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Plant Lists
COUNTRY
GREATER MELBOURNE
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Recommended plants
Grey loams |
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| Anigozanthos - hybrid forms | Clumps | 1m | Summer flowering. Many colours. |
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| Brachyscome multifida | 0.1m | 0.4m | Lilac-blue daisy flowers most of the year. |
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| Callistemon species | 4m | 2m | Red to cream bottlebrush flowers in November. |
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| Correa reflexa | Prostrate | 1m | Reddish flowers in spring. |
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| Eucalyptus pryoriana | 8m | 6m | Flowers summer. Bright green leaves. |
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| Grevillea lanigera | 1m | 1.5m | Flowers are cream / red in semi erect clusters. Flowers in winter-spring. Hairy green leaves. |
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| Grevillea - 'Poorinda' types | 2.5m | 2.5m | Orange, red flowers for most of the year. |
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| Melaleuca hypericifolia | 3m | 3m | Rusty red bottlebrush flowers in spring. |
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| Xerochrysum bracteatum
(formerly Helichrysum bracteatum) | Daisy | 0.5m | Large yellow flower heads mostly in spring and summer. Greyish leaves. |
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Coastal sandy soils |
| Acacia acinacea | 2m | 2m | Gold ball flowers in August. |
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| Acacia boormanii | 3m | 3m | Yellow fluffy balls in late winter and spring. Fine greyish foliage. |
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| Anigozanthos - hybrids | 1.5m | 1m | Flowers in late spring. Many colour forms available. |
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| Banksia spinulosa | 2m | 1m | Cylindrical orange, gold or yellow flower spikes in autumn and winter. |
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| Correas - all types | 1m | 1m | Flower from autumn to summer. Many colour forms available. |
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| Crowea saligna | 1m | 1m | Large pink waxy flowers in spring and summer. |
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| Philotheca myoporoides | 1.4m | 1m | Pink buds opening to white flowers in late winter and spring. Leaves are "warty". |
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| Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters' | Prostrate | 1.5m | Fan-shaped mauve, blue flowers in spring and summer. Bright green leaves. |
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