, Sullivan Wahlenbergia communis Wahlenbergia

( Everlasting Common Darebin Creek. Darebin Chrysocephalum apiculatum Chrysocephalum ) k. ) Red Gum Grassy Woodland at Sullivan Remnant, Darebin Creek, Blake St, Reservoir. A A fine example of a remnant Red Gum Grassy community, Woodland Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora. Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON INDIGENOUS COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES GARDEN ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES Plants under 30cm NAME COMMON NAME S S D M Comments Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion •• P,RG# U H R O Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily ••• P,RG N A Y I D S Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids • • P,RG E T Caesia calliantha Blue Grass Lily • • P,RG Grasses Calocephalus citreus Lemon Beauty Heads •• P,RG,GC# Agrostis avenacea Common Blown Grass BG • • Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Rock Fern • • RG,P Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby Grass • • GC,RG,*# Cheilanthes sieberi Mulga Fern ••• RG,P Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby Grass • • GC,BG Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting Daisy •• GC*# Austrodanthonia geniculata Kneed Wallaby Grass •• GC,RG Convolvulus erubescens Blushing Bindweed •• GC Austrodanthonia linkii var. linkii Wallaby Grass • • GC,RG Convolvulus remotus Bindweed •• GC Austrodanthonia racemosa •• GC,RG Cullen tenax Tough Scurf Pea • • Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby Grass •• GC,RG# Eryngium ovinum Blue Devil • • RG# Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear Grass •• GC,RG,SP* Eryngium vesiculosum Prostrate Blue Devil ••• BG,GC Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis Veined Spear Grass ••• SP* Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf Goodenia • • GC,RG Fountain Grass Austrostipa scabra ssp. Slender Spear Grass •• GC,RG* Helichrysum scorpiodes Curling (Button) Everlasting •• GC,RG*# scabra Helichrysum rutidolepis Pale Everlasting • • GC,RG,BG# Horsetail Grass Austrostipa semibarbata Fibrous Spear Grass • • RG,SP*# Leptorhynchos squamatus Scaly Buttons • • GC,RG# Bothriochloa macra Redleg Grass •• GC,RG Leptorhynchos tenuifolius Wiry Buttons •• GC,RG# Chloris truncata Windmill Grass •• GC Linum marginale Native Flax • • RG,P Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent Grass • • RG,SP Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat Rush •• RG,P*# Dicanthium sericeum Silky Blue Grass • • GC,SP* Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loose Strife • • GC,BG Dichelachne crinita Long Hair Plume Grass • • RG Microseris lanceolata Murnong (Yam daisy) • • GC,BG# Enneapogon nigricans Nine-awned Spear Grass •• RG,SP Minuria leptophylla Minnie Daisy • • RG,P,GC Joycea pallida Silver Top Wallaby Grass •• GC Nicotiana suaveolens Austral Tobacco •• RG,P Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass GC,RG# ••• Pelargonium rodneyanum Magenta Stork’s Bill •• RG,P,GC Poa labillardieri Common Tussock Grass • • GC,RG*# Pellaea falcata Sickle Fern •• RG,P Mondo Grass Poa morrisii Velvet Tussock Grass ••• GC,RG*# Pleurosorus rutifolius Blanket Fern • • RG Poa rodwayi Tussock Grass • • GC,RG*# Ptilotus spathulatus Pussy Tails •• RG,GC,P Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock Grass ••• GC,RG*# Pycnosorus chrysanthes Golden Billy Buttons • • GC,PG,P,BG* Mondo Grass Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass GC,RG,SP*# ••• Ranunculus lappaceus Australian Buttercup • • GC,BG# Plants under 30cm Rutidosus leptorrhynchoides Button Wrinklewort • • GC,P Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair Fern •• P,GC Senecio macrocarpus Large Fruit Groundsel •• GC,P# Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla Lily ••• RG,P Senecio quadridentatus Cotton Fire Weed ••• GC,P# Arthropodium minus Small Vanilla Lily ••• RG,P Stackhousia monogyna Creamy Stackhousia ••• RG,P# Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily • • RG,P Stylidium graminifolium Grass Leaf Trigger Plant ••• SP,RG,P* Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea GC,RG* ••• Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush Lily • • RG,P Brachyscome basaltica Basalt Daisy GC,BG# • • Velleia paradoxa Spur Velleia • • GC,RG Brachyscome cardiocarpa Swamp Daisy GC,BG# • • Vittadinia cervicularis New Holland Daisy ••• GC,RG Brachyscome dentata Golden (Lobe Seed) Daisy GC,RG# • • Vittadinia gracilis Wooly New Holland Daisy • • GC,RG Brachyscome diversifolia Tall Daisy GC,RG# •• Vittadinia muelleri Narrow Leaf New Holland • • GC,RG Brachyscome multifida Cut Leaf Daisy • • BG,RG# Daisy Wahlenbergia communis Tufted Bluebell •• GC,RG* RG Rock Garden H Hedge Screening P Ideal for planting in pots SP Specimen Plant BG Bog Garden * Bird Attracting GC Ground Cover C Climber # Butterfly Attracting 3 Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Plants under 30cm Dwarf Shrubs under 1 metre

Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell • • GC,P* Acrotriche serrulata Honey Pots ••• RG,GC,P* Wahlenbergia luteola Yellowish Bluebell •• GC, RG* Centipeda cunninghamii Common Sneezeweed • • GC,P Wahlenbergia multicaulis Tadgell’s Bluebell ••• GC,P* Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot Pea •• SP*# Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell ••• GC,RG,P* Einadia hastata Saloop (Berry) Saltbush •• GC,RG*# Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy • • RG,P Einadia nutans Nodding Saltbush ••• GC,RG* Plants 30cm to 1 Metre Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby (Barrier) Saltbush •• GC,RG* Bracteantha viscosa Sticky Everlasting •• RG,GC,P*# Eutaxia diffusa Eutaxia •• RG,P Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting •• RG,GC,P# Eutaxia microphylla Small Leaf Eutaxia •• GC,RG,P Craspedia variabilis Common Billy Buttons • • BG,GC# Pimelea curviflora Curved Rice Flower • • RG,P# Dianella amoena Matted Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea glauca Smooth Rice Flower •• RG,P# Dianella longifolia var. grandis Pale Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea humilis Common Rice Flower ••• GC# Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat Pea ••• GC,P Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax Lily •• RG,GC,P* Rubus parvifolius Small Leaf Bramble ••• GC* Doodia australis Common Rasp Fern ••• RG Teucrium corymbosum Forest Germander ••• RG,GC Gahnia sieberiana Red Fruited Saw Sedge •• GC,P* Teucrium racemosum Grey Germander • • GC,SP White Arum Lily Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword Sedge •• RG,GC* Small shrubs Lomandra longifolia Spiny Headed Mat Rush ••• RG,GC*# English Broom Acacia acinacea Gold Dust Wattle ••• H,RG* Pennyroyal Mentha australis River Mint ••• GC,BG Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia ••• SP Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s Bill •• RG,GC,P Madeira Winter Correa glabra Rock Correa ••• H* Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis • • GC,P# Cherry Ptilotus macrocephalus Tall Mulla Mulla •• GC,P Correa reflexa Common Correa ••• SP,RG* Stypandra glauca Nodding Blue Lily ••• GC,P Daviesia ulicifolia Gorse Bitter-pea ••• H Groundcovers Cotoneaster sp. Dodonaea viscosa Wedge-leaf Hop Bush •• H,RG Ajuga australis Austral Bugle ••• GC,RG Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia ••• RG,BG* Atriplex semibaccata Berry Saltbush •• GC* Grevillea rosmarinifolia Rosemary Grevillea •• H* Calocephalus lacteus Milky Beauty Heads • • GC,BG# Hawthorn Hakea decurrens Silky Hakea ••• SP* Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr Daisy • • GC,RG,P Indigofera australis Austral Indigo ••• SP# Carpobrotus modestus Inland Noon Flower •• GC Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush •••• SP* Desmodium gunnii Slender Tick Trefoil ••• GC,P Pultenea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea ••• SP# Ivy Dichondra repens Kidney Plant ••• GC Rhagodia parabolica Fragrant Saltbush •• RG# Glycine tabacina Vanilla Glycine •• GC,RG# Medium shrubs Isotoma fluviatilis Swamp Isotome ••• GC,BG Prickly Pear Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle •• H,SP* Kennedia prostrata Running Postman ••• GC,P*# Prickly Pear Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses ••• H,BG* Mentha diemenica Slender Mint ••• GC Bursaria spinosa var. spinosa Sweet Bursaria • • H,SP*# Pratia pedunculata Matted Pratia • • GC,BG,P# Bursaria spinosa var. Long Leafed Bursaria • • SP*# Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Scull Cap • • GC macrophylla Selliera radicans Swampweed • • GC,BG Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush ••• H,SP,BG*# Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell •• GC Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia ••• H,SP Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell ••• GC Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia ••• SP Bridal Creeper Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell •• GC,P Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Current Bush ••• H* Ivy, Blue Periwinkle Viola hederacea Native (Ivy Leaf) Violet ••• GC,BG,P,RG Eremophila deserti Turkey Bush •• SP,RG* Montpelier Broom Goodia lotifolia Clover Tree ••• SP,H# Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush ••• SP

4 Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Medium shrubs Climbers and Scramblers Hymenanthera dentata Tree Violet ••• H* Billardiera scandens Common Apple Berry ••• C,SP Kunzea ericoides Burgan • • H,SP,BG*# Morning Glory Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed ••• C,BG Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Ivy Clematis aristata Austal Clematis • • C,GC* Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea Tree ••• H,SP,BG*# Clematis microphylla Small Leafed Clematis ••• C,GC* Leptospermun obovatum River Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea •• C,GC Boneseed, Bitou Bush Myoporum insulare Boobialla ••• H,SP* Semi Aquatics Cherry Plum Myoporum viscosum Sticky Boobialla •• H,SP* Carex appressa Tall Sedge • • BG Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush ••• H* Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge • • BG Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting • • SP Carex incomitata Sedge • • BG Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris ••• BG,SP*# Carex tasmanica Curly Sedge • • BG Pomaderris racemosa Slender Pomaderris • • H,SP*# Carex tereticaulis Common Sedge • • BG Prunus (Plums) Pomaderris prunifolia Plum Leaf Pomaderris •••• SP,H*# Crassula helmsii Swamp Stonecrop ••• BG,GC Sweet Pittosporum Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas Bush ••• H,SP,BG Isolepis inundata Swamp Club Rush • • BG Mirror Bush Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood ••• SP,H Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club Rush • • BG,GC,SP,P Sweet pittosporum Juncus australis Austral Rush • • BG* Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus bufonius Toad Rush • • BG* Castor Oil Plant Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus caespiticius Grassy Rush • • BG* Tall shrubs Juncus gregiflorus Rush • • BG* Western Wreath Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle •• SP*# Juncus holoschoenus Joint Leaved Rush • • BG* Wattle Juncus pallidus Pale Rush • • BG* Acacia retinoides Wirilda • • SP,H* Juncus pauciflorus Loose Flower Rush • • BG* Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia ••• SP*# Juncus subsecundus Finger Rush • • BG* Banksia marginata Silver Banksia •• SP* Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife • • BG# Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia •• SP* Marsilea drummondii Common Nardoo • • BG Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark • • H Mimulus repens Creeping Monkey Flower • • BG,GC Flax Leaf Broom Viminaria juncea Golden Spray • • SP,BG* Neopaxia australasica White Purslane • • BG,GC Trees under twelve metres tall Persicaria decipiens Slender Knot Weed • • BG,GC* Cootamundra Wattle Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle ••• SP,H*# Ranunculus inundatus River Buttercup • • BG,GC Acacia implexa Lightwood •• SP* Triglochin striata Streaked Arrowgrass • • BG,GC Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle •• SP,H*# Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh Flower • • BG Desert or Claret Ash Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood ••• SP,H*# Submergent Aquatics Shallow Deep Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoke SP* •• Alisma plantago - aquatica Water Plantain • POND* Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoke SP* •• Bolboschoenus caldwellii Sea Club Rush • POND* Trees over twelve metres tall Bolboschoenus medianus Marsh Club Rush • POND* Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum SP*# •• Eleocharis acuta Common Spike Rush • POND Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box SP*# •• Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike Rush • POND* Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box SP*# •• Myriophyllum crispatum Water Milfoil • POND* Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum SP,BG*# •••• Ottelia ovalifolia Swamp Lily • POND Elm Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box SP*# •• Triglochin procera Water Ribbons • POND* Willow Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum SP,BG*# •• Utricularia australis Yellow Bladder Plant • POND Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringy Bark •• SP*# Eucalyptus tricarpa Ironbark •• SP*# RG Rock Garden H Hedge Screening P Ideal for planting in pots SP Specimen Plant BG Bog Garden * Bird Attracting Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum • • SP*# GC Ground Cover C Climber # Butterfly Attracting Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Plants under 30cm Dwarf Shrubs under 1 metre

Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell • • GC,P* Acrotriche serrulata Honey Pots ••• RG,GC,P* Wahlenbergia luteola Yellowish Bluebell •• GC, RG* Centipeda cunninghamii Common Sneezeweed • • GC,P Wahlenbergia multicaulis Tadgell’s Bluebell ••• GC,P* Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot Pea •• SP*# Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell ••• GC,RG,P* Einadia hastata Saloop (Berry) Saltbush •• GC,RG*# Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy • • RG,P Einadia nutans Nodding Saltbush ••• GC,RG* Plants 30cm to 1 Metre Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby (Barrier) Saltbush •• GC,RG* Bracteantha viscosa Sticky Everlasting •• RG,GC,P*# Eutaxia diffusa Eutaxia •• RG,P Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting •• RG,GC,P# Eutaxia microphylla Small Leaf Eutaxia •• GC,RG,P Craspedia variabilis Common Billy Buttons • • BG,GC# Pimelea curviflora Curved Rice Flower • • RG,P# Dianella amoena Matted Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea glauca Smooth Rice Flower •• RG,P# Dianella longifolia var. grandis Pale Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea humilis Common Rice Flower ••• GC# Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat Pea ••• GC,P Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax Lily •• RG,GC,P* Rubus parvifolius Small Leaf Bramble ••• GC* Doodia australis Common Rasp Fern ••• RG Teucrium corymbosum Forest Germander ••• RG,GC Gahnia sieberiana Red Fruited Saw Sedge •• GC,P* Teucrium racemosum Grey Germander • • GC,SP White Arum Lily Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword Sedge •• RG,GC* Small shrubs Lomandra longifolia Spiny Headed Mat Rush ••• RG,GC*# English Broom Acacia acinacea Gold Dust Wattle ••• H,RG* Pennyroyal Mentha australis River Mint ••• GC,BG Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia ••• SP Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s Bill •• RG,GC,P Madeira Winter Correa glabra Rock Correa ••• H* Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis • • GC,P# Cherry Ptilotus macrocephalus Tall Mulla Mulla •• GC,P Correa reflexa Common Correa ••• SP,RG* Stypandra glauca Nodding Blue Lily ••• GC,P Daviesia ulicifolia Gorse Bitter-pea ••• H Groundcovers Cotoneaster sp. Dodonaea viscosa Wedge-leaf Hop Bush •• H,RG Ajuga australis Austral Bugle ••• GC,RG Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia ••• RG,BG* Atriplex semibaccata Berry Saltbush •• GC* Grevillea rosmarinifolia Rosemary Grevillea •• H* Calocephalus lacteus Milky Beauty Heads • • GC,BG# Hawthorn Hakea decurrens Silky Hakea ••• SP* Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr Daisy • • GC,RG,P Indigofera australis Austral Indigo ••• SP# Carpobrotus modestus Inland Noon Flower •• GC Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush •••• SP* Desmodium gunnii Slender Tick Trefoil ••• GC,P Pultenea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea ••• SP# Ivy Dichondra repens Kidney Plant ••• GC Rhagodia parabolica Fragrant Saltbush •• RG# Glycine tabacina Vanilla Glycine •• GC,RG# Medium shrubs Isotoma fluviatilis Swamp Isotome ••• GC,BG Prickly Pear Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle •• H,SP* Kennedia prostrata Running Postman ••• GC,P*# Prickly Pear Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses ••• H,BG* Mentha diemenica Slender Mint ••• GC Bursaria spinosa var. spinosa Sweet Bursaria • • H,SP*# Pratia pedunculata Matted Pratia • • GC,BG,P# Bursaria spinosa var. Long Leafed Bursaria • • SP*# Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Scull Cap • • GC macrophylla Selliera radicans Swampweed • • GC,BG Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush ••• H,SP,BG*# Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell •• GC Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia ••• H,SP Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell ••• GC Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia ••• SP Bridal Creeper Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell •• GC,P Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Current Bush ••• H* Ivy, Blue Periwinkle Viola hederacea Native (Ivy Leaf) Violet ••• GC,BG,P,RG Eremophila deserti Turkey Bush •• SP,RG* Montpelier Broom Goodia lotifolia Clover Tree ••• SP,H# Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush ••• SP

5 Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Medium shrubs Climbers and Scramblers Hymenanthera dentata Tree Violet ••• H* Billardiera scandens Common Apple Berry ••• C,SP Kunzea ericoides Burgan • • H,SP,BG*# Morning Glory Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed ••• C,BG Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Ivy Clematis aristata Austal Clematis • • C,GC* Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea Tree ••• H,SP,BG*# Clematis microphylla Small Leafed Clematis ••• C,GC* Leptospermun obovatum River Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea •• C,GC Boneseed, Bitou Bush Myoporum insulare Boobialla ••• H,SP* Semi Aquatics Cherry Plum Myoporum viscosum Sticky Boobialla •• H,SP* Carex appressa Tall Sedge • • BG Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush ••• H* Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge • • BG Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting • • SP Carex incomitata Sedge • • BG Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris ••• BG,SP*# Carex tasmanica Curly Sedge • • BG Pomaderris racemosa Slender Pomaderris • • H,SP*# Carex tereticaulis Common Sedge • • BG Prunus (Plums) Pomaderris prunifolia Plum Leaf Pomaderris •••• SP,H*# Crassula helmsii Swamp Stonecrop ••• BG,GC Sweet Pittosporum Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas Bush ••• H,SP,BG Isolepis inundata Swamp Club Rush • • BG Mirror Bush Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood ••• SP,H Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club Rush • • BG,GC,SP,P Sweet pittosporum Juncus australis Austral Rush • • BG* Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus bufonius Toad Rush • • BG* Castor Oil Plant Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus caespiticius Grassy Rush • • BG* Tall shrubs Juncus gregiflorus Rush • • BG* Western Wreath Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle •• SP*# Juncus holoschoenus Joint Leaved Rush • • BG* Wattle Juncus pallidus Pale Rush • • BG* Acacia retinoides Wirilda • • SP,H* Juncus pauciflorus Loose Flower Rush • • BG* Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia ••• SP*# Juncus subsecundus Finger Rush • • BG* Banksia marginata Silver Banksia •• SP* Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife • • BG# Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia •• SP* Marsilea drummondii Common Nardoo • • BG Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark • • H Mimulus repens Creeping Monkey Flower • • BG,GC Flax Leaf Broom Viminaria juncea Golden Spray • • SP,BG* Neopaxia australasica White Purslane • • BG,GC Trees under twelve metres tall Persicaria decipiens Slender Knot Weed • • BG,GC* Cootamundra Wattle Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle ••• SP,H*# Ranunculus inundatus River Buttercup • • BG,GC Acacia implexa Lightwood •• SP* Triglochin striata Streaked Arrowgrass • • BG,GC Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle •• SP,H*# Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh Flower • • BG Desert or Claret Ash Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood ••• SP,H*# Submergent Aquatics Shallow Deep Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoke SP* •• Alisma plantago - aquatica Water Plantain • POND* Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoke SP* •• Bolboschoenus caldwellii Sea Club Rush • POND* Trees over twelve metres tall Bolboschoenus medianus Marsh Club Rush • POND* Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum SP*# •• Eleocharis acuta Common Spike Rush • POND Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box SP*# •• Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike Rush • POND* Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box SP*# •• Myriophyllum crispatum Water Milfoil • POND* Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum SP,BG*# •••• Ottelia ovalifolia Swamp Lily • POND Elm Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box SP*# •• Triglochin procera Water Ribbons • POND* Willow Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum SP,BG*# •• Utricularia australis Yellow Bladder Plant • POND Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringy Bark •• SP*# Eucalyptus tricarpa Ironbark •• SP*# RG Rock Garden H Hedge Screening P Ideal for planting in pots SP Specimen Plant BG Bog Garden * Bird Attracting Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum • • SP*# GC Ground Cover C Climber # Butterfly Attracting Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Plants under 30cm Dwarf Shrubs under 1 metre

Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell • • GC,P* Acrotriche serrulata Honey Pots ••• RG,GC,P* Wahlenbergia luteola Yellowish Bluebell •• GC, RG* Centipeda cunninghamii Common Sneezeweed • • GC,P Wahlenbergia multicaulis Tadgell’s Bluebell ••• GC,P* Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot Pea •• SP*# Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell ••• GC,RG,P* Einadia hastata Saloop (Berry) Saltbush •• GC,RG*# Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy • • RG,P Einadia nutans Nodding Saltbush ••• GC,RG* Plants 30cm to 1 Metre Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby (Barrier) Saltbush •• GC,RG* Bracteantha viscosa Sticky Everlasting •• RG,GC,P*# Eutaxia diffusa Eutaxia •• RG,P Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting •• RG,GC,P# Eutaxia microphylla Small Leaf Eutaxia •• GC,RG,P Craspedia variabilis Common Billy Buttons • • BG,GC# Pimelea curviflora Curved Rice Flower • • RG,P# Dianella amoena Matted Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea glauca Smooth Rice Flower •• RG,P# Dianella longifolia var. grandis Pale Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea humilis Common Rice Flower ••• GC# Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat Pea ••• GC,P Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax Lily •• RG,GC,P* Rubus parvifolius Small Leaf Bramble ••• GC* Doodia australis Common Rasp Fern ••• RG Teucrium corymbosum Forest Germander ••• RG,GC Gahnia sieberiana Red Fruited Saw Sedge •• GC,P* Teucrium racemosum Grey Germander • • GC,SP White Arum Lily Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword Sedge •• RG,GC* Small shrubs Lomandra longifolia Spiny Headed Mat Rush ••• RG,GC*# English Broom Acacia acinacea Gold Dust Wattle ••• H,RG* Pennyroyal Mentha australis River Mint ••• GC,BG Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia ••• SP Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s Bill •• RG,GC,P Madeira Winter Correa glabra Rock Correa ••• H* Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis • • GC,P# Cherry Ptilotus macrocephalus Tall Mulla Mulla •• GC,P Correa reflexa Common Correa ••• SP,RG* Stypandra glauca Nodding Blue Lily ••• GC,P Daviesia ulicifolia Gorse Bitter-pea ••• H Groundcovers Cotoneaster sp. Dodonaea viscosa Wedge-leaf Hop Bush •• H,RG Ajuga australis Austral Bugle ••• GC,RG Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia ••• RG,BG* Atriplex semibaccata Berry Saltbush •• GC* Grevillea rosmarinifolia Rosemary Grevillea •• H* Calocephalus lacteus Milky Beauty Heads • • GC,BG# Hawthorn Hakea decurrens Silky Hakea ••• SP* Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr Daisy • • GC,RG,P Indigofera australis Austral Indigo ••• SP# Carpobrotus modestus Inland Noon Flower •• GC Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush •••• SP* Desmodium gunnii Slender Tick Trefoil ••• GC,P Pultenea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea ••• SP# Ivy Dichondra repens Kidney Plant ••• GC Rhagodia parabolica Fragrant Saltbush •• RG# Glycine tabacina Vanilla