C
lay
S
oils
N
ative
P
lants
L
ist
Flower Colour
Also suitable for loam, sand, gravel
Salt Tolerant
Wet Site Tolerant
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Specialist Salt plant
Corymbia calophylla
Eucalyptus marginata
subsp. thalassica
Eucalyptus patens
Eucalyptus rudis
Eucalyptus wandoo
Marri
Jarrah
Blackbutt
Flooded Gum
Wandoo
Dec
-May
Jun-Jan
Feb-Nov
Jul-Sept
Dec-may
Trees over 15m
May-Jan
Feb-Aug
May-Jan
Aug-Jan
Jul-Jan
Oct-Mar
Trees / Shrubs 5-15m
Rock Sheoak
Acorn Banksia
Swamp Sheoak
York Gum
Swamp Paperbark
Banbar
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*
Allocasuarina huegeliana
Banksia prionotes
Casuarina obesa
Eucalyptus loxophleba
(local provenance)
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
Melaleuca teretifolia
Shrubs 1-3m
Acacia drummondii
Acacia lasiocarpa
Allocasuarina humilis
Astartea fascicularis
Calothamnus quadrifidus
Hakea incrassata
Hakea lissocarpha
Hakea undulata
Hypocalymma angustifolium
Verticordia plumosa
Drummond’s Wattle
Panjang
Dwarf Sheoak
One-Sided Bottlebrush
Marble Hakea
Honey Bush
Wavy Leafed Hakea
White Myrtle
Plumed Featherflower
Jun-Oct
May-Oct
May-Nov
May-Nov
Jun-Dec
Jul-Nov
May-Sept
Jul-Oct
Jun-Oct
Jul-Feb
Shrubs 3-5m
Acacia saligna
Grevillea bipinnatifida
Hakea varia
Melaleuca cuticularis
Melaleuca thyoides
Melaleuca uncinata
Melaleuca viminea
Viminaria juncea
Golden-Wreath Wattle
Fushia Grevillea
Variable-Leaved Hakea
Salt Water Paperbark
Broom Bush
Monah
Swishbush
Jul-Dec
Mar-Jan
Jul-Nov
Aug-Nov
Sept-Dec
Jul-Dec
Jul-Nov
Oct -Jan
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*
*
Shrubs Less than 1m
Anigozanthos humilis
Anigozanthos viridis
Isopogon divergens
Isopogon dubius
Verticordia plumosa
Catspaw
Green Kangaroo Paw
Spreading Coneflower
Pincushion Coneflower
Plumed Featherflower
Jul
-Oct
Aug-Oct
Aug-Oct
Jul-Oct
Jul-Feb
C
lay
S
oils
These soils range from sandy clays to cracking clays (clays which crack
strongly as they dry out). Red, grey, brown and yellow colours are common.
These soils are generally prone to waterlogging and are rich in iron and
organic matter. Retention of nutrients such as phosphorous is high as they
are held by the clay particles, therefore nutrient loss mainly occurs through
the erosion of topsoil.
Isopogon dubius
Eucalyptus wandoo
Calothamnus quadrifidus