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Forest and woodland plants

These plants are found in these landforms or conditions but can grow elsewhere:
Dry
The plants that are most capable of surviving very dry conditions
Woodland
trees are smaller, further apart and closer to plains
Forest
Trees are taller, closer together and closer to mountains
Upper forest
Above 350 m altitude
Alpine
Above 1500 m altitude

The plant categories correspond with the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment landforms descriptions and new plant lists on their site:  SEARCH for ‘native plant list’ at www.dse.vic.gov.au"

Let the Aussies come home - put some local native plants in your garden!

Our plants are:

  • Sourced and grown locally
  • In pots with root trainers for denser and stronger root deveopment
  • In a range of containers designed for difficult revegetation situations
  • Available in large quantities
  • Available in advanced sizes
  • Price discounted for large quantities and advanced ordering
  • In square pots to prevent 'planting-out shock' caused by root disturbance and removal when roots have coiled around the base of a round pot

So don't tickle their roots because they don't need it!.... They are already giggling at the frost.

PRICE is from $5.00 per pot. Discount for Landcare and similar club/organisation members; house-lot; bulk buy. Phone Jill 0418 579 331.

Registered Post and Pack:
Parcels are sent by Registered Post which includes insurance cover for Victoria and NSW. 1 or 2 plants cost $10.00, 3 to 10 plants cost $20.00, 11 to 20 plants cost $25.00, for orders over 20 plants or for a state other than Victoria or NSW we will contact you with a quote when you place your order.

YES we can deliver locally. Contact us!

Want to visit our nursery?
NOW!! NEW !!
These local stores are now stocking a range of Our Native Garden Plants:

Mt Beauty Hardware and Drapery, 12-14 Hollond St Mt Beauty VIC 3699 ph 03 5754 1999 open 7 days

Old Tawonga Store, 52 Kiewa Valley Highway Tawonga VIC 3697 ph 03 5754 1667 open 7 days

Sue Ellen Drapery and Cottage Garden, 6 High St, Yackandandah, VIC 3749 ph 02 6027 1602 open 7 days

Please phone Jill M: 0418 579 331 | Ph: 02 6027 1089 or Contact us to arrange a time. SOON we will open the Tawonga nursery on Friday and Saturday afternoons.

Grass

Common Tussock Grass
(Poa labillarderei)

Origin: DRY. Forest, upper forest. A soft, hardy tussock grass to 50 cm tall. Food for caterpillars. Useful for controlling soil erosion. Good wildlife habitat. Fire retardant.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Fine-leaf or Grey Tussock Grass
(Poa sieberiana)

Origin: Dry/Woodland/Forest. Soft tussock grass to 30 cm height. Fire retardant. Was used for string or basket making. Food for caterpillars of Klug’s Xenica butterfly .

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Kangaroo Grass
(Themeda triandra)

D W F Soft tussock to 50cm high, seed stalks to 1.5m. Bronze hues in winter. Stems and leaves used for fibre for string and nets, food for caterpillars of Xenica butterfly and Brown Butterflies.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Love Grass
(Eragrostis brownii)

D W F Height to 10 cm. Leaf blades radiate from base to make flat disc 30 cm wide. Flowers between Nov and May. Ideal for rarely- or no-mow lawn. Available Dec 2008.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Silver Top Wallaby Grass
(Joycea pallida)

W F Tussock to 40 cm height. On slopes has drooping habit, making drop shaped mounds. Distinctive red anthers, flowers between Nov and Feb. Fire retardant. Available Dec 2008.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Slender Wallaby Grass
(Austrodanthonia pencilllata)

Origin: Dry Woodland/Forest Variable small, fine-leaved tussock to 15 cm height. Flowers between Sept and Feb. Ideal as a component of rarely- or no-mow lawns. Fire retardant.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Tall Mountain Tussock Grass
(Poa helmsii)

W F U A Robust, variable large to medium tussock, height to 50 cm and seed stalks to 1.5m.Flowers between Nov and Feb. Fire retardant. Leaves used for string or baskets.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

Windmill Grass
(Chloris truncata)

Origin: DRY. A super tough perennial grass. Low growing and stays green all year. as a component of rarely- or no-mow lawns. Decorative flower heads up to 40cm tall resemble windmills.

Price: $5.00
Quantity

 

 

 

 

 
For enquiries about any of our services, please get in touch
Jill Dawson: M:0418 579 331 | Ph:02 6027 1089 email: jilldawson@alpineology.com.au
 
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