Lythrum salicaria – Purple Loosestrife

To 1.5M. Erect, hairy annual herb on perennial rootstock, aquatic. Stem-clasping small narrow leaves.Clusters of 3-5 tubular, purple to magenta flowers with spreading petals forming a crowded spike-like panicleSept to Apr.

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Lomandra nana – Pale Mat-rush

To 20CM. Low densely tufted herb. Flat blueish-green leaves.Yellow to orange flowers hidden in the base of the foliage Aug to Dec.

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Lomandra multiflora ssp.multiflora – Many-flowered Mat-rush

To 90CM. Tussock-forming plant. Rigid flat green to greyish-green leaves.Clusters of densely whorled and weeping straw coloured bell shaped flowers Sept to Nov. Seed capsules become black and wrinkled.

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Lobelia irrigua – Fleshy or Salt Pratia

To 5CM. Weak or trailing, suckering, succulent perennial herb. Shiny narrow leaves in opposite rows along the stem.Tiny white flowers, sometime mauve tinged on the back scattered along the stem, Sept to Apr.

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Leucopogon virgatus Var. virgatus – Common Beard Heath

To 50CM. Low wiry shrub. Small prickly dull green leaves.Dense axillary spikes of 3-4 fragrant white bearded flowers, crowded along the ends of branches Jul to Oct.

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Leucopogon parvifolius – Coast Beard Heath

To 2M. Variable, wind pruned shrub to erect small tree when sheltered. Small stiff green leaves, paler below.Densely bearded white flowers tinged with maroon, crowded in small spikes Sept to Nov. Small fleshy, round white fruits, attractive to birds.

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Leucopogon ericoides – Pink Beard Heath

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.

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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.

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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.

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