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Native Splendour Second edition

A gardening guide to Native Splendour Manningham’s local plants.

Do you love gardening? Have you thought about using indigenous plants in your garden but been unsure what to use or where to get them? Do you want to help conserve our precious native plants and animals for future generations to enjoy? Then why not add a touch of glamour and beauty to the garden with these stunning local plants. Acknowledgements: Reference and reading

Native Splendour (2nd edition) was compiled by the Manningham City Council’s Economic and Environmental Planning Unit. The information in this book is based on the first edition of Native Flora of Melbourne Splendour, however the updated plant list reflects current plant availability and ease of propagation. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Maroondah, Inc. (3rd ed., 2001) Additional information to encourage more ecological attributes within gardens has also been included. A guide to the Indigenous Plants of the Greater Melbourne Area, Hyland House. Thank you to Craig Cleeland for notes on frog habitats and also Graeme Lorimer and John Delpratt for editing and proof-reading botanical details. Native Plants of Melbourne and Adjoining Areas All plant nomenclature is in line with Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens (2007) A Census of Jones, David and Barbara (1999) A Field Guide, Blooming Books. Vascular Plants of Victoria. Photographs: Craig Cleeland Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary Damon Lee www.latrobe.edu.au/wildlife Lyn Meredith Helen Moss – from “The plants of Melbourne’s Outer East” CD-Rom Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (produced by Baber Enterprises Pty Ltd). www.rbg.vic.gov.au Nigel Philpot Anthony Owen Cathy Willis Freshwater Flora Bill Pemberton www.freshwater.net.au Ralph Spethmann Publications available from Manningham City Council Booklet publications, Weed DVD and FOWSP pamphlets available on request. Native Splendour – Available as download from www.manningham.vic.gov.au. Weeds – guide to identification and control of Manningham’s weeds. Available as download from www.manningham.vic.gov.au. This publication is printed on ReArt Gloss & ReArt Matt containing 100% recycled fibre, with a minimum of 90% Weeds DVD – description for the control of woody and winter weeds. post consumer waste dervied from the following sources: 40% Recycled Magazine, 30% Recycled Newsprint, 20% Hi-Grade Paper and 10% Other recycled papers. The pulp is bleached using Process Chlorine Free technology (PCF). Property Management Guide – a guide to sustainable land management practices. This product is from Oji Paper, Japan - an ISO14001 accredited mill and leader in environmental management. ReArt is EcoMark accredited.

Printed by Finsbuty Green FSC, ISO14001, using vegetable inks and produced carbon neutral. 4,280Kgs of damaging Friends of Warrandyte State Park pamphlets & booklets: C02 emissions have been saved through environmental initiatives. By comparison an average Australian tree absorbs Warrandyte’s Wattles Warrandyte’s Wildflowers only 14kg of C02 annually. Warrandyte’s Eucalypts Warrandyte’s Fungi Warrandyte’s Mosses & Liverworts Gardener’s Guide to indigenous planting in Warrandyte & Surrounding Areas. Disclaimer: Although precautions have been undertaken to ensure the accuracy and safety of the data, the publishers, authors and printers cannot accept responsibility for any claim, loss, damage For more information contact: or liability arising out of the use of the information published. Environment Team Manningham City Council 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster VIC 3108 P.O. Box 1, Doncaster VIC 3108 Copyright January 2009 Ph: 9840 9326 The information in this booklet may be copied with acknowledgment to Manningham City Council, Fax: 9840 9465 Economic and Environmental Planning Unit. The reproduction of any photos will require permission. Email: [email protected] 77 Contents

About Native Splendour 3

What are indigenous plants? 3

Indigenous plant suppliers 4

Why indigenous plants are good for your garden 5

Tips for successful planting 6

Designing with indigenous plants 10

Indigenous plant list – planting suggestions 13

Sharing your garden with wildlife 19

Creating a frog-friendly garden – 10 things to know 20

Plant listing with descriptions and photos Trees 22 Small trees/large shrubs 29 Small – medium shrubs 39 Groundcovers and climbers 52 Grasses and wildflowers 59

50 more indigenous species 72

Environmental weeds 75

Plant index by common name 76

Reference and reading 77

1 About Native Splendour

Native Splendour is designed to help you find plants that will enhance your Native Splendour would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri community as the traditional garden and are perfectly suited to our local climate and soils. owners and custodians of the lands of the Yarra catchment. Fifty of Manningham’s indigenous plants are profiled with images, descriptions of flower and foliage colour, plant size and cultivation notes, and a further 50 species are summarised on page 72. Note on size: Sizes shown in this booklet are an approximate guide. The final height and width will be influenced by environmental conditions such as access to water, competition with other plants and soil depth.

What are indigenous plants?

Plants that are native to a specific area of Australia are known as indigenous plants and are sometimes referred to as ‘local natives’. Manningham’s indigenous plants differ to those in other parts of the country, and even other parts of Melbourne. They have been here since before European settlement and are therefore ideally suited to the local conditions and climate, and are in balance with our local ecology.

Local provenance Local provenance Provenance refers to the unique genetic qualities that a plant species develops as it evolves in a particular area. Please refer to Often the same species will vary in character in different regions. Sometimes page 4 for nurseries local forms look similar to those found elsewhere, but have actually adapted to selling plants different growing conditions. Only local forms can be reasonably regarded as known to have local indigenous plants. Introduction of non-local forms can create genetic problems provenance for for the wild populations. It is therefore best to grow plants raised from local Manningham and sources, such as the plants available from local indigenous nurseries. some neighbouring regions.

Wurundjeri are the fresh water and Manna Gum people 2 3 About Native Splendour

What are indigenous plants?

Wurundjeri are the fresh water and Manna Gum people 2 3 Indigenous plant suppliers Why indigenous plants are good for your garden

To ensure that you are purchasing indigenous plants with a local provenance we encourage you to utilise the services of the following indigenous nurseries. Increasingly gardeners are choosing indigenous plants to give their garden a local identity and provide consistency with the landscape. Indigenous plants are also a cost-effective, Friends of Warrandyte State Park (F.O.W.S.P) low-maintenance option and beneficial for the environment. Warrandyte State Park Rangers Office, Pound Bend Road, Warrandyte. Phone 9844 2659 0408 317 327 Email [email protected] Website www.fowsp.org.au/nursery.php Indigenous plants: Plant sales: Thursday 9.30am - 12.30pm •• Are perfectly suited to our local soils and climate and 1st Sunday each month 2.00 - 4.00pm many species will thrive without fertilisers or sprays; •• Can withstand Melbourne’s hot, dry summers and Candlebark Community Nursery periodic droughts with little or no watering; 5 Taylor Road, Mooroolbark - Enter off Hull Road. •• Grow quickly and often flower within the first season of being planted; Phone 9727 5274 •• Have greater resistance to disease; 0448 011 604 •• Attract local native birds, insects and other animals Email [email protected] and can provide them with essential food and Website www.candlebark.org.au shelter; Plant sales: Sunday to Thursday 9.00am - 4.00pm •• Are in balance with our local ecology and won’t become weeds (see page 75 for more information CRISP Nursery Inc. on environmental weeds); 17 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood. •• Can help to prevent locally rare and threatened species from becoming extinct; Phone 9879 3911 •• Reflect Manningham’s natural character, preserving Plant sales: Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm and enhancing a sense of local identity; Friday 9.30am - 12.30pm •• Will save you money and water; and 1st & 3rd Saturday each month 10.00am - 1.00pm •• Offer you a more sustainable garden.

Bimbadeen Nursery Warrandyte Phone 9844 3906 Plant sales: Open by appointment only Photos top to bottom – The prickly foliage of the Hedge Wattle offers protection to small birds. Indigenous Design This garden is home to many fauna species. It also offers plenty Warrandyte of colour, nooks and crannies to explore and rest amongst. Phone 9437 0555 0409 178 219 Plant sales: Open by appointment only 4 5 Indigenous plant suppliers Why indigenous plants are good for your garden

There are four important elements to successful planting: Photos left to right – • Plant selection; Good nursery stock Bad nursery stock • Pre-planting preparation; • Planting technique; and Manningham’s • Early maintenance. soil profile

Understanding our local soils will help Plant selection you understand how Taller plants in larger pots will not necessarily plant roots behave give you better results. in these soils. The bulk of the root is Tubestock – plants in 15cm tall plastic often located in the ‘tubes’ – will generally catch up with, and upper, more nutrient outgrow larger, more mature stock often sold rich, penetrable in nurseries, and are easier to establish in Pre-planting preparation topsoil. Many of the difficult sites with poor soils. roots find niches To find the ideal spot for your plant, consider its soil, moisture and sunlight in the subsoil to requirements and potential size at maturity. find nutrients and water, but these are predominantly Soil required to anchor the plant. Ideally, soil is loose and relatively fine-grained. However, Manningham’s soils Learn more about your local indigenous plants generally have a shallow topsoil and solid yellow clay below. Manningham’s soils are derived from by volunteering at your local community These heavy clays can be improved by digging in a little gypsum and watering decay of Silurian indigenous nursery. prior to planting. Covering the soil surface with mulch can improve soil structure, sedimentary rock, nutrient availability and water retention. If you are on a bush block it is important which formed from to identify indigenous vegetation to ensure you do not mulch over it. sandy deposits on Remember that indigenous plants have adapted to local soil conditions, so the sea floor 375 selecting the right plant for your soil conditions and planting between autumn million years ago. What to avoid: and early spring will ensure success. Slopes and hilltops Discounted plants – Cheaper plants can be of a lesser quality and past their ‘use-by date’, particularly have a very shallow, Imported soils can bring new weed seeds and diseases to your neighbourhood, after October. often stony, clay so always use locally obtained soils if possible. loam topsoil layer Pot-bound spiral roots – Plants with roots curled around at the bottom of the pot have been in the above a subsoil of pot for too long. They may be visible through drainage holes and, if in doubt, ask nursery staff to take yellow clay. Valley the plant out of the pot to check. Look for plenty of healthy, white, hairy roots growing outwards and Should I fertilise? floor soils are sandy downwards. Fertilisers aren’t usually necessary, and may encourage weed growth. Too much stream deposits. Exhausted potting mixes – Lack of nutrients in the potting mix can cause stunted growth and can also cause fast, soft plant growth, leaving them more vulnerable to insect Topsoil depth varies yellowing leaves. Old mixes may lack other important trace elements such as iron and potassium. Avoid attack or harsh climatic conditions. greatly according to dry, compacted potting mixes. the aspect and the If you do fertilise, mix a small amount of slow-release, low phosphate fertiliser history of the site. Blemishes, leaf curling and discolouration – These are symptoms of stress, nutrient deficiency, disease with the soil and backfill into the hole. Further fertilising is not necessary. or insect attack.

6 7 Tips for successful planting

6 7 Mulching tips Planting technique •• Avoid hot, steaming mulch, which indicates that it is still composting. Step 1 Dig a hole slightly larger than the pot. If you notice the soil is very dry, fill the hole with water and allow it to absorb into to the ground before •• Check for, and remove, mulch-borne seedlings to prevent weed planting. This will help the plant establish. invasion. Step 2 Give the plant a good drink in its pot to help hold the potting mix •• Mulch to about 5 - 10cm to allow rain penetration, suppress weeds and Staking together around the roots. lessen soil moisture loss. Should I mulch? Step 3 Upend the pot and gently tap the plant out of the container. If it does not slide out easily, gently squeeze the sides. ‘Euca-mulch’ – a byproduct of eucalyptus oil production – is an attractive, A plant will grow In bushland weed-free, steamed eucalyptus mulch of twigs and leaves. with greater Step 4 Place the plant in the hole, ensuring the top of the potting mix is level areas mulch can strength if it is not with or just below the ground level. A tree surgeon or lopper may deliver mulch for your garden, but it will generally hinder natural tied to a stake. When regeneration. To Step 5 Backfill loose soil around the root ball and firm into place. After be un-composted and fresh woodchips will draw nitrogen from your soil. a plant is blown allow your plants to planting, a saucer shaped depression around the plant is just around by the wind naturally regenerate, about right the plant hormones Pruning consider using released by this Step 6 Water thoroughly to settle the soil around the roots. natural leaf litter movement make for In a garden setting, many indigenous plants will respond well to careful pruning. from your garden as Step 7 Where rabbits or other pests might eat your plants, use tree guards. a stronger plant. Some indigenous species will provide better flowering shows if heavily pruned, mulch. This will not such as small daisies, including the Chrysocephalum and Xerochrysum species. interfere with the Native plants should When hedging, begin pruning early in the plant’s life. natural cycles of the not need staking When planting good quality tubestock, it is not necessary to ‘tickle’, or tease out indigenous seed that unless they are in the plant’s roots. If you discover that your plants are pot-bound then you should may regenerate. obvious danger of reconsider planting this stock. toppling over. By Do not mulch using tubestock you Note: If mulching with multiple plants, do so before planting, but ensure the over indigenous can help to avoid plants’ roots are in the soil and not the mulch. vegetation. weak and unstable growth. If staking is required, ensure that the tie Early maintenance allows for some Watering movement, by using three stakes and Monitor new plants during their first summer. If there has not been a good loose ties. soaking rain by mid-summer, they will benefit from a drink. Deep, occasional watering will help the plant establish deeper roots. Frequent, shallow watering encourages surface root growth, making plants more vulnerable to dry periods.

Mulching Plants naturally send roots down for moisture and nutrient, and away from heat. Mulching helps this process and saves water.

