Climbers
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clematis microphylla | Climber |
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Small-leaved Clematis |
Ground cover
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpobrotus modestus | Matures to 3m |
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Inland Pigface |
| Convolvulus erubescens | Matures to 3m |
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Pink Bindweed | |
| Myoporum parvifolium | Matures to 5m |
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Creeping Boobialla |
Herbaceous perennials
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calocephalus citreus | 20cm x 30cm |
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Lemon Beauty-heads |
| Chrysocephalum apiculatum | 20cm x 1m |
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Common Everlasting | |
| Hibbertia obtusifolia | 60cm x 50cm |
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Grey Guinea-flower |
Shrubs
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia acinacea | 2m x 2m |
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Gold Dust Wattle |
| Acacia hakeoides | 4m x 4m |
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Hakea-leaf Wattle |
| Acacia ligulata | 2m x 2m |
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Small Cooba | |
| Acacia macrocarpa | 3m x 4m |
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Manna Wattle |
| Acacia montana | 3m x 5m |
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Mallee Wattle |
| Allocasuarina muelleriana | 2.5m x 2m |
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Salty She-oak |
| Dodonaea viscosa | 4m x 3m |
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Wedge-leaf Hop-bush |
| Eremophila glabra | 1.5m x 1.5m |
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Common Emu-bush | |
| Eremophila polyclada | 2.5m x 4m |
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Twiggy Emu-bush | |
| Grevillea lavandulacea | 1.5m x 1.5m |
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Lavender Grevillea |
| Hakea leucoptera | 2.5m x 2m |
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Silver Needlewood |
| Melaleuca uncinata | 3m x 3m |
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Broom Honey-myrtle |
| Nitaria billardierei | 3.5m x 3m |
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Dillon Bush |
| Olearia lirata | 3m x 2m |
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Snowy Daisy Bush | |
| Senna artemisioides | 3m x 1m |
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Desert Cassia |
Tufted perennials
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrostis avenacea | 60cm x 50cm |
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Common Blown Grass |
| Danthonia Austrodanthonia spp. | 80cm x 20cm |
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Wallaby Grasses |
| Dianella spp. | 60cm x 1.5m |
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Black-anther Lily-flax |
| Stipa spp. | 1m x 30cm |
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Spear Grass |
Tolerances
Sand - suitable to plant in deep sand
Clay - suitable to plant in deep clays
Salt - can withstand medium salting
Water - tolerant of persistent waterlogging and low oxygen levels
Frost - tolerant of frosts. Heavy frosts will harm most plants, only plant when frost is unlikely.
Special uses
Wind - suitable for use in windbreaks or provides wind protection.
Fire - has characteristics that may reduce the severity of a fire, for example:
- high water content,
- bark that is fire resistant, or
- dense foliage to reduce wind speed.
Dense planting of such plants near buildings can reduce the impact of a bushfire.