Trees (Up to 15m) Peppermint °Agonis flexuosa 12-15 white Aug-Dec L Fraser’s Sheoak Allocasuarina fraseriana 15 brown May-Oct Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata 5-8 yellow Sep-Oct L ✵ Bull Banksia Banksia grandis 10 yellow Sep-Dec Firewood Banksia °Banksia menziesii 10 pink & red Feb-Aug L ✵ Saw-tooth Banksia Banksia prionotes 10 cream & orange Feb-Aug L Rottnest Island Pine Callitris preissii 4-6 brown Jan-Dec L Silver Princess °Eucalyptus caesia 12 pink, red May-Sep ✵ WA Illyarrie Eucalyptus erythrocorys 7 yellow Feb-Apr L ✵ WACoastal Blackbutt Eucalyptus todtiana 9-16 creamy white Feb Rottnest Tea-tree Melaleuca lanceolata 5 white Oct-Mar L Albizia Paraserianthes lophantha 10 greenish yellow Aug-Sep Weeping Pittosporum Pittosporum phylliraeoides 8 white-yellow Jun-Oct L ✵Sandplain Woody Pear Xylomelum angustifolium 7 creamy white Dec-Feb ✵ WA Shrubs (3 to 5m) Red-eyed Wattle Acacia cyclops 3 yellow Sep-Jan L Common Woollybush °Adenanthos cygnorum 2-4 red Sep-Dec ✵Showy Banksia °Banksia speciosa 4 cream Jan-Feb ✵ WA Tree Smokebush Conospermum triplinervium 4.5 greyish white Aug-NovParrotbush Dryandra sessilis 4-5 yellow May-Nov Red Pokers Hakea bucculenta 4.5 red Aug-Sep ✵ WA Two-leaf Hakea Hakea trifurcata 3.5 white, cream, pink Jul-Oct Zamia Palm Macrozamia riedlei 3 red cones Sep-Oct Chenille Honeymyrtle Melaleuca huegelii 3 white Nov-Jan L ✵ Basket Bush Spyridium globulosum 3 white Jun-Nov L ✵

