Some plants of the Whitehorse (Victoria, Australia) area.

The following list is a sample of the range of plants indigenous to this region which are grown at the nursery.

The following are species we TRY to grow given the season and availability of seed and cuttings.
Please ask – we may have a few other species from time to time
Note: there have been many name changes recently

Botanical Name	Common Name	Characteristics
LARGE SHRUBS 2m TO 6m
Acacia paradoxa	Hedge Wattle	Bushy; prickly; birds; yellow balls spring.
Acacia stricta	Hop Wattle	Upright; bluish foliage; pale yellow balls spring.
Acacia verticillata	Prickly Moses	Short, sharp needles; lemon rods winter/spring.
Bursaria spinosa	Sweet Bursaria	Variable woody shrub to small tree; fragrant flowers in summer
Callistemon sieberi	River Bottlebrush	Open to dense weeping; small cream bottlebrushes; moist.
Goodia lotifolia	Golden-tip	Open shrub; clover-like leaves; yellow pea flowers in spring.
Kunzea leptospermoides	Yarra Burgan	Dense; masses sm white flowers in summer.
Leptospermum continentale	Prickly Tea-tree	Erect; small leaves/sharp point; white flowers spring/summer.
Melaleuca ericifolia	Swamp Paperbark	Small cream brushes spring/summer.
Melicytus dentatus	Tree Violet	Spiny; narrow leaves; moist; yellow flowers in spring.
Ozothamnus ferrugineus	Tree Everlasting	Understorey; moist; white flowers spring/summer.
Olearia lirata	Snowy Daisy-bush	Erect; leaves whitish below; masses daisy flowers spring
Prostanthera lasianthos	Victorian Christmas-bush	Aromatic leaf; purple-spotted white flowers summer.
Viminaria juncea	Golden Spray	Weeping sprays yellow pea flowers spring/summer.
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