| Species |
|
Description |
Callistemon
citrinus
Crimson Bottlebrush |
 |
Large
shrub or small tree 4m, dense foliage, massed with crimson
flowers in spring/summer. All soils. Tolerates salt soils,
lime, water logging and pollution. |
| Callistemon
glaucus |
 |
Erect
shrub to 3m. Large dark red flowers in spring and summer.
Most soils. Full sun. Tolerates lime, dryness and water logging |
Callistemon
salignus
Willow Bottlebrush |
|
Weeping
shrubby tree to 8m with papery bark, creamy- yellow flowers
in spring and summer. All soils. Tolerates salt, dryness and
frosts. |
Callistemon
viminalis
Weeping Red Bottlebrush |
|
Weeping
small to medium tree with attractive light green foliage.
Long-lasting red brushes in spring. Hardy, will grow in most
soils and conditions from very wet to very dry. Moderate frosts. |
Calothamnus
quadrifidus
Common Net Bush |
 |
Shrub
to 3 x 3m. Attractive foliage. Large red flowers spring and
summer. Most soils, hardy, fast growing understorey. Tolerates
dryness, lime and smog. Usually frost resistant. |
Calothamnus
rupestris
Net Bush |
 |
Medium
dense shrub to 2m with pine like foliage, pinkish-red claw
flowers along branches in a spring. Light to medium well drained
soils. Tolerates drought, frost and salty coastal winds. |
Calothamnus
sanguineus
Blood-Red Net Bush |
 |
Tall
spreading shrub to 2.5m, silky pine like needles, deep red
claw flowers late spring through to the following winter.
Light well drained soils. Tolerates drought, lime, frost and
pollution. |
Casuarina
cunninghamiana
River She Oak |
|
Fast
growing tall tree. Slender graceful branches with drooping
habit. Tolerates wetness, dryness, lime, salt soils, smog
and frost. Specimen or screening tree, erosion control. |
Casuarina
obesa
Swamp Oak |
 |
Fast
growing, tall spreading tree to 20m. Dark green ornamental
foliage. Thrives in wet coastal conditions. Adaptable to most
soils and will withstand dry conditions. Frost resistant.
Soil and sand binder. |
Chamaecytisus
palmensis
Tagasastes-Tree Lucerne |
|
Attractive
small tree to 6m. Profuse white flowers in winter. Most soils.
Fodder and honey plant. |
Chorizema
cordatum
Heart-leaved Fame Pea |
 |
Low
spreading shrub to 1m with soft rounded leaves. Sprays of
orange and red pea flowers. Well drained, sun or half shade,
understorey Jarrah. |
| Chorizema
illicifolium |
 |
Low
spreading shrub to 1m. Sprays of orange and red pea flowers.
Well drained, sun or half shade, understorey Jarrah. Tolerates
lime. |
| Conostylis
aculenta |
 |
Low growing tufted plant 50 x 30cm with woolly
yellow flowers in spring and summer. Most soils. |
| Conostylis
candicans |
 |
Dense
grassy clump 60 x 60cm. Showy woolly yellow flowers in dense
heads in winter and spring. Well-drained soils. Understorey. |
Dodonaea
viscose
Hop Bush |
 |
Fast
growing, hardy medium to tall ornamental shrub. Large hop
like fruit turning deep red. Well-drained position. Tolerates
wind, some coastal exposure and frosts. Ideal windbreak or
privacy screen. |
Dryandra
formosa
Showy Dryandra |
 |
Beautiful
erect open shrub to 5m. Attractive deeply divided narrow leaves.
Yellow to orange flower heads winter to spring. Very well
drained, light textured soils. Cut Flower. |
Dryandra
nivea
Couch Honey Pot |
|
Ground
cover. Finely toothed dark green foliage. Yellow flower heads
in spring. Well-drained soils. Tolerates dryness and frost. |
| Dryandra
polycephala |
 |
Medium
shrub. Striking lemon yellow flowers late winter and spring.
Well-drained soil. |
Dryandra
praemorsa
Cut leaf Dryandra |
 |
Attractive
shrub to 3m. Holly like leaves. Large showy, yellow terminal
flowers in profusion winter and spring. Hardy. Well-drained
soils. |