save

wat

er, m

oney

& b

ring

life

back

to y

our g

arde

n

One

-sid

ed B

ottle

brus

hC

alot

ham

nus

quad

rifidu

spi

ctur

ed le

ft

Trees (Up to 15m) Fraser’s Sheoak Allocasuarina fraseriana 15 brown May-Oct Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata 5-8 yellow Sep-Oct Bull Banksia Banksia grandis 10 yellow Sep-Dec Holly-leaf Banksia Banksia ilicifolia 10 pink & cream Mar-Jan Firewood Banksia °Banksia menziesii 10 pink & red Feb-Aug Red Flowering Gum Eucalyptus ficifolia 8 red Dec-May WASalmon White Gum Eucalyptus lane-poolei 12-15 creamy white Jan-Sep Tallerack Eucalyptus tetragona 8 white, cream Sep-Mar WA Coral Gum Eucalyptus torquata 4-11 pink, red Aug-Dec WA Coastal Blackbutt Eucalyptus todtiana 9-16 creamy white Feb Albizia Paraserianthes lophantha 10 greenish yellow Aug-Sep Shrubs (3 to 5m) Summer-scented Wattle Acacia rostellifera 2-5 yellow Aug-Oct Swamp Cypress Actinostrobis pyramidalis 3 brown Aug-Nov Common Woollybush Adenanthos cygnorum 2-4 red Sep-Feb Pink Spike Hakea Hakea francisiana 5 pink, red Aug-Oct WAHarsh Hakea Hakea prostrata 3 white Aug-Nov Western Tea Myrtle °Melaleuca nesophila 2.5 pink, purple Sep-Jan WARiver Pea Oxylobium lineare 3 red, yellow Sep-Jan

