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Botanic Name Acacia rupicola

OTHER INFORMATION – Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Rock Wattle

Family Name Fabaceae sub family Mimosaceae

Origin: South Australia

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions:
(height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Phyllodes, gland 0.5 – 2mm above base Shape: Linear - lanceolate, to narrowly triangular.

Dimensions: 15 – 20mmL x 1.5 -2mmW

Arrangement - Whorled Surface: Glabrous, viscid, raised prominent rib.

Margin: Thickened Colour: Dull dark green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Solitary head with 20 – 25 flowers in a Shape: Globular
globular head
Dimensions: 5 – 8mm Diameter
Season/months: August to November Colour: Creamy yellow

Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description: Legume, linear 4 – 7cm x 3 -5mm Curved, slightly contracted between seeds.

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Botanic Name Agonis flexuosa
Common Name Willow Myrtle OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Myrtaceae
Origin: South-west WA

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type: Tree
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions:
(height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Narrow lanceolate to narrow elliptic;
narrowed at both ends
Dimensions 5-12cm x 0.5-1.5cm Leaves scented when crushed
Arrangement: Alternate Surface: new leaves silky and pink aging to glabrous

Margin: Entire Colour: Mid green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Dense axillary clusters of 8-10 flowers Shape: Crateriform

Dimensions: 1cm across

Season/months: September to December Colour: White

Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description: Small globular, woody capsules 0.5cm

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Botanic Name Alyogyne hakeifolia OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Native Hibiscus
Family Name Malvaceae
Origin: SA and South west Western Australia

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple needle like Shape: Lobed, needle like

Dimensions: 50 – 100mm long x 1-2mm wide

Arrangement: Alternate Surface: Glabrous

Margin: Lobed into needle like segments Colour: Dark green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Singles or clusters Shape: Tubular; has staminal column and epicalyx

Dimensions: 5-6cm L
Season/Months: November to March Colour: Mauve, yellow, pink, cream

Perfume:

FRUIT
Description: 5 celled capsule

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Botanic Name Bougainvillea cultivars OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Bougainvillea
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Origin: South America; cultivars - various

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Ovate to elliptic

Dimensions: To 7 – 10 cm L x 7 – 10 cm W
Arrangement: Alternate Surface: Slightly hairy to glabrous

Margin: Entire and sometimes undulate Colour: Pale to dark green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Axillary, 3 flowered
Season/months: Late spring to autumn
Shape: Apetalous; calyx tubular – 5 lobed
Bracts - modified leaves
Dimensions: Flowers to 2cm long
Colour: Bracts cream, mauve, purple, red, crimson,
pink and white
Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description:

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Botanic Name Choisya ternata OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Mexican Orange Blossom
Family Name Rutaceae
Origin: Mexico

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions:.(height & width)
LEAVES
Type: Compound Shape: Trifoliate, sessile, leaflets oblanceolate

Dimensions: 5-7cm x 4-5cm

Arrangement: Opposite Surface: Glabrous, glossy, aromatic when crushed

Margin: Entire Colour: Mid green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: 2-5 flowered clusters; corymbose Shape: Rotate
cymes
Dimensions: 2-2.5cm across
Season/months: August to november Colour: White, yellow anthers

Perfume: Sweetly fragrant

FRUIT
Description: Small berries

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Botanic Name Dianella ensifolia ‘Border Silver’
Common Name OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Phormiaceae
Origin - ensifolia Australia Asia Hawaii, Madagascar

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Lanceolate widest at the middle apex Acute
Dimensions: 60 – 80 cm L x 3.5 – 4cm at widest point
Arrangement: Basal forming V shaped fans of foliage Surface: Glabrous above mid rib, prominent on lower
emerging at the base surface other veins striate on lower surface

Margin: Entire or finely serrate Colour: Tones of dark and mid green with cream and
silvery stripes

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Panicle Shape: 6 tepals, reflexed, stellate

Dimensions: 1 – 1.5cm wide

Season/months: Spring to early summer Colour: Blue purple

Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description: Berry - blue to purple, glossy.

