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 moderation, while the black seeds were nutty when chewed. Berries also provided dye.

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-attracting. The icon of our logo!

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.

1-3M x 1-2M. Open, erect, weeping aromatic shrub. Requires well-drained soils. Full sun, semi-shade. Easy to grow, tolerates poor, stony soils.

0.4-1.2M x 1M. Densely tufted clumps. Requires moist heavy winter-wet soils. Full sun, semi-shade.

0.5-1M high. Densely tufted sedge, Requires moist spoil, tolerates inundation, semi-shade.

0.5-1.2M x 0.5-1M. Dense yellow-green tussocks. Requires moist soil, tolerates periods of inundation. Full sun, semi-shade. A tough sedge, suitable for stabilising eroded stream banks. Leaves used by First Nations people for basket-making. Attracts butterflies and caterpillars.