Karrakatta soils Kinross Burns Beach Useful references: Iluka Currambine Joondalup Powell, R. and Emberson, J (2001) Growing Locals. Rigby, G and B (2005) Successfully Growing Australian Connolly Native Plants. Growing locals Ocean Reef Elliot, R (2008) Australian Plants for Gardens in the Sun. Heathridge Edgewater Chadwick, D (1999) Australian Native Gardening in Karrakatta soils Made Easy. Beldon Mullaloo Hahn, S (2007) Sabrina’s Little ABC Book of Gardening. City of Joondalup (2011) Plants and People in Craigie Mooro Country: Nyungar Plant Use in Yellagonga Kallaroo Woodvale Regional Park. Padbury Websites for further information: Hillarys Kingsley watercorporation.com.au “Being Waterwise” bgpa.wa.gov.au/horticulture ozemail.com.au/~wildflowers Greenwood Sorrento Duncraig Warwick Marmion T: 08 9400 4000 F: 08 9300 1383 Boas Avenue Joondalup WA 6027 PO Box 21 Joondalup WA 6919 joondalup.wa.gov.au This document is available in alternative formats upon request. Bossiaea eriocarpa Printed on 100% recycled paper. Banksia prionotes Suitable for the suburbs of Craigie, Duncraig, Local plants for Karrakatta soils Edgewater, Greenwood, Kingsley, Padbury, Warwick, Woodvale. Climbers and ground covers Shrubs 1– 3 metres Botanical name Common name Botanical name Common name What are local plants? Hardenbergia comptoniana Native Wisteria Adenanthos cygnorum Woolly Bush Local plants are species that would naturally occur Hemiandra pungens Snake Bush Allocasuarina humilis Dwarf Sheoak in your neighbourhood and are therefore adapted to the local climate and soil. Kennedia prostrata Scarlet Runner Calytrix fraseriana Herbs Hakea lissocarpha Honeybush Why grow local plants? Botanical name Common name Shrubs 3– 5 metres • Local plants are adapted to the local climate and Anigozanthos humilis Cats Paw Botanical name Common name soils. This means that once established they will require less water than most exotic species. Anigozanthos manglesii Kangaroo Paw Acacia cyclops Red Eyed Wattle Conostylis acculeata Cotton Heads Acacia saligna Orange Wattle • Local plants attract insects which in turn provide a food source and habitat for native birds and Dampiera linearis Common Dampiera Daviesia divaricata lizards. Having these small creatures in your Orthrosanthus laxus Morning Iris Hakea trifurcata Two-leaf Hakea garden reduces problems caused by pests. Patersonia occidentalis Purple Flag Kunzea glabrescens Spearwood • Growing local plants helps conserve the biological Shrubs <1 metre Spyridium globulosum Basket Bush diversity in WA’s urban areas which are vulnerable Botanical name Common name Trees to exotic weeds and fires. Bossiaea eriocarpa Common Brown Pea Botanical name Common name Where can I get local plants? Calothamnus sanguineus Silky-leaved Blood Flower Allocasuarina fraseriana Common Sheoak • Many of the plants listed in this brochure are Calytrix flavescens Summer Star Flower Banksia attenuata Candle Banksia available from specialist nurseries, or may be grown on request. Just ask at your local nursery. Eremaea pauciflora Banksia menziesii Firewood Banksia Hibbertia hypericoides Buttercups Banksia prionotes Acorn Banksia • Some native plants are available in different forms such as groundcover, small shrub, large Hibbertia racemosa Stalked Guinea Flower Eucalyptus decipiens Limestone Marlock or Redheart shrub etc. so make sure you specify which form Hovea pungens Devil’s Pins Eucalyptus todtiana Pricklybark or Coastal Blackbutt you want. Hypocalymma robustum Swan River Myrtle Nuytsia floribunda Christmas Tree Jacksonia sericea Waldjumi Melaleuca preissiana Stout Paperbark Melaleuca trichophylla Nemcia capitata Eggs and Bacon Did you know? Petrophile linearis Pixie Mops Local plants rarely become weeds Scholtzia involucrate Spiked Scholtzia as their seed is usually predated Verticordia densiflora by weevil grubs, or eaten by birds and insects, keeping the plants under control. Kunzea glabrescens.