SaltBush Plant Palette by bioregion
Frontline Coastal species
Trees
Botanical name: Allocasuarina verticillata
Common name: Drooping Sheoak
State: SA, VIC, TAS, NSW
H x W: 4-10 x 4-5m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Edible. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Banksia integrifolia
Common name: Coast Banksia
State: VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS
H x W: 4-15 x 1-6m
Flowering in: Autumn to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Banksia integrifolia ‘Sentinel’
Common name: Coast Banksia
State: VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS
H x W: 3 x 1.2m
Flowering in: Autumn to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Leptospermum laevigatum
Common name: Coast Tea-tree
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA
H x W: 3-4 x 3-4m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Melaleuca lanceolata spp. Lanceolata
Common name: Moonah
State: VIC, WA, SA, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 8 x 5m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Shrubs
Botanical name: Alyxia buxifolia
Common name: Sea Box
State: VIC, WA, SA, TAS, NSW
H x W: 1.5 x 1.3m
Flowering in: Autumn to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Atriplex cinerea
Common name: Grey Saltbush
State: TAS, VIC, NSW, SA, WA
H x W: 1.8 x 2.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Edible. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Correa alba
Common name: White Correa
State: VIC, NSW, TAS, SA
H x W: 1.5 x 1.5m
Flowering in: Autumn to Winter
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained. Light frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Leucophyta brownii
Common name: Cushion Bush
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS
H x W: 1 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun. Well drained.Spring to Summer
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat.
Botanical name: Leucopogon parviflorus
Common name: Coast Beard-heath
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 1-3m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Myoporum insulare
Common name: Common Boobialla
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.2-6m x 1-3m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Olearia axillaris
Common name: Coastal Daisy Bush
State: SA, WA, TAS, VIC, NSW
H x W: 2-3 x 1.5-2m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Ozothamnus turbinatus
Common name: Coast Everlasting
State: NSW, VIC, TAS, SA
H x W: 1.5-2m x 1.5m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects
Botanical name: Pomaderris paniculosa
Common name: Scurfy Pomaderris
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS
H x W: 1-3m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Grasses
Botanical name: Austrostipa stipiodes
Common name: Coast Spear Grass
State: SA, VIC, TAS, NSW
H x W: 0.6 x 0.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade.
Habitat for: Birds. Lepidopteran host. Habitat.
Botanical name: Poa poiformis
Common name: Tussock Grass
State: SA, WA, VIC, TAS, NSW
H x W: 0.5 x 0.5m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Wildflowers
Botanical name: Bulbine crassa
Common name: Coast Lily
State: VIC, TAS
H x W: 0.7 x 0.4m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects.
Groundcovers
Botanical name: Carpobrotus rossii
Common name: Pig-Face/Karkalla
State: VIC, WA, SA, TAS
H x W: 0.3 x 3m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Edible.
Botanical name: Disphyma crassifolium
Common name: Round-leaved Pigface
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.3 x 2m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Edible.
Botanical name: Salicornia quinqueflora
Common name: Beaded Samphire
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.2 x 4m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Moist or wet. Salty.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Edible. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Tetragonia implexicoma
Common name: Bower Spinach
State: WA, SA, VIC, QLD
H x W: 0.3 x 4m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Edible.
Coastal species
Trees
Botanical name: Melaleuca lanceolata spp. Lanceolata
Common name: Moonah
State: VIC, WA, SA, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 8 x 5m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Shrubs
Botanical name: Alyxia buxifolia
Common name: Sea Box
State: VIC, WA, SA, TAS, NSW
H x W: 1.5 x 1.3m
Flowering in: Autumn to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Chenopodium candolleanum
Common name: Seaberry Saltbush
State: WA, SA, VIC, NSW
H x W: 2 x 2m
Flowering in: Summer to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Edible. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Correa alba
Common name: White Correa
State: VIC, NSW, TAS, SA
H x W: 1.5 x 1.5m
Flowering in: Autumn to Winter
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained. Light frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Leucophyta brownii
Common name: Cushion Bush
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS
H x W: 1 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability:Full sun. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat.
Botanical name: Leucopogon parviflorus
Common name: Coast Beard-heath
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 1-3m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Myoporum insulare
Common name: Common Boobialla
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.2-6m x 1-3m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Pomaderris paniculosa
Common name: Scurfy Pomaderris
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS
H x W: 1-3m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Grasses
Botanical name: Austrostipa mollis
Common name: Soft Speargrass
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 1 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Lomandra longifolia
Common name: Spiny-head Mat-rush
State: SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.8 x 1m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Edible. Lepidopteran host.
Wildflowers
Botanical name: Brachyscome basaltica
Common name: Swamp Daisy
State: QLD, NSW, VIC
H x W: 0.5-0.6m x 0.4m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun. Moist to wet.
