Common Correa (green)

Scientific Name Correa reflexa var. reflexa (Coastal Moonah Form: green) Size and form Attractive small shrub 1-2m high and 1-2m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Flowers, leaves and fruit This plant’s 4-petalled, tubular and crimson flowers with green-yellow tips are nectar producing. Leaves are narrowly ovate-shaped and papery with a slightly rough texture and lightly toothed margins. Leaves are discolourous; …

Coast Saltbush

Scientific Name Atriplex cinerea Size and form A striking silver spreading shrub 1-2m high and 2-3m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Plants are monoecious; separate male and female flowers occur on the same plant or sometimes separate plants (dioecious). The male flower is a red colour in terminal clusters. The small female flowers are a cream colour occurring in the …

Coast Bitter-bush

Scientific Name Adriana quadripartita Size and form A rounded shrub 1-3m high and 2-3m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Plants are dioecious; male and female flowers occur on separate plants. The female flowers are in short clusters and the male flowers in longer spikes. The bright green, ovate-shaped foliage with a toothed margin. Foliage is often hairy, discolorous and arranged …

Slender Velvet-bush

Scientific Name Lasiopetalum baueri Size and form An attractive, soft and velvety shrub 1-1.25m high and 1m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Small pale-pink flowers occur in clusters from September to December. Fruit is a hairy capsule. The velvety, linear leaves are discolourous, with a grey-green upper surface and a rust and cream lower surface. New stems are covered with …

Austral Indigo

Scientific Name Indogofera australis Size and form An attractive and open shrub 1-2m high and 1-2m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A long inflorescence of striking, pink-purple pea flowers occurs from September to November. Fruit is a narrow pod. The pinnate leaves are dark blue-green with elliptic and pointed leaflets. Growing conditions Prefers well-drained soils in a semi-shade position. Often …

Hop Goodenia

Scientific Name Goodenia ovata Size and form Erect shrub 1.25m high and 1-3m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Bright yellow flowers with upper and lower petals. Flowers October to May. The bright-green ovate leaves have toothed margins. Stems are sticky and ribbed. Growing conditions Grows in a variety of situations ranging from full sun to full shade. Often it is …