Scientific Name Veronica gracilis Size and form A spreading and rhizomatous perennial herb 15-30cm high and 1m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A raceme inflorescence of 1-6 pale blue-purple flowers with dark veins occurs from September to February. Fruit is an obovate hairy capsule. The linear-lanceolate, blue-green leaves often have toothed margins. Stems are hairy and fine yet rigid. Growing …

Scientific Name Viola hederacea Size and form A dainty, spreading and stoloniferous perennial herb 10-15cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The small violet flowers with white petal tips occur singularly on erect stalks from October to December. Fruit is an oval capsule. The dark green leaves are semi-circular with slightly toothed margins on long stalks. Growing conditions An adaptable species …

Scientific Name Pultenaea tenuifolia Size and form An attractive, mat-forming prostrate shrub 30-50cm high and 30cm-1.5m wide Flowers, leaves and fruit A showy display of small, bright yellow and red-tinged pea flowers occur from September to October. Fruit is a small, hairy ovate pod. The grey-green leaves are hairy and crowded with recurved margins. Leaves are subtended by small and …

Scientific Name Hypericum gramineum Size and form A creeping, perennial herb 25cm high and 5-20cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The orange-yellow, 5-petalled flower occurs in loose and terminal flower inflorescences on long stalks. Leafy sepals a similar in size to petals surround the flowers. Leaves are opposite, sessile, blue-green and ovate to elliptic in shape. Plants are often rhizomatous …

Scientific Name Acaena novae-zelandiae Size and form A prostrate, stoloniferous and hairy-stemmed ground cover 1-4m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A globular, green inflorescence occurs on stalks from September to April. Flowers become a reddish and fruiting spiny burr. Leaves are compound, dark green with oblong and toothed leaflets. Growing conditions Suitable for a range of situations from wet to …

Scientific Name Kennedia prostrata Size and form A running, prostrate, creeping shrub 1.2.5m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A striking bright red pea flower occurs from August to December. Fruit is a hairy cylindrical pod to 5cm long. Trifoliate, crinkly, grey-green leaves and a wiry stem. Growing conditions Can grow in a variety of habitats. Requires well-drained soils and a …

Scientific Name Threlkeldia diffusa Size and form A grey-green, succulent, herbaceous groundcover 30cm high and 1-2m wide Flowers, leaves and fruit Tiny, green, tubular flowers occur from May to November, followed by a succulent and reddish fruit. Leaves are narrow, fleshy and nearly cylindrical. Growing conditions Suitable for sandy or saline soils in full sun or part shade. Useful for …

Scientific Name Roepera billardierei Size and form A fleshy, green, scrambling, perennial herb or subshrub 30cm-60cm high and 1-3 m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Masses of bright yellow 4-petalled flowers occur from June to December. Fruit is a drooping, four-angled capsule. The bright green, fleshy, compound leaves are ‘Y’ in shape and in an opposite arrangement on the stem. …

Scientific Name Scaevola albida Size and form A creeping prostrate herb 20cm high and 1m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The dainty white-mauve, hemispherical flowers have five petals and occur from October to February. Leaves are small, hairy and elliptic. Growing conditions Grows near coastal scrub or woodland, often in open areas with sandy soil.  Prefers well-drained soil and full …

Scientific Name Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum Size and form A prostrate and fleshy subshrub 1-2m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A pink flower with a white centre occurs from October to February. Fruit is a capsule. Leaves are edible, succulent and terete, ranging in colour from green to red and even yellowish at times. Growing conditions Suitable for saltmarsh areas …