8 9 Mulching tips Planting technique •• Avoid hot, steaming mulch, which indicates that it is still composting. Step 1 Dig a hole slightly larger than the pot. If you notice the soil is very dry, fill the hole with water and allow it to absorb into to the ground before •• Check for, and remove, mulch-borne seedlings to prevent weed planting. This will help the plant establish. invasion. Step 2 Give the plant a good drink in its pot to help hold the potting mix •• Mulch to about 5 - 10cm to allow rain penetration, suppress weeds and Staking together around the roots. lessen soil moisture loss. Should I mulch? Step 3 Upend the pot and gently tap the plant out of the container. If it does not slide out easily, gently squeeze the sides. ‘Euca-mulch’ – a byproduct of eucalyptus oil production – is an attractive, A plant will grow In bushland weed-free, steamed eucalyptus mulch of twigs and leaves. with greater Step 4 Place the plant in the hole, ensuring the top of the potting mix is level areas mulch can strength if it is not with or just below the ground level. A tree surgeon or lopper may deliver mulch for your garden, but it will generally hinder natural tied to a stake. When regeneration. To Step 5 Backfill loose soil around the root ball and firm into place. After be un-composted and fresh woodchips will draw nitrogen from your soil. a plant is blown allow your plants to planting, a saucer shaped depression around the plant is just around by the wind naturally regenerate, about right the plant hormones Pruning consider using released by this Step 6 Water thoroughly to settle the soil around the roots. natural leaf litter movement make for In a garden setting, many indigenous plants will respond well to careful pruning. from your garden as Step 7 Where rabbits or other pests might eat your plants, use tree guards. a stronger plant. Some indigenous species will provide better flowering shows if heavily pruned, mulch. This will not such as small daisies, including the Chrysocephalum and Xerochrysum species. interfere with the Native plants should When hedging, begin pruning early in the plant’s life. natural cycles of the not need staking When planting good quality tubestock, it is not necessary to ‘tickle’, or tease out indigenous seed that unless they are in the plant’s roots. If you discover that your plants are pot-bound then you should may regenerate. obvious danger of reconsider planting this stock. toppling over. By Do not mulch using tubestock you Note: If mulching with multiple plants, do so before planting, but ensure the over indigenous can help to avoid plants’ roots are in the soil and not the mulch. vegetation. weak and unstable growth. If staking is required, ensure that the tie Early maintenance allows for some Watering movement, by using three stakes and Monitor new plants during their first summer. If there has not been a good loose ties. soaking rain by mid-summer, they will benefit from a drink. Deep, occasional watering will help the plant establish deeper roots. Frequent, shallow watering encourages surface root growth, making plants more vulnerable to dry periods.

Mulching Plants naturally send roots down for moisture and nutrient, and away from heat. Mulching helps this process and saves water.

8 9 Designing with indigenous plants Recommended seasonal schedule for the major garden overhaul: Indigenous plants can be adapted to fit almost any garden style – cottage, woodland, formal, or contemporary garden. WINTER – SPRING: You don’t need to discard exotic plants you’ve nurtured or inherited in your garden, provided they are Design your garden, selecting and listing plant species and quantities required. Place an order with not environmental weeds. Maybe start with a few local natives in a part of your garden that needs a your local indigenous nursery. facelift, or replace an overgrown or tired shrub. Many gardens have some existing indigenous vegetation that can be used as a framework for your garden. As a starting point, identify existing indigenous vegetation. SPRING – SUMMER: Undertake landscaping, spraying out of previously grassed areas and mulching of garden beds to encourage soil microbial activity while your plants are being grown for you.

SUMMER – AUTUMN: Control any weeds that have surfaced in your garden beds. Contact the nursery to check on the order and reorder any extra plants that you could plant in the coming spring.

AUTUMN – MID-SPRING: Plant your garden. When planning your garden, there are various important factors to consider. •• Aspect – the orientation of your garden to the sun. •• Exposure – What conditions do the plants require? Do the plants need shade and shelter from the Photos left to right – The use of existing trees makes a magnificent framework for new indigenous planting elements? The silver foliage of the Red Box compliments the use of corrugated iron on this home •• Soil type and garden bed preparation – Will there be new garden beds where once there was The use of simple, natural and rustic sculpture works well in this bush garden lawn and what will this require? •• Watering - Will it be possible? •• Weather and climate – Have you ordered the plants to be ready for your seasonal planting? What are the varying conditions in different parts of your garden and will the plants chosen be suitable? Managing the garden overhaul By regularly visiting your indigenous nursery you will become familiar with the plants, stock turnover and availability. You can purchase spontaneously, but for major garden overhauls consider the following schedule for placing an order with your local indigenous nursery. Order plants well in advance and you can collect them to suit your planting timeline.

Spreading Wattle can be planted en masse for brilliant early spring colour

10 11 Designing with indigenous plants Recommended seasonal schedule for the major garden overhaul: Indigenous plants can be adapted to fit almost any garden style – cottage, woodland, formal, or contemporary garden. WINTER – SPRING: You don’t need to discard exotic plants you’ve nurtured or inherited in your garden, provided they are Design your garden, selecting and listing plant species and quantities required. Place an order with not environmental weeds. Maybe start with a few local natives in a part of your garden that needs a your local indigenous nursery. facelift, or replace an overgrown or tired shrub. Many gardens have some existing indigenous vegetation that can be used as a framework for your garden. As a starting point, identify existing indigenous vegetation. SPRING – SUMMER: Undertake landscaping, spraying out of previously grassed areas and mulching of garden beds to encourage soil microbial activity while your plants are being grown for you.

SUMMER – AUTUMN: Control any weeds that have surfaced in your garden beds. Contact the nursery to check on the order and reorder any extra plants that you could plant in the coming spring.

Spreading Wattle can be planted en masse for brilliant early spring colour

10 11 Growing a Weeping Grass lawn Indigenous plant list – planting suggestions Weeping Grass lawns can be grown from seed, however buying or collecting seed is not always a viable option. The following steps are handy for growing The following lists offer suggestions for ways that you can utilise your lawn from pots. indigenous plants in your garden. Plants with detailed notes and pictures Step 1 Grow your own in small pots or ask the Indigenous nursery to grow are indicated with page numbers. All other species listed can be referenced in the cells or tubes. ‘50 more indigenous species’ section on pages 72 - 75. Step 2 Ensure the site is prepared with appropriate soil that is weed free. Addition of nutrient is optional. Step 3 Plant the area at spacings of 15 - 20cm. If you don’t have enough to cover the whole area, plant in clusters, rather than larger spacings. Hedges and borders Step 4 Protect from traffic and grazing, and establish with occasional watering. Light mowing while young makes for a finer lawn. Burgan Kunzea ericoides Step 5 Allow the grass to set seed and drop, which takes about one Cinnamon Wattle Acacia leprosa Pg 33 month between mowings. If you wish to encourage more tillering/ Correa species Correa reflexa & Correa glabra Pg 41 sprouting habit, cut the grass no lower than 10cm. Dusty Miller Spyridium parvifolium Pg 47 Step 6 Seedlings emerging in the inter-tussock space will fill the gaps. Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea Pg 39 Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Pg 43 Myrtle Wattle Acacia myrtifolia Pg 40 Prickly Currant-bush Coprosma quadrifida Pg 44 Enhancing an existing Weeping Grass lawn Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata Pg 35 Step 1 Identify existing indigenous grasses. Sweet Bursaria Bursaria spinosa Pg 29 Step 2 Stop mowing these areas around late November to allow the grasses to set and drop seed.

Step 3 Control weeds by careful spot spraying or hand weeding. Step 4 Keep your lawn mown no less than 3cm and up to 10cm to encourage dense coverage of the lawned surface, and to help reduce weed seed germination.

Step 5 Let grass seed to broaden the area covered when the seedlings grow.

Photos left to right - Centre of picture displays seed head and seedlings below Photos left to right - Prickly Moses habit This native grass lawn is cut at 7cm high and let to drop seed occasionally Myrtle Wattle red stems Recently established Weeping Grass Dusty Miller with Purple Coral-pea 12 13 Growing a Weeping Grass lawn Indigenous plant list – planting suggestions Weeping Grass lawns can be grown from seed, however buying or collecting seed is not always a viable option. The following steps are handy for growing The following lists offer suggestions for ways that you can utilise your lawn from pots. indigenous plants in your garden. Plants with detailed notes and pictures Step 1 Grow your own in small pots or ask the Indigenous nursery to grow are indicated with page numbers. All other species listed can be referenced in the cells or tubes. ‘50 more indigenous species’ section on pages 72 - 75. Step 2 Ensure the site is prepared with appropriate soil that is weed free. Addition of nutrient is optional. Step 3 Plant the area at spacings of 15 - 20cm. If you don’t have enough to cover the whole area, plant in clusters, rather than larger spacings. Hedges and borders Step 4 Protect from traffic and grazing, and establish with occasional watering. Light mowing while young makes for a finer lawn. Burgan Kunzea ericoides Step 5 Allow the grass to set seed and drop, which takes about one Cinnamon Wattle Acacia leprosa Pg 33 month between mowings. If you wish to encourage more tillering/ Correa species Correa reflexa & Correa glabra Pg 41 sprouting habit, cut the grass no lower than 10cm. Dusty Miller Spyridium parvifolium Pg 47 Step 6 Seedlings emerging in the inter-tussock space will fill the gaps. Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea Pg 39 Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Pg 43 Myrtle Wattle Acacia myrtifolia Pg 40 Prickly Currant-bush Coprosma quadrifida Pg 44 Enhancing an existing Weeping Grass lawn Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata Pg 35 Step 1 Identify existing indigenous grasses. Sweet Bursaria Bursaria spinosa Pg 29 Step 2 Stop mowing these areas around late November to allow the grasses to set and drop seed.

Step 5 Let grass seed to broaden the area covered when the seedlings grow.

Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii Pg 24 Bidgee-widgee Acaena novae-zelandiae Burgan Kunzea ericoides Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon Pg 28 Cinnamon Wattle Acacia leprosa Pg 33 Dusty Miller Spyridium parvifolium Pg 47 Lightwood Acacia implexa Pg 34 Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle hirta Myrtle Wattle Acacia myrtifolia Pg 40 Hazel Pomaderris Pomaderris aspera Pg 31 Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata Pg 35 Hemp Bush Gynatrix pulchella Plum-leaf Pomaderris Pomaderris prunifolia Pg 30 Ivy-leaf Violet Viola hederacea Pg 54 Shiny Cassinia Cassinia longifolia Kidney-weed Dichondra repens Pg 53 Snow Daisy-bush Olearia lirata Pg 36 Manuka Leptospermum scoparium Pg 51 Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia Mother Shield-fern Polystichum proliferum Tree Everlasting Ozothamnus ferrugineus Mountain Clematis Clematis aristata Victorian Christmas-bush Prostanthera lasianthos Prickly Currant-bush Coprosma quadrifida Pg 44 Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata Pg 35 River Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi Rushes Juncus species Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Pennywort Centella cordifolia Tall Sedge Carex appressa Tasman Flax-lily Dianella tasmanica Pg 66 Kidney-weed as a lawn substitute Tassel Sedge Carex fascicularis Victorian Christmas-bush Prostanthera lasianthos

Native lawns & lawn alternatives

Clustered Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia racemosa Pg 62 Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle hirta Kidney-weed Dichondra repens Pg 53 Kneed Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia geniculata Pg 62 Slender Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia penicillata Pg 62 Weeping Grass Microlaena stipoides Pg 63

14 15 Quick growing screening shrubs Damp & shady spots

Native lawns & lawn alternatives

14 15 Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii Photos left to right - Spiny-headed Mat-rush Lomandra longifolia Pg 68 This screening planting provides shelter within the Rudolf Steiner School’s Spreading Wattle Acacia genistifolia Pg 46 indigenous gardens. Spur Velleia Velleia paradoxa Wonga Vine mixed with Small-leaved Sticky Everlasting Xerochrysum viscosum Pg 71 Clematis growing on a fence. Veined Spear-grass Austrostipa rudis Pg 60 Wallaby-grasses Austrodanthonia species Pg 62 Wiry Buttons Leptorhynchos tenuifolius

For a fence or trellis

Common Apple-berry Billardiera mutablis Pg 55 Arid gardens & rockeries Mountain Clematis Clematis aristata Purple Coral-pea Hardenbergia violacea Pg 56 Black Sheoak Allocasuarina littoralis Pg 37 Wonga Vine Pandorea pandorana Pg 58 Black-anther Flax-lily Dianella admixta Pg 66 Bundy Eucalyptus goniocalyx Burgan Kunzea ericoides Embankments & retaining walls – groundcovers, low shrubs & tussocks Common Heath Epacris impressa Pg 50 Correa Correa reflexa & Correa glabra Pg 41 Austral Stork’s-bill Pelargonium australe Drooping Cassinia Cassinia arcuata Bidgee-widgee Acaena novae-zelandiae Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea Pg 39 Blue Pincushion Brunonia australis Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha Pg 32 Bulbine Lily Bulbine bulbosa Pg 65 Grass Trigger-plant Stylidium armeria Pg 69 Chocolate Lily Arthropodium strictum Pg 64 Grey Everlasting Ozothamnus obcordatus Clustered Everlasting Chrysocephalum semipapposum Pg 71 Grey Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens Common Heath Epacris impressa Pg 50 Hop Wattle Acacia stricta Common Tussock-grass Poa labillardierei Pg 61 Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra Pg 59 Correa Correa reflexa & Correa glabra Pg 41 Lightwood Acacia implexa Pg 34 Grey Everlasting Ozothamnus obcordatus Purple Coral-pea Hardenbergia violacea Pg 56 Grey Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens Red Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos Pg 25 Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle hirta Red Stringybark Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Pg 23 Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Pg 43 Running Postman Kennedia prostrata Pg 52 Ivy-leaf Violet Viola hederacea Pg 54 Spiny-headed Mat-rush Lomandra longifolia Pg 68 Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra Pg 59 Spreading Wattle Acacia genistifolia Pg 46 Pink-bells Tetratheca ciliata Pg 67 Sticky Everlasting Xerochrysum viscosum Purple Coral-pea Hardenbergia violacea Pg 56 Wallaby-grasses Austrodanthonia species Pg 62 Running Postman Kennedia prostrata Pg 52 Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora Pg 26 Silvertop Wallaby-grass Joycea pallida

