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Cottage plants

 Height and width  Growing conditions    Flower colour  Foliage   Season
metres
pr = Prostrate
F = Full sun
P = Part sun
N = No sun
T = Tolerant of most conditions
D = Dry
M = Moist
Wd = well drained
B = Black
Bl = Blue

Gr = Green
Or = Orange
Pk = Pink
Pu = Purple
Re = Red
Wh = White
Ye = Yellow
S = soft
W = weeping
P = prickly
A = aromatic
D = decorative
Sp = Spring
Su = Summer
Au = Autumn
Wi = Winter
All year

Name
Height x width
(metres)
Growing conditions Flowers

Foliage
Season
Actinotus helianthi 0.3 - 0.5 x 0.3 - 0.5 P Wd Wh-Gr S D Sp-Su
Brachyscome diversifolia 0.3 - 0.6 x 0.3 T Wh S Sp-Su
Brachyscome multifida 0.1 - 0.4 x 0.2 - 1 T Wh/Pk/Pu/Bl S All year
Chrysocephalum baxteri 0.15 - 0.4 x 0.3 - 0.5 P M Wd Wh-Ye S Sp-Su
Chrysocephalum semipapposum 0.3 - 1 x 0.5 - 1.5 F P T Wd Ye S D Sp-Su
Dampiera hederacea 0.3 - 1 x 0.5 - 1.5 P Wd Bl S Wi-Sp-Su
Dampiera linearis 0.2 - 0.6 x 0.5 - 2 P T Wd Bl-Pu S Wi-Sp
Darwinia purpurea 0.3 - 0.7 x 0.6 - 1 F P Wd Re S Sp-Su
Derwentia arenaria 'Cottage Blue' 0.6 - 1 x 0.5 - 1 T Wd Bl S Sp-Su-Au
Epacris impressa 'Bega form' 0.3 - 2.5 x 0.2 - 1 P M Wd Re P (mild) Au-Wi-Sp
Linum marginale 0.3 - 1 x 1 F T Bl S Sp-Su
Pelargonium rodneyanum 0.2 - 0.5 x 0.1 - 0.4 F P Wd Pk S D Sp-Su
Podolepis jaceoides 0.3 - 0.8 x 0.3 - 0.7 T Ye S Sp-Su
Ptilotus exaltatus 0.5 - 1.5 x 0.5 - 1.5 F Wd Pk/Pu S Sp-Su
Rhodanthe anthemoides 0.2 - 0.4 x 0.2 - 0.5 F Wd Wh S D Sp-Sp
Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters' 0.3 - 0.6 x 0.6 - 1.5 F P T Wd Pk-Pu S Sp-Su sporadic
Scaevola striata 0.1 - 0.3 x 0.4 - 1 F P Wd Bl-Pu-Ye S Sp-Su sporadic

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Updated 05/08/06


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