Shrubs (1 to 3m) Acacia truncata 0.5-2 yellow Jun-Sep LLilac Hibiscus Alyogyne huegelii 1-3 lilac Sep-Dec ✵ Baeckea robusta 0.9-2.6 white, pink Jun-Dec LWinged Boronia Boronia alata 0.3-2 pink, white Jul-Dec LOne-sided Bottlebrush °Calothamnus quadrifidus 1-2 red Aug-Dec L ✵ Southern Diplolaena Diplolaena dampieri 2 orange Jul-Sep Orange-flowered Eremaea Eremaea pauciflora 1.5-2 orange Sep-Dec Honey Bush Hakea lissocarpha 3 white-yellow, pink Jun-Sep ✵Candle Hakea Hakea ruscifolia 3 white Dec-Mar Tangling Honey-myrtle Melaleuca cardiophyhlla 1.5 white Jul-Jan Melaleuca pentagona 0.1-3 pink Sep-Dec L WA Wedding Bush °Ricinocarpus glaucus 0.3-2 white Jul-Dec ✵ Shining Fanflower Scaevola nitida 1 blue Aug-Dec ✵ Spiked Scholtzia Scholtzia involucrata 1.5 white, pale pink Dec-Mar Cockie’s Tongue Templetonia retusa 2 red Apr-Sep L ✵ Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii 3 white Nov-Jan L Shrubs (less than 1m) Acacia huegelii 0.3-1 cream-white Oct-Dec Dune Moses Acacia lasiocarpa 0.5-1 yellow Jun-Aug L ✵ Narrow-winged Wattle Acacia stenoptera 0.3-1 cream-yellow May-Sep Hairy Jug-flower Adenanthos barbigerus 1 scarlet Mar-NovPink Summer Calytrix Calytrix fraseri 0.6-1 pink, purple all year Common Dampiera Dampiera linearis 0.5 indigo Jul-Nov ✵ Yanchep Rose Diplolaena angustifolia 1 red Jul-Sep ✵ Couch Honeypot Dryandra lindleyana low gold May-Sep Tarbush °Eremophila glabra 0.5-1 orange Mar-Dec L ✵ Seaheath Frankenia pauciflora 0.3 white all year Yellow Pea Gompholobium aristatum 0.7 yellow Jul-Dec °Grevillea crithmifolia 1 white, pink Jun-Nov L ✵ “Seaspray” °Grevillea preissii 0.5-1 red Jun-Sep ✵Spider-net Grevillea °Grevillea thelmanniana 0.4-1 pink, red May-Sep L Stalked Guinea-flower Hibbertia racemosa 0.3 yellow Jul-Nov Common Hovea Hovea trisperma 0.7 purple Jun-Sep Swan River Myrtle Hypocalymma robustum 1 pale-deep pink Jul-Oct ✵ Waldjumi Jacksonia sericea 0.6 orange Dec-Feb Cushion Bush Leucophyta brownii 0.5 yellow all year L ✵ Melaleuca seriata 1 pink, purple Oct-Dec Purple Daisybush Olearia rudis 1 blue, mauve May-Dec Pepper-and-salt Philotheca spicatus 0.6 lilac Jun-Oct Coast Banjine °Pimelea ferruginea 1 pink Sep-Nov ✵ Berry Saltbush Rhagodia baccata 0.5 red Mar-Jun Bushy Featherflower Verticordia densiflora 1 pink, white Nov-Jan ✵ Perennial Herbs Catspaw Anigozanthos humilis 0.5 orange Aug-Oct Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii 1 red & green Sep-Nov Feather Speargrass Austrostipa elegantissima 2 silver Aug-Jan Spiny Cottonheads Conostylis aculeata 0.3 yellow Sep-Nov Grey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans 0.5 yellow Aug-Sep ✵ Blueberry Lily Dianella revoluta 1 purple Sep-Jan Foxtail Mulga-grass Neurachne allopecuroidea 0.5 grey Aug-Nov Morning Iris Orthrosanthus laxus 0.4-0.6 blue Aug-Oct Purple Flag Patersonia occidentalis 0.5 purple Sep-Oct ✵ Climbers & Groundcovers Coastal Jugflower °Adenanthos cuneatus 0.3-1.5 dark red, pink Jan-Dec L ✵ WACommon Clematis Clematis pubescens climber white Jul-Oct L Native Wisteria °Hardenbergia comptoniana climber purple Jun-Sep L ✵ Snakebush °Hemiandra pungens low mauve all year L Coral Vine Kennedia coccinea climber red/yellow Jul-Nov ✵ Running Postman Kennedia prostrata low red Aug-Nov L Climbing Bluebell Sollya heterophylla climber blue Oct-Feb

W E S T C O A S T A L S O I L S S P E C I E S L I S T

Start of flowering time: Spring Summer Autumn Winter All Year

Common Name Botanical Name Height (m) Flower Colour Flower Time Other Info

° Comes in different forms (ie a shrub might have a groundcover form or different flower colours)

✵- Star Performer (hardy or long flowering) - Butterfly attracting - Bird attracting

L - Limestone tolerant WA - Western Australian plant not a local plant KEY

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For further information:

Phosphorus Awareness Project Coordinator

Phone: 9458 5664 Email: amykrupa@sercul.org.au

WEST COASTAL PLAINStretching from Neerabup in the north to Karnup in the south,

Western Coastal Plain soils are largely yellow, orange or brown sand, usually with a grey surface, over limestone at

depth. They tend to be neutral in the surface soils.

This brochure was prepared by Melinda Picton-King,North Metro Catchment Group Inc.

Sponsored by:State Water Strategy

Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Department of Education and TrainingGovernment of Western Australia

HEAD

GROW

LOCA

L PLA

NTS

WH

AT

ARE

LO

CA

L PL

AN

TS?