16 17 Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii Photos left to right - Spiny-headed Mat-rush Lomandra longifolia Pg 68 This screening planting provides shelter within the Rudolf Steiner School’s Spreading Wattle Acacia genistifolia Pg 46 indigenous gardens. Spur Velleia Velleia paradoxa Wonga Vine mixed with Small-leaved Sticky Everlasting Xerochrysum viscosum Pg 71 Clematis growing on a fence. Veined Spear-grass Austrostipa rudis Pg 60 Wallaby-grasses Austrodanthonia species Pg 62 Wiry Buttons Leptorhynchos tenuifolius

For a fence or trellis

16 17 In & around the pond or wetland Sharing your garden with wildlife

Bidgee-widgee Acaena novae-zelandiae Indigenous gardens can attract a range of fascinating wildlife, and when designing your garden, think about which animals you would like to see. Common Nardoo Marsilea drummondii Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle hirta Insects, birds and lizards are the most likely to visit your garden. Other wildlife may visit Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Pg 43 depending upon the quality and connectivity Your garden can Ivy-leaf Violet Viola hederacea Pg 54 of your garden to nearby habitat corridors. help make up for Kidney-weed Dichondra repens Pg 53 One very surprised urban dweller lost habitat! Manuka Leptospermum scoparium Pg 51 attracted an echidna and brown quail to her indigenous suburban garden – you may be Matted Pratia Pratia pedunculata Pg 57 very surprised at what animals will visit your Up to 90 per cent Mother Shield-fern Polystichum proliferum garden. of Victoria’s natural landscapes have Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata Pg 35 been cleared since

Running Marsh Flower Villarsia reniformis white settlement,

Rushes Juncus species highlighting the importance of Short-stem Sedge Carex breviculmis protecting what Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia remains and Planting for birds improving the Swamp Pennywort Centella cordifolia Many native birds are attracted to gardens with a complex and natural structure connectivity of Tall Sedge Carex appressa to suit their foraging and nesting habits. existing habitat corridors. Tassel Sedge Carex fascicularis •• Ideally, upper, middle and ground storey vegetation is present to ensure the safe voyage of small birds. Urban corridors •• Sticks, logs, leaf litter, native grasses and herbs all add to the complexity are frequented by many species of life. required to provide a suitable ecology for insects to live and breed, and Finding out which for ground-foraging birds to feed. habitat corridor your •• It is important to leave dead branches and sticks on trees and shrubs, as garden could link to they offer ideal perches for small and large birds to gain good vantage can help you choose points to search for food, with extra security. They also provide niches your plants. Use the for spiders and insects to live. Melways to locate creek corridors and •• Birds are attracted to many different food sources including flower bushland reserves nectars, fleshy fruits, seeds and invertebrate and vertebrate prey. near you. These •• Do not use feeding trays/platforms or environmental weeds to provide reserves are great this food. areas to visit to identify indigenous Birds will use bird baths and ponds, plants for use in however be sure to put rocks or sticks in your garden. Local deep, steep-sided water containers so A small pond where little birds naturalists, Friends that birds do not drown. use the Rushes to approach the water. groups and Landcare Cat owners are encouraged to keep their groups, indigenous cats in an enclosure. Many enclosures nurseries or Council allow full reign of the house as well as the Environmental space to sun in outdoor areas. For more Officers can offer information, visit www.dse.vic.gov.au. further advice.

18 19 In & around the pond or wetland Sharing your garden with wildlife

Running Marsh Flower Villarsia reniformis white settlement,

18 19 Reptiles 2 Be careful with fish You almost certainly have reptiles living on your property Tadpoles of local pond-breeding and maybe snakes. It is fair to say that small skinks will also be species do not have well present even in the most suburban of gardens. Rocks, cracks, developed defences against fish. ants and small-fruited plant species provide suitable ecology Fish mean no frogs. for these reptiles. 3 Ensure sunlight all year round In the event that you have a snake visit your garden, do not Being cold blooded, frogs and approach it – it will leave you alone if you leave it alone. tadpoles require warmth from Allow it to bask and move on in its own time. Contact a snake the sun for their survival and catcher if it outstays its welcome. Educate children to respect development. Most local species wildlife and to avoid provocation. breed between late winter and spring, so ponds need at least 3 - 4 hours of winter sunlight each day. Microbats 4 Increase the breeding success and species diversity with a bigger pond The larger the pond the more stable the water temperature will be. It will be less likely to There are 75 species of bats in Australia, at least eight of which are found in Melbourne. The two largest are the Grey-Headed Flying-fox and the Little Red Flying-fox. The others are microbats, the smallest freeze over winter, killing eggs and potentially tadpoles, and it is less likely to cook over weighing only four grams. You may hear the high pitched sounds of the White-striped Freetail Bat as it summer and cause rapid decrease in the oxygen content of the water. flies through your garden looking for food. 5 Keep at least half the water surface exposed Like all animals, tadpoles and frog eggs require oxygen and suitable temperatures to survive. Keep at least half of the surface of the pond free from floating plants to allow light Nest boxes and warmth in, and oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. This will help breeding success. Marsupials, micro bats and birds that nest in hollows can 6 Provide an entry point benefit from the presence of nesting boxes in your garden. If possums and microbats visit your garden, chances are they Many frogs and other aquatic flora and fauna require a shallow slope at the edge of the will appreciate a home to breed in as well. When animals pond. Some frogs, such as the Southern Brown Tree Frog, need a branch entering the water select hollows they have specific criteria to ensure comfort for access. Five or six local species are likely to breed in urban ponds or dams, and each has and safety. The site, size of the entrance hole and the depth its own preference for position around the pond, according to depth of water, hiding places of the hollow will determine if it is suitable. An informative and egg deposition sites. nest box website is www.latrobe.edu.au/wildlife/nboxes.html. 7 Provide good protection from predators Frogs are the favourite food of many native and non-native species, and cats are particularly good frog predators. Provide plenty of cover around the pond for frogs to hide while they call for mates. The male usually does this in or around the edge of the pond. Low vegetation, Creating a frog-friendly garden – 10 things to know logs and rocks all make good hiding places. 8 A ‘wild’ area makes a good living place Frog populations have declined dramatically in the past thirty The females of many local species only visit a pond one night a year. The rest of the time years and the threat of losing species to extinction is ever- they live in the surrounding environment often kilometres away from the breeding site. A present. This decline is attributed largely to chytrid fungus good frog garden doesn’t neccesarily need ponds, but does need lots of long native grasses, and other diseases, as well as the destruction of suitable logs and plants that attract insects and a diversity of wildlife. A corner of the garden that is a habitat. Urban gardens can be safe zones for frogs. little ‘wild’ will provide a great living place for frogs. 9 Be careful what you spray and use in the garden 10 tips to help you create a frog-friendly garden: Frogs and tadpoles can be quite sensitive to chemicals. Prevent contaminated runoff entering your pond and be careful where you spray herbicides and insecticides. 1 Provide a pond for breeding 10 Make it accessible Nearly all urban frogs around Melbourne require Make sure the frog pond is easily accessible for maintenance, and so you can enjoy it and still water, permanent/semi-permanent ponds to gain greater understanding. A small sleeper path or planks can provide good access. Then breed in. No pond means zero breeding. you can take a torch out at night and watch the frogs using your pond!

20 21 Reptiles 2 Be careful with fish You almost certainly have reptiles living on your property Tadpoles of local pond-breeding and maybe snakes. It is fair to say that small skinks will also be species do not have well present even in the most suburban of gardens. Rocks, cracks, developed defences against fish. ants and small-fruited plant species provide suitable ecology Fish mean no frogs. for these reptiles. 3 Ensure sunlight all year round In the event that you have a snake visit your garden, do not Being cold blooded, frogs and approach it – it will leave you alone if you leave it alone. tadpoles require warmth from Allow it to bask and move on in its own time. Contact a snake the sun for their survival and catcher if it outstays its welcome. Educate children to respect development. Most local species wildlife and to avoid provocation. breed between late winter and spring, so ponds need at least 3 - 4 hours of winter sunlight each day. Microbats 4 Increase the breeding success and species diversity with a bigger pond The larger the pond the more stable the water temperature will be. It will be less likely to There are 75 species of bats in Australia, at least eight of which are found in Melbourne. The two largest are the Grey-Headed Flying-fox and the Little Red Flying-fox. The others are microbats, the smallest freeze over winter, killing eggs and potentially tadpoles, and it is less likely to cook over weighing only four grams. You may hear the high pitched sounds of the White-striped Freetail Bat as it summer and cause rapid decrease in the oxygen content of the water. flies through your garden looking for food. 5 Keep at least half the water surface exposed Like all animals, tadpoles and frog eggs require oxygen and suitable temperatures to survive. Keep at least half of the surface of the pond free from floating plants to allow light Nest boxes and warmth in, and oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. This will help breeding success. Marsupials, micro bats and birds that nest in hollows can 6 Provide an entry point benefit from the presence of nesting boxes in your garden. If possums and microbats visit your garden, chances are they Many frogs and other aquatic flora and fauna require a shallow slope at the edge of the will appreciate a home to breed in as well. When animals pond. Some frogs, such as the Southern Brown Tree Frog, need a branch entering the water select hollows they have specific criteria to ensure comfort for access. Five or six local species are likely to breed in urban ponds or dams, and each has and safety. The site, size of the entrance hole and the depth its own preference for position around the pond, according to depth of water, hiding places of the hollow will determine if it is suitable. An informative and egg deposition sites. nest box website is www.latrobe.edu.au/wildlife/nboxes.html. 7 Provide good protection from predators Frogs are the favourite food of many native and non-native species, and cats are particularly good frog predators. Provide plenty of cover around the pond for frogs to hide while they call for mates. The male usually does this in or around the edge of the pond. Low vegetation, Creating a frog-friendly garden – 10 things to know logs and rocks all make good hiding places. 8 A ‘wild’ area makes a good living place Frog populations have declined dramatically in the past thirty The females of many local species only visit a pond one night a year. The rest of the time years and the threat of losing species to extinction is ever- they live in the surrounding environment often kilometres away from the breeding site. A present. This decline is attributed largely to chytrid fungus good frog garden doesn’t neccesarily need ponds, but does need lots of long native grasses, and other diseases, as well as the destruction of suitable logs and plants that attract insects and a diversity of wildlife. A corner of the garden that is a habitat. Urban gardens can be safe zones for frogs. little ‘wild’ will provide a great living place for frogs. 9 Be careful what you spray and use in the garden 10 tips to help you create a frog-friendly garden: Frogs and tadpoles can be quite sensitive to chemicals. Prevent contaminated runoff entering your pond and be careful where you spray herbicides and insecticides. 1 Provide a pond for breeding 10 Make it accessible Nearly all urban frogs around Melbourne require Make sure the frog pond is easily accessible for maintenance, and so you can enjoy it and still water, permanent/semi-permanent ponds to gain greater understanding. A small sleeper path or planks can provide good access. Then breed in. No pond means zero breeding. you can take a torch out at night and watch the frogs using your pond!

20 21 Narrow-leaved Peppermint Red Stringybark

Eucalyptus radiata Eucalyptus macrorhyncha An attractive shade or shelter tree that is An attractive, upright specimen tree for ideally suited to suburban gardens and is lawns and garden areas that is valued as Trees common around Melbourne. a source of honey. This species has been Trees Providing excellent particularly badly depleted by human Providing excellent shade and shelter settlement. shade and shelter

Narrow-leaved Narrow-leaved Peppermint Peppermint -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Eucalyptus radiata

Red Stringybark Red Stringybark -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha macrorhyncha

Black Wattle Black Wattle -- Acacia mearnsii -- Acacia mearnsii

Red Box Red Box -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos

Yellow Box Yellow Box -- Eucalyptus melliodora -- Eucalyptus melliodora Size & habit Size & habit Candlebark Candlebark -- Eucalyptus rubida •• 10 - 22m tall. •• 10 - 22m tall. -- Eucalyptus rubida •• One of Manningham’s smaller •• A rounded, high, reasonably Blackwood Eucalypts. dense canopy. Blackwood -- Acacia melanoxylon -- Acacia melanoxylon Flowers & foliage Flowers & foliage •• Narrow, green, weeping foliage •• Glossy, dark green leaves forming a reasonably dense contrast with the deeply canopy. fissured, red-brown bark. •• Leaves release a strong •• Honey-scented, creamy-white peppermint eucalyptus scent flowers during summer and when crushed. autumn. •• Masses of tiny white blooms in spring and summer. Preferred growing conditions •• Well-drained soils and open, Preferred growing conditions sunny garden areas. •• Well-drained soils with reliable •• Can adapt to a range of moisture. conditions. •• Can adapt to a range of conditions. 22 23 Narrow-leaved Peppermint Red Stringybark

Narrow-leaved Narrow-leaved Peppermint Peppermint -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Eucalyptus radiata

Red Stringybark Red Stringybark -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha macrorhyncha

Black Wattle Black Wattle -- Acacia mearnsii -- Acacia mearnsii

Red Box Red Box -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos

Acacia mearnsii Eucalyptus polyanthemos A fast growing, spreading tree that An impressive specimen or feature tree attracts birds and butterflies. with attractive round, grey foliage, the Trees Red Box offers masses of nectar-rich Trees Providing excellent flowers. Providing excellent shade and shelter shade and shelter

Narrow-leaved Narrow-leaved Peppermint Peppermint -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Eucalyptus radiata

Red Stringybark Red Stringybark -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha macrorhyncha

Black Wattle Black Wattle -- Acacia mearnsii -- Acacia mearnsii

Red Box Red Box -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos

Yellow Box Yellow Box -- Eucalyptus melliodora -- Eucalyptus melliodora Size & habit Comments Size & habit Candlebark Candlebark This often short lived tree is prone to -- Eucalyptus rubida •• 6 - 15m tall. •• 10 - 22m tall. -- Eucalyptus rubida borer and can become a valuable food •• Fast growing and spreading. Blackwood source for marsupials feeding on the Blackwood •• Short lived. -- Acacia melanoxylon jelly like sap or keno and for birds to Flowers & foliage -- Acacia melanoxylon forage on the larvae. •• Masses of creamy-white blooms Flowers & foliage A good food plant for the Sugar Glider, which appear during spring and as well as Imperial Blue butterfly larvae. summer attract insects and •• Scented pale yellow balls from nectar-seeking birds. September to December. •• Distinctive round leaves, with a silvery-grey appearance, offer a Preferred growing conditions strong contrast to the bark. •• Prefers a well drained soil. Preferred growing conditions •• Drier, shallower soils. •• Occurs naturally on hilltops and ridgelines.

