Naturestrip Planting Lists
Species for Sunny Naturestrips
Sunny and Dry
Full to partial sun with well drained to dry soils.
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Acaena ovina - Australian Sheep's Burr
Astroloma humifusum - Cranberry Heath
Billardiera mutabilis - Common Apple-berry
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Common Everlasting
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Geranium solanderi var. soladneri - Austral Crane's-bill
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Gratiola pubescens - Glandular Brooklime
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Lagenophora gracilis - Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata - Blue Bottle-daisy
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius - Wiry Buttons
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Pelargonium australe - Austral Storks-bill
Persoonia chamaepeuce - Dwarf Geebung
Pimelia curviflora - Curved Rice-flower
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Plantago varia - Variable Plantain
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Pultenaea pedunculata - Matted Flat-pea
Stylidium graminifolium - Grass-leaved Triggerplant
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlambergia gymnoclada - Naked Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilenta - Hairy Annual Bluebell
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Wahlembergia stricta - Tall Bluebell
Sunny and Moist Well Drained
Full to partial sun with moist well drained soils.
Billardiera mutabilis - Common Apple-berry
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Chamaescilla corymbosa - Blue Stars
Coronidium scorpoides - Button Everlasting
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Geranium solanderi var. soladneri - Austral Crane's-bill
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Goodenia lanana - Trailing Goodenia
Gratiola pubescens - Glandular Brooklime
Hackelia suaveolens - Sweet Hound's-tongue
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius - Wiry Buttons
Linum marginale - Native Flax
Lobelia anceps - Angled lebelia
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Machaerina acuta - Pale Twig-sedge
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping Grass
Pelargonium inodorum - Kopata
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Rytidosperma geniculatum - Kneed Wallaby-grass
Sphaerolobium minus - Eastern Globe-pea
Stackhousia monogyna - Creamy Candles
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Veronica plebia - Creeping Speedwell
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlembergia communis - Tufted Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilis - Australian Bluebell
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Wurmbea dioica - Early Nancy
Sunny and Wet
Full to partial sun with moist to wet and poorly drained soils.
Acaena echinata - Sheep's Burr
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Allittia cardiocarpa - Swamp Daisy
Alternanthera denticulata - Lesser Joyweed
Brachyscome decipiens - Field Daisy
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Calocephalus lacteus - Milky Beauty-heads
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Centella cordifolia - Swamp Pennywort
Chamaescilla corymbosa - Blue Stars
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Eragrostis brownii - Common Love-grass
Eryngium vesiculosum - Prickfoot
Geranium solanderi var. soladneri - Austral Crane's-bill
Gonocarpos humilis - Shade Raspwort
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Goodenia elongata - Lanky Goodenia
Goodenia humilis - Swamp Goodnia
Gratiola pubescens - Glandular Brooklime
Hackelia suaveolens - Sweet Hound's-tongue
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Lachnagrostis aemula - Leafy Brown-grass
Lobelia anceps - Angled lebelia
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Machaerina acuta - Pale Twig-sedge
Mazus pumilo - Swamp mazus
Mentha australis - River Mint
Montia australasica - White Purslane
Opercularia ovata - Broad-lead Stinkweed
Oxalis perennans - Grasslands Wood-sorrel
Persicaria decipens - Slener Knotweed
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Ranunculus inundatus - River Buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus - Common Buttercup
Rytidosperma geniculatum - Kneed Wallaby-grass
Solenogyne dominii - Smooth Solenogyne
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Species for Shaded Naturestrips
Shady and Dry
Partially shaded to fully shaded with well drained to dry soils.
