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
GROUND COVERS, LOW PLANTS
Acaena echinata	Sheep’s Burr	Perennial tufted herb; tiny whitish flowers.
Acaena novae-zelandiae	Bidgee-widgee	Mat-like, long runners; white fl. brown seeds.
Centella cordifolia	Swamp Pennywort	Dwarf, creeping perennial herb; moist.
Chrysocephalum semipapposum	Clustered Everlasting	Wiry stems; clusters yellow flowers spring.
Coronidium scorpoides	Curling Everlasting	Whitish-green leaves; bright yellow fl. spr/sum.
Dichondra repens	Kidney Weed	Creeping herb; small cream-green flowers spring.
Geranium solanderi	Crane's Bill	Creeping perennial herb; small flowers.
Gonocarpus tetragynus	Common Raspwort	Small herb; tiny pinkish-red flowers
Hydrocotyle laxiflora	Stinking Pennywort	Creeping perennial herb; poor or rocky sites; semi-shade
Hypericum gramineum	Small St. John’s Wort	Small erect perennial herb; small orange-yellow fl.
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius	Wiry Buttons	Thin brown stems; small leaves; yellow fl. summer.
Microseris lanceolata	Yam Daisy	Simple bright yellow daisy fl.; moist to well drained soils.
Pelargonium australe	Austral Stork’s-bill	Soft perennial herb; pink fl; often on rocky outcrops
Pelargonium inodorum	Kopata	Annual herb; soft, hairy stems; pink fl.
Platylobium obtusangulum	Common Flat-pea	1-2 yellow with red central markings fl.;drier well drained soils.
Solenogyne sp.	Solenogyne
Stylidium graminifolium	Grass-leaved Triggerplant	Tufted perennial herb; deep ink fl.; well-drained soil.
Viola hederacea	Native Violet/td>	Tufted herb; single violet fl.
Wahlenbergia gracilis	Bluebell	Small spreading
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