victorian coastal native plants, indigenous plants, local native plants, plant propagation

FRONT LINE PLANTS: These plants thrive
on sun, salt and wind - they can
grow close to the sea, on dunes and cliffs.

WILDFLOWERS
SHRUBS
GROUNDCOVERS
TREES
SEDGES AND RUSHES
GRASSES
AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS

2ND LINE PLANTS: These plants need some
protection from winds, in a natural situation
these species grow in the swale of the dunes
- back a little from the sea.

WILDFLOWERS
CLIMBERS & TWINERS
SHRUBS
GROUNDCOVERS
TREES
SEDGES AND RUSHES
GRASSES
AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS

Plants for coastal gardens:

Plants in coastal gardens have to cope with extreme conditions - sandy, low nutrient soils, constant salt-laden winds and intense sunlight. Indigenous coastal plants have various adaptations for these harsh conditions: small tough leaves, silvery foliage, succulence, and compact growth forms. Choosing from these coastal plants, your garden can be both beautiful and happy.

WILDFLOWERS

Actites megalocarpa	Dune Thistle
Brachysome parvula	Coast Daisy
Dianella brevicaulis	Black Anther Flax-Lily

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SHRUBS

Acacia longifolia var. sophorae	Coastal Wattle
Alyxia buxifolia	Sea Box
Atriplex cinerea	Coast Saltbush
Correa alba	White Correa
Leptospermum laevigatum	Coast Tea-tree
Leucophyta brownii	Cushion Bush
Leucopogon parvifolius	Coast Beard Heath
Muehlenbeckia florulenta	Tangled Lignum
Myoporum insulare	Boobialla
Olearia axillaris	Coast Daisy-bush
Ozothamnus turbinatus	Coast Everlasting
Rhagodia candolleana	Seaberry Saltbush

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GROUNDCOVERS

Acaena novae-zelandiae	Bidgee Widgee
Acaena ovina	Australian Sheep's Burr
Apium prostratum	Sea Celery
Carprobrotus rossii	Karkalla
Disphyma crassifolium	Rounded Noon-flower
Einadia nutans	Nodding Saltbush
Enchylaena tomentosa	Ruby Saltbush
Tetragonia implexicoma	Bower Spinach

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TREES

Allocasuarina verticillata	Drooping Sheoke
Banksia integrifolia	Coast Banksia
Banksia marginata	Silver Banksia

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SEDGES AND RUSHES

Carex pumila	Strand Sedge
Ficinia nodosa	Knobby Club-rush
Juncus krausii	Sea Rush

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GRASSES

Austrostipa stipoides	Prickly Spear-grass
Distichlis distichophylla	Australian Salt-grass
Poa poiformis	Coast Tussock Grass
Sporobolus virginicus	Sand Couch
Zoysia macrantha	Prickly Couch

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AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS

Frankenia pauciflora	Southern Sea Heath
Halosarcia pergranulata	Shrubby Glasswort
Samolus repens	Creeping Brookweed
Sarcocornia quinqueflora	Beaded Glasswort
Suaeda australis	Austral Sea-blite

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2ND LINE PLANTS: These plants need some protection from winds, in a natural situation these species grow in the swale of the dunes - back a little from the sea.

WILDFLOWERS

Dianella revoluta	Black Anther Flax Lily
Pelargonium australe	Austral Stork's-bill
Scutellaria humilis	Dwarf Skull Cap
Senecio pinnatifolius	Variable Groundsel
Trachymene composita	Wild Parsnip

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CLIMBERS & TWINERS

Billardiera scandens	Apple Berry
Hardenbergia violacea	Purple Coral Pea

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SHRUBS

Acacia suaveolens	Sweet Wattle
Acacia verticillata	Prickly Moses
Atriplex paludosa	Marsh Saltbush
Bossiaea cinerea	Showy Bossiaea
Bursaria spinosa	Sweet Bursaria
Correa reflexa	Native Fuchsia
Hakea nodosa	Yellow Hakea
Hakea sericea	Silky Hakea
Indigofera australis	Austral Indigo
Lasiopetalum baueri	Slender Velvet Bush
Melaleuca ericifolia	Swamp Paperbark
Melaleuca squarrosa	Scented Paperbark
Myoporum viscosum	Sticky Boobialla
Olearia ramulosa	Twiggy Daisy-bush
Pomaderris paniculosa ssp. paralia	Pomaderris
Solanum laciniatum	Large Kangaroo Apple

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GROUND COVERS

Atriplex semibaccata	Creeping Saltbush
Dichondra repens	Kidney Weed
Goodenia ovata	Hop Goodenia (prostrate)
Kennedia prostrata	Running Postman
Tetragonia tetragonoides	Warrigal Greens

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TREES

Allocasuarina littoralis	Black Sheoke
Eucalyptus pauciflora	Snow Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. pryoriana	Coast Manna Gum
Viminarea juncea	Golden Spray

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SEDGES AND RUSHES

Lomandra longifolia

Spiny-headed Mat-rush

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GRASSES

Austrodanthonia caespitosa	Common Wallaby Grass
Austrostipa flavescens	Coast Spear-grass

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AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS

Selliera radicans	Swampweed
Triglochin striatum	Streaked Arrowgrass