24 25 Black Wattle Red Box

Narrow-leaved Narrow-leaved Peppermint Peppermint -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Eucalyptus radiata

Red Stringybark Red Stringybark -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha macrorhyncha

Black Wattle Black Wattle -- Acacia mearnsii -- Acacia mearnsii

Red Box Red Box -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos

24 25 Yellow Box Candlebark

Eucalyptus melliodora Eucalyptus rubida A handsome shade and feature tree for A graceful ornamental tree with an large gardens. attractive spreading canopy that is suited Trees to large gardens. Trees Providing excellent Providing excellent shade and shelter shade and shelter

Narrow-leaved Narrow-leaved Peppermint Peppermint -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Eucalyptus radiata

Red Stringybark Red Stringybark -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha macrorhyncha

Black Wattle Black Wattle -- Acacia mearnsii -- Acacia mearnsii

Red Box Red Box -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos

Yellow Box Yellow Box -- Eucalyptus melliodora -- Eucalyptus melliodora Size & habit Size & habit Candlebark Candlebark -- Eucalyptus rubida •• 10 - 22m tall •• 10 - 22m tall. -- Eucalyptus rubida (or 30m on valley floors). •• Attractive, smooth ‘gum’ bark Blackwood •• Distinguished trunk and broad in summer becoming accented Blackwood -- Acacia melanoxylon spreading, graceful crown. by reddish tones of new bark, -- Acacia melanoxylon especially after rain. Flowers & foliage •• Open canopy with small, Flowers & foliage grey-green leaves. •• Young round and stalkless •• The fragrant flowers provide juvenile leaves mature into an excellent source of honey classic ‘gum tree leaves’. between spring and late summer. Preferred growing conditions Preferred growing conditions •• Well-drained soils with some •• Deeper, well-drained soil. moisture.

26 27 Yellow Box Candlebark

Narrow-leaved Narrow-leaved Peppermint Peppermint -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Eucalyptus radiata

Red Stringybark Red Stringybark -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha macrorhyncha

Black Wattle Black Wattle -- Acacia mearnsii -- Acacia mearnsii

Red Box Red Box -- Eucalyptus -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos

26 27 Blackwood Sweet Bursaria

Acacia melanoxylon Bursaria spinosa A quick growing screening or specimen Stunning in flower, and an important tree that is mildly drought tolerant in food plant for caterpillars, Sweet Bursaria Trees Manningham’s soils. offers the gardener a variety of uses Small trees Providing excellent including hedging. & large shrubs shade and shelter Ideal screening or feature plants

Narrow-leaved Peppermint Sweet Bursaria -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Bursaria spinosa

Red Stringybark Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Eucalyptus -- Pomaderris prunifolia macrorhyncha Hazel Pomaderris Black Wattle -- Pomaderris aspera -- Acacia mearnsii Golden Wattle Red Box -- Acacia pycnantha -- Eucalyptus polyanthemos Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa Yellow Box -- Eucalyptus melliodora Lightwood Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Size & habit -- Acacia implexa Candlebark •• 7 - 15m tall. •• Some shade, ideally with deep, •• 2 - 6m tall. -- Eucalyptus rubida Prickly Moses moist soils. •• Narrow and upright in shady •• Shrub or small tree with -- Acacia verticillata Blackwood situations, and a broad shade tree •• Will tolerate moderately heavy, spiny branches. -- Acacia melanoxylon in the open when sufficient soil wet conditions, or even drier sites. Snow Daisy-bush -- Olearia lirata moisture is available. •• Reasonably hardy and will adapt Flowers & foliage to varying conditions. •• Prolific, sweetly scented creamy- Black Sheoak -- Allocasuarina littoralis Flowers & foliage white flowers cluster at the ends •• Matt green foliage – the ‘leaves’ of branches in late summer and Bushy Needlewood are actually modified stems autumn, followed by attractive -- Hakea decurrens called phyllodes. coppery seed capsules. •• Often produces a dense crown, •• Shiny, small, dark green leaves. almost down to the ground. •• Planted in groups, the shrub offers •• Round, pale yellow or cream long-lived shelter for small birds. coloured flowers during late winter and spring. Preferred growing conditions •• Sunny or partly shaded areas with well-drained soil. •• Very adaptable. 28 29 Blackwood Sweet Bursaria

Narrow-leaved Peppermint Sweet Bursaria -- Eucalyptus radiata -- Bursaria spinosa

Pomaderris prunifolia Pomaderris aspera A woody shrub with an open rounded Bring colour to the spring border and form, the Plum-leaf Pomaderris is attract butterflies with this lovely Small trees a useful addition to any screening screening plant. Small trees & large shrubs planting. & large shrubs Ideal screening or Ideal screening or feature plants feature plants

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

Lightwood Lightwood -- Acacia implexa Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Acacia implexa •• 1½ - 4m tall. •• 3 - 8m tall and 2 - 4m wide. •• Ideal for difficult moist, Prickly Moses Prickly Moses shaded spots. -- Acacia verticillata •• Broad, fast-growing tree. -- Acacia verticillata Flowers & foliage •• Will grow taller in rich, moist •• Can adapt to somewhat drier, Snow Daisy-bush conditions. open positions. Snow Daisy-bush -- Olearia lirata •• Small clusters of creamy flowers. -- Olearia lirata •• Rough, hairy, dark green foliage Black Sheoak to 50mm long. Flowers & foliage Black Sheoak -- Allocasuarina littoralis -- Allocasuarina littoralis •• Large, soft, almost velvety green Bushy Needlewood Preferred growing conditions leaves, with distinctive veins and Bushy Needlewood -- Hakea decurrens pale green-cream undersides. -- Hakea decurrens •• Good drainage. •• Produces attractive, large clusters •• Part shade or full sun. or sprays of dainty yellow-green •• More tolerant to drying out flowers in late spring and summer. than other Pomaderris species.

30 31 Plum-leaf Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

30 31 Golden Wattle Cinnamon Wattle

Acacia pycnantha Acacia leprosa A bright and colourful addition to the A beautiful ornamental and screening garden, the Golden Wattle is Australia’s plant with pendulus branches. Small trees national floral emblem. Small trees & large shrubs & large shrubs Ideal screening or Ideal screening or feature plants feature plants

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

Lightwood Lightwood -- Acacia implexa Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Acacia implexa •• 3 - 6m tall. •• 6m tall (may grow taller) and •• Dappled shade and reliable Prickly Moses Prickly Moses 1 - 2m wide. moisture. -- Acacia verticillata •• A slender or sometimes bushy -- Acacia verticillata tree depending on the site and •• An attractive medium shrub to •• Can adapt to damper or drier Snow Daisy-bush growing conditions. small tree. situations. Snow Daisy-bush -- Olearia lirata -- Olearia lirata

Black Sheoak Flowers & foliage Flowers & foliage Black Sheoak -- Allocasuarina littoralis -- Allocasuarina littoralis •• Gently weeping foliage. •• Dense canopy with thin leaves Bushy Needlewood •• Curved eucalyptus-like ‘leaves’, 1 - 2cm wide and up to 10cm long. Bushy Needlewood -- Hakea decurrens 2 - 5cm wide and 10 - 15cm long. •• Leaves give off a subtle cinnamon -- Hakea decurrens •• Flowers in late winter are a mass scent on humid days and when of bright, golden balls. crushed. •• Displays masses of yellow flower Preferred growing conditions balls in late winter and spring. •• A sunny, well-drained spot. •• Will tolerate shallow, dry soils.

32 33 Golden Wattle Cinnamon Wattle

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

32 33 Lightwood Prickly Moses

Acacia implexa Acacia verticillata A long-lived wattle, useful as a screen With foliage that provides wonderful or shade tree and looks great planted textural interest in the garden, the Small trees in groups. The dark fissured bark and Prickly Moses is also a safe nesting Small trees & large shrubs sickle-shaped leaves/phylodes add great refuge for small birds such as wrens. & large shrubs textures and detail to the garden. Ideal screening or Ideal screening or feature plants feature plants

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

Lightwood Lightwood -- Acacia implexa Size & habit Size & habit -- Acacia implexa •• Upright, slender tree that grows •• 2 - 4m tall and 1 - 3m wide. Prickly Moses Prickly Moses to 6m. -- Acacia verticillata -- Acacia verticillata Flowers & foliage Snow Daisy-bush Flowers & foliage Snow Daisy-bush -- Olearia lirata •• Fine, prickly foliage. -- Olearia lirata •• Light green, ‘sickle-shaped’ •• Cream-to-yellow flower spikes Black Sheoak foliage with attractive sprays 1 - 2cm long occur along branches Black Sheoak -- Allocasuarina littoralis -- Allocasuarina littoralis of yellow flowers up to 4cm in winter and early spring. long in summer. Bushy Needlewood Bushy Needlewood -- Hakea decurrens •• The latest flowering wattle. Preferred growing conditions -- Hakea decurrens •• Deep soil with reliable moisture. Preferred growing conditions •• Will tolerate a variety of •• Thrives in dry sunny spots with conditions. shallow soil. •• Occurs naturally on shallow, dry, •• Will also tolerate moist, well- south-facing soils. drained positions.

34 35 Lightwood Prickly Moses

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

34 35 Snow Daisy-bush Black Sheoak

Olearia lirata Allocasuarina littoralis A spectacular screening or specimen An excellent screening, windbreak or shrub with attractive daisy flowers. specimen tree that is an ideal alternative Small trees to planting Pine trees. Small trees & large shrubs & large shrubs Ideal screening or Ideal screening or feature plants feature plants

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

Lightwood Lightwood -- Acacia implexa Size & habit Size & habit -- Acacia implexa •• 2 - 3m tall and 1m wide. •• 4 - 12m tall and 2 - 5m wide. Prickly Moses Prickly Moses -- Acacia verticillata •• Fine weeping branches. -- Acacia verticillata Flowers & foliage •• Trunk bark becomes fissured Snow Daisy-bush with age. Snow Daisy-bush -- Olearia lirata •• For a shady spot in the garden -- Olearia lirata it’s hard to beat. Black Sheoak •• Featuring soft grey-green foliage Flowers & foliage Black Sheoak -- Allocasuarina littoralis -- Allocasuarina littoralis with downy white undersides. •• Flowers from March to June. Bushy Needlewood •• Profuse, superb clusters of white, •• Male flower spikes are dark Bushy Needlewood -- Hakea decurrens daisy-like flowers in spring. brown, the female, reddish, -- Hakea decurrens globular flowers mature into Preferred growing conditions small woody seed cones. •• A shade lover that thrives in sheltered spots with moist, Preferred growing conditions well-drained soil. •• Full or semi-sun. •• Can look shabby in drier conditions.