Loca

l pla

nts

are

spec

ies

that

wou

ld n

atur

ally

oc

cur

in y

our

neig

hbou

rhoo

d an

d ar

eth

eref

ore

adap

ted

to th

e lo

cal

clim

ate

and

soil.

The

re a

re a

hug

e ra

nge

of l

ocal

WA

pla

nts

that

can

be

used

to c

reat

e

man

y co

ntem

pora

ry g

arde

n st

yles

suc

h

as

cotta

ge,

form

al,

Med

iterr

anea

n an

d

bush

land

. B

e cr

eativ

e w

ith l

ocal

pla

nts

and

use

them

in h

angi

ng b

aske

ts a

nd c

onta

iner

s, a

s

hedg

es a

nd a

s to

piar

y.

REFE

REN

CES

For

mor

e in

form

atio

n re

fer

to

A N

ew Im

age

for

WA

Pla

nts

- G

eorg

e Lu

llfitz

,G

row

With

Us

- W

ildflo

wer

Soc

iety

of W

A,

Gro

win

g Lo

cals

- R

ober

t Pow

ell.

PRU

NIN

G

To k

eep

WA

pla

nts

look

ing

thei

r bes

t, it

is n

eces

sary

to d

o so

me

prun

ing

to h

elp

keep

the

plan

t in

shap

e an

d pr

omot

e flo

wer

ing.

Wh

en t

o p

run

eIn

gen

eral

pru

ne a

fter

flow

erin

g ha

s fin

ishe

d in

lat

e sp

ring

or e

arly

su

mm

er.

Avo

id p

runi

ng i

n w

inte

r or

mid

sum

mer

, as

thi

s m

ay c

ause

pl

ants

to

die

back

ext

ensi

vely

. It

is b

ette

r to

pru

ne y

oung

pla

nts

light

ly

and

regu

larly

. O

lder

pla

nts

can

be r

ejuv

enat

ed b

y m

ore

exte

nsiv

e pr

unin

g af

ter

flow

erin

g.

Ho

w t

o p

run

eT

here

are

tw

o m

ain

type

s of

pla

nt fl

ower

ing

habi

ts e

ach

requ

iring

di

ffere

nt p

runi

ng m

etho

ds:

1. P

lant

s th

at fl

ower

on

the

end

of e

ach

seas

on’s

gro

wth

–

trim

off

the

flow

erin

g st

ems

from

beh

ind

the

seed

cap

sule

s af

ter

the

pl

ant h

as fi

nish

ed fl

ower

ing.

Reg

ular

pru

ning

pre

vent

s th

ese

plan

ts

fr

om b

ecom

ing

stra

ggly

. Eg

Cal

liste

mon

(B

ottle

brus

h), P

imel

ea.

2. P

lant

s th

at fl

ower

on

old

woo

d –

rem

ove

the

olde

st w

ood

from

the

ce

ntre

of t

he p

lant

, let

ting

the

youn

ger

woo

d re

mai

n.

Eg

som

e sp

ecie

s of

Mel

aleu

ca.

Tip

s fo

r p

run

ing

• C

ut o

ff th

e w

hole

bra

nch

clea

nly

at th

e jo

in le

avin

g no

pr

otru

ding

stu

mp.

• R

emov

e lo

w b

ranc

hes

to m

ake

wee

ding

eas

ier.

• U

se c

hopp

ed u

p pr

unin

gs a

s m

ulch

.

• O

nly

prun

e th

e so

fter

woo

ded

plan

ts (

eg la

rge

wat

tles)

ligh

tly a

s th

ey

ar

en’t

as h

ardy

as

the

woo

dier

pla

nts

and

tend

to d

ie b

ack

exte

nsiv

ely.

• E

ucal

ypts

, Cal

liste

mon

s an

d M

elal

euca

s re

spon

d w

ell t

o pr

unin

g

and

can

tole

rate

a h

ard

prun

e.

• C

ut b

ack

Kan

garo

o P

aws

to th

e gr

ound

afte

r flo

wer

ing

each

yea

r.

