Shade
Many of the plants in our nursery will tolerate partial shade or shade for part of the day. The plants on this page are particularly suited to tolerate full shade.
Plants for shady dry areas:
WILDFLOWERS
CLIMBERS & TWINERS
SHRUBS
GROUNDCOVERS
TREES
SEDGES AND RUSHES
GRASSES
Plants for shady moist areas:
WILDFLOWERS (MOIST)
CLIMBERS & TWINERS (MOIST)
SHRUBS (MOIST)
GROUNDCOVERS (MOIST)
SEDGES AND RUSHES (MOIST)
AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS (MOIST)
WILDFLOWERS
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Arthropodium strictum |
Chocolate Lily |
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Dianella revoluta |
Black Anther Flax Lily |
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Scutellaria humilis |
Dwarf Skull Cap |
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Wahlenbergia communis |
Tufted Bluebell |
CLIMBERS & TWINERS
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Billardiera scandens |
Apple Berry |
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Comesperma volubile |
Love Creeper |
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Glycine clandestina |
Twining Glycine |
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Hardenbergia violacea |
Purple Coral Pea |
SHRUBS
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Acacia longifolia var. sophorae |
Coastal Wattle |
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Acacia stricta |
Hop Wattle |
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Acacia suaveolens |
Sweet Wattle |
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Acacia ulicifolia |
Juniper Wattle |
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Acacia verticillata |
Prickly Moses |
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Allocasuarina paradoxa |
Dwarf Sheoke |
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Bursaria spinosa |
Sweet Bursaria |
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Correa alba |
White Correa |
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Correa reflexa |
Native Fuchsia |
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Daviesia latifolia |
Hop Bitter-pea |
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Dillwynia sericea |
Showy Parrot Pea |
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Eutaxia microphylla |
Small-leaved Eutaxia |
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Goodenia ovata |
Hop Goodenia |
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Hakea nodosa |
Yellow Hakea |
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Hakea sericea |
Silky Hakea |
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Hakea ulicina |
Furze Hakea |
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Hibbertia fasciculata var. prostrata |
Bundled Guinea-flower |
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Hibbertia riparia |
Erect Guinea-flower |
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Hibbertia riparia |
Erect Guinea-flower |
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Indigofera australis |
Austral Indigo |
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Myoporum insulare |
Boobialla |
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Myoporum viscosum |
Sticky Boobialla |
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Rubus parvifolius |
Native Raspberry |
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Sphaerolobium vimineum |
Leafless Globe-pea |
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Tetratheca ciliata |
Pink Bells |
GROUNDCOVERS
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Acaena novae-zelandiae |
Bidgee Widgee |
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Acrotriche serrulata |
Honey Pots |
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Astroloma humifusum |
Cranberry Heath |
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Bossiaea prostrata |
Creeping Bossiaea |
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Dichondra repens |
Kidney Weed |
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Einadia hastata |
Berry Saltbush |
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Einadia nutans |
Nodding Saltbush |
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Goodenia ovata |
Hop Goodenia (prostrate) |
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Myoporum parvifolium |
Creeping Boobialla |
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Veronica gracilis |
Slender Speedwell |
TREES
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Acacia mearnsii |
Black Wattle |
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Allocasuarina littoralis |
Black Sheoke |
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Banksia integrifolia |
Coast Banksia |
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Banksia marginata |
Silver Banksia |
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Eucalyptus pauciflora |
Snow Gum |
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Eucalyptus radiata |
Narrow-leaved Peppermint |
SEDGES AND RUSHES
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Ficinia nodosa |
Knobby Club-rush |
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Gahnia sieberiana |
Red-fruited Saw-sedge |
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Juncus amabilis |
Rush |
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Lomandra filiformis |
Wattle Mat-rush |
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Lomandra longifolia |
Spiny-headed Mat-rush |
GRASSES
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Microlaena stipoides |
Weeping Grass |
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Poa labillardierei |
Common Tussock Grass |
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Poa morrisii |
Velvet Tussock Grass |
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Poa sieberiana |
Grey Tussock Grass |
Plants for shady moist areas:
The plants listed below require extra moisture. Some can be used in wetland situations while others are suitable for areas of the garden that collect water after rain.
WILDFLOWERS
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Dianella revoluta |
Black Anther Flax Lily |
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Patersonia occidentalis |
Long Purple-flag |
CLIMBERS & TWINERS
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Billardiera scandens |
Apple Berry |
SHRUBS
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Acacia verticillata |
Prickly Moses |
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Bursaria spinosa |
Sweet Bursaria |
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Correa reflexa |
Native Fuchsia |
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Eutaxia microphylla |
Small-leaved Eutaxia |
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Goodenia ovata |
Hop Goodenia |
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Hakea nodosa |
Yellow Hakea |
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Hakea ulicina |
Furze Hakea |
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Melaleuca ericifolia |
Swamp Paperbark |
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Melaleuca squarrosa |
Scented Paperbark |
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Olearia lirata |
Snowy Daisy-bush |
GROUND COVERS
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Acaena novae-zelandiae |
Bidgee Widgee |
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Goodenia ovata |
Hop Goodenia (prostrate) |
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Lobelia anceps |
Angled Lobelia |
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Lobelia pedunculata |
Matted Pratia |
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Viola hederacea |
Native Violet |
SEDGES AND RUSHES
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Gahnia sieberiana |
Red-fruited Saw-sedge |
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Juncus amabilis |
Rush |
AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS
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Mazus pumilio |
Swamp Mazus |
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Selliera radicans |
Swampweed |
