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Australian Native Plants -Second Line Coast Part 6

Corinne — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:30:41 +0000

A further list of Australian Native Plants suitable for second line coastal planting.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum

Chamaelaucium axillare

Chorizema cordatum

Correa ‘mannii’

Correa pulchella

Correa reflexa

Crowea exalata

Crowea exalata x saligna

Crowea ‘Poorinda Ecstacy’

Crowea saligna

Eucalypytus botryoides

Eucalyptus brachycalyx

Eucalyptus burdettiana

Eucalyptus calophylla

Eucalyptus Calophylla rosea

Eucalyptus citriodora

Eucalyptus cneorifolia

Eucalypyus cooperana

Australian Native Plants -Second Line Coast Part 5

Corinne — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:32:08 +0000

This is the continuation of lists of Australian Native Plants suitable for second line coastal planting.

Callitris rhomboidea

Calothamnus asper

Calothamnus chrysantherus

Calothamnus gilesii

Calothamnus quadrifidus

Calothamnus rupestris

Calothamnus sanguineus

Calothamnus schauerii

Calothamnus torulosus

Calothamnus villosus

Calytrix alpestris

Calytrix sullivanii

Calytrix tetragona

Senna artemissiodes

Senna brewsteri

Senna nemophila

Casuarina cristata

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Casuarina distyla

Casuarina glauca

Australian Native Plants -Second Line Coast Part 4

Corinne — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:23:10 +0000

A further list of Australian Native Plants for second line coastal plantings.

Acacia salicina

Acacia saligna

Acacia schinoides

Acacia spathulata

Acacia spectabilis

Acacia terminalis

Callistemon acuminatus

Callistemon brachyandrus

Callistemon citrinus

Callistemon ‘Lilacina’

Callistemon linearis

Callistemon rugulosus

Callistemon pinifolius

Callistemon rigidus

Callistemon salignus

Callistemon speciosus

Callistemon viminalis

Australian Native Plants -Second Line Coast Part 3

Corinne — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:17:23 +0000

This is a continuing list of possible plants for this situation. No thought as to rainfall is included in this list.

Acacia podalyrifolia

Acacia pravissima

Acacia prominens

Acacia pycnantha

Acacia retinodes

Acacia rotundifolia

Banksia menziesii

Banksia prionotes

Banksia serratifola

Bauera rubioides

Billardiera longiflora

Billardiera scandens

Boronia denticulata

Boronia megastigma

Bossiae cinerea

Bursaria spinosa

Callicoma serratifolia

Australian Natives for Coastal Planting Part 2

Corinne — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:09:09 +0000

This is a further list for Second Line Coastal planting.

Acacia ligulata

Acacia linifolia

Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia myrtifolia

Acacia notabilis

Acacia oxycedris

Acacia podalyrifolia

Baeckia densifolia

Baeckia linifolia

Baeckia ramosissima

Banksia asplenifolia

Banksia baxteri

Banksia collina

Banksia grandis

Banksia ilicifolia

More Australian Native Plants- Second Line Coastal Plantings

Corinne — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:01:51 +0000

Finding plants that will tolerate second line coastal conditions can be a problem. This is another supplementary list of Australian Native Plants from an old book.

Australian Native Plants For Second Line Coastal Plantings

Acacia aculeatissima

Acacia baileyana

Acacia calamifolia

Acacia cultriformis

Acacia elata

Acacia elongata

Acacia glaucescens

Acacia lasiocarpa

Actinostrobus pyramidalis

Actinotus helianthus

Actinotus minor

Agonis flexuosa

Agonis juniperina

Angophora costata

Angophora floribunda

Anigozanthos flavidus and hybrids

Astroloma conostephioides

Astroloma humifusum

Australian Native Plants for Coastal Plantings

Corinne — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:38:34 +0000

Here are two short lists of Australian Native plants suitable for coastal planting.

It would be best if you consulted a local native plant nursery catalogue to check on heights and drainage/soil requirements. For example, in our 320 mm rainfall some of these would be quite reasonable for a suburban backyard. However the same tree in an area of 600 mm rainfall could grow to be far too big for the same size yard. The ultimate height and spread of the tree needs to be carefully considered. It is an expensive exercise to cut down a mature tree and a great shame to do so considering the time taken to reach that height.

Front line Coastal (there would be others)
Acacia floribunda, longifolia, suaveolens,
Banksia ericfolia, integrifolia, marginata, serrata
Fugosia patersonii,
Hakea suaveolens
Melaleuca armillaris, halmatuorum,

Second line coastal (there would be others)
Acacia notabilis, pycnantha, saligna,
Agonis flexuosa,
Banksia baxteri, grandis, prionotes
Bursaria spinosa
Callistemon citrinus and forms, viminalis
Callitris rhomboidea
Various casuarinas and allocasuarinas
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Many Eucalypts
Lillypilly forms
Grevillea robusta

Eremophila splendens

Corinne — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:00:11 +0000

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Eremophila splendens

I find Eremophila splendens to be a spectacular plant when in flower. The bright red flowers glow against the foliage which is quite hairy similar to some Eremophila glabra forms. This plant needs very good drainage. It is either a sprawling low plant or can be quite upright.

Eremophila splendens is restricted to Shark Bay about midway along the Western coast of Western Australia. It grows on the heathlands with Thryptomene and Melaleuca.

Last winter I lost some small plants to frost but I want to try again in a more sheltered location where the canopy of mallees may protect them. This is a plant that needs to be pruned aftyer flowering to encourage new and dense growth. Mature plants get very leggy and have sparse foliage without the pruning.

Australian Native Plants For 1st Line Coastal Plantings

Corinne — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:19:23 +0000

I thought I would just list the plants from a list I have in an old book and not worry about their tolerance to alkaline soil. I can work on that list later.

Plants suitable for 1st line coastal planting.

Carpobrotus glaucescens

Carpobrotus modestos

Carpobrotus rossii

Disphyma crassifolia

Epacris stuartii

Frankenia angustipetala

Frankeniapauciflora

Hibbertia scandens

Ipomoea brasiliensis

Isolepis nodosa

Kennedia glabrata

Myoporum parvifolium

Pimelea ferruginea

Scaevola aemula

Scaevola calendulacea

Scaevola crassifolia

Scaevola pallida

Spinifex hirsutus

Swainsona lessertifolia

Thomasia petalocalyx

Zygophyllum billardieri

1st and 2nd Line Coast

Corinne — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:26:40 +0000

The making of plant lists for these situations is trickier than I thought. Where does 1st line coast begin and end? The Australian Plant Society has decided that the sea front is 1st line coast. This could be a distance of 50-100 metres from the water. Plants that can be grown need to have tolerance to salt laden winds and salt soil. More tender plants could be plantedÂ with the protection of wind break plantings which are tolerant of 1st line coast conditions.

The second street back from the coast is the beginning of 2nd line coastal plantings. The further back from the coast the garden is, the plants can be less tolerant of the salt laden winds, especially with good protection from wind breaks or other barriers.

In some instances, the nature of the soil will also determine the plantings. For example, the soil could be rocky and gravelly, or pure sand dune sand.