Shrubs (1 to 3m) Acacia dentifera 3 golden Aug-NovPrickly Moses Acacia pulchella 1.5 yellow Jun-Oct Basket Flower Adenanthos obovatus 2 scarlet, orange Aug-Nov Sandplains Brush Myrtle Beaufortia squarrosa 2 red Jan-Apr One-sided Bottlebrush °Calothamnus quadrifidus 1-2 red Aug-Dec Silky-leaved Blood Flower Calothamnus sanguineus 1.5 blood red Mar-Oct Calothamnus villosus 0.3-1.5 red all year Lemon Scented Myrtle Darwinia citriodora 1.5 yellow, red Jul-Dec Prickly Dryandra Dryandra armata 1.5 yellow Jun-Nov °Grevillea obtusifolia 0.5-2 red Sep-OctHoney Bush Hakea lissocarpha 3 white-yellow, pink Jun-Sep Candle Hakea Hakea ruscifolia 3 white Dec-MarCoast Honey-myrtle Melaleuca acerosa 1 cream Sep-Dec Graceful Honey-myrtle Melaleuca radula 2.5 pink, mauve Sep-Nov Rough Honey-myrtle Melaleuca scabra 1.5 pink-purple Sep-Dec Broom Honey-myrtle Melaleuca uncinata 3 pale yellow Jul-Dec WAGrass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii 3 white Nov-Jan Shrubs (less than 1m) Dune Moses Acacia lasiocarpa 0.5-1 yellow Jun-Aug Acacia preissiana 0.4 yellow Dec-JanNarrow-winged Wattle Acacia stenoptera 0.3-1 cream-yellow May-SepGrass Wattle Acacia willdenowiana 0.5 yellow Jun-OctDwarf Cypress Actinostrobus acuminatus 0.8 brown Oct-Dec °Adenanthos meisneri 1 red-purple all year WA Andersonia lehmanniana 0.5 white, pink, purple May-Sep Beaufortia purpurea 1 purple Oct-JanAniseed Boronia Boronia crenulata 1 pale red Aug-OctCommon Brown Pea Bossiaea eriocarpa 0.6 brown & yellow Jul-OctYellow-eyed Flame-pea Chorizema dicksonii 1 orange-red & yellow Aug-Oct Common Dampiera Dampiera linearis 0.5 indigo Jul-NovTerete-leaved Dampiera Dampiera teres 0.2-0.6 blue Aug-Nov Couch Honeypot Dryandra lindleyana low gold May-SepTarbush °Eremophila glabra 0.5-1 orange Mar-Dec Gastrolobium praemorsum 0.6 red Aug-NovHairy Yellow Pea Gompholobium tomentosum 0.3-1 yellow Aug-DecFuchsia Grevillea Grevillea bipinnatifida 0.3-1 dull red-orange red Mar-Nov Spider-net Grevillea °Grevillea thelmanniana 0.4-1 red May-Sep Wilson’s Grevillea Grevillea wilsonsii 0.5-1 bright red May-NovMyrtle Hakea Hakea myrtoides 1 dark pink Jul-AugDevil’s Pins Hovea pungens 1 purple Jun-NovSwan River Myrtle Hypocalymma robustum 1 pale-deep pink Jul-Oct Rose Conebrush Isopogon dubius 1 pink Jul-Oct Granny’s Bonnets Isotropis cuneifolia 0.3 yellow & red Aug-OctWaldjumi Jacksonia sericea 0.6 orange Dec-Feb Melaleuca trichophylla 0.7 pink-purple Nov-JanPepper-and-salt Philotheca spicatus 0.6 lilac Jun-OctRose Banjine Pimelea rosea 1 pale-deep pink Aug-Nov Scaevola calliptera 0.4 blue Sep-Jan Sphaerolobium medium 0.6 yellow-orange-red Aug-NovBushy Featherflower Verticordia densiflora 1 pink, white Nov-Jan Variegated Featherflower Verticordia huegelii 0.5 cream, yellow Aug-Oct Plumed Featherflower Verticordia plumosa 1 pink, white Sep-Dec Perennial Herbs Catspaw Anigozanthos humilis 0.5 orange Aug-Oct Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii 1 red & green Sep-Nov Spiny Cottonheads Conostylis aculeata 0.3 yellow Sep-NovGrey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans 0.5 yellow Aug-Sep Blueberry Lily Dianella revoluta 1 purple Sep-JanMorning Iris Orthrosanthus laxus 0.4-0.6 blue Aug-Oct Purple Flag Patersonia occidentalis 0.5 purple Sep-Oct Climbers & Groundcovers Native Wisteria °Hardenbergia comptoniana climber purple Jun-Sep Snakebush °Hemiandra pungens low mauve all yearCoral Vine Kennedia coccinea climber red/yellow Jul-NovRunning Postman Kennedia prostrata low red Aug-Nov

E A S T C O A S TA 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 WA - Western Australian plant not a local plant KEY

EAST COASTAL PLAIN

Located at the base of the Darling Scarp, and along the Swan and Canning Rivers, East Coastal Plain soils include

variable sandy, loamy and clayey soils which are often seasonally wet. They tend to be moderately acid to neutral.

For further information:Parks Conservation Officer

City of CanningTel: 9231 0826

Email: customer@canning.wa.gov.auWebsite: www.canning.wa.gov.au

This brochure was prepared by Melinda McAndrews

Ada

pted

by

the

City

of C

anni

ng to

ass

ist r

esid

ents

in:

Can

ning

ton,

Eas

t Can

ning

ton

and

Que

ens

Par

k.

Als

o pa

rts o

f Wils

on, F

ernd

ale

and

Wel

shpo

ol.

GROW

LOCA

L PLA

NTS

WH

AT A

RE

LO

CA

L P

LAN

TS?

Loca

l pla

nts

are

spec

ies

that

wou

ld n

atur

ally

oc

cur i

n yo

ur n

eigh

bour

hood

and

are

ther

efor

e ad

apte

d to

the

loca

l cl

imat

e an

d so

il.