Glycine •• GC,RG# Medium shrubs Isotoma fluviatilis Swamp Isotome ••• GC,BG Prickly Pear Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle •• H,SP* Kennedia prostrata Running Postman ••• GC,P*# Prickly Pear Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses ••• H,BG* Mentha diemenica Slender Mint ••• GC Bursaria spinosa var. spinosa Sweet Bursaria • • H,SP*# Pratia pedunculata Matted Pratia • • GC,BG,P# Bursaria spinosa var. Long Leafed Bursaria • • SP*# Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Scull Cap • • GC macrophylla Selliera radicans Swampweed • • GC,BG Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush ••• H,SP,BG*# Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell •• GC Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia ••• H,SP Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell ••• GC Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia ••• SP Bridal Creeper Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell •• GC,P Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Current Bush ••• H* Ivy, Blue Periwinkle Viola hederacea Native (Ivy Leaf) Violet ••• GC,BG,P,RG Eremophila deserti Turkey Bush •• SP,RG* Montpelier Broom Goodia lotifolia Clover Tree ••• SP,H# Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush ••• SP Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Medium shrubs Climbers and Scramblers Hymenanthera dentata Tree Violet ••• H* Billardiera scandens Common Apple Berry ••• C,SP Kunzea ericoides Burgan • • H,SP,BG*# Morning Glory Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed ••• C,BG Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Ivy Clematis aristata Austal Clematis • • C,GC* Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea Tree ••• H,SP,BG*# Clematis microphylla Small Leafed Clematis ••• C,GC* Leptospermun obovatum River Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea •• C,GC Boneseed, Bitou Bush Myoporum insulare Boobialla ••• H,SP* Semi Aquatics Cherry Plum Myoporum viscosum Sticky Boobialla •• H,SP* Carex appressa Tall Sedge • • BG Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush ••• H* Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge • • BG Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting • • SP Carex incomitata Sedge • • BG Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris ••• BG,SP*# Carex tasmanica Curly Sedge • • BG Pomaderris racemosa Slender Pomaderris • • H,SP*# Carex tereticaulis Common Sedge • • BG Prunus (Plums) Pomaderris prunifolia Plum Leaf Pomaderris •••• SP,H*# Crassula helmsii Swamp Stonecrop ••• BG,GC Sweet Pittosporum Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas Bush ••• H,SP,BG Isolepis inundata Swamp Club Rush • • BG Mirror Bush Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood ••• SP,H Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club Rush • • BG,GC,SP,P Sweet pittosporum Juncus australis Austral Rush • • BG* Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus bufonius Toad Rush • • BG* Castor Oil Plant Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus caespiticius Grassy Rush • • BG* Tall shrubs Juncus gregiflorus Rush • • BG* Western Wreath Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle •• SP*# Juncus holoschoenus Joint Leaved Rush • • BG* Wattle Juncus pallidus Pale Rush • • BG* Acacia retinoides Wirilda • • SP,H* Juncus pauciflorus Loose Flower Rush • • BG* Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia ••• SP*# Juncus subsecundus Finger Rush • • BG* Banksia marginata Silver Banksia •• SP* Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife • • BG# Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia •• SP* Marsilea drummondii Common Nardoo • • BG Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark • • H Mimulus repens Creeping Monkey Flower • • BG,GC Flax Leaf Broom Viminaria juncea Golden Spray • • SP,BG* Neopaxia australasica White Purslane • • BG,GC Trees under twelve metres tall Persicaria decipiens Slender Knot Weed • • BG,GC* Cootamundra Wattle Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle ••• SP,H*# Ranunculus inundatus River Buttercup • • BG,GC Acacia implexa Lightwood •• SP* Triglochin striata Streaked Arrowgrass • • BG,GC Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle •• SP,H*# Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh Flower • • BG Desert or Claret Ash Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood ••• SP,H*# Submergent Aquatics Shallow Deep Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoke SP* •• Alisma plantago - aquatica Water Plantain • POND* Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoke SP* •• Bolboschoenus caldwellii Sea Club Rush • POND* Trees over twelve metres tall Bolboschoenus medianus Marsh Club Rush • POND* Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum SP*# •• Eleocharis acuta Common Spike Rush • POND Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box SP*# •• Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike Rush • POND* Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box SP*# •• Myriophyllum crispatum Water Milfoil • POND* Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum SP,BG*# •••• Ottelia ovalifolia Swamp Lily • POND Elm Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box SP*# •• Triglochin procera Water Ribbons • POND* Willow Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum SP,BG*# •• Utricularia australis Yellow Bladder Plant • POND Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringy Bark •• SP*# Eucalyptus tricarpa Ironbark •• SP*# RG Rock Garden H Hedge Screening P Ideal for planting in pots SP Specimen Plant BG Bog Garden * Bird Attracting Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum • • SP*# GC Ground Cover C Climber # Butterfly Attracting

