flowers in spring. It has a slight tendency 
to climb when planted against a tree trunk. 
Lomandra longifolia: plant forming 
clumps to 0.7 m high with arching, narrow, 
strap-like leaves and spikes of crowded 
cream flowers which are perfumed. 
Micromyrtus ciliata: forms vary from low 
spreading to upright and can be 1 m high 
by 1.5 m across. This plant has small fine 
foliage and masses of tiny white flowers 
which eventually turn deep pink in spring. 
Pandorea pandorana (wonga-wonga 
vine): graceful, vigorous, twining climber 
with glossy leaflets and tubular flowers 
varying in colour from white to maroon 
or gold, with a striped or spotted throat. 
Flowering period is in spring. 
Persoonia pinifolia (pine-leaf geebung): 
graceful pendulous shrub to 4 m high with 
soft pine-like leaves and small dense 
clusters of yellow flowers followed by 
clusters of attractive berry-like fruits which 
are edible. 
Pimelea ferruginea: neat rounded shrub 
to 1 m high with pink cushion-like clusters 
of bright pink flowers which cover the 
bush in spring. 
Pultenaea flexilis (graceful bush-pea): tall 
shrub to 4 m high which bears profuse 
yellow and red pea flowers in spring. 
Regelia ciliata: attractive shrub to 1.3 m 
high with small oval leaves and small fluffy 
oval heads of mauve flowers which last 
for long periods during spring and 
summer. 
Westringia glabra: upright, open shrub to 
1.5 m high with narrow leaves and bluish- 
mauve flowers in spring. 
Plants for heavy shade 
Australina muelleri: low spreading ground 
cover with attractive dark green foliage 
and insignificant flowers. Requires plenty 
of moisture. 
Correa baeuerlenii (chef’s cap correa): 
compact rounded shrub to 1.5 m high with 
glossy dark green leaves and green bell¬ 
shaped flowers which occur in winter. 
C. decumbens: a low spreading shrub 
0.3 m high and up to 3 m across with 
narrow leaves and slender, tubular red 
Pultenaea flexilis 
flowers which are tipped with green and 
occur throughout the year. 
Correa ‘Gwen’: hybrid between C. alba 
and C. reflexa is a low spreading shrub 
with attractive oval-shaped leaves, shiny 
dark green above and light green on the 
underside. The white, slightly tubular 
flowers are suffused with pink and occur 
over a prolonged period. 
Dianella tasmanica (flax lily): forms 
clumps of strap-like leaves with bright blue 
flowers with prominent yellow anthers in 
November followed by attractive bright 
blue berries in January. 
Eriostemon myoporoides (long-leaf wax- 
flower): rounded shrub 1-2 m high with 
smooth, usually oblong aromatic leaves. 
Bears a profusion of star-like flowers in 
spring which are white tinged with pink. 
Very hardy but tends to be open rather 
than compact in dense shade. 
Fieldia australis-, small climbing plant with 
tubular greenish-yellow flowers followed 
by succulent white berries. 
Helmholtzia glaberrima: beautiful plant 
with sword-shaped leaves 1.5 m long. The 
plant bears soft-pink pyramidal flower 
spikes on the end of long stems. 
Indigofera australis (austral indigo): 
attractive spreading or upright plant to 2 m 
high with bluish-green divided leaves and 
sprays of pink to purple (occasionally 
white) pea-shaped flowers in spring. 
Jasminum lineare: shrub or semi-climber 
with some twining stems. The leaflets are 
narrow and held in threes. The fragrant 
tubular cream flowers appear chiefly in 
autumn. 
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M. FAGG 
