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Acaena montana - 'Alpine Buzzy'

Mat forming ground cover. Tiny 'buzzy' flowers. Bright shiny green foliage. Tasmanian bush tucker.

Feature Codes: JNTX
Seeds per gram: 1500

Acaena novae-zelandiae 'Buzzy'

Dense mat forming ground cover. Large 'buzzy' flowers.

Feature Codes: ABCDEFHJNOPS
Seeds per gram: 900

Astelia alpina var alpine 'Pineapple Grass'

Dense mat forming ground cover to 0.25 metres. Green and silver foliage. Tasmanian Bush Tucker.

Feature Codes: DEHIfJNQTX
Seeds per gram: 1300

Calocephalus citreus  'Lemon Beauty Heads'

Tasmanian provenance

Perennial. Spreading prostrate ground cover. Mat forming to 0.6m (+) in diameter. Yellow, lemon scented button flowers on short, erect stems in summer.Any soils except wet. Drought tolerant. Moderately frost hardy.

Feature Codes: ABCEKKbNOPQ

Calocephalus lacteus 'Milky Beauty Heads'

Spreading prostrate ground cover forming patches to 0.6(+) metres in diameter. Erect button flowers in summer.

Feature Codes: D(riverflats)HKcN
Seeds per gram: sold with pappus

Clematis gentianoides 'Ground Clematis'

Clump forming, non climbing clematis to 0.5 metres. White star- shaped flowers in spring-summer.

Feature Codes: (B)CEKbO(P)X
Seeds per gram: 250

Convovulus angustissimus (erubescens) 'Pink Bindweed'

Twining plant forming loose clumps to 0.3 metres. Pink flowers in spring/summer.

Feature Codes: CEKbO
Seeds per gram: 100

Dichondra repens 'Kidney weed'

Vigorous spreading self-rooting ground cover. Kidney shaped leaves. Flowers white but insignificant. Alternative lawn species.

Feature Codes: ABCDEFIcKabP

Disphyma crassifolium 'Round Leaf Pigface'

Refer to Succulents

 
Gunnera cordifolia 'Tasmanian Mudleaf' or 'Heart Leaved Gunnera'

Tasmanian endemic species.

Mat forming, dense ground cover for cool, wet sites. Good around ponds. Flowers in spring followed by red berries. Frost tolerant. Boggy or damp soils.

Feature Codes: HIfJNPTX

Hardenbergia violacea 'Sarsparilla Vine'

Refer to Climbers

 
Kennedia nigricans 'Black Cockatoo Pea'

Tasmanian provenance.
Australian native - Western Australia.

Perennial ground cover, trailing plant or climber. Width 3m+. Growth rate very fast. Any soils except very wet. Full sun to part shade. Moderately frost hardy. Very drought resistant. Black flowers with yellow stripes in spring and summer. Prune to shape if required. Butterfly attracting.

Feature Codes: ABCEOP

Kennedia prostrata 'Running Postman'

Prostrate ground cover. Crimson pea flowers in spring. Ornamental. Tasmanian bush tucker.

Feature Codes: ABCEKbPQ
Seeds per gram: 80

Kennedia rubicunda 'Dusky Coral Pea'

Tasmanian provenance. Australian native.

Perennial ground cover, trailing plant or climber. Width 3m+. Very fast growth rate. Any soils except very wet. Full sun to part shade. Moderately frost hardy. Very drought resistant. Masses of dark red flowers in spring and summer. Can be pruned to shape.

Feature Codes: ABCEOP

Milligania densiflora 'Common Milligania'

Dense mat forming perennial to 60 cm. Erect stems of multiple white flowers (with pink or red centres) in summer.

Feature Codes: DHIfNPTX

Muehlenbeckia gunnii 'Macquarie Vine'

Tasmanian provenance.

Perennial twining plant with woody stems to 10.0m. Useful as ground cover.Lemon yellow flowers in spring followed by nuts.

Well drained soils. Frost hardy. Full sun to shade. Prune to shape if required.

Feature Codes: EFGNPU

Pultenaea pedunculata 'Carpet Pea'

Prostrate matting ground cover. Masses of small yellow and orange pea flowers in spring. Stocks often limited.

Feature Codes: BCEKbO
Seeds per gram: 300

Pultenaea prostrata 'Silky Bushpea'

Tasmanian provenance.

Low spreading shrub to 30cm high. Forms wide mats through open grasslands. Vibrant orange and yellow pea flowers in spring.

Feature Codes: CEKKbOP

Ptilotus spathulatus 'Pussy Tails'

Spreading prostrate perennial with stems terminating with upright fluffy yellowish flower heads. Ornamental. Sold with pappus.

Feature Codes: CKbO

Rhagodia candolleana 'Coastal Saltbush'

Refer to Succulents

 
Salicornia quinqueflora

Refer to Succulents

 
Scaevola aemula 'Fairy Fan Flower'

Tasmanian provenance.

Prostrate ground cover. Perennial. Height to 01.m (10cm) and width to 1.0m+. Growth rate fast.

Excellent for massed planting, rockeries, borders. Most soils except very wet. Full sun to part shade. Responds after severe frost otherwise hardy. Very drought tolerant. Masses of pink flowers in summer. Very prolific 'living mulch'. Rare

Feature Codes: ABCEKNOP

Suaeda australis
Suaeda australis 'Seablite'

Refer to Succulents

 
Tetragonia implexicoma
Tetragonia implexicoma 'Bower Spinach'

Refer to 'Succulents'

 

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The feature codes used above are as follows:

A Coastal exposure; beach frontage, dunes or cliffs.  J Sub-alpine to alpine; Areas above montane, often treeless.
B Coastal heath; sandy soils, high wind exposure, low nutrient levels.  K Grasslands.
C Dry sclerophyll forest; rocky, poor soil types; very good drainage, low rainfall.  Ka Coastal dune systems.
D Riverbank and riparian; associated with streams and rivers.  Kb Lowland savannah; open grassland and grassy open forests.
E Widespread; distributed over much of the state.  Kc Montane grasslands, heaths and herbfields.
F Wet sclerophyll/eucalyptus forest; deep fertile soils; rainfall 1000-1500mm per year.  Kd Alpine tussock grasslands and herbfields.
G Temperate rainforest, myrtle forest; rainfall in excess of 1500mm per year.  N Frost hardy; tolerant of frosts to at least minus 7.0 degrees C.
H Montane; plateau vegetation including high altitude eucalyptus forests.  O Drought tolerant.
I Swamps and bogs.  P Shade tolerant; indicates tolerance of full or partial (P) shade.
Ia Coastal saltmarsh; dominated by succulents, grasses and sedges; very saline.  Q Edible; various plant parts.
Ib Brackish coastal and estuarine.  R Poisonous (where known).
Ic Freshwater swamps and soaks.  S Pioneer species.
Id Moving water (freshwater).  T Tolerant of poor drainage.
Ie Buttongrass sedgelands; poor drainage; high fire frequency; high rainfall.  U Salt tolerant.
If Alpine moors and bogs.  X Tasmanian endemic species.