Ther

e ar

e a

huge

ran

ge o

f lo

cal

WA

plan

ts th

at c

an b

e us

ed to

cre

ate

man

y co

ntem

pora

ry g

arde

n st

yles

suc

h as

co

ttage

, fo

rmal

, M

edite

rran

ean

and

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 he

dges

and

as

topi

ary.

RE

FER

EN

CE

SFo

r mor

e in

form

atio

n re

fer t

o A

New

Imag

e fo

r WA

Pla

nts

- Geo

rge

Lullfi

tz,

Gro

w W

ith U

s - W

ildflo

wer

Soc

iety

of W

A,

Gro

win

g Lo

cals

- R

ober

t Pow

ell.

PR

UN

ING

To k

eep

WA

plan

ts lo

okin

g th

eir b

est,

it is

nec

essa

ry to

do

som

e pr

unin

g to

hel

p ke

ep th

e pl

ant i

n sh

ape

and

prom

ote

flow

erin

g.

Whe

n to

pru

neIn

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. A

void

pru

ning

in w

inte

r or

mid

sum

mer

, as

thi

s m

ay c

ause

pl

ants

to d

ie b

ack

exte

nsiv

ely.

It is

bet

ter t

o pr

une

youn

g pl

ants

ligh

tly

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 fl

ower

ing.

How

to p

rune

Ther

e ar

e 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 t

he

pl

ant h

as fi

nish

ed fl

ower

ing.

Reg

ular

pru

ning

pre

vent

s th

ese

plan

ts

fro

m b

ecom

ing

stra

ggly.

Eg

Cal

liste

mon

(Bot

tlebr

ush)

, Pim

elea

.2.

Pla

nts

that

flow

er o

n ol

d w

ood

– re

mov

e th

e ol

dest

woo

d fro

m th

e

cent

re o

f the

pla

nt, l

ettin

g th

e yo

unge

r woo

d re

mai

n.

Eg

som

e sp

ecie

s of

Mel

aleu

ca.

Tips

for p

runi

ng•

Cut

off

the

who

le b

ranc

h cl

eanl

y at

the

join

leav

ing

no

prot

rudi

ng s

tum

p.•

Rem

ove

low

bra

nche

s to

mak

e w

eedi

ng e

asie

r.•

Use

cho

pped

up

prun

ings

as

mul

ch.

• O

nly

prun

e th

e so

fter w

oode

d pl

ants

(eg

larg

e w

attle

s) li

ghtly

as

they

aren

’t as

har

dy a

s th

e w

oodi

er p

lant

s an

d te

nd to

die

bac

k ex

tens

ivel

y.•

Euc

alyp

ts, C

allis

tem

ons

and

Mel

aleu

cas

resp

ond

wel

l to

prun

ing

an

d ca

n to

lera

te a

har

d pr

une.

• C

ut b

ack

Kan

garo

o P

aws

to th

e gr

ound

afte

r flow

erin

g ea

ch y

ear.

It

help

s pr

even

t bla

ck in

k di

seas

e an

d pr

omot

es b

ette

r gro

wth

.

MU

LCH

Goo

d m

ulch

con

sist

s of

a m

ixtu

re o

f diff

eren

t siz

ed m

ater

ials

suc

h as

le

aves

, tw

igs

and

bark

, let

s w

ater

eas

ily p

enet

rate

thro

ugh

to 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

.

The

best

mul

ch•

Gro

undc

over

s an

d na

tura

l lea

f litt

er fo

rmed

by

the

plan

ts in

your

gar

den.

• S

treet

tree

lopp

ings

– m

ay c

onta

in s

ome

wee

ds b

ut th

ey a

re e

asily

seen

and

rem

oved

.•

Iner

t mat

eria

ls (e

g gr

avel

, cru

shed

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.

Whe

n to

mul

chO

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 a

pplie

d at

the

star

t of w

arm

er w

eath

er in

spr

ing

and

early

sum

mer

.

How

muc

h m

ulch

Appl

y 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

rete

ntio

n.

