Plants/Australian

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Native Australian plants

Contents 1 Types 2 Container 3 Climber 3.1 Grasses and clumping plants 3.2 Groundcovers 3.3 Small shrubs (up to 2m) 3.4 Medium shrubs (2-4m) 3.5 Large shrubs (3-4.5m) 4 Trees 5 See also 6 Resources 7 Sale lists

A developing list of possible native plants for a suburban garden in Canberra, ACT. See also Non-native Australian plants.

Types

Container

1. Lobelia quadrangularis (Sky Blue)

Climber

1. Hardenbergia
   1. Hardenbergia violacea (1)

Grasses and clumping plants

1. Anigozanthos flavidus (Kangaroo Paw) (0)
2. Austrodanthonia richardsonii (1)
3. Austrostipa verticillata (2)
4. Brachysome
   1. Brachyschome formosa (1)
   2. Brachyschome graminea (1)
5. Bulbine
   1. Bulbine semibarbata (1)
6. Carex
   1. Carex fascicularis (Tassel Sedge) (6)
   2. Carex breviculmis (LOCAL) (1)
7. Dianella
   1. Dianella longifolia var. longfolia (LOCAL) (1)
   2. Dianella revoluta (LOCAL) (1)
8. Einadia nutans (1)
9. Joycea pallida (1)
10. Lomandra longifolia (7)
11. Orthrosanthus polystachyus (4)
12. Restio tetraphyllus (1)
13. Themeda triandra (5)
14. Vittandia
15. Vittandinia muelleri (1)
16. Xanthorrhoea
    1.  ? (1, 2011)
    2. Xanthorrhoea australis
    3. Xanthorrhoea preissii
    4. Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. glauca (1)

Groundcovers

1. Ground covers (Yarralumla Nursery - Garden Advice Series)
2. Chrysocephalum apiculatum (green suckering) [LOCAL] (1)
3. Kunzea pomifera (Muntries) - Indigenous edible berry (8)
4. Scaevola albida (1)

Small shrubs (up to 2m)

1. Acacia
   1. Acacia flexifolia (2)
   2. Acacia langigera (1)
2. Adenanthos
   1. Adenanthos obovata (1)
3. Boronia denticulata (some)
4. Correa
   1. Correa glabra (1)
5. Derwentia
   1. Derwentia arenaria (0)
   2. Derwentia Perfoliata (3)
6. Eremophilia
7. Eremophila drummondi (1)
   1. Eremophila Maculata
   2. Cerise (3)
   3. Red (1)
   4. Small pink (1)
   5. Yellow (1)
8. Grevillia
   1. Grevillea 'Poorinda Firebird' (0)
   2. Grevillea lanigera (Mt Tamboritha) (1)
   3. Grevillea rosemarinifolia - Rosemary Grevillea - Grevillia Scarlet Sprite (2 (5.5/10) +1)
   4. Grevillea sunrise (1)
9. Hakea
   1. Hakea teretifolia (1)
10. Melaleuca Thymifolia (Pale Pink) (1)
11. Myoporum
    1. [/Myoporum/Monaro marvel|Myoporum monaro marvel]] (1)
12. Olearia teretifolia (0)
13. Westringia
    1. Westingia glabra (1)

Medium shrubs (2-4m)

1. Acacia
   1. Acacia cultriformis (1 (2012))
   2. Acacia dawsonii (1) :( 3/10
2. Callistemon subulatus - Tonghi Bottlebrush (2)
3. Callistemon pityoides - Alpine bottlebrush (4)
4. Wildfire of Newcastle (1)
5. Chamelaucium Basil's selection (Geralton Wax) (2)
6. Grevillea
   1. Grevillia arenaria (1)
   2. Grevillea curviloba (1)
   3. Grevillia iaspicula (1)
7. Prostanthera
8. Prostanthera ovalifolia (Variegata) (1)
   1. Prostanthera incisa (4)
9. Westringia
   1. Westringia fruticosa (Mauve) (1)

Large shrubs (3-4.5m)

1. Callistemon
   1. Callistemon/Citrinus (2)
   2. Callistemon/Pallidus (Yellow Bottlebrush) (1)
   3. Callistemon rugulosus (1)
2. Grevillea
   1. Grevillea 'Canterbury Gold' (1)
   2. Grevillea Poorinda Peter (1)

Trees

1. Acacia
   1. Acacia pycnantha (edible wattle seeds) (2)

See also

1. Genera

Resources

1. Australian Native Plant Society (Canberra region)
2. Bush Food Species for Temperate and Cool Climates
3. Aboriginal Use of Native Plants
4. Growing native plants (ANBG)
5. Plant propagation with seed (ANSPA)
6. Growing plants from seed (SGA)

Sale lists

1. 2
2. Autumn 2012