Plants/Australian

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Native Australian plants

Contents 1 Types 1.1 Container 1.2 Climber 1.3 Grasses and clumping plants 1.4 Groundcovers 1.5 Small shrubs (up to 2m) 1.6 Medium shrubs (2-4m) 1.7 Large shrubs (3-4.5m) 1.8 Trees 2 Propagation 2.1 Grasses 3 See also 4 Resources 5 Sale lists

A developing list of possible native plants for a suburban garden in Wright, Australian Capital Territory, approximately 10 km WSW from Canberra city centre, near the base of Mount Stromlo, in the Molonglo Valley.

Currently the plant list is sorted by type. Most of the plants have been sourced as tube stock from the Australian Native Plant Society bi-annual sales at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra (2010-2012). Several unidentified species are not listed (e.g., bountiful local tea tree seedlings were dug up from a rural road verge after heavy rain).

Our vision is to develop a permaculture garden (N, E, S) blending into front native garden (W) which will include Australian native edibles.

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 (10)
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)
3. Leptospermum
   1. Leptospermum polygalifolium

Trees

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

Propagation

Grasses

"Most native grass species are best grown from fresh seed although some, such as the Speargrasses (Austrostipa spp.) have an after-ripening period during which germination rates are low, meaning seeds should be stored for at least a year before sowing."[1]

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