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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convolvulus erubescens | Matures to 3m |
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Pink Bindweed | |
| Einadia nutans | Mat to 3m |
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Nodding Saltbush |
| Kennedia prostata | Mat to 3m |
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Running Postman | |
| Microlaena stipoides | 40cm x 3m |
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Weeping Grass |
Herbaceous perennials
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysocephalum semipapposum | 80cm x 50cm |
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Clustered Everlasting | |
| Comesperma ericinum | 80cm x 1.5m |
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Heath Milkwort | |
| Craspedia variabilis | 60cm x 20cm |
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Common Billy-buttons | |
| Hibbertia riparia | 80cm x 50cm |
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Erect Guinea-flower | |
| Wahlenbergia stricta | 80cm x 30cm |
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Tall Bluebell |
Shrubs
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia genistifolia | 1.5m x 1m |
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Spreading Wattle |
| 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 |
| Banksia marginata | 2.5m x 2m |
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Silver Banksia |
| Banksia ornata | 2.5m x 3m |
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Desert Banksia |
| Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa | 3m x 4m |
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Hairpin Banksia | |
| Bursaria spinosa | 3m x 2m |
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Sweet Bursaria |
| Callistemon citrinus | 1–3m x 1m | Crimson Bottlebrush | ||
| Calytrix tetragona | 2m x 2m |
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Common Fringe-myrtle |
| Cassinia longifolia | 3m x 3m |
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Shiny Cassinia |
| Casuarina obesa | 2m x 2m |
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Swamp She-oak |
| Coprosma quadrifida | 3m x 1.5m |
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Prickly Currant-bush |
| Correa reflexa | 1.5m x 1m |
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Native Fuchsia |
| Dodonaea viscosa | 4m x 3m |
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Wedge-leaf Hop-bush |
| Dodonea triquetra |
2–4m x 1.3m | Large-leaf Hop-bush | ||
| Enchylaena tomentosa | 40cmm x 1m |
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Ruby Saltbush |
| 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 |
| Gynatrix pulchella | 3m x 1.5m |
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Hemp-bush | |
| Hakea decurrens | 2.5m x 2m |
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Bushy Needlewood |
| Hakea nodosa |
2m x 2m |
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Yellow Hakea |
| Hakea sericea |
3m x 2m |
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Silky Hakea |
| Indigofera australis | 2m x 2m |
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Austral Indigo |
| Leptospermum myrsinoides | 2m x 2m |
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Heath Tea-tree |
| Lomatia ilicifolia | 2m x 1m |
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Holly Lomatia |
| Melaleuca squarrosa | 3m x 3m |
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Scented Paperbark |
| Ozothamnus obcordatus | 2m x 1m |
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Grey Everlasting |
| Pultenaea daphnoides | 2.5m x 2m |
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Large-leaf Bush-pea | |
| Pultenaea juniperina | 1.5m x 1.5m |
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Prickly Bush-pea | |
| Solanum aviculare | 2m x 3m |
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Kangaroo Apple |
| Spyridium parvifolium | 3m x 2m |
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Australian Dusty Miller |
Trees
| Botanical name | Mature size H x W |
Tolerates | Special uses | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaleuca ericifolia | 3m x 2.5m |
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Swamp Paperbark |
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 inversa | 30cm x 50cm |
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Knob Sedge | |
| Carex tereticaulis | 1m x 1m |
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Common Sedge | |
| Chionochloa pallida | 1.5m x 50cm | Silvertop Wallaby-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 |
| 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 ensiformis |
1m x 75cm |
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Sword Tussock-grass | |
| 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 | |
| Restio tetraphyllus | 1.5m x 1.5m |
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Tassel Cord-rush |
| Themeda triandra | 70cm x 50cm |
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Kangaroo 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.