Acacia aculeatissima - Thin-leaf Wattle
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Acaena ovina - Australian Sheep's Burr
Acrotriche serrulata - Honey Pots
Asperula conferta - Common Woodruff
Billardiera mutabilis - Common Apple-berry
Bossiaea prostrata - Creeping Bossiaea
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Cymbonotus preissianus - Austral Bear's-ears
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Hovea heterophylla - Common Hovea
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Lagenophora gracilis - Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata - Blue Bottle-daisy
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius - Wiry Buttons
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Microseris walteri - Yam Daisy
Pelargonium australe - Austral Storks-bill
Persoonia chamaepeuce - Dwarf Geebung
Pimelia curviflora - Curved Rice-flower
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Plantago debis - Shade Plantain
Plantago varia - Variable Plantain
Platylobium infecundum - Famine Flat-pea
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Pultenaea pedunculata - Matted Flat-pea
Rytidosperma pilosum - Velvet Wallaby-grass
Stylidium graminifolium - Grass-leaved Triggerplant
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Viola betonicifolia - Showy Violet
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlambergia gymnoclada - Naked Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilenta - Hairy Annual Bluebell
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Wahlembergia stricta - Tall Bluebell
Shady and Moist Well Drained
Partially shaded to fully shaded with moist well drained soils.
Adiantum aethiopicum - Common Maidenhair
Australina pusilla ssp. Muelleri - Shade Nettle
Billardiera mutabilis - Common Apple-berry
Blechnum rupestre - Small Rasp-fern
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Carex inversa - Knob Sedge
Chamaescilla corymbosa - Blue Stars
Coronidium scorpoides - Button Everlasting
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Cymbonotus preissianus - Austral Bear's-ears
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Glycine clandestina - Twining Glycine
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Goodenia lanana - Trailing Goodenia
Gratiola peruviana - Austral Brooklime
Gratiola pubescens - Glandular Brooklime
Hackelia suaveolens - Sweet Hound's-tongue
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius - Wiry Buttons
Lobelia anceps - Angled lebelia
Lobelia gibbosa - Tall Lobelia
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping Grass
Microseris walteri - Yam Daisy
Opercularia varia - Variable Stinkweed
Pelargonium inodorum - Kopata
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Plantago debis - Shade Plantain
Platylobium infecundum - Famine Flat-pea
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Rytidosperma geniculatum - Kneed Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma penicillatum - Weeping Wallaby-grass
Sphaerolobium minus - Eastern Globe-pea
Stackhousia monogyna - Creamy Candles
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Veronica plebia - Creeping Speedwell
Viola betonicifolia - Showy Violet
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlembergia gracilis - Australian Bluebell
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Wurmbea dioica - Early Nancy
Xanthosia dissecta - Cut-leaf Xanthosia
Shady and Wet
Partially shaded to fully shaded with moist to wet and poorly drained soils.
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Acrotriche prostrata - Trailing Ground-berry
Allittia cardiocarpa - Swamp Daisy
Almaleea subumbellata - Wiry Bush-pea
Blechnum rupestre - Small Rasp-fern
Brachyscome decipiens - Field Daisy
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Calocephalus lacteus - Milky Beauty-heads
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Centella cordifolia - Swamp Pennywort
Chamaescilla corymbosa - Blue Stars
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Cymbonotus preissianus - Austral Bear's-ears
Desmodium gunnii - Southern Tick-foil
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Eleocharis gracilis - Slender Spike-sedge
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Eragrostis brownii - Common Love-grass
Eryngium vesiculosum - Prickfoot
Gonocarpos humilis - Shade Raspwort
Gonocarpos micranthus - Creeping Raspwort
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Goodenia elongata - Lanky Goodenia
Gratiola peruviana - Austral Brooklime
Gratiola pubescens - Glandular Brooklime
Hackelia suaveolens - Sweet Hound's-tongue
Hydrocotyle geranifolia - Forest Pennywort
Hydrocotyle hirta - Hairy Pennywort
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Lachnagrostis aemula - Leafy Brown-grass
Lepidosperma gunnii - Slender Sword-sedge
Lobelia anceps - Angled lebelia
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Mazus pumilo - Swamp mazus
Mentha australis - River Mint
Mentha laxiflora - Forest Mint
Microseris walteri - Yam Daisy
Montia australasica - White Purslane
Opercularia ovata - Broad-lead Stinkweed
Opercularia varia -Variable Stinkweed
Persicaria decipens - Slener Knotweed
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Plantago debis - Shade Plantain
Platylobium infecundum - Famine Flat-pea
Poa tenera - Slender Tussock-grass
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Ranunculus inundatus - River Buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus - Common Buttercup
Rytidosperma geniculatum - Kneed Wallaby-grass
Solenogyne dominii - Smooth Solenogyne
Solenogyne gunnii - Hairy Solenogyne
Stellaria flaccida - Forest Starwort
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Veronica gracilis - Slender Speedwell
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Xanthosia dissecta - Cut-leaf Xanthosia
Good All-rounders
Species tolerant of a wide range of conditions.