Wha

t to

avoi

d:•

Avoi

d la

yerin

g m

ulch

too

thic

kly

as th

is c

an im

pede

wat

er in

filtra

tion

and

redu

ce p

lant

sur

viva

l.•

Avoi

d m

ulch

ing

too

clos

e to

the

stem

of t

he p

lant

as

the

cons

tant

hum

idity

enc

oura

ges

plan

t dis

ease

s an

d W

A pl

ants

pre

fer t

he

surr

ound

ing

soil

surfa

ce to

be

dry.

• Av

oid

usin

g sa

wdu

st a

nd ra

w w

ood

prod

ucts

(eg

woo

d ch

ips)

as

th

ey c

an in

terfe

re w

ith ir

on u

ptak

e, d

raw

nitr

ogen

out

of t

he s

oil a

nd

ca

use

the

soil

to b

ecom

e w

ater

repe

llent

. Alw

ays

com

post

woo

dy

m

ulch

es fo

r at l

east

6 m

onth

s be

fore

use

.•

Avoi

d us

ing

mul

ch fr

om s

oft l

eave

d pl

ants

like

man

y ex

otic

spe

cies

,

as it

dec

ays

too

fast

and

rele

ases

too

man

y nu

trien

ts fo

r WA

plan

ts.

• Av

oid

som

e pa

ckag

ed m

ulch

es a

s th

ey c

onta

in h

igh

leve

ls o

f

nitro

gen

and

phos

phor

us w

hich

isn’

t sui

tabl

e fo

r WA

plan

ts.

FER

TILI

SE

RS

As

WA

plan

ts a

re a

dapt

ed t

o so

ils t

hat

are

low

in

nutri

ents

the

y us

ually

don

’t re

quire

fer

tilis

er.

In a

gar

den

situ

atio

n yo

u ca

n ap

ply

a lit

tle fe

rtilis

er to

kee

p pl

ants

look

ing

perfe

ct, b

ut b

e ca

utio

us a

s so

me

spec

ies

are

sens

itive

to

ferti

liser

s, p

artic

ular

ly p

hosp

horu

s. S

uffic

ient

ph

osph

orus

is n

atur

ally

pre

sent

in th

e so

il.

Whe

n to

app

lyA

pply

fer

tilis

er w

hen

plan

ting

by m

ixin

g in

to t

he s

oil a

t th

e bo

ttom

of

the

hole

. Sub

sequ

ent f

ertil

isin

g sh

ould

be

done

on

the

surr

ound

ing

root

zo

ne o

nly

whe

n nu

trien

t defi

cien

cy is

app

aren

t and

onl

y w

hen

plan

ts

are

activ

ely

grow

ing

in s

prin

g.

Wha

t fer

tilis

er to

use

(Not

e: a

lway

s fo

llow

the

man

ufac

ture

r ins

truct

ions

on

dosa

ge a

nd a

pplic

atio

n)

• S

low

rele

ase

ferti

liser

s fo

r nat

ive

plan

ts.

• Lo

w p

hosp

horu

s an

d lo

w n

itrog

en fe

rtilis

ers.

• Fi

sh e

mul

sion

or s

eaw

eed

ferti

liser

to b

oost

pla

nts

imm

unity

to

dis

ease

.

Wha

t not

to fe

rtili

se•

Som

e pl

ants

are

hig

hly

sens

itive

to fe

rtilis

ers,

par

ticul

arly

ferti

liser

s th

at c

onta

in p

hosp

horu

s.

Eg:

Ban

ksia

s, G

revi

lleas

, Dry

andr

as,

H

akea

s (P

rote

acea

e fa

mily

).•

Don

’t ov

erfe

rtilis

e E

verla

stin

gs a

s th

ey g

et to

o ta

ll

and

wea

k an

d lie

dow

n w

hen

flow

erin

g.

