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Plant Lists
COUNTRY
GREATER MELBOURNE
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Recommended plants
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| Banksia spinulosa | 1-3m | 2m | Varies greatly in height - large shrub to small tree. Masses of orange flower heads, April to September. Very showy plant bird attractor. Lignotuber, so responds well to hard pruning with fresh new growth and additional flowers. |
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| Correa alba | 5m | 3m | Soft grey leaves. White star flowers June to October. It has a sprawling habit of growth which responds to pruning. Needs little water. |
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| Callistemon citrinus | Shrub 2-8m | Arched to pendulous shrub with showy crimson flowers October to December. |
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| Grevillea lanigera
(Woolly Grevillea) | Ground cover | Low growing, greenish-grey hairy shrub with red / pink / cream flowers most of the year. Tough hardy little plant which may sucker. |
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| Grevillea 'Poorinda Elegance'
| 3m | 3m | Open branching shrub. Large bright red flower heads, prolific in spring but sporadic all year. Great bird attractor. Full sun. Responds to light pruning. |
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| Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' | 1.5m | 1.5m | Hardy shrub which flowers all year round with soft mauve flowers. Can be hedged, used as topiary, as a feature plant, or just a filler with exotics offering protection for small birds.
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