Suitable Plants
The list below is a guide to suitable plants for the surface irrigation disposal area. Please note, due to wide climatic and soil variations, you should check with your local plant nursery before finalising your plant choice.
Trees
Botanical name |
Common name |
Approx. height |
Agonis Flexuosa |
Willow Myrtle |
5 – 6 metres |
Acacia Baileyana |
Cootamundra Wattle |
3 – 5 metres |
Banksia Spp. |
– |
3 – 10 metres |
Casuarina Glauca |
Swamp Oak |
6 – 12 metres |
Casuarina Stricta |
Drooping She Oak |
3 – 5 metres |
Casuarina Cunninghamiana |
River She Oak |
6 – 10 metres |
Callistemon Viminalis |
Red Bottlebruck |
3 – 6 metres |
Callistemon Salignus |
White Bottlebrush |
3 – 6 metres |
Eucalyptus Robusta |
Swamp Mohongany |
6 – 9 metres |
Eucalyptus Saligna |
Sydney Blue Gum |
15 – 20 metres |
Eucalyptus Grandis |
Flooded Gum |
10 – 20 metres |
Eucalyptus Camaldulensis |
River Red Gum |
15 – 20 metres |
Eucalyptus Cosmophylla |
Cup Gum |
5 – 6 metres |
Hymenosporum Flavum |
Native Frangipani |
3 – 6 metres |
Leptospermum Laevigatum |
Coast Tea Tree |
5 – 6 metres |
Melaleuca Armillaris |
Bracelet Honey Myrtle |
3 – 4 metres |
Malaleuca Quinquenervia |
Broad Paperback |
5 – 7 metres |
Melaleuca Nesophila |
Western Tea Myrtle |
2 – 4 metres |
Pittosporum Spp. |
– |
2 – 4 metres |
Syzygium Paniculatum |
Bush Cherry |
8 – 10 metres |
Tristania Laurina |
Kanuka |
3 – 5 metres |
Shrubs
Botanical name |
Common name |
Approx. height |
Abelia X Grandiflora |
Abelia |
2 – 3 metres |
Acacia Floribund |
Gossamer Wattle |
2 – 4 metres |
Acacia Longifolia |
Sallow Wattle |
2 – 4 metres |
Acacia Iteaphylla |
Flinders Range Wattle |
2 – 3 metres |
Cotoneaster Spp. |
– |
2 – 4 metres |
Cortaderia Selloana |
Pampas Grass |
2 – 3 metres |
Cyperus Alternifolius |
Umbrella Grass |
0.5 – 1 metre |
Cyperus Papyrus |
Papyrus |
1 – 2 metres |
Cassia Spp. |
Swamp Mahogany |
1 – 3 metres |
Chamelaucium Uncinatum |
Geralton Wax |
2 – 4 metres |
Dryandra Formosa |
– |
1 – 3 metres |
Eremopjhila Spp. |
– |
1 – 2 metres |
Grevillea Spp. |
– |
1 – 3 metres |
Hebe Spp. |
Veronica |
0.5 – 1 metres |
Iris Pseudacorus |
Yellow Flag Iris |
0.5 – 1 metres |
Nerium Oleander |
Oleander |
2 – 3 metres |
Melaleuca Decussata |
Cross Leaved Honey Myrtle |
1 – 2 metres |
Phormium Tenax |
New Zealand Flax |
2 – 2.5 metres |
Perennials / Ground cover
Botanical name |
Common name |
Approx. height |
Aster Novi-gelgii |
Perennial Aster |
0.5 – 1 metre |
Canna |
– |
1 – 2 metres |
Chrysanthemum Frutescens |
Marguerite Daisy |
1 metre |
Chrysanthemum Maximum |
Shasta Daisy |
1 metre |
Gazania Ringens |
Black Eyed Susan |
0.4 metres |
Impatiens Spp. |
– |
0.4 metres |
Salvia Uliginosa |
Bog Salvia |
0.4 metres |
Viola Spp. |
– |
0.4 metres |
Climbers
Botanical name |
Common name |
Approx. height |
Bougainvillaea Spp. |
– |
Variable |
Clematis Spp. |
– |
Variable |
Hardenbergia Violacea |
Purple Coral Pea |
Variable |
Hibbertia Scandens |
Snake Vine |
Variable |
Jasminum Grandiflorum |
– |
Variable |
Jasminum Polyanthum |
– |
Variable |
Jasminum Officinale |
Common Jasmin |
Variable |
Kennedia Rubicunda |
Dusky Coral Pea |
Variable |
Lonicera Japonica |
Japanese Honeysuckle |
Variable |
Passiflora Spp. |
Passion Flower |
Variable |
Vitis Coignetiae |
Glory Vine |
Variable |