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
GRASSES
Anthosacne scabra	Common Wheat-grass	Open-tufted perennial grass; slender spike flowers; drier soils including gravel.
Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis	Veined Spear-grass	Erect; rough inrolled leaves; moist soils.
Dichelachne crinita	Long-hair Plume-grass	Dense erect spike-like panicle; well drained soils.
Microlaena stipoides	Weeping Grass	Graceful, weeping stems; flat leaves; moist; lawns.
Pentapogon quadrifidus	Five-awned Spear-grass	Tufted, erect grass, inrolled leaves; br. panicles.
Poa ensiformis	Sword Tussock-grass	Vigorous rhiz. tussock; purple sheath lower leaves.
Poa labillardieri	Common Tussock-grass	Large; widespread; rough grey-green leaves; moist soils
Poa morrisii	Soft Tussock-grass	Attractive, soft grass; moist, well-drained; accent plant
Poa sieberiana	Grey Tussock-grass	Variable; adaptable, dense tufted; grows under trees
Rytidosperma caespitosum	Common Wallaby Grass	Tussock; 1m. common and widespread.
Rytidosperma fulvum	Copper-awned Wallaby Grass	Long, fluffy, crowded spikelets
Rytidosperma geniculatum	Kneed Wallaby Grass	Shorter; tolerant of most soils; useful in lawns.
Rytidosperma racemosum	Clustered Wallaby-grass	Component of lawns; fine; adaptable to most soils.
Rytidosperma setaceum	Bristly Wallaby-grass	Slender; adaptable to a range of soils.
Rytidosperma tenuior	Purplish Wallaby-grass	Erect; common on well-drained soils.
Other Wallaby-grasses when identified and available
Themeda triandra	Kangaroo Grass	Widespread, tussock; adaptable.
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