36 37 Snow Daisy-bush Black Sheoak

Sweet Bursaria Sweet Bursaria -- Bursaria spinosa -- Bursaria spinosa

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Plum-leaf Pomaderris -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Pomaderris prunifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Hazel Pomaderris -- Pomaderris aspera -- Pomaderris aspera

Golden Wattle Golden Wattle -- Acacia pycnantha -- Acacia pycnantha

Cinnamon Wattle Cinnamon Wattle -- Acacia leprosa -- Acacia leprosa

36 37 Bushy Needlewood Gold-dust Wattle

Hakea decurrens Acacia acinacea A prickly safe haven for birds, the bushy A hardy wattle excellent for the rockery needlewood also offers interesting or shrub border, especially planted in Small trees flowers and woody fruits. small groups for best effect. Looks great Small - medium & large shrubs planted en masse. shrubs Ideal screening or Atractive flowering feature plants shrubs

Sweet Bursaria Gold-dust Wattle -- Bursaria spinosa -- Acacia acinacea

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Myrtle Wattle -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Correa -- Pomaderris aspera -- Correa reflexa

Golden Wattle Purple Loosestrife -- Acacia pycnantha -- Lythrum salicaria

Cinnamon Wattle Hop Goodenia -- Acacia leprosa -- Goodenia ovata

Lightwood Prickly Currant-bush -- Acacia implexa Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Coprosma quadrifida •• 2 - 4m tall and 1 - 2m wide. •• A twiggy shrub that grows to •• Grows well in shallow local soils, Prickly Moses Austral Indigo 1½m tall. preferring a dryish position with -- Acacia verticillata -- Indigofera australis Flowers & foliage •• Gently arching branches. full sun or part shade. Snow Daisy-bush •• Also grows as a small, sprawling Spreading Wattle -- Olearia lirata •• Fine, dark green, needle-like -- Acacia genistifolia leaves. plant to ½m and 1m wide. Black Sheoak •• Masses of white and fragrant •• Will benefit from a hard prune. Dusty Miller -- Allocasuarina littoralis -- Spyridium parvifolium flowers. Bushy Needlewood •• Flowers from autumn to spring. Flowers & foliage Golden Tip -- Hakea decurrens •• Produces masses of showy, -- Goodia lotifolia Preferred growing conditions golden yellow flower balls from Golden Bush-pea late winter to early summer. •• Adaptable to most conditions. -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Small, stiff, light green leaves 10mm long and 5mm wide, which Common Heath -- Epacris impressa cluster along the branches. Manuka -- Leptospermum scoparium

38 39 Bushy Needlewood Gold-dust Wattle

Sweet Bursaria Gold-dust Wattle -- Bursaria spinosa -- Acacia acinacea

Plum-leaf Pomaderris Myrtle Wattle -- Pomaderris prunifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Hazel Pomaderris Correa -- Pomaderris aspera -- Correa reflexa

Golden Wattle Purple Loosestrife -- Acacia pycnantha -- Lythrum salicaria

Cinnamon Wattle Hop Goodenia -- Acacia leprosa -- Goodenia ovata

38 39 Myrtle Wattle Correa

Acacia myrtifolia Correa reflexa& Correa glabra An easily grown ornamental shrub A wonderful addition to the winter with attractive red-bronze stems garden, this plant can be pruned to Small - medium and new foliage tips. It only lives for form a low, attractive informal hedge Small - medium shrubs approximately 4 - 5 years. Best grown or border plan. The pretty, pendulous, shrubs as a cluster of at least two plants. green flowers provide nectar for a Atractive flowering variety of birds. Atractive flowering shrubs shrubs

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Prickly Currant-bush Prickly Currant-bush -- Coprosma quadrifida Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Coprosma quadrifida •• 1½ - 2m tall and 1m wide. •• ½ - 1m tall and ½ - 1m wide. •• Open, sunny or semi-shade Austral Indigo Austral Indigo position with well-drained soil. -- Indigofera australis •• A lovely bushy shrub. •• A rounded, bushy shrub. -- Indigofera australis •• Prune plants lightly after •• Consider using it in pots too for Spreading Wattle flowering to encourage bushy colour through the cooler months. Spreading Wattle -- Acacia genistifolia Flowers & foliage -- Acacia genistifolia growth. •• A massed profusion of pale Dusty Miller yellow flower balls cluster along Comments Dusty Miller -- Spyridium parvifolium -- Spyridium parvifolium the branches from mid-winter Flowers & foliage Hybridisation between local Correa species and planted species from Golden Tip to spring. •• Soft, green oval-shaped leaves Golden Tip elsewhere in Australia is threatening -- Goodia lotifolia •• Stout, oval-shaped leaves, 1 - 2cm wide and 2 - 4cm long. -- Goodia lotifolia the survival of the locals due to generally 1 - 2cm wide •• Flowers hang from the stems genetic pollution. Golden Bush-pea and 3 - 4cm long. Golden Bush-pea -- Pultenaea gunnii during autumn and winter. -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Local forms generally produce Common Heath Preferred growing conditions lime-green coloured flowers, Common Heath -- Epacris impressa -- Epacris impressa •• Sunny or partially shaded others may display red flowers Manuka spot with good drainage. with yellow tips. Manuka -- Leptospermum •• Correa glabra has glossy leaves. -- Leptospermum scoparium scoparium •• Correa reflexa has softly hairy leaves and is generally a more 40 compact form. 41 Myrtle Wattle Correa

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Lythrum salicaria Goodenia ovata The prolific pink flowers of the Purple An easily propagated, versatile plant that Loosestrife offer reliable and seasonal is great for brightening shady garden Small - medium colour to the bog or water garden. settings. Small - medium shrubs shrubs Atractive flowering Atractive flowering shrubs shrubs

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Prickly Currant-bush Prickly Currant-bush -- Coprosma quadrifida Size & habit Comments Size & habit -- Coprosma quadrifida •• 1 - 2m tall and 1m wide. •• Leaves offer autumn colour as •• 1 - 1½m tall and 1 - 1½m wide. Austral Indigo Austral Indigo plant dies back for the winter. -- Indigofera australis •• Plant dies back to rootstock •• A quick growing shrub. -- Indigofera australis The skeleton of yellow-brown over autumn and winter. •• At its best when pruned sticks can be cut back or left Spreading Wattle generously to create a bushy Spreading Wattle -- Acacia genistifolia depending on the garden style. -- Acacia genistifolia Flowers & foliage screening shrub. Dusty Miller •• Crowded spikes of pink flowers Dusty Miller -- Spyridium parvifolium -- Spyridium parvifolium from November to March. Flowers & foliage Golden Tip •• Light green leaves to 75mm long. •• Bright green, oval-shaped leaves, Golden Tip -- Goodia lotifolia 5cm wide and 5 - 10cm long with -- Goodia lotifolia finely toothed margins. Golden Bush-pea Preferred growing conditions Golden Bush-pea •• Small, vibrant yellow blooms -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Moist or submerged soils. -- Pultenaea gunnii appear through most of the year, Common Heath •• Shallow water, preferring edge with peak flowering during spring Common Heath -- Epacris impressa of pond planting. and summer. -- Epacris impressa

Manuka Manuka -- Leptospermum Preferred growing conditions -- Leptospermum scoparium scoparium •• Moist, semi-shaded position. •• Will tolerate a range of conditions. 42 43 Purple Loosestrife Hop Goodenia

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Coprosma quadrifida Indigofera australis This upright shrub provides the shady The Austral Indigo is a member of the and moist garden area with bright red Pea family, and displays beautiful sprays Small - medium berries for the birds and bush tucker of mauve and pink pea flowers. Small - medium shrubs foragers. Pruning encourages bushier shrubs growth. Atractive flowering Atractive flowering shrubs shrubs

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Prickly Currant-bush Prickly Currant-bush -- Coprosma quadrifida Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Coprosma quadrifida •• 2 - 3m tall and 1 - 1½m wide. •• 1 - 2m tall and 1m wide. •• Superb specimen plant for a Austral Indigo Austral Indigo partly shaded, well-drained spot. -- Indigofera australis •• Graceful, open shrub. -- Indigofera australis Flowers & foliage •• Prune after flowering. A heavy •• Water regularly during dry Spreading Wattle pruning will help maintain a periods. Spreading Wattle -- Acacia genistifolia •• Inconspicuous green flowers -- Acacia genistifolia from September to November. bushy, healthy form and •• Will tolerate full sun. increase flowering. Dusty Miller •• Edible red fruit in summer Dusty Miller -- Spyridium parvifolium -- Spyridium parvifolium and autumn. Golden Tip •• Only the female plants bear fruit. Flowers & foliage Golden Tip -- Goodia lotifolia •• Abundant mauve blooms in -- Goodia lotifolia Preferred growing conditions long sprays from September to Golden Bush-pea November. Golden Bush-pea -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Part or full shade. -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Flowers may also be pink or white. •• Moist, well-drained soil. Common Heath •• Blue-green, feathery (compound) Common Heath -- Epacris impressa -- Epacris impressa leaves with leaflets typically Manuka 15mm long and 7mm wide. Manuka -- Leptospermum -- Leptospermum scoparium scoparium

44 45 Prickly Currant-bush Austral Indigo

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

44 45 Spreading Wattle Dusty Miller

Acacia genistifolia Spyridium parvifolium The spreading needle foliage adds a An attractive screening or specimen subtle, interesting, sharp texture to the plant for sheltered positions with white Small - medium garden. Planting in groups will ensure flowers and whitish new growth that Small - medium shrubs a striking flower display, and add to the brighten a garden in winter. shrubs protection for small birds. Atractive flowering Atractive flowering shrubs shrubs

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Prickly Currant-bush Prickly Currant-bush -- Coprosma quadrifida Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Coprosma quadrifida •• 1 - 2m tall and 1m wide. •• 1 - 2m tall. •• Semi shade. Austral Indigo Austral Indigo -- Indigofera australis •• Fast growing, twiggy shrub. •• Rounded shrub, moderately •• Tolerates dry conditions -- Indigofera australis open but can be made denser once established. Spreading Wattle with pruning. Spreading Wattle -- Acacia genistifolia Flowers & foliage -- Acacia genistifolia •• Fragrant lemon or cream Dusty Miller flower balls mainly in winter Flowers & foliage Dusty Miller -- Spyridium parvifolium -- Spyridium parvifolium and early spring. •• Small, oval leaves create whitish Golden Tip •• Beautiful in seed. clusters of new growth at branch Golden Tip -- Goodia lotifolia tips and mature to dark green -- Goodia lotifolia with dusty grey-white undersides Golden Bush-pea Preferred growing conditions and deep veins. Golden Bush-pea -- Pultenaea gunnii -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Wet or dry soil. •• Flowers in winter and spring. Common Heath •• Full sun or part shade. •• Clusters of dainty, creamy Common Heath -- Epacris impressa flowers, accentuated by white -- Epacris impressa dusty bracts. Manuka Manuka -- Leptospermum -- Leptospermum scoparium scoparium

46 47 Spreading Wattle Dusty Miller

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

46 47 Golden Tip Golden Bush-pea

Goodia lotifolia Pultenaea gunnii Add a bright note to the garden with this A small shrub that is often overlooked showy shrub. in the garden until it flowers, offering a Small - medium stunning show of yellow and orange pea Small - medium shrubs flowers. Best grown in clusters of two or shrubs three. Atractive flowering Atractive flowering shrubs shrubs

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Prickly Currant-bush Prickly Currant-bush -- Coprosma quadrifida Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Size & habit -- Coprosma quadrifida •• 1 - 3m tall and 1 - 2m wide. •• Favours moister sites in •• 1m tall and ¾ - 1m wide with Austral Indigo Austral Indigo nature but is very adaptable open habit. -- Indigofera australis •• A fast growing shrub. -- Indigofera australis in cultivation. •• Prune during or after flowering to •• Prune lightly after flowering Spreading Wattle maintain bushy, vigorous plants. to maintain compact plants. Spreading Wattle -- Acacia genistifolia Note -- Acacia genistifolia Dusty Miller Flowers & foliage Can be easily confused with the Flowers & foliage Dusty Miller -- Spyridium parvifolium invasive environmental weed, Cape -- Spyridium parvifolium •• Dainty, oval, green leaves to •• Attractive blue-green, clover-like Broom (Genista monspessulana) and 6mm long cluster along the Golden Tip leaves composed of three leaflets its relatives. Golden Tip -- Goodia lotifolia 2cm long. stems and branches. -- Goodia lotifolia •• In spring, masses of highly •• Masses of vivid orange-yellow Golden Bush-pea flowers with attractive red centres. Golden Bush-pea -- Pultenaea gunnii fragrant, bright yellow flowers -- Pultenaea gunnii create a profusion of colour. •• Spring flowering. Common Heath Common Heath -- Epacris impressa -- Epacris impressa Preferred growing conditions Manuka •• Partly shaded positions with Manuka -- Leptospermum well-drained soil. -- Leptospermum scoparium scoparium

48 49 Golden Tip Golden Bush-pea

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

48 49 Common Heath Manuka

Epacris impressa Leptospermum scoparium Victoria’s floral emblem and a very The flowers of Manuka attract Butterflies pretty, small shrub displaying an and Jewel Beetles to their large white Small - medium abundance of dainty white or pink flowers in summer. Small - medium shrubs flowers. shrubs Atractive flowering Atractive flowering shrubs shrubs

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

Prickly Currant-bush Prickly Currant-bush -- Coprosma quadrifida Size & habit Size & habit Note: -- Coprosma quadrifida •• A small, upright, wiry shrub to •• Variable shrub, commonly A visually similar, but smaller species, Austral Indigo Austral Indigo 1½m tall, branching near the base. 2 - 3m tall. Prickly Tea-tree (Leptospermum -- Indigofera australis continentale) is also present in heathy -- Indigofera australis •• Slender, upright habit. parts of Manningham. The Prickly Spreading Wattle Spreading Wattle Flowers & foliage Tea-tree lives longer than Manuka and -- Acacia genistifolia -- Acacia genistifolia •• An abundance of dainty, bell- Flowers & foliage has a multi-stemmed habit. Dusty Miller shaped white or pink blooms •• Sharply pointed leaves. Dusty Miller -- Spyridium parvifolium crowded along branches from -- Spyridium parvifolium •• Spectacular sight in summer, autumn to early spring. Golden Tip covered in masses of showy Golden Tip -- Goodia lotifolia •• Narrow, sharply pointed leaves. white flowers. -- Goodia lotifolia

Golden Bush-pea Golden Bush-pea -- Pultenaea gunnii Preferred growing conditions Preferred growing conditions -- Pultenaea gunnii •• Partly shaded positions with well- •• Thrives in moist soils. Common Heath drained soil. Common Heath -- Epacris impressa •• Will even tolerate quite -- Epacris impressa •• Will tolerate harsh, dry conditions boggy conditions. Manuka once established. Manuka -- Leptospermum -- Leptospermum scoparium scoparium

50 51 Common Heath Manuka

Gold-dust Wattle Gold-dust Wattle -- Acacia acinacea -- Acacia acinacea

Myrtle Wattle Myrtle Wattle -- Acacia myrtifolia -- Acacia myrtifolia

Correa Correa -- Correa reflexa -- Correa reflexa

Purple Loosestrife Purple Loosestrife -- Lythrum salicaria -- Lythrum salicaria

Hop Goodenia Hop Goodenia -- Goodenia ovata -- Goodenia ovata

50 51 Running Postman Kidney-weed

Kennedia prostrata Dichondra repens Spectacular in decorative urns or A vigorous groundcover that can be hanging baskets where the flowers can grown to suppress weeds or provide a Groundcovers cascade down the sides. Also lovely great lawn alternative. Groundcovers & climbers spilling over and softening garden edges & climbers and steps. Spreading or matting Spreading or matting groundcovers and groundcovers and climbing or trailing climbing or trailing plants plants

Running Postman Running Postman -- Kennedia prostrata -- Kennedia prostrata

Kidney-weed Kidney-weed -- Dichondra repens -- Dichondra repens

Ivy-leaf Violet Ivy-leaf Violet -- Viola hederacea -- Viola hederacea

Common Apple-berry Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis -- Billardiera mutablis

Purple Coral-pea Purple Coral-pea -- Hardenbergia violacea -- Hardenbergia violacea Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Matted Pratia •• Groundcover with long, slender •• A matting groundcover that •• Prefers at least a little shade Matted Pratia -- Pratia pedunculata trailing stems. spreads quickly, covering and some moisture. -- Pratia pedunculata Wonga Vine •• The growth will vary so plant with large areas. •• Plant between pavers to create Wonga Vine -- Pandorea pandorana 30 - 40cm spacing if you are after •• Very easily divided and a softening effect or as an -- Pandorea pandorana a dense mat. transplanted. alternative to lawn in shady garden settings. Flowers & foliage Flowers & foliage •• May spread widely in moist conditions. •• Attractive grey-green, clover- •• Light to dark green, kidney- like leaves with a softly crinkled shaped foliage to approximately texture. 2cm across. •• Bright red pea flowers with yellow •• Inconspicuous creamy-green centres, mainly in spring. flowers in spring.