It he

lps

prev

ent b

lack

ink

dise

ase

and

prom

otes

bet

ter

grow

th.

MU

LCH

Goo

d m

ulch

con

sist

s of

a m

ixtu

re o

f di

ffere

nt s

ized

mat

eria

ls s

uch

as

leav

es,

twig

s an

d ba

rk,

lets

wat

er e

asily

pen

etra

te t

hrou

gh t

o th

e so

il an

d pr

even

ts e

vapo

ratio

n. T

he m

ulch

mat

eria

ls s

houl

dn’t

abso

rb t

oo

muc

h w

ater

, oth

erw

ise

they

mak

e le

ss a

vaila

ble

to th

e pl

ants

.

Th

e b

est

mu

lch

• G

roun

dcov

ers

and

natu

ral l

eaf l

itter

form

ed b

y th

e pl

ants

in

yo

ur g

arde

n.

• S

tree

t tre

e lo

ppin

gs –

may

con

tain

som

e w

eeds

but

they

are

eas

ily

se

en a

nd r

emov

ed.

• In

ert m

ater

ials

(eg

gra

vel,

crus

hed

bric

k) a

re p

artic

ular

ly g

ood

in

w

indy

are

as a

s th

ey d

on’t

blow

aro

und.

Wh

en t

o m

ulc

hO

rgan

ic m

ulch

es n

eed

rene

win

g se

ason

ally

as

they

bre

ak d

own

over

tim

e, b

ut a

re b

est

appl

ied

at t

he s

tart

of

war

mer

wea

ther

in s

prin

g an

d ea

rly s

umm

er.

Ho

w m

uch

mu

lch

App

ly m

ulch

abo

ut 5

cm th

ick,

cre

atin

g a

bow

l sha

pe a

roun

d th

e pl

ant t

o ai

d w

ater

ret

entio

n.

Wh

at t

o a

void

:•

Avo

id la

yerin

g m

ulch

too

thic

kly

as th

is c

an im

pede

wat

er in

filtr

atio

n

an

d re

duce

pla

nt s

urvi

val.

• A

void

mul

chin

g to

o cl

ose

to th

e st

em o

f the

pla

nt a

s th

e co

nsta

nt

hu

mid

ity e

ncou

rage

s pl

ant d

isea

ses

and

WA

pla

nts

pref

er th

e

surr

ound

ing

soil

surf

ace

to b

e dr

y.

• A

void

usi

ng s

awdu

st a

nd r

aw w

ood

prod

ucts

(eg

woo

d ch

ips)

as

th

ey c

an in

terf

ere

with

iron

upt

ake,

dra

w n

itrog

en o

ut o

f the

soi

l and

caus

e th

e so

il to

bec

ome

wat

er r

epel

lent

. Alw

ays

com

post

woo

dy

m

ulch

es fo

r at

leas

t 6 m

onth

s be

fore

use

.

• A

void

usi

ng m

ulch

from

sof

t lea

ved

plan

ts li

ke m

any

exot

ic s

peci

es,

as

it d

ecay

s to

o fa

st a

nd r

elea

ses

too

man

y nu

trie

nts

for

WA

pla

nts.

• A

void

som

e pa

ckag

ed m

ulch

es a

s th

ey c

onta

in h

igh

leve

ls o

f

nitr

ogen

and

pho

spho

rus

whi

ch is

n’t s

uita

ble

for

WA

pla

nts.

FERT

ILIS

ERS

As

WA

pl

ants

ar

e ad

apte

d to

so

ils

that

ar

e lo

w

in

nutr

ient

s th

ey

usua

lly d

on’t

requ

ire f

ertil

iser

. In

a g

arde

n si

tuat

ion

you

can

appl

y a

little

fer

tilis

er t

o ke

ep p

lant

s lo

okin

g pe

rfec

t, bu

t be

cau

tious

as

som

e sp

ecie

s ar

e se

nsiti

ve t

o fe

rtili

sers

, pa

rtic

ular

ly p

hosp

horu

s. S

uffic

ient

ph

osph

orus

is n

atur

ally

pre

sent

in th

e so

il.

