Author: Lyn

To 20M. Upright tree with spreading crown, bark rough, loose, fibrous at base, smooth yellowish above. Young heart-shaped green or blue-green leaves becoming long olive-green to green. Axillary clusters of ovoid buds in 3s on long thin stalks, followed by prof...

To 40M. Large open spreading tree, smooth mottled bark becoming rough at base. Bluish green when young, becoming long dull green leaves. Axillary racemes of 7-11 long stalked buds followed by profuse cream to pale yellow flowers Nov – Feb with long stame...

To 4M. Erect to spreading shrub. Sticky slender green darkish leaves. Tiny greenish petalless flowers, Aug – Dec. Fruit showy, becoming conspicuous dark red seed pods with papery wings, often mistaken as the flowers. Fruit was used by the early settlers ...

Flat green to bluish-green leaves. Dense erect spike-like panicle with feathery seed head. Flowers Oct-March.

1.3M x 0.4-1M. Soft, spreading linear light green (to blue-green) leaves.lowers Sept-Jan. Roundish pale blue berries. The tough strap-like leaves were used for basket making and plaiting into cords. The roots were cooked. Berries of some species were eaten in ...

0.5-2M x 1-3M. Dense spreading shrub, grey-green leaves, paler and velvety below. Adapts to most well-drained soils, tolerating moisture or extended dry periods. Waxy white flowers, peaking spring and summer. Useful for soil building or low screen. Butterfly-a...

0.9-2.5M high. Large rhizomatous perennial herb forming extensive clumps. Moist to wet soils tolerating moderate saline levels. Full sun, semi-shade. Rare in Victoria.

0.3-1M x 1-3M. Aromatic perennial herb, erect stems produced from creeping rhizomes. Foliage is variable. Dense clusters of flowerheads Oct-May. Requires moist to dry soils.Full sun, semi-shade. Old growth should be hard-pruned.

1.5-45CM high. Open or compacted tufted grass, blueish green. Requires well-drained conditions, heavy soils, full sun. Attractive grass for sunny rockeries.

Prostrate x 1-2M. Fast-growing creeping perennial herb, leaves grow from notes along rhizomes. Requires moist to wet soils. Full sun, semi-shade. Grows well around pools and boggy areas.