6 Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Plants under 30cm Dwarf Shrubs under 1 metre

Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell • • GC,P* Acrotriche serrulata Honey Pots ••• RG,GC,P* Wahlenbergia luteola Yellowish Bluebell •• GC, RG* Centipeda cunninghamii Common Sneezeweed • • GC,P Wahlenbergia multicaulis Tadgell’s Bluebell ••• GC,P* Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot Pea •• SP*# Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell ••• GC,RG,P* Einadia hastata Saloop (Berry) Saltbush •• GC,RG*# Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy • • RG,P Einadia nutans Nodding Saltbush ••• GC,RG* Plants 30cm to 1 Metre Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby (Barrier) Saltbush •• GC,RG* Bracteantha viscosa Sticky Everlasting •• RG,GC,P*# Eutaxia diffusa Eutaxia •• RG,P Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting •• RG,GC,P# Eutaxia microphylla Small Leaf Eutaxia •• GC,RG,P Craspedia variabilis Common Billy Buttons • • BG,GC# Pimelea curviflora Curved Rice Flower • • RG,P# Dianella amoena Matted Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea glauca Smooth Rice Flower •• RG,P# Dianella longifolia var. grandis Pale Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Pimelea humilis Common Rice Flower ••• GC# Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax Lily ••• RG,GC,P* Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat Pea ••• GC,P Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax Lily •• RG,GC,P* Rubus parvifolius Small Leaf Bramble ••• GC* Doodia australis Common Rasp Fern ••• RG Teucrium corymbosum Forest Germander ••• RG,GC Gahnia sieberiana Red Fruited Saw Sedge •• GC,P* Teucrium racemosum Grey Germander • • GC,SP White Arum Lily Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword Sedge •• RG,GC* Small shrubs Lomandra longifolia Spiny Headed Mat Rush ••• RG,GC*# English Broom Acacia acinacea Gold Dust Wattle ••• H,RG* Pennyroyal Mentha australis River Mint ••• GC,BG Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia ••• SP Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s Bill •• RG,GC,P Madeira Winter Correa glabra Rock Correa ••• H* Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis • • GC,P# Cherry Ptilotus macrocephalus Tall Mulla Mulla •• GC,P Correa reflexa Common Correa ••• SP,RG* Stypandra glauca Nodding Blue Lily ••• GC,P Daviesia ulicifolia Gorse Bitter-pea ••• H Groundcovers Cotoneaster sp. Dodonaea viscosa Wedge-leaf Hop Bush •• H,RG Ajuga australis Austral Bugle ••• GC,RG Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia ••• RG,BG* Atriplex semibaccata Berry Saltbush •• GC* Grevillea rosmarinifolia Rosemary Grevillea •• H* Calocephalus lacteus Milky Beauty Heads • • GC,BG# Hawthorn Hakea decurrens Silky Hakea ••• SP* Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr Daisy • • GC,RG,P Indigofera australis Austral Indigo ••• SP# Carpobrotus modestus Inland Noon Flower •• GC Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush •••• SP* Desmodium gunnii Slender Tick Trefoil ••• GC,P Pultenea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea ••• SP# Ivy Dichondra repens Kidney Plant ••• GC Rhagodia parabolica Fragrant Saltbush •• RG# Glycine tabacina Vanilla Glycine •• GC,RG# Medium shrubs Isotoma fluviatilis Swamp Isotome ••• GC,BG Prickly Pear Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle •• H,SP* Kennedia prostrata Running Postman ••• GC,P*# Prickly Pear Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses ••• H,BG* Mentha diemenica Slender Mint ••• GC Bursaria spinosa var. spinosa Sweet Bursaria • • H,SP*# Pratia pedunculata Matted Pratia • • GC,BG,P# Bursaria spinosa var. Long Leafed Bursaria • • SP*# Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Scull Cap • • GC macrophylla Selliera radicans Swampweed • • GC,BG Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush ••• H,SP,BG*# Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell •• GC Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia ••• H,SP Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell ••• GC Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia ••• SP Bridal Creeper Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell •• GC,P Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Current Bush ••• H* Ivy, Blue Periwinkle Viola hederacea Native (Ivy Leaf) Violet ••• GC,BG,P,RG Eremophila deserti Turkey Bush •• SP,RG* Montpelier Broom Goodia lotifolia Clover Tree ••• SP,H# Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush ••• SP Sun Shade Dry Moist Sun Shade Dry Moist COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES COMMON GARDEN INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments ESCAPEES NAME COMMON NAME Comments Medium shrubs Climbers and Scramblers Hymenanthera dentata Tree Violet ••• H* Billardiera scandens Common Apple Berry ••• C,SP Kunzea ericoides Burgan • • H,SP,BG*# Morning Glory Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed ••• C,BG Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Ivy Clematis aristata Austal Clematis • • C,GC* Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea Tree ••• H,SP,BG*# Clematis microphylla Small Leafed Clematis ••• C,GC* Leptospermun obovatum River Tea Tree ••• H,BG*# Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea •• C,GC Boneseed, Bitou Bush Myoporum insulare Boobialla ••• H,SP* Semi Aquatics Cherry Plum Myoporum viscosum Sticky Boobialla •• H,SP* Carex appressa Tall Sedge • • BG Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush ••• H* Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge • • BG Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting • • SP Carex incomitata Sedge • • BG Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris ••• BG,SP*# Carex tasmanica Curly Sedge • • BG Pomaderris racemosa Slender Pomaderris • • H,SP*# Carex tereticaulis Common Sedge • • BG Prunus (Plums) Pomaderris prunifolia Plum Leaf Pomaderris •••• SP,H*# Crassula helmsii Swamp Stonecrop ••• BG,GC Sweet Pittosporum Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas Bush ••• H,SP,BG Isolepis inundata Swamp Club Rush • • BG Mirror Bush Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood ••• SP,H Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club Rush • • BG,GC,SP,P Sweet pittosporum Juncus australis Austral Rush • • BG* Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus bufonius Toad Rush • • BG* Castor Oil Plant Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple ••• SP,H,BG* Juncus caespiticius Grassy Rush • • BG* Tall shrubs Juncus gregiflorus Rush • • BG* Western Wreath Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle •• SP*# Juncus holoschoenus Joint Leaved Rush • • BG* Wattle Juncus pallidus Pale Rush • • BG* Acacia retinoides Wirilda • • SP,H* Juncus pauciflorus Loose Flower Rush • • BG* Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia ••• SP*# Juncus subsecundus Finger Rush • • BG* Banksia marginata Silver Banksia •• SP* Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife • • BG# Banksia spinulosa Hairpin Banksia •• SP* Marsilea drummondii Common Nardoo • • BG Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark • • H Mimulus repens Creeping Monkey Flower • • BG,GC Flax Leaf Broom Viminaria juncea Golden Spray • • SP,BG* Neopaxia australasica White Purslane • • BG,GC Trees under twelve metres tall Persicaria decipiens Slender Knot Weed • • BG,GC* Cootamundra Wattle Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle ••• SP,H*# Ranunculus inundatus River Buttercup • • BG,GC Acacia implexa Lightwood •• SP* Triglochin striata Streaked Arrowgrass • • BG,GC Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle •• SP,H*# Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh Flower • • BG Desert or Claret Ash Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood ••• SP,H*# Submergent Aquatics Shallow Deep Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoke SP* •• Alisma plantago - aquatica Water Plantain • POND* Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoke SP* •• Bolboschoenus caldwellii Sea Club Rush • POND* Trees over twelve metres tall Bolboschoenus medianus Marsh Club Rush • POND* Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum SP*# •• Eleocharis acuta Common Spike Rush • POND Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box SP*# •• Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike Rush • POND* Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box SP*# •• Myriophyllum crispatum Water Milfoil • POND* Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum SP,BG*# •••• Ottelia ovalifolia Swamp Lily • POND Elm Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box SP*# •• Triglochin procera Water Ribbons • POND* Willow Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum SP,BG*# •• Utricularia australis Yellow Bladder Plant • POND Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringy Bark •• SP*# Eucalyptus tricarpa Ironbark •• SP*# RG Rock Garden H Hedge Screening P Ideal for planting in pots SP Specimen Plant BG Bog Garden * Bird Attracting Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum • • SP*# GC Ground Cover C Climber # Butterfly Attracting

7 Indigenous garden including groundflora of Tufted Bluebell Dichelachne crinita, Austrostipa scabra, and (Wahlenbergia communis) Chrysocephalum apiculatum, with background Sullivan remnant, Darebin Creek. shrubs Acacia verticillata and Acacia dealbata. The shrub in the foreground is Goodenia ovata. Thornbury.

Indigenous garden, using Poa sp. and Dianella Common Everlasting longifolia for strap-like effect. (Chrysocephalum apiculatum) Preston. Darebin Creek.

Eastern Bluetongue Lizard, Yellow – tailed Black Cockatoo (Tiliqua scincoides), (Calyptorhynchus funereus) Darebin Creek, Reservoir. Darebin Creek, Thornbury. 8