Wh

en t

o a

pp

lyA

pply

fer

tilis

er w

hen

plan

ting

by m

ixin

g in

to t

he s

oil

at t

he b

otto

m o

f th

e ho

le. S

ubse

quen

t fer

tilis

ing

shou

ld b

e do

ne o

n th

e su

rrou

ndin

g ro

ot

zone

onl

y w

hen

nutr

ient

defi

cien

cy i

s ap

pare

nt a

nd o

nly

whe

n pl

ants

ar

e ac

tivel

y gr

owin

g in

spr

ing.

Wh

at f

erti

liser

to

use

(Not

e: a

lway

s fo

llow

the

man

ufac

ture

r in

stru

ctio

ns o

n do

sage

and

app

licat

ion)

• S

low

rel

ease

fert

ilise

rs fo

r na

tive

plan

ts.

• Lo

w p

hosp

horu

s an

d lo

w n

itrog

en fe

rtili

sers

.

• F

ish

emul

sion

or

seaw

eed

fert

ilise

r to

boo

st p

lant

s im

mun

ity

to d

isea

se.

Wh

at n

ot

to f

erti

lise

• S

ome

plan

ts a

re h

ighl

y se

nsiti

ve to

fert

ilise

rs, p

artic

ular

ly

fe

rtili

sers

that

con

tain

pho

spho

rus.

E

g: B

anks

ias,

Gre

ville

as, D

ryan

dras

,

Hak

eas

(Pro

teac

eae

fam

ily).

• D

on’t

over

fert

ilise

Eve

rlast

ings

as

they

get

too

tall

an

d w

eak

and

lie d

own

whe

n flo

wer

ing.

B

anks

ia m

enzi

esii

Dry

andr

a se

ssili

s A

nigo

zant

hos

man

gles

ii H

arde

nber

gia

com

pton

iana

H

emia

ndra

pun

gens

Gar

den

Des

ign

Tip

s

• P

lan

your

gar

den

desi

gn o

n gr

aph

pape

r.

• T

hink

abo

ut a

reas

of u

sage

(eg

eat

ing

area

s, p

lay

area

s) a

nd

inco

rpor

ate

thes

e in

to y

our

gard

en d

esig

n.

• K

eep

in m

ind

view

s fr

om th

e ho

use

(e

g re

tain

goo

d vi

ews

and

use

plan

ts to

hid

e ey

esor

es).

• P

lant

tree

s at

leas

t 3m

from

fenc

es a

nd w

alls

so

thei

r gr

owth

isn’

t

ham

pere

d an

d th

ey d

on’t

beco

me

a nu

isan

ce.

• M

ake

sure

you

pre

pare

the

site

and

rem

ove

all w

eeds

prio

r to

m

ulch

ing

or p

lant

ing.

• Y

ou c

an u

se lo

cal p

lant

s in

you

r w

hole

gar

den,

in a

gar

den

bed

or

mix

ed in

with

exo

tics.

• G

roup

pla

nts

with

sim

ilar

wat

er a

nd fe

rtili

ser

requ

irem

ents

to

geth

er, e

spec

ially

if m

ixin

g lo

cal p

lant

s w

ith e

xotic

s.

• K

eep

in m

ind

the

grow

ing

requ

irem

ents

of p

lant

s (e

g do

n’t p

lant

a

su

n lo

ving

pla

nt in

the

shad

e of

a la

rger

shr

ub).

• B

e aw

are

that

ther

e ar

e di

ffere

nt fo

rms

of p

lant

s yo

u ca

n us

e in

yo

ur g

arde

n (e

g dw

arf f

orm

s of

tree

s an

d gr

ound

cove

r fo

rms

of

m

any

shru

bs).

• S

elec

t pla

nts

that

flow

er in

eac

h se

ason

to p

rovi

de c

olou

r in

you

r

gard

en a

ll ye

ar r

ound

.