Preferred growing conditions •• Sunny spot with well-drained soils for a superb, long lasting display. •• Tolerates dry conditions once established. 52 53 Running Postman Kidney-weed

Running Postman Running Postman -- Kennedia prostrata -- Kennedia prostrata

Kidney-weed Kidney-weed -- Dichondra repens -- Dichondra repens

Ivy-leaf Violet Ivy-leaf Violet -- Viola hederacea -- Viola hederacea

Common Apple-berry Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis -- Billardiera mutablis

Preferred growing conditions •• Sunny spot with well-drained soils for a superb, long lasting display. •• Tolerates dry conditions once established. 52 53 Ivy-leaf Violet Common Apple-berry

Viola hederacea Billardiera mutablis An attractive plant for hanging baskets, Planted in a mixed garden bed to ramble rockeries and courtyards. amongst shrubs and groundcovers, the Groundcovers Common Apple-berry adds a delicate Groundcovers & climbers tangle of branches that attracts birds. & climbers Spreading or matting Spreading or matting groundcovers and groundcovers and climbing or trailing climbing or trailing plants plants

Running Postman Running Postman -- Kennedia prostrata -- Kennedia prostrata

Kidney-weed Kidney-weed -- Dichondra repens -- Dichondra repens

Ivy-leaf Violet Ivy-leaf Violet -- Viola hederacea -- Viola hederacea

Common Apple-berry Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis -- Billardiera mutablis

Purple Coral-pea Purple Coral-pea -- Hardenbergia violacea -- Hardenbergia violacea Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Matted Pratia •• A showy groundcover with •• A light climber that gently •• Well-drained position with Matted Pratia -- Pratia pedunculata creeping stems. winds its way along the stems reliable moisture. -- Pratia pedunculata Wonga Vine and branches of other plants. •• Will also tolerate drier conditions. Wonga Vine -- Pandorea pandorana Flowers & foliage -- Pandorea pandorana •• Masses of white violets with Flowers & foliage Note purple centres mainly in spring. •• Leaves to 2 - 4cm long with Formerly regarded as a variety of •• Attractive, green, kidney-shaped wavy margins and soft, hairy Billardiera scandens. foliage. new growth. •• A profusion of narrow, yellow- Preferred growing conditions green, tubular flowers hang from the branches from late •• Moist, semi-shaded positions. winter to early summer, followed •• Hanging baskets need to be kept by light green to brownish, moist. cylindrical fruit.

54 55 Ivy-leaf Violet Common Apple-berry

Running Postman Running Postman -- Kennedia prostrata -- Kennedia prostrata

Kidney-weed Kidney-weed -- Dichondra repens -- Dichondra repens

Ivy-leaf Violet Ivy-leaf Violet -- Viola hederacea -- Viola hederacea

Common Apple-berry Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis -- Billardiera mutablis

54 55 Purple Coral-pea Matted Pratia

Hardenbergia violacea Pratia pedunculata The brilliant flowers of the Purple The Matted Pratia is a low, dense Coral-pea provide a beautiful display of groundcover with masses of flowers Groundcovers colour climbing up a shrub or scrambling ideally suited to moist sites. Groundcovers & climbers over a retaining wall. & climbers Spreading or matting Spreading or matting groundcovers and groundcovers and climbing or trailing climbing or trailing plants plants

Running Postman Running Postman -- Kennedia prostrata -- Kennedia prostrata

Kidney-weed Kidney-weed -- Dichondra repens -- Dichondra repens

Ivy-leaf Violet Ivy-leaf Violet -- Viola hederacea -- Viola hederacea

Common Apple-berry Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis -- Billardiera mutablis

Purple Coral-pea Purple Coral-pea -- Hardenbergia violacea -- Hardenbergia violacea Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Size & habit Matted Pratia •• Its natural form is a climber •• Sunny or partly shaded position •• Low and spreading habit to Matted Pratia -- Pratia pedunculata providing ground cover or with well-drained soils for a long- 5mm high, which can fill up -- Pratia pedunculata Wonga Vine scrambling up shrubs up to lasting floral display. large areas quickly if given the Wonga Vine -- Pandorea pandorana 2m above ground. right conditions. -- Pandorea pandorana •• Very attractive, quick growing. Comment •• The growth will vary according The cultivars of this plant are more Flowers & foliage to conditions. vigorous than the gentle and subtle •• Masses of white or blue starry bush form, and present a significant flowers from late spring to risk to the wild populations through summer. Flowers & foliage genetic pollution. •• Rich, deep green, leathery leaves •• Tiny, oval, green leaves to 8mm up to 10cm wide and 5cm long. long, with long, toothed margins. •• Arching sprays of deep purple pea-flowers in late winter and Preferred growing conditions spring. •• Thrives in moist sunny areas, such as the edge of a pond. •• Will die back in dry conditions and regrow with moisture.

56 57 Purple Coral-pea Matted Pratia

Running Postman Running Postman -- Kennedia prostrata -- Kennedia prostrata

Kidney-weed Kidney-weed -- Dichondra repens -- Dichondra repens

Ivy-leaf Violet Ivy-leaf Violet -- Viola hederacea -- Viola hederacea

Common Apple-berry Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis -- Billardiera mutablis

56 57 Wonga Vine Kangaroo Grass

Pandorea pandorana Themeda triandra A showy climber for covering fences, Great feature tussock in the garden, trellises and pergolas. This rampant with unique colour and flowers Groundcovers climber will require a solid structure or arranged among leafy bracts. Grasses & & climbers large tree to climb up. wildflowers Spreading or matting Plant en masse groundcovers and climbing or trailing plants Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra

Running Postman Veined Spear-grass -- Kennedia prostrata -- Austrostipa rudis

Kidney-weed Common Tussock-grass -- Dichondra repens -- Poa labillardierei

Ivy-leaf Violet Wallaby-grass -- Viola hederacea -- Austrodanthonia species Common Apple-berry -- Billardiera mutablis Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides Purple Coral-pea -- Hardenbergia violacea Chocolate-lily Size & habit Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Arthropodium strictum Matted Pratia •• A vigorous and bushy climber. •• Approximately 1m tall •• Performs best in well-drained soils Bulbine Lily -- Pratia pedunculata and 1m wide. with reliable moisture. -- Bulbine bulbosa Wonga Vine Flowers & foliage •• Flowering stems to 1m tall, •• Adaptable to a range of growing -- Pandorea pandorana but commonly 1m. conditions. Flax-lilies •• Glossy green foliage. -- Dianella species •• An attractive tussock-forming •• White trumpet flowers with grass. burgundy throats. Pink-bells -- Tetratheca ciliata •• Flowers in spring and summer. Flowers & foliage Spiny-headed Mat-rush -- Lomandra longifolia Preferred growing conditions •• Lovely coppery or rust-coloured flower heads on gently arching •• Partly shaded areas with well- stems. Grass Trigger-plant drained soils and regular water. -- Stylidium armeria •• Soft blade foliage 30 - 40cm long •• Manningham sits at the edge of and 2 - 4mm wide, varying in Button Everlasting its natural habitat, which is tall, colour from blue-green to reddish -- Helichrysum wet forests and rainforests. brown. scorpioides Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum

58 59 Wonga Vine Kangaroo Grass

Running Postman Veined Spear-grass -- Kennedia prostrata -- Austrostipa rudis

Kidney-weed Common Tussock-grass -- Dichondra repens -- Poa labillardierei

58 59 Veined Spear-grass Common Tussock-grass

Austrostipa rudis (formerly Stipa rudis) Poa labillardierei A spectacular sight when planted en Ornamental tussock-forming grass for masse in sunny settings, and with a garden beds and rockeries that is a Grasses & breeze rustling the tall flowering stems. dramatic sight planted in massed grasses Grasses & wildflowers of varying height and texture. wildflowers Plant en masse Plant en masse

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Chocolate-lily Chocolate-lily -- Arthropodium strictum Size & habit Size & habit Note: -- Arthropodium strictum •• An elegant grass, forming small •• A vigorous tussock-grass that For dry garden areas try the smaller Bulbine Lily Bulbine Lily tufts or tussocks with stems forms large clumps up to 70cm growing Grey Tussock-grass (Poa -- Bulbine bulbosa -- Bulbine bulbosa 1 - 1½m tall. tall and 75cm wide. sieberiana) or you may prefer the larger Purple Sheath Tussock (Poa ensiformis). Flax-lilies Flax-lilies -- Dianella species Flowers & foliage Flowers & foliage -- Dianella species Pink-bells •• Narrow, flat to loosely in-rolled •• Fine, raspy, dull green leaves Pink-bells -- Tetratheca ciliata leaves to 40cm long. 70cm long. -- Tetratheca ciliata

Spiny-headed Mat-rush •• The flower heads bear many long, •• Produces many flowering stems Spiny-headed Mat-rush -- Lomandra longifolia weeping, russet coloured, spear- to 1m tall with open, conical -- Lomandra longifolia like seeds, creating a plume-like flower heads. Grass Trigger-plant effect. Grass Trigger-plant -- Stylidium armeria -- Stylidium armeria Preferred growing conditions Button Everlasting Preferred growing conditions •• An adaptable grass that thrives Button Everlasting -- Helichrysum -- Helichrysum •• Grows best in an open position. with reliable moisture. scorpioides scorpioides •• Perfect for a sunny to partly Sticky Everlasting shaded spot in the garden. Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum -- Xerochrysum viscosum

60 61 Veined Spear-grass Common Tussock-grass

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

60 61 Wallaby-grasses Weeping Grass

Austrodanthonia species Microlaena stipoides There are thirteen local species of A splendid native lawn in moist, shady Wallaby-grass, in a range of appearances positions that can be mown regularly or Grasses & and suited to a range of growing left to produce delightful weeping flower Grasses & wildflowers conditions. heads. wildflowers Plant en masse Plant en masse

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Chocolate-lily •• Most species display fine, short Chocolate-lily -- Arthropodium strictum Size & habit foliage, which forms sparse or Size & habit -- Arthropodium strictum •• Forms small to medium-sized, dense tufts. Others have flat •• Foliage grows typically 10cm tall Bulbine Lily Bulbine Lily coarse to fine tufts. leaves 2 - 4mm wide, forming from short underground runners. -- Bulbine bulbosa -- Bulbine bulbosa •• Kneed Wallaby-grass small tussocks. •• Stems are typically 50cm long Flax-lilies (Austrodanthonia geniculata) •• Provides textural interest and arching. Flax-lilies -- Dianella species -- Dianella species and Stiped Wallaby-grass and colour. •• Lovely weeping perennial grass. (Austrodanthonia racemosa) form Pink-bells Pink-bells fine lawns for areas with light to -- Tetratheca ciliata Preferred growing conditions -- Tetratheca ciliata moderate wear. Flowers & foliage •• Most grow well in dry, sunny Spiny-headed Mat-rush •• Copper-awned Wallaby-grass •• Soft, emerald green leaves, flat Spiny-headed Mat-rush garden settings. -- Lomandra longifolia (Austrodanthonia fulva) forms and 2 - 4mm wide if unmown -- Lomandra longifolia larger, coarse tussocks better •• Growing conditions can vary or very fine if regularly mown. Grass Trigger-plant with the species. Grass Trigger-plant -- Stylidium armeria suited to growing as individual •• Narrow arching or weeping -- Stylidium armeria specimens. flowers heads. Button Everlasting Comment Button Everlasting -- Helichrysum -- Helichrysum scorpioides Flowers & foliage They provide a delightful addition to Preferred growing conditions scorpioides the garden that will stay green over •• Distinctive hairy seeds forming •• Grows best with some shade summer without high water demands Sticky Everlasting short, fluffy flower-heads on stems and reliable moisture. Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum and many species will tolerate regular -- Xerochrysum viscosum 2cm - 1m tall. mowing and trampling. •• Will tolerate drier conditions and full sun. 62 63 Wallaby-grasses Weeping Grass

