Selecting the Right Plant

First decide on roughly the size, form and colour of plant you need. The final decision then requires careful selection of the species which best suits growing conditions at the exact site where the plant is to be located. To help you make these decisions check out: Garden Design - for plant size, form and colour selection Plant Cultivation and surface soil pH across Victoria - for soil types and how they influence plant selection Average annual rainfall across Victoria - for your local rainfall Recommended drought tolerant plants - for climates similar to Melbourne.

What about this one? Photo © Graham Oliver.

Recommended Plants For Regions Across Victoria

These plant recommendations of plants which are hardy and easy to grow are based on the extensive experience of APS Victoria members. They are general recommendations - make adjustments and seek advice if you have a difficult or unusual situation.

Choose a region, then click on a local APS Victoria District Group for their recommendations of plants suited to the local climate and soils.

Further information

1. Follow these links for further information about, and photographs of, many of the native plants listed plus others too.
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   Acacias Banksias Boronia Family Callistemons Daisies Dryandras Epacris and Heath-like Plants Eremophilas and their Relatives Eucalypts, Angophoras and Corymbias

   Geraldton Wax, Feather Flowers & their Relatives Grevilleas Hakeas Kangaroo Paws Tea trees, bottlebrushes, honey myrtles and their Relatives Melaleucas Mint Bushes Pea Family Waratah and its Relatives

2. Come along to a meeting of your local APS Victoria District Group - we are happy to help.
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3. Visit a local garden featuring Australian plants and check out which grow well under your conditions.
4. Visit APS Victoria's Open Forum. An answer to your query may already be posted there.

Plant Identification

Colourful, well illustrated and authoritative books for identifying the indigenous flowers, plants and trees of Victoria are:

• "Wildflowers of Victoria and Adjoining Areas" by Margaret Corrick and Bruce Fuhrer - Bloomings Books, 1999.
• "Flowers & Plants of Victoria" by Cochrane, Fuhrer, Rotherham and Willis - AH and AW Reed, revised edition 1973
• "Trees of Victoria and Adjoining Areas" by Leon Costermans - Costermans Publishing.