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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)

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.


WILDFLOWERS

Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily
Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax Lily
Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Skull Cap
Wahlenbergia communis Tufted Bluebell

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CLIMBERS & TWINERS

Billardiera scandens Apple Berry
Comesperma volubile Love Creeper
Glycine clandestina Twining Glycine
Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea

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SHRUBS

Acacia longifolia var. sophorae Coastal Wattle
Acacia stricta Hop Wattle
Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle
Acacia ulicifolia Juniper Wattle
Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses
Allocasuarina paradoxa Dwarf Sheoke
Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria
Correa alba White Correa
Correa reflexa Native Fuchsia
Daviesia latifolia Hop Bitter-pea
Dillwynia sericea Showy Parrot Pea
Eutaxia microphylla Small-leaved Eutaxia
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia
Hakea nodosa Yellow Hakea
Hakea sericea Silky Hakea
Hakea ulicina Furze Hakea
Hibbertia fasciculata var. prostrata Bundled Guinea-flower
Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower
Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower
Indigofera australis Austral Indigo
Myoporum insulare Boobialla
Myoporum viscosum Sticky Boobialla
Rubus parvifolius Native Raspberry
Sphaerolobium vimineum Leafless Globe-pea
Tetratheca ciliata Pink Bells

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GROUNDCOVERS

Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee Widgee
Acrotriche serrulata Honey Pots
Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath
Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea
Dichondra repens Kidney Weed
Einadia hastata Berry Saltbush
Einadia nutans Nodding Saltbush
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia (prostrate)
Myoporum parvifolium Creeping Boobialla
Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell

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TREES

Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle
Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoke
Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia
Banksia marginata Silver Banksia
Eucalyptus pauciflora Snow Gum
Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaved Peppermint

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SEDGES AND RUSHES

Ficinia nodosa Knobby Club-rush
Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruited Saw-sedge
Juncus amabilis Rush
Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush
Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush

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GRASSES

Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass
Poa labillardierei Common Tussock Grass
Poa morrisii Velvet Tussock Grass
Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock Grass

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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

Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax Lily
Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag

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CLIMBERS & TWINERS

Billardiera scandens Apple Berry

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SHRUBS

Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses
Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria
Correa reflexa Native Fuchsia
Eutaxia microphylla Small-leaved Eutaxia
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia
Hakea nodosa Yellow Hakea
Hakea ulicina Furze Hakea
Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark
Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark
Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy-bush

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GROUND COVERS

Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee Widgee
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia (prostrate)
Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia
Lobelia pedunculata Matted Pratia
Viola hederacea Native Violet

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SEDGES AND RUSHES

Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruited Saw-sedge
Juncus amabilis Rush

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AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS

Mazus pumilio Swamp Mazus
Selliera radicans Swampweed

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