Scientific Name Arthropodium strictum Size and form A tufted, perennial herb with tuberous roots 20cm-1.2m high and 20-80cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A striking, deep pink or mauve flower with dark purple anthers on an erect stalk occurs from September to December. Flowers have a distinct chocolate scent. Fruit is an ovoid capsule. Leaves are green, linear and flat …

Scientific Name Drosera hookeri Size and form A sticky and carnivorous perennial herb 10cm-50cm high. Flowers, leaves and fruit A one-sided raceme inflorescence of pale pink, hairy flowers occurs from August to November. Seed is rounded and pitted. A basal rosette of small leaves is present, as well as shield-shaped leaves on the stem covered in sticky hairs that trap …

Scientific Name Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica Size and form A showy, white flowering herb 30cm high and 10 cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Mostly dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants. The open white flowers are 6-petalled with a purple nectary band near the centre. Flowering occurs from July to September. The fleshy, linear leaves are sheathed …

Scientific Name Stylidium graminifolium Size and form Erect and tufted perennial herb often with rhizomes 20-75 cm high and 10-50cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A showy raceme of pale pink flowers occurs on a long, hairy and glandular stalk from August to November. Fruit is a light brown capsule. The stiff, narrow, linear, grey-green leaves have toothed margins and …

Scientific Name Stackhousia monogyna Size and form A showy and erect perennial herb 10-60cm high and 50cm-1m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A tall spike of tubular, creamy-white and fragrant (at night) flowers occur from July to February. Leaves are narrow, linear and sharp tipped. Many erect or branched stems arise from a tap root. Growing conditions Suitable for moist, …

Scientific Name Pelargonium australe Size and form Spreading and stoloniferous herb 5-10cm high and 10-50cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Yellow, open-lobed flowers occur on stalks from August to January. Dark green, hairy, linear to oblanceolate leaves form a basal rosette. Growing conditions Suitable for damp conditions in full-sun or semi-shade positions.

Scientific Name Pelargonium australe Size and form A velvety, spreading, perennial herb 30-60cm high and 30cm-1m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit An umbel inflorescence of 6-12 pink flowers with purple inner markings occur on a long and downy stalk from October to March. Leaves are opposite, hairy and slightly lobed with rounded, toothed and wavy margins. Growing conditions Suitable for …

Scientific Name Chamaescilla corymbose var. corymbosa Size and form An attractive and tuberous herb 7-25 cm high and 10-20cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit  The corymb flower inflorescence occurs from August to October. The striking, sky-blue flowers are open with 6 petals. Fruit is a capsule. Linear leaves are prostrate with reddish tinges on the underside Growing conditions  Suitable for …

Scientific Name Bulbine bulbosa Size and form A succulent, tufting and bulbous perennial herb 20-50cm high and 30cm wide Flowers, leaves and fruit Open yellow flowers form an inflorescence on long stalks from September to January. Fruit is a rounded capsule. Leaves are long, hollow and fleshy. Growing conditions Suitable for moist and heavy soils or shallow soil over rock …

Scientific Name Microseris walteri Size and form A tufting, perennial herb 15-30cm high and 15-25cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The bright yellow, ligulate, daisy inflorescence occurs on a long stalk and is distinctively drooping when in bud. Flowering occurs from July to February. Fruit is a cypsela attached to bristled pappus. The long, narrow and slightly toothed leaves form …