Plants in montrose Safty Garden
INDIGENOUS (LOCAL PLANTS)
Plants that have evolved in the Dandenong Ranges over millions of years and best suited to the area. Plants available from Community Nurseries; see Yarra Ranges Shire website for details of closest Community Nursery to you.
| Shrubs (3-6 m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Musk Daisy-bush |
Olearia argophylla |
| Banyalla |
Pittosporum bicolor |
| Hazel Pomaderris |
Olearia argophylla |
| Kangaroo Apple |
Kangaroo Apple |
| Shrubs (1-2m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Myrtle Wattle |
Acacia myrtifolia |
| Hairpin Banksia |
Banksia spinulosa |
| Common Correa |
Correa reflexa |
| Dusty Miller |
Spyridium parvifolium |
| Ground Covers(tufted) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Tasman Flax-lily |
Dianella tasmanica |
| Spiny-headed Mat-rush |
Lomandra longifolia |
| Weeping Grass |
Microlaena sttipoides |
| Long Purple-flag |
Patersonia occidentalia |
| Grass Trigger-plant |
Stylidium gramineum |
| Ground Covers(spreading) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Native Violet |
Viola hederacea |
NATIVE PLANTS(LOCAL PLANTS)
Plants from other parts of Victoria or interstate. The plants listed below will suit our local conditions but will not become a weed problem. They can be purchased from Kuranga Nursery, York Road, Mt Evelyn or try your local Nursery.
| Shrubs (3-6 m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Waratah |
Talopea hybrid |
| Shrubs (1-2m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| White Correa |
Correa alba |
| Chef's Cap Correa |
Correa baeuerlenii |
| Willow-leafed Crowea |
Crowea saligna |
| Long-leaf Wax-flower |
Eriostemon myoporoides |
| Ground Covers(tufted) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Butterfly Flag |
Dianella tasmanica |
| Morning Flag |
Orthrosanthus multiflorus |
| Ground Covers(spreading) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Creeping Boobialla |
Myoporum parvifolium |
| Ground Covers(ferns) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Mother Spleenwort |
Aspenium bulbiferum |
| Gristle Fern |
Orthrosanthus multiflorus |
EXOTIC PLANTS
Plants from other countries. These plants are suitable for local conditions but will not become a weed problem. They can be purchased from your local Nursery.
| Shrubs (3-6 m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Rhododendron |
Rhododendron hybrid |
| Shrubs (1-2m) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Wormwood |
Artemisia hybrid |
| Mexican Orange Blossom |
Choisya ternata |
| Hebe |
Hebe albicans |
| Lace-cap Hydrangea |
Hydrangea macrophylla |
| Oak-leaf Hydrangea |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
| Lily-of-the-valley Bush |
Pieris japonica |
| Viburnum |
Viburnum davidii |
| Ground Covers(tufted) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Liriope |
Liriope muscari |
| Ground Covers(spreading) |
| Real Name |
Scientific Name |
| Rosemary |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
| Lamb’s Ears |
Stachys byzantia |
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