B

anks

ia m

enzi

esii

Har

denb

ergi

a co

mpt

onia

na

Gre

ville

a ob

tusi

folia

H

akea

pro

stra

ta

Con

osty

lis a

cule

ata

GA

RD

EN

DE

SIG

N T

IPS

• P

lan

your

gar

den

desi

gn o

n gr

aph

pape

r. •

Thin

k ab

out a

reas

of u

sage

(eg

eatin

g ar

eas,

pla

y ar

eas)

and

in

corp

orat

e th

ese

into

you

r gar

den

desi

gn.

• K

eep

in m

ind

view

s fro

m 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 gro

wth

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.

• Yo

u ca

n us

e lo

cal p

lant

s in

you

r who

le g

arde

n, in

a g

arde

n be

d

or

mix

ed in

with

exo

tics.

• G

roup

pla

nts

with

sim

ilar w

ater

and

ferti

liser

requ

irem

ents

to

geth

er, e

spec

ially

if m

ixin

g lo

cal p

lant

s w

ith e

xotic

s.•

Kee

p in

min

d th

e gr

owin

g re

quire

men

ts o

f pla

nts

(eg

don’

t pla

nt a

sun

lovi

ng p

lant

in th

e sh

ade

of a

larg

er s

hrub

).•

Be

awar

e th

at th

ere

are

diffe

rent

form

s of

pla

nts

you

can

use

in

yo

ur g

arde

n (e

g dw

arf f

orm

s of

tree

s an

d gr

ound

cove

r for

ms

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

your

gard

en a

ll ye

ar ro

und.

• U

se a

div

erse

rang

e of

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 g

reat

er im

pact

. •

Vary

the

heig

ht la

yers

in y

our g

arde

n to

add

inte

rest

and

ha

bita

t. (e

g tre

e ca

nopy

, shr

ubs,

gro

undc

over

s).

• Th

ink

of y

our g

arde

n lik

e a

room

in y

our h

ouse

and

pla

nt in

sta

ges.

Lay

the

carp

et (g

roun

dcov

ers)

in fi

rst,

then

pla

ce th

e fu

rnitu

re

(them

e sh

rubs

and

tree

s) a

nd th

en d

ress

the

room

with

the

sm

alle

r flow

erin

g sh

rubs

and

feat

ure

plan

ts.

• C

ontin

ually

revi

ew y

our d

esig

n an

d ke

ep c

ompl

emen

ting

your

ga

rden

with

new

pla

nts.

Thi

nk o

f you

r gar

den

as p

rogr

essi

ve a

nd

ev

er c

hang

ing

to b

e bu

ilt u

pon

over

tim

e.

PLA

NT

SE

LEC

TIO

N &

PLA

NTI

NG

OU

T•

Buy

pla

nts

loca

l to

your

are

a or

sui

ted

to y

our s

oil t

ype

(see

list

). •

Buy

sm

all p

lant

s in

big

ger p

ots

as th

ey a

ren’

t roo

t bou

nd a

nd

bette

r est

ablis

h in

the

gard

en. Y

ou c

an b

uy s

ome

larg

er fe

atur

e

pl

ants

for 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

. •

Coa

stal

pla

nts

will

gro

w in

land

, but

inla

nd p

lant

s do

n’t g

row

wel

l

on th

e co

ast.

• D

on’t

choo

se p

lant

s th

at a

re e

nviro

nmen

tal w

eeds

. •

Pla

nt in

late

Apr

il or

May

afte

r the

firs

t 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

RS

ER

IES

Diff

eren

t nur

serie

s ha

ve v

aryi

ng ra

nges

of W

A pl

ants

so

you

mig

ht n

eed

to s

hop

arou

nd. I

f you

real

ly w

ant a

par

ticul

ar s

elec

tion

of p

lant

s, th

en it

is

a g

ood

idea

to o

rder

ahe

ad in

abo

ut S

epte

mbe

r so

the

plan

ts c

an b

e gr

own

read

y fo

r pla

ntin

g in

aut

umn.