• U

se a

div

erse

ran

ge o

f pla

nts

but r

epea

t the

mes

of p

lant

s an

d

pl

ace

them

in g

roup

s of

une

ven

num

bers

for

grea

ter

impa

ct.

• V

ary

the

heig

ht la

yers

in y

our

gard

en to

add

inte

rest

and

ha

bita

t. (e

g tr

ee c

anop

y, s

hrub

s, g

roun

dcov

ers)

.

• T

hink

of y

our

gard

en li

ke a

roo

m in

you

r ho

use

and

plan

t in

stag

es.

La

y th

e ca

rpet

(gr

ound

cove

rs)

in fi

rst,

then

pla

ce th

e fu

rnitu

re

(the

me

shru

bs a

nd tr

ees)

and

then

dre

ss th

e ro

om w

ith th

e

smal

ler

flow

erin

g sh

rubs

and

feat

ure

plan

ts.

• C

ontin

ually

rev

iew

you

r de

sign

and

kee

p co

mpl

emen

ting

your

ga

rden

with

new

pla

nts.

Thi

nk o

f you

r ga

rden

as

prog

ress

ive

and

ev

er c

hang

ing

to b

e bu

ilt u

pon

over

tim

e.

PLA

NT

SELE

CTI

ON

& P

LAN

TIN

G O

UT

• B

uy p

lant

s lo

cal t

o yo

ur a

rea

or s

uite

d to

you

r so

il ty

pe (

see

list)

.

• B

uy s

mal

l pla

nts

in b

igge

r po

ts a

s th

ey a

ren’

t roo

t bou

nd a

nd

bette

r es

tabl

ish

in th

e ga

rden

. You

can

buy

som

e la

rger

feat

ure

plan

ts fo

r a

mor

e in

stan

t effe

ct.

• A

lway

s re

ad th

e la

bels

to c

heck

the

size

of t

he p

lant

whe

n

mat

ure

to b

e su

re th

at y

ou a

re g

ettin

g th

e de

sire

d pl

ant f

orm

.

• C

oast

al p

lant

s w

ill g

row

inla

nd, b

ut in

land

pla

nts

don’

t gro

w w

ell

on

the

coas

t.

• D

on’t

choo

se p

lant

s th

at a

re e

nviro

nmen

tal w

eeds

.

• P

lant

in la

te A

pril

or M

ay a

fter

the

first

goo

d au

tum

n ra

ins,

as

pl

ants

hav

e m

ore

time

to e

stab

lish

befo

re s

umm

er.

WA

PLA

NT

NU

RSER

IES

Diff

eren

t nur

serie

s ha

ve v

aryi

ng r

ange

s of

WA

pla

nts

so y

ou m

ight

nee

d to

sho

p ar

ound

. If

you

real

ly w

ant

a pa

rtic

ular

sel

ectio

n of

pla

nts,

the

n it

is a

goo

d id

ea t

o or

der

ahea

d in

abo

ut S

epte

mbe

r so

the

pla

nts

can

be

grow

n re

ady

for

plan

ting

in a

utum

n. S

ome

spec

ialis

t loc

al n

urse

ries

are:

AP

AC

E N

urse

ry

1

Joha

nna

St,

NO

RT

H F

RE

MA

NT

LEB

oola

Won

gin:

619

Arm

adal

e R

d (n

ear

Nic

hols

on R

d),

FO

RR

ES

TD

ALE

Car

ram

ar C

oast

al N

urse

ry

Lot 5

885

Man

dura

h R

d

SE

CR

ET

HA

RB

OU

RLu

llfitz

Nur

sery

:

Cap

orn

St (

cnr

Hon

ey R

d) W

AN

NE

RO

OM

en o

f the

Tre

es:

C

nr A

mhe

rst R

d/S

tirlin

g C

r, H

AZ

ELM

ER

E

R

ocki

ngha

m G

olf C

lub,

Ela

nora

Dr,

CO

OLO

ON

GU

PM

uche

a T

ree

Far

m:

Lot 2

14 A

rchi

bald

St,

MU

CH

EA

Aus

tral

ian

Nat

ive

Nur

serie

s G

roup

:

141

Kin

g R

d, O

AK

FO

RD

Z

anth

orre

a N

urse

ry:

155

Wat

soni

a R

d, M

AID

A V

ALE

WA

TERI

NG

WA

pla

nts

are

adap

ted

to o

ur d

ry c

limat

e an

d lo

w ra

infa

ll - t

hey

are

used

to

a b

it of

str

ess

and

in fa

ct n

eed

this

to p

erfo

rm th

eir b

est.

