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water wise plants

soil type:

	light - sandy

	medium - loamy

	heavy - clay

	good drainage

	reasonable drainage

	poor drainage

plants for soils with poor drainage


	Acacia elongata	slender wattle, swamp wattle	An erect open shrub growing to 3m in height. Elongata refers to the long narrow phyllodes reaching 130mm in length and about 3mm in width. Yellow ball-shaped flowers occur in the phyllode axils.
	Acacia fimbriata	fringed wattle, Brisbane golden wattle.	Variable in form from a bushy shrub to a small tree. The dark green to grey-green linear phyllodes are fringed with fine hairs. Cluster of perfumed ball-shaped flowers occur in late winter and spring.
	Acacia floribunda	white sallow wattle, gossamer wattle	A tall dense shrub or small tree growing to a height of 6m. Long narrrow dark green phyllodes to 15cm long, often slightly curved. Abundant pale yellow ball-shaped flowers in winter and spring.
	Acacia rubida	red stemmed wattle, red leaved wattle	A bushy shrub or small tree with deep red, angular stems and reddish foliage in winter. Bright yellow ball shaped flowers occuring in clusters.
	Allocasuarina cunninghamiana	river she-oak	A medium to large sized tree growing to 35m and spreading 10m. It has dense furrowed grey-brown bark and drooping grey-green needle-like foliage.
	Baumea articulata	Jointed twig rush	tall aquatic robust perennial rush plant with attractive seed heads
	Baumea rubiginosa	soft twig rush	Rhizomatous perennial. Compressed ribbon like green leaves. Inflorescence reddish brown clusters of spikelets.
	Bolboschoenus caldwellii	marsh club rush	Rhizomatous semi-aquatic perennial sedge. The stems are triangular in shape.
	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis	stream club rush	Rhizomatous perennial growing to 2.5m. Inflorescences open with several leaf like bracts.
	Callistemon 'Endeavour'	callistemon 'Endeavour', Callistemon 'Splendens'	A fast growing shrub with broad green leaves and brilliant red flowerspikes. Grows to 3m in height and width.

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