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Billardiera mutabilis - Common Apple-berry
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Epilobium billardierianum ssp, cinereum - Variable Willow-herb
Gonocarpos tetragynus - Common Raspwort
Gratiola pubescens - Glandular Brooklime
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Other lists
Pollinator Attracting
Species which are great for attracting pollinating insects.
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Allittia cardiocarpa - Swamp Daisy
Brachyscome decipiens - Field Daisy
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Calocephalus lacteus - Milky Beauty-heads
Chamaescilla corymbosa - Blue Stars
Coronidium scorpoides - Button Everlasting
Craspedia variabilis - Common Billy-buttons
Dianella amoena - Matted Flax-lily
Goodenia elongata - Lanky Goodenia
Goodenia humilis - Swamp Goodnia
Goodenia lanana - Trailing Goodenia
Hovea heterophylla - Common Hovea
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Lagenophora gracilis - Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata - Blue Bottle-daisy
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius - Wiry Buttons
Lobelia anceps - Angled lebelia
Lobelia gibbosa - Tall Lobelia
Pelargonium australe - Austral Storks-bill
Pelargonium inodorum - Kopata
Pimelia curviflora - Curved Rice-flower
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Plantago debis - Shade Plantain
Plantago varia - Variable Plantain
Ranunculus inundatus - River Buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus - Common Buttercup
Stackhousia monogyna - Creamy Candles
Stylidium graminifolium - Grass-leaved Triggerplant
Viola betonicifolia - Showy Violet
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlambergia gymnoclada - Naked Bluebell
Wahlembergia communis - Tufted Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilenta - Hairy Annual Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilis - Australian Bluebell
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Wahlembergia stricta - Tall Bluebell
Wurmbea dioica - Early Nancy
Mown Naturestrip
Species which can survive mowing on the highest setting.
Allittia cardiocarpa - Swamp Daisy
Alternanthera denticulata - Lesser Joyweed
Asperula conferta - Common Woodruff
Bossiaea prostrata - Creeping Bossiaea
Brachyscome decipiens - Field Daisy
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Carex breviculmis - Common Grass-sedge
Centella cordifolia - Swamp Pennywort
Desmodium gunnii - Southern Tick-foil
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Goodenia elongata - Lanky Goodenia
Goodenia humilis - Swamp Goodnia
Goodenia lanana - Trailing Goodenia
Hydrocotyle hirta - Hairy Pennywort
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Lachnagrostis aemula - Leafy Brown-grass
Lagenophora gracilis - Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata - Blue Bottle-daisy
Lobelia anceps - Angled lebelia
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping Grass
Montia australasica - White Purslane
Plantago varia - Variable Plantain
Ranunculus inundatus - River Buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus - Common Buttercup
Rytidosperma geniculatum - Kneed Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma penicillatum - Weeping Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma pilosum - Velvet Wallaby-grass
Solenogyne dominii - Smooth Solenogyne
Solenogyne gunnii - Hairy Solenogyne
Viola betonicifolia - Showy Violet
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Edge plants
Species which are suitable for the edges of your nature strip including the 50cm edge along the road. These species can survive lite foot traffic and bin days.
Allittia cardiocarpa - Swamp Brachyscome decipiens - Field Daisy
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Goodenia humilis - Swamp Goodnia
Goodenia lanana - Trailing Goodenia
Hydrocotyle geranifolia - Forest Pennywort
Hydrocotyle hirta - Hairy Pennywort
Lagenophora gracilis - Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata - Blue Bottle-daisy
Mazus pumelo - Swamp mazus
Montia australasica - White Purslane
Poranthera microphylla - Small Poranthera
Solenogyne domii - Smooth Solenogyne
Solenogyne gunnii - Hairy Solenogyne
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Or a low growing grass that you keep mown.
