Local plants
So you want to revegetate your land and don’t know what to plant? Here’s a recommended list of trees, shrubs and ground covers that will grow really well here in Blackwood and Barry’s Reef.
For information about where to source these species, email admin@blackwoodlandcare.org.au
This page is work in progress, so check back soon for an updated list.
Larger Trees
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Smaller Trees
Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria
Olearia argophylla Musk Daisy-Bush
Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris
Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas Bush
Medium Shrubs
Acacia mucronata var.longifolia Narrow-leaf Wattle
Banksia marginata Silver Banksia
Correa lawrenciana Mountain Correa
Daviesia leptophylla Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia
Indigofera australis Austral Indigo
Olearia lirata Snow Daisy-Bush
Pimelea axiflora Bootlace Bush
Pomaderris racemosa Cluster Pomaderris
Pultenaea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush Pea
Pultenaea gunnii Golden Bush Pea
Smaller Shubs/Groundcovers/Climbers
Bracteantha viscosa Shiny Everlasting
Clematis aristata Mountain Clematis
Comesperma volubile Love Creeper
Correa reflexa Common Correa
Dianella revoluta Black Anther Flax-Lily (for drier areas)
Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax-Lily (for damper areas)
Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot-pea
Geranium potentilloides Cinquefoil Cranesbil
Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral-pea
Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting
Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush
Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Pimelea linifolia Slender Rice Flower
Platylobium formosum Handsome Flat Pea
Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet
Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell
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