Ove

rwat

erin

g le

ads

to s

hort

er l

ived

pla

nts

with

exc

essi

ve g

row

th a

nd l

ess

prol

ific

flow

erin

g. A

n ex

cess

of w

ater

lead

s to

leac

hing

of n

utrie

nts

from

san

dy

soils

and

enc

oura

ges

dise

ases

that

can

lead

to fa

tal r

oot r

ot.

Rem

embe

r th

e ai

m is

to e

ncou

rage

pla

nts

to g

row

str

ong

root

sys

tem

s,

whi

ch m

akes

the

m m

ore

wat

er e

ffici

ent

and

drou

ght

tole

rant

. To

kee

p yo

ur g

arde

n lo

okin

g its

bes

t, it

may

be

desi

rabl

e to

giv

e so

me

plan

ts a

su

pple

men

tary

wat

erin

g ov

er s

umm

er.

Wh

en t

o w

ater

(al

way

s fo

llow

wat

er r

estr

ictio

ns)

For

new

pla

nts

wat

er:

•

Onc

e or

twic

e a

wee

k in

the

first

few

wee

ks a

fter

plan

ting.

•

Onc

e or

twic

e a

wee

k in

the

sum

mer

per

iod

for

the

first

1-2

yea

rs

until

pla

nts

are

esta

blis

hed

(gen

eral

ly fr

om a

bout

Nov

embe

r to

May

un

til th

e fir

st g

ood

rain

occ

urs)

.

For

est

ablis

hed

plan

ts w

ater

:•

W

hen

ther

e is

a h

eat w

ave

•

Whe

n th

e so

il un

der

the

surf

ace

is d

ry•

W

hen

sign

s of

str

ess

are

appa

rent

(eg

wilt

ing,

dul

l fol

iage

col

our,

leaf

shr

inka

ge)

In g

ener

al t

he w

ater

ing

regi

me

for

mat

ure

plan

ts v

arie

s w

ith t

he s

oil

type

, orig

in o

f the

pla

nt, s

easo

n an

d na

tura

l rai

nfal

l.

Wh

at ir

rig

atio

n t

o u

se

WA

pla

nts

like

the

soil

surf

ace

to r

emai

n dr

y an

d m

any

are

sens

itive

to

over

head

wat

erin

g (e

g sp

rinkl

ers,

mis

ters

). T

hus

the

best

irr

igat

ion

to

use

is a

djus

tabl

e dr

ippe

r/tr

ickl

e sy

stem

s or

sub

surf

ace

irrig

atio

n.

Wat

erin

g t

ips

• W

ater

ing

in th

e m

orni

ng is

pre

fera

ble

as m

oist

ure

sitti

ng o

n pl

ant

le

aves

and

ste

ms

over

nigh

t can

cau

se p

lant

dis

ease

s.•

Avo

id w

ater

ing

only

the

soil

surf

ace

laye

r as

this

enc

oura

ges

sh

allo

w r

oots

mak

ing

plan

ts m

ore

susc

eptib

le to

dry

ing

out a

nd

blow

ing

over

. Lon

ger

deep

er w

ater

ing

enco

urag

es th

e gr

owth

of

dee

per,

mor

e st

able

roo

ts.

• If

wat

er r

epel

lenc

e oc

curs

, app

ly a

wet

ting

agen

t.•

Use

a d

rippe

r w

ith a

hig

h flo

w r

ate

for

wat

er d

eman

ding

pla

nts

eg

Bor

onia

, Sca

evol

a.

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