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Arthropodium strictum Bulbine bulbosa An outstanding wildflower, at its An attractive, long-flowering wildflower best planted in drifts, combined with for rockeries and cottage gardens that Grasses & architectural plants, such as Kangaroo spreads by seed to form showy clumps. Grasses & wildflowers Grass, or massed with the yellow It is lovely planted in drifts, pots or wildflowers flowering Bulbine Lily. containers. Plant en masse Plant en masse

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Chocolate-lily Chocolate-lily -- Arthropodium strictum Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Size & habit Preferred growing conditions -- Arthropodium strictum •• A low rosette of grassy leaves, •• Well-drained soils. •• Small to medium, slender tussocks •• An adaptable plant that grows Bulbine Lily Bulbine Lily typically 30 - 40cm in diameter, typically 25cm tall and 30cm wide, best in semi-shade or sunny spots -- Bulbine bulbosa •• Plants will retreat to underground -- Bulbine bulbosa dying back to tubers in summer tubers during dormant periods. dying back to tubers in mid- with regular moisture. and autumn. Over spring and summer and autumn. Flax-lilies •• Try growing in decorative pots •• Plants will retreat to underground Flax-lilies -- Dianella species early summer, flowers are borne -- Dianella species or containers. •• Flower stems are typically tubers during dormant periods. on branching stems up to 1m tall. 50 - 60cm tall. Pink-bells Pink-bells -- Tetratheca ciliata -- Tetratheca ciliata Flowers & foliage Flowers & foliage Spiny-headed Mat-rush Spiny-headed Mat-rush •• Delightful violet-purple, -- Lomandra longifolia •• Fleshy, tubular green leaves, -- Lomandra longifolia chocolate-vanilla scented flowers typically 3 - 4mm thick. in spring. Grass Trigger-plant •• Masses of showy, bright yellow, Grass Trigger-plant -- Stylidium armeria -- Stylidium armeria •• Soft green leaves 20 - 30cm long star-shaped flowers in spring and in a sparse tuft. Button Everlasting summer on erect, slender spikes. Button Everlasting -- Helichrysum -- Helichrysum scorpioides scorpioides

Sticky Everlasting Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum -- Xerochrysum viscosum

64 65 Chocolate Lily Bulbine Lily

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Sticky Everlasting Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum -- Xerochrysum viscosum

64 65 Flax-lilies Pink-bells

Dianella species Tetratheca ciliata Attractive, long-lived plants that are This delicate, brightly flowering easy to maintain and very showy wildflower is a colourful feature plant Grasses & planted en masse. ideal for rockeries, pots and containers. Grasses & wildflowers Plant it in the garden in large or small wildflowers clusters for a vibrant effect. Plant en masse Plant en masse

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Chocolate-lily •• Dainty, blue-mauve, star-shaped Chocolate-lily -- Arthropodium strictum Size & habit flowers with yellow centres in Size & habit -- Arthropodium strictum •• Black Anther Flax-lily (Dianella late spring or summer, followed •• A glamorous, rounded shrub or Bulbine Lily Bulbine Lily admixta) forms a spreading clump by shining, dark blue to deep herb up to 50cm tall. -- Bulbine bulbosa -- Bulbine bulbosa of grassy leaves, typically 1m purple berries. Flax-lilies wide and 30cm tall with extensive Flowers & foliage Flax-lilies -- Dianella species underground runners and stems Preferred growing conditions -- Dianella species to 60cm tall. •• Stunning masses of dainty, four- Pink-bells •• Varieties are available to suit petalled, pink to mauve coloured Pink-bells •• Smooth Flax-lily (Dianella longifolia) -- Tetratheca ciliata most conditions in the garden. flowers, from late winter through -- Tetratheca ciliata forms a compact, upright tuft to to early summer. Spiny-headed Mat-rush approximately ½m across with •• Can be grown very successfully Spiny-headed Mat-rush -- Lomandra longifolia flower stems approximately 1m tall. around the base of trees. •• Small oval-shaped green leaves in -- Lomandra longifolia threes or fours. •• Tasman Flax-lily (Dianella •• For difficult dry spots, the Black Grass Trigger-plant Anther Flax-lily is superb and Grass Trigger-plant -- Stylidium armeria tasmanica) has long, vigorous -- Stylidium armeria runners and its coarse, strappy forms slow spreading tussocks. Preferred growing conditions Button Everlasting leaves can form dense patches to •• For moist, shady sites try Tasman •• An adaptable small shrub that Button Everlasting -- Helichrysum -- Helichrysum several metres across and 1½m Flax-lily. performs well in a wide range of scorpioides scorpioides deep, with stems over 1m tall. •• The Smooth Flax-lily (pictured) conditions, provided soils are well Sticky Everlasting suits most soils and flowers later. drained. Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum Flowers & foliage -- Xerochrysum viscosum •• Shiny blue-green to green, strap- 66 like leaves. 67 Flax-lilies Pink-bells

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Lomandra longifolia Stylidium armeria An important butterfly food plant and A showy wildflower with brightly a lovely tussock for difficult spots, coloured blooms, best planted in tight Grasses & rockeries and embankments. groups or as a pot feature. Sometimes Grasses & wildflowers hard to establish after planting out. wildflowers Plant en masse Plant en masse

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Chocolate-lily Chocolate-lily -- Arthropodium strictum Size & habit Size & habit -- Arthropodium strictum •• Hardy, robust tussock up to 1m •• A beautiful, tufted plant with Bulbine Lily Bulbine Lily tall and 1m wide. grass-like leaves to 25cm and -- Bulbine bulbosa -- Bulbine bulbosa flowering spikes up to 1m tall. Flax-lilies Flowers & foliage Flax-lilies -- Dianella species -- Dianella species •• Many clusters of small, yellow Flowers & foliage Pink-bells flowers from spring to mid- •• Attractive, delicate white to deep Pink-bells -- Tetratheca ciliata summer, surrounded by 3 - 4 pink blooms in a slender spike. -- Tetratheca ciliata spiky brown floral ‘leaves’. Spiny-headed Mat-rush •• Each small flower has a tiny Spiny-headed Mat-rush -- Lomandra longifolia •• Green, shiny, strap-like foliage to trigger-like ‘arm’ that firmly hits -- Lomandra longifolia 1cm wide and 1m long, that will insects on the back with pollen Grass Trigger-plant mostly maintain its green colour when they land on the flowers. Grass Trigger-plant -- Stylidium armeria during dry periods. -- Stylidium armeria Button Everlasting Preferred growing conditions Button Everlasting -- Helichrysum -- Helichrysum Preferred growing conditions •• An open, sunny position with scorpioides scorpioides •• Prefers well-drained soils. adequate moisture. Sticky Everlasting •• Will tolerate dry positions. •• Will tolerate drier conditions once Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum established. -- Xerochrysum viscosum

68 69 Spiny-headed Mat-rush Grass Trigger-plant

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

68 69 Button Everlasting Sticky Everlasting

Helichrysum scorpioides Xerochrysum viscosum An attractive rockery or bush garden A lovely, sprawling herb with long lasting plant that attracts butterflies and is also flowers that look fantastic in dried floral Grasses & an attractive potted plant for the balcony arrangements. Grasses & wildflowers or veranda. wildflowers Plant en masse Plant en masse

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

Chocolate-lily Chocolate-lily -- Arthropodium strictum Size & habit Preferred growing conditions Size & habit Note: -- Arthropodium strictum •• Underground runners create low, •• Full or semi-sun in well •• 50cm tall and 75cm wide. The Clustered Everlasting Bulbine Lily Bulbine Lily sprawling patches, typically 40cm drained soils. (Chrysocephalum semipapposum), is -- Bulbine bulbosa -- Bulbine bulbosa across, with flower stems reaching another attractive local daisy, with Flowers & foliage grey-green foliage and spreading habit, Flax-lilies 30cm tall. Flax-lilies •• Stunning, golden-yellow flower suitable for moist or dry sites. -- Dianella species •• Perennial herb, dying back in the -- Dianella species heads at the end of branching late summer. Pink-bells stems, over a long season from Pink-bells -- Tetratheca ciliata late winter to early autumn. -- Tetratheca ciliata Flowers & foliage Spiny-headed Mat-rush •• Glossy, sticky, slightly weeping, Spiny-headed Mat-rush -- Lomandra longifolia •• Leaves are roughly oblong, fleshy narrow green leaves. Prune lightly -- Lomandra longifolia and velvety, typically 5cm long. to encourage bushy plants. Grass Trigger-plant •• Produces a single yellow flower Grass Trigger-plant -- Stylidium armeria -- Stylidium armeria held high on the upright stems, Preferred growing conditions from September to December. Button Everlasting •• Well-drained soils. Button Everlasting -- Helichrysum •• The flowers are 2 - 3cm across and -- Helichrysum scorpioides dry well if picked young. scorpioides Sticky Everlasting Sticky Everlasting -- Xerochrysum viscosum -- Xerochrysum viscosum

70 71 Button Everlasting Sticky Everlasting

Kangaroo Grass Kangaroo Grass -- Themeda triandra -- Themeda triandra

Veined Spear-grass Veined Spear-grass -- Austrostipa rudis -- Austrostipa rudis

Common Tussock-grass Common Tussock-grass -- Poa labillardierei -- Poa labillardierei

Wallaby-grass Wallaby-grass -- Austrodanthonia -- Austrodanthonia species species

Weeping Grass Weeping Grass -- Microlaena stipoides -- Microlaena stipoides

70 71 50 more indigenous species GRASSES & GRASS-LIKE PLANTS Long-hair Plume-grass Dichelachne crinita D F/SS Decorative plumed flower heads Moisture Position on stems up to 1m Rushes Juncus spp. W F/SS Rushes are excellent edge plants A Aquatic Growing in water S Full shade most/all of the time for wetlands W Wet Waterlogged/damp soils all year SS Semi-shaded, dappled light Short-stem Sedge Carex breviculmis D M S/SS Small densely tufted sedge M Moist Moisture available most/all year F Full sun most or all of the time Silvertop Wallaby-grass Joycea pallida M SS Tall, elegant, flowering stems Small Grass-tree Xanthorrhoea minor D F Grassy clump with densely D Dry Dry and well drained soils ssp. lutea clustered scented yellow flowers Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii M SS Soft, grey foliage in small tussocks Common Name Botanical Name Moist. Pos. Description Tall Sedge Carex appressa W F/SS Flower spikes on long, erect stems AQUATIC PLANTS Tassel Sedge Carex fascicularis W F/SS Graceful flowers hang like ‘tassels’ Common Nardoo Marsilea drummondii A F/SS Fern with ‘four-leaf clover’ fronds Ribbon-weed Vallisneria A F/SS Submerged long strappy leaves americana Running Marsh Flower Villarsia reniformis A F/SS Bright yellow stars on tall stems GROUNDCOVERS/LOW SPREADING HABIT Swamp Lily Ottelia ovalifolia A F/SS White Lotus like floating flowers Angled Lobelia Lobelia anceps M F/SS Blue/purple flowers on creeping foliage, good for boggy areas Austral Crane’s-bill Geranium solanderi D M F/SS Dainty light pink flower displays Austral Stork’s-bill Pelargonium australe D M SS Pink-white petals with purple CLIMBERS & TWINERS veins Mountain Clematis Clematis aristata M W SS/S Eye catching masses of white Bidgee-widgee Acaena novae- W D F/SS A useful soil binding plant stars zelandiae Pink Bindweed Convolvulus D M F Showy flowers, delicate trailer/ Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle laxiflora M SS Yellow flowers, rounded leaves, erubescens climber good in hanging baskets Nodding Saltbush Einadia nutans ssp. D F Grey foliage, red berries nutans Spur Velleia Velleia paradoxa D M F/SS Unusually shaped pretty yellow FERNS flowers Common Maidenhair Adiantum W M D S/SS Good potted plant for shady spot Swamp Pennywort Centella cordifolia M W SS/S Tiny white-pink flowers aethiopicum Mother Shield-fern Polystichum M W S/SS Tiny young ferns on the tips of proliferum the fronds

72 73 50 more indigenous species GRASSES & GRASS-LIKE PLANTS Long-hair Plume-grass Dichelachne crinita D F/SS Decorative plumed flower heads Moisture Position on stems up to 1m Rushes Juncus spp. W F/SS Rushes are excellent edge plants A Aquatic Growing in water S Full shade most/all of the time for wetlands W Wet Waterlogged/damp soils all year SS Semi-shaded, dappled light Short-stem Sedge Carex breviculmis D M S/SS Small densely tufted sedge M Moist Moisture available most/all year F Full sun most or all of the time Silvertop Wallaby-grass Joycea pallida M SS Tall, elegant, flowering stems Small Grass-tree Xanthorrhoea minor D F Grassy clump with densely D Dry Dry and well drained soils ssp. lutea clustered scented yellow flowers Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii M SS Soft, grey foliage in small tussocks Common Name Botanical Name Moist. Pos. Description Tall Sedge Carex appressa W F/SS Flower spikes on long, erect stems AQUATIC PLANTS Tassel Sedge Carex fascicularis W F/SS Graceful flowers hang like ‘tassels’ Common Nardoo Marsilea drummondii A F/SS Fern with ‘four-leaf clover’ fronds Ribbon-weed Vallisneria A F/SS Submerged long strappy leaves americana Running Marsh Flower Villarsia reniformis A F/SS Bright yellow stars on tall stems GROUNDCOVERS/LOW SPREADING HABIT Swamp Lily Ottelia ovalifolia A F/SS White Lotus like floating flowers Angled Lobelia Lobelia anceps M F/SS Blue/purple flowers on creeping foliage, good for boggy areas Austral Crane’s-bill Geranium solanderi D M F/SS Dainty light pink flower displays Austral Stork’s-bill Pelargonium australe D M SS Pink-white petals with purple CLIMBERS & TWINERS veins Mountain Clematis Clematis aristata M W SS/S Eye catching masses of white Bidgee-widgee Acaena novae- W D F/SS A useful soil binding plant stars zelandiae Pink Bindweed Convolvulus D M F Showy flowers, delicate trailer/ Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle laxiflora M SS Yellow flowers, rounded leaves, erubescens climber good in hanging baskets Nodding Saltbush Einadia nutans ssp. D F Grey foliage, red berries nutans Spur Velleia Velleia paradoxa D M F/SS Unusually shaped pretty yellow FERNS flowers Common Maidenhair Adiantum W M D S/SS Good potted plant for shady spot Swamp Pennywort Centella cordifolia M W SS/S Tiny white-pink flowers aethiopicum Mother Shield-fern Polystichum M W S/SS Tiny young ferns on the tips of proliferum the fronds