Som

e sp

ecia

list l

ocal

nur

serie

s ar

e:

APA

CE

Nur

sery

:

1 Jo

hann

a S

t, N

OR

TH F

RE

MA

NTL

EC

arra

mar

Coa

stal

Nur

sery

: Lo

t 5 8

85 M

andu

rah

Rd,

S

EC

RE

T H

AR

BO

UR

Lullfi

tz N

urse

ry:

C

apor

n S

t (cn

r Hon

ey R

d), W

AN

NE

RO

O

1071

Tho

mas

Roa

d, O

AK

FOR

DM

en o

f the

Tre

es:

C

nr A

mhe

rst R

d/S

tirlin

g C

r, H

AZE

LME

RE

Rock

ingha

m Go

lf Club

, Elan

ora D

r, COO

LOON

GUP

Muc

hea

Tree

Far

m:

Lot 2

14 A

rchi

bald

St,

MU

CH

EA

A

ustra

lian

Nat

ive

Nur

serie

s G

roup

:

141

Kin

g R

d, O

AK

FOR

D

Zant

horr

ea N

urse

ry:

155

Wat

soni

a R

d, M

AID

A VA

LE

W

ATE

RIN

GW

A pl

ants

are

ada

pted

to o

ur d

ry c

limat

e an

d lo

w ra

infa

ll - t

hey

are

used

to

a b

it of

stre

ss a

nd in

fact

nee

d th

is to

per

form

thei

r bes

t. O

verw

ater

ing

lead

s to

sho

rter

lived

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 the

aim

is to

enc

oura

ge p

lant

s to

gro

w s

trong

root

sys

tem

s,

whi

ch m

akes

them

mor

e w

ater

effi

cien

t and

dro

ught

tole

rant

. To

keep

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.

Whe

n to

wat

er (a

lway

s fo

llow

wat

er re

stric

tions

)Fo

r new

pla

nts

wat

er:

• O

nce

or tw

ice

a w

eek

in th

e fir

st fe

w w

eeks

afte

r pla

ntin

g.•

Onc

e or

twic

e a

wee

k in

the

sum

mer

per

iod

for t

he fi

rst 1

-2 y

ears

un

til p

lant

s ar

e es

tabl

ishe

d (g

ener

ally

from

abo

ut N

ovem

ber t

o M

ay

until

the

first

goo

d ra

in o

ccur

s).

For e

stab

lishe

d pl

ants

wat

er:

• W

hen

ther

e is

a h

eat w

ave

• W

hen

the

soil

unde

r the

sur

face

is d

ry•

Whe

n si

gns

of s

tress

are

app

aren

t (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.

Wha

t irr

igat

ion

to u

se

WA

plan

ts li

ke th

e so

il su

rface

to re

mai

n dr

y an

d m

any

are

sens

itive

to

over

head

wat

erin

g (e

g sp

rinkl

ers,

mis

ters

). Th

us th

e be

st ir

rigat

ion

to

use

is a

djus

tabl

e dr

ippe

r/tric

kle

syst

ems

or s

ubsu

rface

irrig

atio

n.

Wat

erin

g tip

s•

Wat

erin

g in

the

mor

ning

is p

refe

rabl

e as

moi

stur

e si

tting

on

plan

t

leav

es a

nd s

tem

s ov

erni

ght c

an c

ause

pla

nt d

isea

ses.

• Av

oid

wat

erin

g on

ly th

e so

il su

rface

laye

r as

this

enc

oura

ges

sh

allo

w ro

ots

mak

ing

plan

ts m

ore

susc

eptib

le to

dry

ing

out a

nd

bl

owin

g ov

er. L

onge

r dee

per w

ater

ing

enco

urag

es th

e gr

owth

of

dee

per,

mor

e st

able

root

s.•

If w

ater

repe

llenc

e oc

curs

, app

ly a

wet

ting

agen

t.•

Use

a d

rippe

r with

a h

igh

flow

rate

for w

ater

dem

andi

ng p

lant

s

eg B

oron

ia, S

caev

ola.