Botanical Name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Common Name: Common Everlasting
Type: Herb 0.3 – 1m x 1 – 3m
Features:
- Variable aromatic perennial with grey foliage
- Dense terminal clusters of small yellow flowerheads; Oct-May
- Prune to encourage new growth
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun, semi-shade
- Adapts to moist or dry soils
Chrysocephalum-apiculatum
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Botanical Name: Wahlenbergia gymnoclada
Common Name: Naked Bluebell
Type: Herb (10-) 20 – 60 cm
Features:
- Perennial, spreading by underground stems
- Single bell shaped flower
- Blue flowers sometimes with yellowish outside
- Flowers October to February
- Butterfly attracting
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun to semi-shade
- Well drained light to sandy soil
Wahlenbergia gymnoclada_Naked Bluebell
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Botanical Name: Stackhousia monogyna
Common Name: Candles, Creamy Stackhousia
Type: Herb to 30cm
Features:
- Branches from a fleshy taproot
- Showy white or cream flowers in terminal spikes
- Flowers appear from September to Febraury
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Common in open forest and heathland
- Prefers some sun
- Tolerates most conditions provided the soil is well drained
Stackhousia monogyna
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Botanical Name: Ranunculus lappaceus
Common Name: Australian Buttercup
Type: Herb 10 – 60cm x 30 – 60cm
Features:
- Tufted perennial herb with soft, hairy foliage
- Basal leaves ovate to triangular, trifoliate or 3-lobed
- Glossy golden 5-petalled flowers 3cm across August – December
- Insects are attracted by the nectar
- Suitable for a bog garden
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun to semi-shade
- Permanently moist soil
Ranunculus-lappaceus (Australian-Buttercup)
Ranunculus-lappaceus (Australian-Buttercup)
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Botanical Name: Linum marginale
Common Name: Native Flax
Type: Herb 30 – 80cm x 30cm
Features:
- Slender erect perennial herb, usually unbranched
- Narrow leaves
- Small, clear blue flowers with darker veins, flowering September – March
- Mass plant for best effect
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun to semi-shade
- Moist well-drained soils, tolerating dryness once established
- Cut back in late Autumn to promote new growth
Aboriginal Use:
- Fibre used to make cord and fish nets
- Seeds used as food
Linum marginale – Native-Flax
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Botanical Name: Pultenaea tenuifolia
Common Name: Slender bush-pea
Type: Low shrub 30 – 50 cm x 0.3 – 1.5 m
Features:
- Prostrate matting shrub
- Tiny, narrow, hairy grey-green leaves
- Orange-yellow pea flowers; Sep – Oct
- Good understorey plant
- Drought tolerant once established
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun to semi-shade
- Well-drained to moist soil
Pultenaea tenuifolia
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Botanical Name: Microseris sp.
Common Name: Yam daisy, Murnong
Type: Herb 15-50 cm x 15-25 cm
Features:
- Tufted perennial herb, regenerating annually from a fleshy tuberous root
- Shiny narrow leaves with pointed teeth or narrow lobes
- Single yellow daisy flowerhead, drooping in bud
- Butterfly attracting
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Semi-shade
- Moist to well drained soils
Aboriginal Use:
- The fleshy tuberous rootstock was a staple part of the Aboriginal diet
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Botanical Name: Lotus australis
Common Name: Austral trefoil
Type: Low perennial herb or subshrub 30-60cm x 60cm
Features:
- Open rounded subshrub, stems zigzagged
- Light green pinnate leaves with 5 leaflets
- Terminal clusters of showy pink or white pea flowers; October – March
- Butterfly attracting – food for caterpillars
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerant of dry periods once established
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun
- Moist, well drained soil
- Prune after flowering to maintain bushiness
Lotus Australis-Austral Trefoil
Lotus Australis – Austral Trefoil
Lotus Australis-Austral Trefoil
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Botanical Name: Viola hederacea
Common Name: Ivy-leaf Violet
Type: Herb 10 – 15cm and spreading
Features:
- Stoloniferous perennial herb, forming a dense mat
- Dark green kidney-shaped leaves
- Violet flowers with white tips; October to December
- Flowers are edible in a salad
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun to full shade
- Dryish to moist soils
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Botanical Name: Stylidium armeria
Common Name: Thrift-leaved Triggerplant
Type: Herb 0.2 – 1m x 20 – 40cm
Features:
- Tufted perennial herb with narrow grass-like leaves
- Flowering spike with many pink flowers; August to February
- Plant in drifts for best effect
- Will establish under trees
- Drought tolerant once established
- Wildflowers
Requirements:
- Full sun, semi-shade
- Well-drained soils
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