Recipe for a Wildflower Meadow
A wildflower meadow can be a rewarding and easy to maintain.
For a nature strip we recommend the following recipe for success.
70% grasses = Structure
20% lilies and small herbs = Wildflowers
10% small herbaceous spreading plants = Edges*
*Nature strips which are longer and narrower than usual will require a higher percentage of edge plants.
Structure – Grasses are what provide the structure in a meadow, without grasses, your flowers will not thrive in the often harsh environment that a nature strip can be.
Grasses provide cover and support for your flowering plants. They will provide cover from harsh sunlight, help keep moisture in the soil and offer support for lilies to grow taller flowering stems.
Wildflowers – Typically, the wildflowers in a meadow will be predominantly lilies and daisies with a mix of other small herbaceous plants. Often these plants are annuals or will die back to their rootstock in the warmer months which is another reason why grasses are so important, otherwise there will be times in the year when you have large bare patches in you nature strip which are open to weed invasion.
Edges – Because your nature strip has a path on one side and a road on the other, it is important that your larger plants are not planted too close to the edges otherwise you will be constantly cutting them back. Planting low growing, herbaceous, spreading plants around the boarders of your nature strip will help reduce maintenance, ensure site lines and reduce weed invasion. These plants will eventually spread through your nature strip, filling gaps between tussocks but are small enough to not impact your wildflowers. See list above for recommended indigenous plants for nature strip edges.
Wildflower Meadow
Species which are suitable for a wildflower meadow.
Allittia cardiocarpa - Swamp Daisy
Almaleea subumbellata - Wiry Bush-pea
Brachyscome decipiens - Field Daisy
Brachyscome multifidi - Cut-leaf Daisy
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Chamaescilla corymbosa - Blue Stars
Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Common Everlasting
Coronidium scorpoides - Button Everlasting
Geranium solanderi var. soladneri - Austral Crane's-bill
Glycine clandestine - Twining Glycine
Hovea heterophylla - Common Hovea
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John's Wort
Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman
Lagenophora gracilis - Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata - Blue Bottle-daisy
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius - Wiry Buttons
Microseris walteri - Yam Daisy
Wildflower Meadow cont...
Montia australasica - White Purslane
Pelargonium - australe Austral Storks-bill
Pelargonium - inodorum - Kopata
Pimelia humilis - Common Rice-flower
Ranunculus inundates - River Buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus - Common Buttercup
Solenogyne dominie - Smooth Solenogyne
Solenogyne gunnii - Hairy Solenogyne
Stackhousia monogyna - Creamy Candles
Stylidium graminifolium - Grass-leaved Triggerplant
Tricoryne elaitor - Yellow Rush-lily
Viola betonicifolia - Showy Violet
Viola hederacea - Native Violet
Wahlambergia gymnoclada - Naked Bluebell
Wahlembergia communis - Tufted Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilenta - Hairy Annual Bluebell
Wahlembergia gracilis - Australian Bluebell
Wahlembergia multicaulis - Branching Bluebell
Wahlembergia stricta - Tall Bluebell
Wurmbea dioica - Early Nancy
Structure Plants
Grass species which are suitable to form the structure of a nature strip wildflower meadow.
Dichelachne sieberiana - Rough Plume-grass
Eragrostis brownii - Common Love-grass
lachnagrostis aemula - Leafy Blown-grass
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping-grass
Pentapogon quadrifidus - Five-awned Spear-grass
Poa morrisii - Velvet Tussock-grass
Poa tenera - Slender Tussock-grass
Rytidosperma geniculatum - Kneed Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma laeve - Smooth Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma penicillatum - Weeping Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma pilosum - Velvet Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma setaceum - Bristly Wallaby-grass
Themeda triandra - Kangaroo-grass