Poa sieberiana – Grey Tussock-grass
Grey to bluish tufting grass growing up 80cm tall and 1m wide. Very adaptable, preferring well-drained soil. Full sun to semi-shade. Flowering Oct-March.
Poa labillardieri – Coastal Fescue
A tussock grass to approx 1m high. Features green or purplish flower heads from October to February. Adapts to moist or dry soils. Full or part sun.
Olearia ramulosa – Twiggy Daisy Bush
0.5 – 2m H x 1m W. Requires well-drained soils. Tolerates moderately salty winds. Full sun or partial shade. Prune after flowering. Suitable for understorey planting.
Olearia glutinosa – Sticky Daisy Bush
1-2m H x 1-2m W. Requires well-drained soils. Tolerates dryness once established. Full sun or partial shade. Massed, mauve daisy flowers from Dec-Feb. Very hardy.
Myoporum parvifolium – Fine Leaf Creeping Boobialla
To 10CM. Open matting ground cover. Thick, narrow bright green leaves clustered along stems.
Masses of tiny star-like white or pink flowers with purple spots Oct to Mar. Tiny, edible green to purplish fruit.
Suitable for containers or cascading over walls. Full sun to light shade. Tolerates drought, and salt once established.
Lomandra longifolia – Spiny-headed Mat-rush
To 1M. Dense tussock plant. Smooth bright green flat strap like leaves. Small yellow to cream flowers along a stem, shiny greenish-brown seeds remain most of the year.
Linum marginale – Native Flax
To 70CM. Slender, erect bluish perennial wildflower. Small, upward pointing, narrow bright green leaves.
Loose terminal panicles of small open, clear blue flowers often with darker veins and white anthers Sept to Feb. Fruit a round papery capsule. Spreads in drifts.
Cut back hard in autumn to promote new growth.
Kennedia prostrata – Running Postman
To 10CM. Open trailing or densely matting plant. Crinkly grey-green three part leaves. Scarlet long-stemmed pea flowers with yellow centres Aug to Nov. Long, downy seed pod.
Indigofera australis – Austral Indigo
To 2.5M. Open spreading shrub. Pinnate blue-green leaves with elliptical leaflets. Long sprays of mauve, occasionally white or pink, pea flowers. Long, narrow seed pod.
Prefers a sheltered position, useful for under tree planting. Insect attracting.
Hardenbergia violacea – Purple Coral Pea
To 20CM. Prostrate creeper or wiry scrambler over other plants. Leathery dark green lanceolate leaves, paler below. Sprays of dark purple pea flowers with a prominent green and white centre massed along branches Jul to Nov.
Full sun to light shade, will tolerate salty winds & drought. Non-indigenous nursery forms are far more aggressive & vigorously climbing.