To 2M. Wiry upright shrub. Small, prickly rough dark green leaves.Small axillary spikes of white to soft pink bearded flowers, buds pink Aug to Oct.
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Leptorhynchos tenuifolius – Wiry Buttons
To 40CM. Wiry, erect much-branched wildflower. Very narrow dark green leaves, dense cottony white below.Single yellow button flower heads held erect Oct to Mar.
Kunzea leptospermoides – Yarra Burgan
To 5M. Erect shrub or small tree. Fragrant narrow dark green leaves.Masses of short stalked white flowers in axils towards the end of branchlets.Nectar source for butterflies and other insects Sept to Dec.
Imperata cylindrica – Blady Grass
To 1M. Erect, coarse vigorously spreading perennial grass. Flat, erect, pale mottled green leaves, often with reddish parts.Dense fluffy cylindrical spike like panicle Jan to May.
Hibbertia sericea var. sericea – Silky Guinea-flower
To 70CM. Small erect spreading shrub. Thick, dark green elliptic leaves, downy above, paler below.Profuse terminal clusters 3-7 bright yellow flowers Aug to Dec.
Hibbertia fasciculata var. prostrata – Stalked or Bundled Guinea-flower
To 30CM. Low spreading shrub. Soft downy needle-like leaves in clusters.Clusters of yellow flowers at the end of short shoots Sept to Dec.
Goodenia humilis – Swamp Goodenia
To 20CM. Small erect perennial herb. Thick, narrow bright green leaves, mainly at the base.Profuse terminal sprays of yellow flowers often with reddish markings Nov to Mar.
Eryngium versiculosum – Prickfoot
To 30C Prostrate perennial. Rigid bright green leaves with sharply toothed edges.Small, globular, spiky pale blue flower heads Dec to Feb.
Dillwynia cinerascens s.l. – Grey Parrot-pea
To 1.5M. Open spreading under-storey shrub. Greyish-green narrow to thread-like leaves.Clusters of yellow and orange pea flowers with orange centres, at the top of the stems.
Dianella tasmanica – Tasman Flax-lily
To 1M. Very robust tufted vigorous perennial herb. Erect, flat linear leaves, distinctly serrated along margins.Strong many branched panicles of metallic blue to deep purple flowers exceeding the foliage with prominent pale yellow anthers Oct to Feb. Shiny vio...