72 73 MEDIUM SHRUBS 3 - 5M Common Name Botanical Name Moist. Pos. Description Burgan Kunzea ericoides D F/SS Attractive massed white flower display LILIES, WILDFLOWERS & SMALL SHRUBS Hemp Bush Gynatrix pulchella M W SS/S Scented clusters of creamy flowers Blue Pincushion Brunonia australis D M SS Striking, bright-blue domed flowers River Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi M SS Cream to pink bottlebrush flowers Bluebells Walenbergia spp. M D SS/F Delicate herb with purple flowers, self seeds well Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia W F/SS Creamy bottlebrush spikes Common Billy-buttons Craspedia variabilis M W F/SS Showy, brilliant yellow flower Tree Everlasting Ozothamnus M S SS Broad clusters of white flowers, domes ferrugineus can be dried Common Raspwort Gonocarpus M D F Low bushy herb with tiny pink/ Victorian Christmas- Prostanthera M S SS Great summer flowering, fragrant tetragynus red flowers bush lasianthos mint leaves Forest Germander Teucrium M F Erect perennial herb to 1m, small corymbosum spikes of white flowers Sheep’s Burr Acaena echinata M F/SS Ferny, dark green foliage Wiry Buttons Leptorhynchos D M SS Small yellow daisies on wiry TREES 5M PLUS tenuifolius stems Bundy, Long-leaved Box Eucalyptus D F/SS Small cream flowers goniocalyx Messmate Eucalyptus obliqua M SS/F South facing aspects in Manningham SMALL - MEDIUM SHRUBS APPROX 1 - 3M Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata M D SS/F Wattle with silver foliage Common Cassinia Cassinia aculeata D F/SS Pink buds and cream flower clusters Drooping Cassinia Cassinia arcuata D F/SS Drooping, light brown flower species Grey Everlasting Ozothamnus D F/SS Crowded clusters of tiny yellow Environmental weeds obcordatus tubes Weeds are a serious threat to precious bushland and parkland. Grey Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens D SS/F Decorative slender plant, bright Environmental weeds often seem attractive or innocuous, and may be orange flowers mistaken as common garden plants. They can be native or exotic – any Heath Wattle Acacia brownei M F/SS Low spreading, profuse flowers plant that grows and establishes outside of its natural environment may become an environmental weed. Hedge Wattle Acacia paradoxa D M F/SS Dense, prickly, ideal bird habitat Hop Wattle Acacia stricta D F/SS Pale yellow balls of flower These plants out-compete and displace desirable local native plants, ruining bushland areas that provide important habitat for native birds, Large Kangaroo Apple Solanum laciniatum D M F/SS Bluish/purple flowers with orange insects and mammals. fruits when ripe Some ornamental plants are serious environmental weeds in the Shiny Cassinia Cassinia longifolia M SS Large creamy-white flower Manningham region. Avoid planting these species, and think about clusters removing and replacing them with one of the indigenous plants Silky Daisy-bush Olearia myrsinoides D M SS Daisy-like, white with yellow listed in this book. centres For more information on weeds and how to control them, contact Council for a copy of the Weed Identification booklet.

74 75 MEDIUM SHRUBS 3 - 5M Common Name Botanical Name Moist. Pos. Description Burgan Kunzea ericoides D F/SS Attractive massed white flower display LILIES, WILDFLOWERS & SMALL SHRUBS Hemp Bush Gynatrix pulchella M W SS/S Scented clusters of creamy flowers Blue Pincushion Brunonia australis D M SS Striking, bright-blue domed flowers River Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi M SS Cream to pink bottlebrush flowers Bluebells Walenbergia spp. M D SS/F Delicate herb with purple flowers, self seeds well Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia W F/SS Creamy bottlebrush spikes Common Billy-buttons Craspedia variabilis M W F/SS Showy, brilliant yellow flower Tree Everlasting Ozothamnus M S SS Broad clusters of white flowers, domes ferrugineus can be dried Common Raspwort Gonocarpus M D F Low bushy herb with tiny pink/ Victorian Christmas- Prostanthera M S SS Great summer flowering, fragrant tetragynus red flowers bush lasianthos mint leaves Forest Germander Teucrium M F Erect perennial herb to 1m, small corymbosum spikes of white flowers Sheep’s Burr Acaena echinata M F/SS Ferny, dark green foliage Wiry Buttons Leptorhynchos D M SS Small yellow daisies on wiry TREES 5M PLUS tenuifolius stems Bundy, Long-leaved Box Eucalyptus D F/SS Small cream flowers goniocalyx Messmate Eucalyptus obliqua M SS/F South facing aspects in Manningham SMALL - MEDIUM SHRUBS APPROX 1 - 3M Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata M D SS/F Wattle with silver foliage Common Cassinia Cassinia aculeata D F/SS Pink buds and cream flower clusters Drooping Cassinia Cassinia arcuata D F/SS Drooping, light brown flower species Grey Everlasting Ozothamnus D F/SS Crowded clusters of tiny yellow Environmental weeds obcordatus tubes Weeds are a serious threat to precious bushland and parkland. Grey Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens D SS/F Decorative slender plant, bright Environmental weeds often seem attractive or innocuous, and may be orange flowers mistaken as common garden plants. They can be native or exotic – any Heath Wattle Acacia brownei M F/SS Low spreading, profuse flowers plant that grows and establishes outside of its natural environment may become an environmental weed. Hedge Wattle Acacia paradoxa D M F/SS Dense, prickly, ideal bird habitat Hop Wattle Acacia stricta D F/SS Pale yellow balls of flower These plants out-compete and displace desirable local native plants, ruining bushland areas that provide important habitat for native birds, Large Kangaroo Apple Solanum laciniatum D M F/SS Bluish/purple flowers with orange insects and mammals. fruits when ripe Some ornamental plants are serious environmental weeds in the Shiny Cassinia Cassinia longifolia M SS Large creamy-white flower Manningham region. Avoid planting these species, and think about clusters removing and replacing them with one of the indigenous plants Silky Daisy-bush Olearia myrsinoides D M SS Daisy-like, white with yellow listed in this book. centres For more information on weeds and how to control them, contact Council for a copy of the Weed Identification booklet.

74 75 Plant index by common name

Angled Lobelia Lobelia anceps 73 Long-hair Plume-grass Dichelachne crinita 73 Austral Crane’s-bill Geranium solanderi 73 Manuka Leptospermum scoparium 51 Austral Indigo Indigofera australis 45 Matted Pratia Pratia pedunculata 57 Austral Stork’s-bill Pelargonium australe 73 Messmate Eucalyptus obliqua 75 Bidgee-widgee Acaena novae-zelandiae 73 Mother Shield-fern Polystichum proliferum 72 Black Sheoak Allocasuarina littoralis 37 Mountain Clematis Clematis aristata 72 Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii 24 Myrtle Wattle Acacia myrtifolia 40 Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon 28 Narrow-leaved Peppermint Eucalyptus radiata 22 Blue Pincushion Brunonia australis 74 Nodding Saltbush Einadia nutans ssp. nutans 73 Bluebells Walenbergia species 74 Pink Bindweed Convolvulus erubescens 72 Bulbine Lily Bulbine bulbosa 65 Pink-bells Tetratheca ciliata 67 Bundy, Long-leaved Box Eucalyptus goniocalyx 75 Plum-leaf Pomaderris Pomaderris prunifolia 30 Burgan Kunzea ericoides 75 Prickly Currant-bush Coprosma quadrifida 44 Bushy Needlewood Hakea decurrens 38 Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata 35 Button Everlasting Helichrysum scorpioides 70 Purple Coral-pea Hardenbergia violacea 56 Candlebark Eucalyptus rubida 27 Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria 42 Chocolate-lily Arthropodium strictum 64 Red Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos 25 Cinnamon Wattle Acacia leprosa 33 Red Stringybark Eucalyptus macrorhyncha 23 Common Apple-berry Billardiera mutablis 55 Ribbon-weed Vallisneria americana 72 Common Billy-buttons Craspedia variabilis 74 River Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi 75 Common Cassinia Cassinia aculeata 74 Running Marsh Flower Villarsia reniformis 72 Common Heath Epacris impressa 50 Running Postman Kennedia prostrata 52 Common Maidenhair Adiantum aethiopicum 72 Rushes Juncus spp. 73 Common Nardoo Marsilea drummondii 72 Sheep’s Burr Acaena echinata 74 Common Raspwort Gonocarpus tetragynus 74 Shiny Cassinia Cassinia longifolia 74 Common Tussock-grass Poa labillardierei 61 Short-stem Sedge Carex breviculmis 73 Correa Correa species 41 Silky Daisy-bush Olearia myrsinoides 74 Drooping Cassinia Cassinia arcuata 74 Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata 75 Dusty Miller Spyridium parvifolium 47 Silvertop Wallaby-grass Joycea pallida 73 Flax-lilies Dianella species 66 Small Grass-tree Xanthorrhoea minor ssp. lutea 73 Forest Germander Teucrium corymbosum 74 Snow Daisy-bush Olearia lirata 36 Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea 39 Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii 73 Golden Bush-pea Pultenaea gunnii 49 Spiny-headed Mat-Rush Lomandra longifolia 68 Golden Tip Goodia lotifolia 48 Spreading Wattle Acacia genistifolia 46 Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha 32 Spur Velleia Velleia paradoxa 73 Grass Trigger-plant Stylidium armeria 69 Sticky Everlasting Xerochrysum viscosum 71 Grey Everlasting Ozothamnus obcordatus 74 Swamp Lily Ottelia ovalifolia 72 Grey Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens 74 Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia 75 Hairy Pennywort Hydrocotyle laxiflora 73 Swamp Pennywort Centella cordifolia 73 Hazel Pomaderris Pomaderris aspera 31 Sweet Bursaria Bursaria spinosa 29 Heath Wattle Acacia brownei 74 Tall Sedge Carex appressa 73 Hedge Wattle Acacia paradoxa 74 Tassel Sedge Carex fascicularis 73 Hemp Bush Gynatrix pulchella 75 Tree Everlasting Ozothamnus ferrugineus 75 Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata 43 Veined Spear-grass Austrostipa rudis 60 Hop Wattle Acacia stricta 74 Victorian Christmas-bush Prostanthera lasianthos 75 Ivy-leaf Violet Viola hederacea 54 Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia species 62 Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra 59 Weeping Grass Microlaena stipoides 63 Kidney-weed Dichondra repens 53 Wiry Buttons Leptorhynchos tenuifolius 74 Large Kangaroo Apple Solanum laciniatum 74 Wonga Vine Pandorea pandorana 58 Lightwood Acacia implexa 34 Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora 26 76 Acknowledgements: Reference and reading

Native Splendour (2nd edition) was compiled by the Manningham City Council’s Economic and Environmental Planning Unit. The information in this book is based on the first edition of Native Flora of Melbourne Splendour, however the updated plant list reflects current plant availability and ease of propagation. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Maroondah, Inc. (3rd ed., 2001) Additional information to encourage more ecological attributes within gardens has also been included. A guide to the Indigenous Plants of the Greater Melbourne Area, Hyland House. Thank you to Craig Cleeland for notes on frog habitats and also Graeme Lorimer and John Delpratt for editing and proof-reading botanical details. Native Plants of Melbourne and Adjoining Areas All plant nomenclature is in line with Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens (2007) A Census of Jones, David and Barbara (1999) A Field Guide, Blooming Books. Vascular Plants of Victoria. Photographs: Craig Cleeland Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary Damon Lee www.latrobe.edu.au/wildlife Lyn Meredith Helen Moss – from “The plants of Melbourne’s Outer East” CD-Rom Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (produced by Baber Enterprises Pty Ltd). www.rbg.vic.gov.au Nigel Philpot Anthony Owen Cathy Willis Melbourne Water Bill Pemberton www.melbournewater.com.au Ralph Spethmann Publications available from Manningham City Council Booklet publications, Weed DVD and FOWSP pamphlets available on request. Native Splendour – Available as download from www.manningham.vic.gov.au. Weeds – guide to identification and control of Manningham’s weeds. Available as download from www.manningham.vic.gov.au. This publication is printed on ReArt Gloss & ReArt Matt containing 100% recycled fibre, with a minimum of 90% Weeds DVD – description for the control of woody and winter weeds. post consumer waste dervied from the following sources: 40% Recycled Magazine, 30% Recycled Newsprint, 20% Hi-Grade Paper and 10% Other recycled papers. The pulp is bleached using Process Chlorine Free technology (PCF). Property Management Guide – a guide to sustainable land management practices. This product is from Oji Paper, Japan - an ISO14001 accredited mill and leader in environmental management. ReArt is EcoMark accredited.

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