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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tencoastal gardens
fire retardant
flowers and showy seed heads
suited to pots
project typeurban and commercial
residential
ecosystem typewoodland
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
good drainage
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Thelionoma grande
tufted blue lily
hardy evergreen perennial with strong sculptural foliage and attractive blue star shaped flowers |
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| origin | nsw, qld |
| cultural notes | full sun or part shade, most soil conditions, requires good drainage, fast growing, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | may be pruned to remove spent flower heads in late summer |
| tolerates | drought conditions |
| flowering season | late spring to early summer |
| flower colour | blue star shaped flowers born on tall flower spikes |
| foliage colour | broad greenish-blue strap like foliage |
| height | up to 1.2m |
| plant spacing | 50cm apart |
| recommended uses | ornamental, ideal for feature plant, excellent in rockeries |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
project typeurban and commercial
residential
ecosystem typewoodland
riparian
soil type and drainagemedium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
reasonable drainage
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Thelionoma caespitosum
blue grass lily
Tufted, clump forming perennial with long narrow blue-green foliage and blue star shaped flowers. |
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| origin | Eastern NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas, SA. |
| cultural notes | Grow in full sun or light shade, in moist soils. |
| maintenance | Older leaves can die off and look unattractive, these should be removed. |
| tolerates | Frost tolerant, will require watering in drought conditions. |
| flowering season | September to January |
| flower colour | Blue star shaped flower on long branching stems held above the foliage. |
| foliage colour | Blue-green narrow linear leaves, up to 30cm long. Can spread by underground rhizomes to form dense clumps. |
| width | up to 0.6m |
| height | up to 0.6m |
| plant spacing | 80cm apart |
| recommended uses | Often used as an accent plant on rockeries for its foliage colour and spring flowers. Suitable for mass plantings or borders. |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbush tucker
butterfly attracting
coastal gardens
drought tolerant
flowers and showy seed heads
suited to pots
verge planting
project typeurban and commercial
residential
horticultural production
ecosystem typecoastal
coastal hinterland
woodland
grassland
riparian
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
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Dianella longifolia
smooth flax lily
spreading evergreen with attractive purple flower spikes |
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| origin | Australia wide |
| cultural notes | full sun or part shade, most soil conditions, dry conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | may be pruned annually to remove spent seed heads late summer) |
| tolerates | drought conditions, frost hardy |
| flowering season | late spring through to summer |
| flower colour | purple/dark blue star shaped flowers on long flower spikes, followed by attractive purple berries |
| foliage colour | dark green, strap like leaf blades |
| height | up to 1m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart for mass planting |
| recommended uses | ornamental grass ideal for landscaping, rockeries, bird attracting berries |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbird attracting
bog gardens
butterfly attracting
coastal gardens
drought tolerant
fire retardant
flowers and showy seed heads
shady gardens
suited to pots
verge planting
project typeurban and commercial
residential
wetland
horticultural production
ecosystem typecoastal
coastal hinterland
alpine
woodland
riparian
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
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Dianella tasmanica
Tasman flax lily
sculptural ornamental evergreen with arching strap-like leaves and attractive purple flower spikes |
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| origin | nsw, victoria, q'ld, wa, sa & tasmania |
| cultural notes | fast growing, very hardy and long lived. Will grow in full sun or part shade in most soil conditions. Plants form dense tufts. |
| maintenance | may be pruned to remove spent flower heads (usually late summer) |
| tolerates | drought & frost hardy, wet areas and windy sites |
| flowering season | late spring through to summer |
| flower colour | purple to dark blue star shaped flowers on long spikes followed by attractive blue berries |
| foliage colour | dark green leaves with red highlights at base of stem, broad strap-like leaf blades |
| width | up to 1m |
| height | up to 1m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart for mass planting or 50cm apart for specimen planting |
| recommended uses | specimen or mass planting, good understorey plant, bird attracting berries |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbutterfly attracting
coastal gardens
shady gardens
project typeurban and commercial
residential
wetland
horticultural production
ecosystem typecoastal
coastal hinterland
woodland
riparian
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
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Dianella caerulea
Paroo lily
evergreen perennial with attractive star shaped purple flowers |
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| origin | nsw, vic, qld, coastal areas |
| cultural notes | full sun, most soil conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | may be pruned annually to remove spent flower heads |
| tolerates | drought conditions and damp areas |
| flowering season | spring through to summer |