Habitat for: Insects
Botanical name: Brachyscome multifida
Common name: Cut-leafed Daisy
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT
H x W: 0.3m x 0.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects
Wildflowers
Botanical name: Bulbine crassa
Common name: Coast Lily
State: VIC, TAS
H x W: 0.7 x 0.4m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects.
Botanical name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Common name: Everlasting Daisy
State: ALL STATES & TERRITORIES
H x W: 0.3 x 3m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Pelargonium australe
Common name: Austral Stork’s Bill
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.3-0.6 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to full-shade. Dry or moist.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat.
Groundcovers
Botanical name: Carpobrotus rossii
Common name: Pig-Face/Karkalla
State: VIC, WA, SA, TAS
H x W: 0.3 x 3m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Edible.
Botanical name: Dichondra repens
Common name: Kidney Weed
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.2 x 4m
Flowering in: NA
Suitability: Full sun to full shade. Dry or moist.
Habitat for: Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Disphyma crassifolium
Common name: Round-leaved Pigface
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.3 x 2m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Edible.
Botanical name: Tetragonia implexicoma
Common name: Bower Spinach
State: WA, SA, VIC, QLD
H x W: 0.3 x 4m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat. Edible.
Heathland species
Trees
Botanical name: Banksia marginata
Common name: Silver Banksia
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW
H x W: 5 x 4m
Flowering in: Summer to Winter
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. bellarinensis
Common name: Yellow Gum
State: SA, NSW, VIC
H x W: 10-30 x 5-20m
Flowering in: Autumn to Winter
Suitability: Full sun. Moist, well drained. Light frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. pryoriana
Common name: Manna Gum
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 20+ x 15m
Flowering in: Summer to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun. Moist. Frost hardy.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Shrubs
Botanical name: Acacia longifolia var. sophorae
Common name: Long leaved-wattle
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA
H x W: 2-3m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun. Moist, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds.
Botanical name: Acacia paradoxa
Common name: Hedge Wattle
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT, WA
H x W: 2-4m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Bursaria spinosa
Common name: Sweet bursaria
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 3-4 x 2-3m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Goodenia ovata
Common name: Hop goodenia
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT
H x W: 1.5 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade.
Habitat for: Insects
Botanical name: Leucophyta brownii
Common name: Cushion Bush
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS
H x W: 1 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability:Full sun. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat.
Botanical name: Olearia ramulosa
Common name: Twiggy Daisy-bush
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA
H x W: 1.5m x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects
Botanical name: Pimelea glauca
Common name: Smooth Rice-flower
State: SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.5-1m x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects.
Grasses
Botanical name: Dichanthium sericeum
Common name: Silky Blue-grass
State: ALL STATES & TERRITORIES
H x W: 0.5-0.8 x 0.5m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Rytidosperma racemosum
Common name: Wallaby Grass
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.6 x 0.2m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Dry, well-drained.
Habitat for: Edible. Birds.
Botanical name: Themeda triandra
Common name: Kangaroo Grass
State: ALL STATES & TERRITORIES
H x W: 0.6 x 0.6m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Wildflowers
Botanical name: Bulbine bulbosa
Common name: Bulbine Lily
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 0.8 x 0.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Moist, well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Edible.
Botanical name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Common name: Everlasting Daisy
State: ALL STATES & TERRITORIES
H x W: 0.3 x 3m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Chrysocephalum semipapposum
Common name: Clustered Everlasting
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS
H x W: 0.3 – 0.8m x 1-3m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade.
Habitat for: Insects. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Linum marginale
Common name: Wild Flax
State: ACT, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD, WA
H x W: 0.4-0.6 x 0.3m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Edible.
Botanical name: Pycnosorus globosus
Common name: Billy Buttons
State: VIC, SA, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.3-1m x 0.2-0.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Moist, well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects.
Botanical name: Wahlenbergia communis
Common name: Tufted Bluebell
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.15 – 0.5 x 0.15m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to full-shade. Moist, well-drained.
Habitat for: Edible. Lepidopteran host
Groundcovers
Botanical name: Acaena novae zelandiae
Common name: Bidgee Widgee
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.2 x 4m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to full-shade. Dry or moist.
Habitat for: Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Dichondra repens
Common name: Kidney Weed
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.2 x 4m
Flowering in: NA
Suitability: Full sun to full-shade. Dry or moist.
Habitat for: Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Kennedia prostrata
Common name: Running Postman
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT
H x W: 0.2 x 2.5m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Inland species
Trees
Botanical name: Acacia implexa
Common name: Hickory Wattle
State: NSW, QLD, ACT, VIC
H x W: 5-15 x 4-10m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Allocasuarina littoralis
Common name: Black She-Oak
State: VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS, ACT
H x W: 5-15 x 4m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Dodonaea viscosa
Common name: Sticky Hop Bush
State: ALL STATES & TERRITORIES
H x W: 3 x 1.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Dicksonia antartica
Common name: Soft Tree Fern
State: QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS
H x W: 5-15m x 4-5m
Flowering in: NA
Suitability: Full shade. Moist.
