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INLAND GARDEN & LANDSCAPES

ALL PLANTS	TREES	MIDSTOREY	UNDERSTOREY	CLIMBERS	HEDGES
GROUNDCOVERS		ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE/FLOWERS		BIRD ATTRACTING
SEPTIC FILTERING		WATERWISE	FIREWISE	LANDSCAPING

BOTANICAL
NAME

COMMON
NAME

LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS)

TOLERANCES
(SEE KEY)

ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS

USED FOR

KEY TO TOLERANCES
• Somewhat tolerant
•• Quite tolerant
••• Most tolerant

SPECIAL USES

CALLISTEMON seiberi

River Bottlebrush

*

4 x 3

**

*

*

*

*

Barwon river shrub, loves it wet but fresh, white/pink fls

LEPTOSPERMUM lanigerum

Woolly Tea Tree

*

*

4 x 3

*

***

*

*

*

*

Cut flower mkt, grows in swamps, needs it wet

LEPTOSPERMUM obovatum

River Tea Tree

*

4 x 3

**

*

*

*

*

*

Grows along the Barwon, etc. uncommon, bird habitat

BOTANICAL
NAME

COMMON
NAME

LOCAL TO
(INDIGENOUS)

SOILS ETC

TOLERANCES
(SEE KEY)

USED FOR

KEY TO TOLERANCES
• Somewhat tolerant
•• Quite tolerant
••• Most tolerant

SPECIAL USES

CAREX appressa

Tall Sedge

*

*

*

*

1 x 1

*

*

***

L

Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!

CAREX fascicularis

Tassel Sedge

*

*

*

*

1 x 1

*

***

L

*

Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!!

GAHNIA sieberiana

Red Fruited Saw Sedge

*

*

2-3 x 1

*

*

*

**

L

*

Pampas grass alternative, black seed heads with red seeds

INLAND GARDEN & LANDSCAPES

ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE/FLOWERS

BIRD ATTRACTING

SEPTIC FILTERING

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