| flower colour | purple star shaped flowers born on long flower spikes, followed by attractive purple berries |
| foliage colour | green strap like leaves |
| height | up to 1m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart for mass planting or 50cm apart for specimen planting |
| recommended uses | ornamental ideal for landscaping, excellent in rockeries, bird attracting berries |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbird attracting
bush tucker
butterfly attracting
coastal gardens
drought tolerant
small plants for small gardens
verge planting
project typeurban and commercial
residential
wetland
horticultural production
ecosystem typecoastal
coastal hinterland
woodland
riparian
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
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Dianella revoluta
black anther lily I blue flax lily I spreading flax lily
spreading evergreen with attractive purple flower spikes in spring |
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| origin | nsw, victoria, q'ld, wa, sa & tasmania |
| cultural notes | fast growing, very hardy and long lived. Will grow in full sun or part shade in most soil conditions. Tufted perennial which forms clumps to 1.5 in diameter |
| maintenance | remove old brown leaves to neaten |
| tolerates | drought & frost hardy, wet areas and windy sites |
| flowering season | late spring through to summer |
| flower colour | delicate flowers are mid to dark blue/violet with black anthers and appear in open clusters in Oct-Nov.(Dec-Jan). Flower stalks rise on wiry stems from foliage, frequently exceeding it in height. Attractive blue/purple berries persist months after flowers |
| foliage colour | leathery, long and linear blue green leaves sometimes reddish at base of stem, broad strap-like leaf blades which can grow to 85cm long |
| width | up to 1.5m |
| height | up to 2.5m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart for mass planting or 50cm apart for specimen planting |
| recommended uses | provides long periods of interest in gardens as a decorative specimen or in mass planting, good understorey plant adding texture , bird attracting berries, rockeries, or in a border |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbush tucker
coastal gardens
fire retardant
flowers and showy seed heads
small plants for small gardens
suited to pots
project typeurban and commercial
residential
ecosystem typecoastal hinterland
alpine
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
good drainage
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Bulbine glauca
rock lily
blue foliage succulent with attractive yellow flowers |
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| origin | nsw, vic, tas, qld |
| cultural notes | full sun, most soil conditions, requires adequate drainage and dry conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | old foliage and flower spikes may be removed |
| tolerates | drought conditions, frost hardy |
| flowering season | spring to summer |
| flower colour | yellow star shaped flowers on long flower spikes |
| foliage colour | blue green succulent like foliage |
| height | up to 0.4m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart |
| recommended uses | ornamental feature plant, ideal for landscaping, rockeries and pots |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
project typeurban and commercial
residential
ecosystem typewoodland
grassland
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
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Ammobium alatum
Winged stemmed daisy
A hardy perennial with silvery green clumped foliage and abundant yellow and white flowers displayed prominantly in summer. The flower stems have a distinctive winged shape. |
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| origin | NSW, Qld Tas, SA. |
| cultural notes | A hardy plant, tolerant of most soils, requires full sun. |
| maintenance | After flowering the flower stems die back and can be unattractive. These should be removed. |
| tolerates | Frost tolerant. Tolerant of dry conditions and poor soils. |
| flowering season | Summer. |
| flower colour | Yellow, surrounded by papery white bracts. Displayed on long branched stems held above the foliage. |
| foliage colour | Leaves are silver-green and form a clump. |
| width | up to 0.5m |
| height | up to 1m |
| plant spacing | 50cm apart |
| recommended uses | Can be used in garden beds for foliage colour and prominent flowers in summer. The flowers and floiage is sometimes used in cut flower arrangements. |
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water wise plants
water hardiness
project typeurban and commercial
residential
erosion control
ecosystem typealpine
woodland
grassland
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
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Acaena nova-zealandiae
bidgee widgee
A creeping perennial groundcover with vivid green leaves and spiny red seed heads held above the foliage. |
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| origin | Eastern NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas, SA, New Zealand, New Guinea. |
| cultural notes | A hardy plant tolerant of poor soils provided they are well drained. They prefer full sun but will tolerate light shade. |
| tolerates | Tolerant of drought, frost and low nutrient soils. |
| flowering season | October to January |
| flower colour | The flowers are greenish white in colour and form small balls held above the foliage on a long stalk. The flowers are followed by spiny red seed heads in late summmer. |
| foliage colour | Vivid green leaves with toothed margins. |
| width | up to 4m |
| height | up to 0.2m |
| plant spacing | 100cm apart A spreading groundcover that will root freely from leaf nodes. |
| recommended uses | A hardy plant adaptable to a wide range of conditions. A good soil binder, it is useful for erosion control on steep banks. |
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