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Native plants in Melbourne

12 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

2 of them need no watering beyond Melbourne’s own rainfall

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Shrubs2

Backbone planting

Silver Sunburst

Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Silver Sunburst'

No watering needed

Round-leaved Mint Bush

Prostanthera rotundifolia

Photo: grampianshiker · CC BY 4.0

Grasses2

Movement and texture

Dwarf Mat Rush

Lomandra longifolia 'Breeze Dwarf Mat Rush'

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Perennials5

Seasonal colour

Tasmanian Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica

Photo: Lek Khauv · CC BY 4.0

Blue Star Creeper

Isotoma fluviatilis

Photo: Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea 'Variegata'

Australian Iris

Orthrosanthus multiflorus

No watering needed Photo: T. Hammer · CC BY 4.0

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Photo: Crispin Holloway · CC0 1.0

Vines1

Verticals and screens

Meema False Sarsaparilla

Hardenbergia violacea 'Meema'

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

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