Habitat for: Habitat.
Shrubs
Botanical name: Acacia paradoxa
Common name: Hedge Wattle
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT, WA
H x W: 2-4m
Flowering in: Winter to Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Bursaria spinosa
Common name: Sweet bursaria
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 3-4 x 2-3m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Goodenia ovata
Common name: Hop goodenia
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT
H x W: 1.5 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade.
Habitat for: Insects
Botanical name: Indigofera australis
Common name: Austral Indigo
State: QLD, NSW, TAS, WA, SA, VIC, ACT
H x W: 1-2 x 1-2m
Flowering in: Spring
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry, well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds.
Grasses
Botanical name: Dianella revoluta
Common name: Blue Flax-lily
State: VIC, WA, SA, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 1 x 1.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Edible. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Dichanthium sericeum
Common name: Silky Blue-grass
State: ALL STATES & TERRITORIES
H x W: 0.5-0.8 x 0.5m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun. Well drained.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Poa labillardieri
Common name: Common Tussock Grass
State: VIC, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD, ACT
H x W: 1 x .5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Rytidosperma racemosum
Common name: Wallaby Grass
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.6 x 0.2m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Dry, well-drained.
Habitat for: Edible. Birds.
Botanical name: Xanthorheoa australis
Common name: Grass Tree
State:VIC, SA, NSW, TAS, ACT
H x W:3 x 2m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Well drained. Frost tolerant.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds.
Wildflowers
Botanical name: Arthropodium strictum
Common name: Chocolate Lily
State: SA, VIC, TAS, NSW
H x W: 0.2-1m x 0.8m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects.
Botanical name: Wahlenbergia stricta
Common name: Australian Bluebell
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.4-0.9 x 0.3-0.5m
Flowering in: Winter to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Moist to semi-dry.
Habitat for: Insects.
Groundcovers
Botanical name: Viola hederacea
Common name: Native violet
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA
H x W: 0.1-0.2 x 0.3-1m
Flowering in: All year
Suitability: Semi-shade to full shade. Moist.
Habitat for: Various, edible.
Wetland species
Aquatic plants
Botanical name: Centella cordifolia
Common name: Swamp Pennywort
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT
H x W: 0.1-0.2 x 1-2m
Flowering in: Winter to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Moist or wet.
Habitat for: Habitat.
Botanical name: Goodenia radicans
Common name: Shiny Swamp-mat
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT
H x W: 0.1-0.4 x 1m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to full-shade. Moist to wet.
Habitat for: Habitat.
Botanical name: Lythrum salicaria
Common name: Purple Loose-strife
State: QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS
H x W: 1-1.5m x 1.5m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun. Moist to wet.
Habitat for: Insects. Habitat.
Botanical name: Marsilea drummondii
Common name: Nardoo
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD
H x W: 0.3m x 3m
Flowering in: Winter
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Moist or wet. Can tolerate dry periods.
Habitat for: Birds. Habitat.
Botanical name: Myriophyllum crispatum
Common name: Upright Water Milfoil
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.2-0.6m
Flowering in: Spring to Autumn
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Moist or wet.
Habitat for: Habitat.
Botanical name: Orndufia reniformis
Common name: Running Marsh-flower
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS
H x W: 0.4-1.3 x 0.5-3m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Moist or wet.
Habitat for: Insects.
Grasses
Botanical name: Ficinia nodosa
Common name: Knobby Club-rush
State: TAS, VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, SA, ACT
H x W: 0.8 x 0.8m
Flowering in: Spring to Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi -shade. Moist or wet.
Habitat for: Habitat.
Botanical name: Juncus subsecundus
Common name: Finger Rush
State: WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD
H x W: 0.3-1m x 0.8m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Botanical name: Lepidosperma sieberi
Common name: Sandhill Sword-sedge
State: QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA
H x W: 0.6-0.8m x 1m
Flowering in: Summer
Suitability: Full sun to semi-shade. Dry or moist periods.
Habitat for: Insects. Birds. Habitat. Lepidopteran host.
Growers:
Mt William Advanced Tree Nursery worked closely with our team to contract grow local species for the show.
Peninsula Plants Indigenous Nursery has also contract grown a portion of the understory planting.
Australian Ecosystems sourced a wide range of local plants, including wetland species.
Warners Nurseries supplied beautiful native trees and shrubs for the SaltBush this year.
Palm Life allowed us use of their nursery space to trial and grow a range of local flora, in association with Australian Ecosystems and Bellarine Landcare.
Kuranga Natives Nursery were proud to supply the soft tree ferns for use in the inland bioregion.
Alpine Treemovals supplied an advanced Banksia integrifolia that was sourced from a Victorian nursery as tube-stock.
Lilydale Lawn provided us with Sir Grange Zoysia lawn to help our garden blend naturally into the surrounding Carlton Gardens.
Yarra View nursery provided many of the wildflower species for the show.
Gippsland grass trees supplied the grass trees from a gravel quarry in VIC.