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Botanic Name Helichrysum italicum
OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Curry plant
Family Name Asteraceae
Origin: Southern SW Europe

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Narrow linear

Dimensions: 3-4cm L Leaves aromatic – curry aroma

Arrangement: Alternate, sessile Surface: Sparsely hairy
Margin: Revolute Colour: Silver-grey

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Terminal capitulum (head) crowded
into long stemmed flattish sprays to 8cm across.
Season/months: Spring & summer
Shape: Individual flowers small
Dimensions: To 2.5cm across
Colour: Dull white to yellow

Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description:

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Botanic Name Lagerstroemia indica OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Crepe Myrtle
Family Name Lythraceae
Origin: Temp & trop India, Burma, South China

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Broadly elliptic to oblong
Short petiole
Dimensions: 4-8cm x 3-4cm
Arrangement: Opposite Surface: Glossy

Margin: Entire Colour: Mid to dark green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Terminal panicle – 20cm x 15cm + Shape: Rotate; petals – slender claw then orbicular,
 ruffled and crimped

Dimensions: 2-4cm wide

Season/months: Early January to April Colour: White, pink, mauve, rosy red

Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description: Ovoid woody capsule -1cm wide, brown, winged seeds

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Botanic Name Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Magnolia
Family Name Magnoliaceae
Origin: Steed’s Nursery, North Carolina, USA

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Elliptical

Dimensions: 10-20cm x 6-10cm

Arrangement: Alternate Surface: Glabrous and glossy above with dense, rust
brown tomentum beneath
Margin: Entire, slightly recurved Colour: Dark green above

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Solitary, terminal Shape: Crateriform, 3 sepals, 3 petals

Dimensions: 12-16cm across

Season/months: November to march Colour: Ivory white to cream; long lasting

Perfume: Sweetly lemon perfumed

FRUIT
Description: Cone shaped aggregate fruit, 6-8cm brown follicles

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Botanic Name Malus spp.
OTHER INFORMATION –
Common Name Crab Apple

Family Name Rosaceae

Origin: Mediterranean, Asia

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Various

Dimensions:
Arrangement: Alternate at base, whorled at apex Surface:

Margin: Various Colour: Dark green, red in autumn

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Bisexual, insect pollinated Shape: Rotate

Dimensions:
Season/months: Mid to late spring. Colour: White, pink, red

Perfume: Yes

FRUIT
Description: Pome, seeds not fruit contain Hydrogen cyanide

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Botanic Name Nandina domestica
Common Name Sacred Bamboo OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Berberidaceae
Origin: Japanese Islands, China, Eastern India

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Habit:
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Bi or tri-pinnately compound leaflets in 3-5s on Shape: Ovate leaflets or broadly lanceolate, apices
slender petiolules acuminate, bases cuneate - sessile

Dimensions: Leaves to 45 cms, leaflets to 5-6 cms

Arrangement: Alternate Surface: Glabrous
Colour: Dark to bright green above, crimson in
Margin: Entire autumn/winter

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Erect, terminal panicles 30 – 35cm Shape: Parts of flowers imbricate (overlap)
Petals: 1 whorl of 3 obovate to 10 mm
Dimensions: Small
Season/months: Mainly Summer to Autumn Colour: White
 Perfume:

FRUIT Calyx of about 4 whorls of 3 white sepals

Description: Scarlet berries, round. April to well into August even when cut for indoors.

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Botanic Name Nepeta x faassenii
Common Name Catmint OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Lamiaceae
Origin: North Africa

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES aromatic
Type: Simple Shape: Ovate - lanceolate

Dimensions: 2.5cm L x 1 – 1.5 cm W

Arrangement: Opposite lower petiolate upper sessile Surface: Fine short soft hairs

Margin: Toothed Colour: Grey green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Whorled spike Shape: Labiate

Dimensions: 5mm L 2 -3mm W

Season/months: Spring to late summer Colour: Lavender blue lavender spots on lower lip

Perfume: Yes

FRUIT
Description: Sterile - does not fruit, but in other Nepeta is a group of four, one seeded, achene like nutlets.
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Ornamental Grass Profile Sheet 13

Botanic Name Pennisetum advena ‘Rubrum’ Common Name Purple Fountain Grass

Origin: Central Africa Family Name Poaceae

Plant type: Growth period Summer

Evergreen Perennial Herbaceous?

Plant Habit:

Plant dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Dimensions: 55- 60cm forming culm (stem) to 1.5m Surface: Glabrous below, but hispid on margin and
Long upper surface

Colour: Blade green / reddish purple above green

below. Sheaths green / purple with age.
Sheath Description: Overlapping at base hairy on Ligule: Short divided membranous tan colour
margins towards apex

Blade Description: 40 – 45cm L x 8 -100mm at base Auricle: Nil (soft hairs on margin)
tapering to fine acuminate tip
Vernation: Rolled Collar: Continuous yellowy green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Raceme Colour: Reddish purple fading to tan

Season/months: Spring /summer Dimensions: 30cm L x 1.5-2cm Diam (cylindrical

shape)

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Botanic Name Pyrus spp.
Common Name Pear OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Rosaceae
Origin China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Ovate to broad ovate, linear lanceolate
Dimensions: 6 -10cm long x 4 – 6 cm depending
on species
Arrangement: Alternate Surface: Glabrous, Glossy; leathery
main veins pubescent underneath
Margin: Undulate and crenulate (not bristle-toothed) Colour: Mid to dark green;
orange, scarlet to ruby red in autumn

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Umbellate cluster of 6 – 10 flowers on Shape: Crateriform to rotate, 5 obovate petals
lateral spurs
Dimensions: 2 – 2.5cm across
Season/months: Mid-August to early October Colour: White

Perfume: Slight unpleasantly scented

FRUIT
Description: Few to sometimes numerous; pomes - pears; small, green or brown, dotted; hard and gritty.

