Herbaceous perennials
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
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| Hibbertia obtusifolia | 60cm x 50cm |
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Grey Guinea-flower |
| Hibbertia riparia | 80cm x 50cm |
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Erect Guinea-flower |
Shrubs
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia myrtifolia | 2m x 2m |
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Myrtle Wattle |
| Acacia stricta | 3m x 3m |
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Hop Wattle |
| Acacia verticillata | 3m x 4m |
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Prickly Moses |
| Allocasuarina muelleriana | 2.5m x 2m |
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Salty She-oak |
| Banksia marginata | 2.5m x 2m |
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Silver Banksia |
| Bauera rubioides | 1.5m x 2m |
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Dog Rose |
| Billardiera scandens | 1.5m x 1.5m |
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Common Apple Berry |
| Bursaria spinosa | 3m x 2m |
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Sweet Bursaria |
| Calytrix tetragona | 2m x 2m |
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Common Fringe-myrtle |
| Casuarina obesa | 2m x 2m |
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Swamp She-oak |
| Correa reflexa | 1.5m x 1m |
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Native Fuchsia |
| Dodonea triquetra | 2–4m x 1.3m | Large-leaf Hop-bush | ||
| Epacris impressa | 1.5m x 80cm |
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Common Heath |
| Goodenia ovata | 2m x 2m |
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Hop Goodenia |
| Goodia lotifolia | 3m x 2m |
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Golden Tip |
| Grevillea aquifolium | 2m x 3m |
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Holly Grevillea |
| Gynatrix pulchella | 3m x 1.5m |
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Hemp-bush | |
| Hakea nodosa | 2m x 2m |
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Yellow Hakea |
| Leptospermum myrsinoides | 2m x 2m |
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Heath Tea-tree |
| Melaleuca squamea | 3m x 3m |
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Swamp Honey-myrtle | |
| Melaleuca squarrosa | 3m x 3m |
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Scented Paperbark |
| Pomaderris prunifolia | 3m x 3m | Plum-leaf Pomaderris | ||
| Solanum aviculare | 2m x 3m |
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Kangaroo Apple |
| Solanum laciniatum | 2m x 3m |
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Cut-leaf Kangaroo Apple |
| Spyridium parvifolium | 3m x 2m |
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Australian Dusty Miller |
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 |
| Carex appressa | 1m x 1m |
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Tall Sedge | |
| Carex tereticaulis | 1m x 1m |
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Common Sedge | |
| 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 |
| Eleocharis acuta | 80cm x spreading |
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Common Spike-sedge |
| Gahnia spp. | 2m x 2m |
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Saw Sedge |
| Lepidosperma spp. | 1m x 1m |
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Sword Sedge |
| Lomandra spp. | 1m x 1m |
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Spiny-headed Mat-rush |
| Poa labillardieri | 70cm x 1.5m |
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Common Tussock-grass |
| Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana | 60cm x 60cm |
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Grey Tussock-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.