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Botanic Name Rosmarinus officinalis OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Rosemary
Family Name Lamiaceae

Origin: Southern Europe to Turkey

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Linear

Dimensions: 2-3cm x 2-4mm Strongly aromatic when crushed

Arrangement: Opposite Surface: Glabrous above, finely tomentose below

Margin: Entire, recurved Colour: Dark green above, whitish below

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Axillary raceme Shape: Bilabiate

Dimensions: 8-10mm long

Season/months: August to November and sporadic Colour: Pale whitish lavender, violet spots

Perfume: None

FRUIT
Description: Not seen

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Botanic Name Stachys byzantina
Common Name Lambs Ear OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Lamiaceae
Origin: Istanbul - the Balkans to Iran

GROWTH HABIT .
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Oblanceolate

Dimensions: 10 - 12 cm long x 7 – 8 cm wide

Arrangement: Opposite Surface: Tomentose

Margin: Entire Colour: Silvery White

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Spikes Shape: Bi-labiate

Dimensions: 1-1.5cm long

Season/months: Summer and autumn Colour: Purple

Perfume: No

FRUIT
Description: 4 achene like nuts

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Botanic Name Talipariti tiliaceum ‘Rubrum’ OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Cottonwood
Family Name Malvaceae
Origin: Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Northern
Australia and North west Coast of NSW

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Broadly cordate to nearly orbicular

Dimensions 8-15cm L x 8-15cm W

Arrangement: Alternate Surface: Coriaceous glabrous above, tomentose below.

Margin: Almost entire Colour: Dull green purple above whitish below

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Solitary Shape: 5 obovate petals nearly rotate stamina column

Dimensions: 5-7cm L x 10-12cm W

Season/months: Spring - summer Colour: Yellow crimson base of petals, yellow
filaments and anthers. Petals change to reddish apricot
with age.
Perfume:

FRUIT
Description: 5 lobed ovoid capsule 2 – 3 cm L

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Botanic Name Trachelospermum jasminoides OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Common Name Star Jasmine
Family Name Apocynaceae
Origin: Southern China and Malaya

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Elliptic to oval-lanceolate

Dimensions: To 9cm x 3.5cm

Arrangement: Opposite Surface: Glabrous, glossy
Colour: Mature leaves dark green, paler underside
Margin: Entire young leaves pale green

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Loose axillary and terminal clusters
Season/months: October to late December
Shape: Stellate-salverform; propeller-like petal shape;
petals twisted in bud.
Dimensions: To 2.5cm in diameter
Colour: White with a small pale-yellow centre

Perfume: Sweetly and heavily perfumed

FRUIT
Description:

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Botanic Name Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’
OTHER INFORMATION –
Common Name Spiderwort

Family Name Commelinaceae

Origin: Eastern Mexico/America

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple, dark purple stems, slightly succulent Shape: Lanceolate

Dimensions:
Arrangement: Sheathing alternate Surface: Glabrous succulent

Margin: Entire Colour: Greenish purple above, purple below

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Terminal clusters, solitary Shape: Calceolate/stellate 3 petals & 3 sepals equal

Dimensions: 1 - 2 cm diameter
Season/months: Late spring onwards to summer Colour: Pink or pink & white

Perfume: No

FRUIT
Description: Not seen

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Botanic Name Viburnum tinus
Common Name Viburnum OTHER INFORMATION - Plant sketch/photo
Family Name Adoxaceae
Origin: Southern Europe

GROWTH HABIT
Plant type:
Evergreen Deciduous Herbaceous
Plant Shape:
Dimensions: (height & width)

LEAVES
Type: Simple Shape: Elliptic to ovate

Dimensions: 6-10cm 2-3cm

Arrangement: Opposite Surface: Glabrous, leathery

Margin: Entire but coarsely undulate Colour: Dark green above, paler beneath

FLOWERS
Inflorescence: Terminal clusters (compound cyme) Shape: Funnelform-rotate;
8-10cm across; numerous flowers
Dimensions: 7-8mm across
Season/months: May to October Colour: Pale pink in bud, white flower

Perfume: Slightly unpleasant; pollinated by flies

FRUIT
Description: Drupe, ovoid, red aging to blue-black

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