save

wat

er, m

oney

& b

ring

life

back

to y

our g

arde

n

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aroo

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angl

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ured

left

Trees (Up to 15m) Fraser’s Sheoak Allocasuarina fraseriana 15 brown May-Oct Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata 5-8 yellow Sep-OctBull Banksia Banksia grandis 10 yellow Sep-Dec Holly-leaf Banksia Banksia ilicifolia 10 pink & cream Mar-JanFirewood Banksia °Banksia menziesii 10 pink & red Feb-Aug Red Flowering Gum Eucalyptus ficifolia 8 red Dec-May WA Coastal Blackbutt Eucalyptus todtiana 9-16 creamy white Feb Coral Gum Eucalyptus torquata 4-11 pink, red Aug-Dec WA Sandplain Woody Pear Xylomelum angustifolium 7 creamy white Dec-Feb WA Shrubs (3 to 5m) Coojong Acacia saligna 5 yellow Aug-Oct Common Woollybush Adenanthos cygnorum 2-4 red Sep-Feb Tree Smokebush Conospermum triplinervium 4.5 greyish white Aug-Nov Red Pokers Hakea bucculenta 4.5 red Aug-Sep WARoyal Hakea Hakea victoria 3 white, colourful foliage Jun-Jul WAZamia Palm Macrozamia riedlei 3 red cones Sep-Oct River 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 May-Dec One-sided Bottlebrush °Calothamnus quadrifidus 1-2 red Aug-Dec Silky-leaved Blood Flower Calothamnus sanguineus 1.5 blood red Mar-Oct Plume Smokebush Conospermum incurvum 0.4-1 white-grey Jul-Nov Terete-leaved Dampiera Dampiera teres 0.2-0.6 blue Aug-Nov Prickly Dryandra Dryandra armata 1.5 yellow Jun-Nov Orange-flowered Eremaea Eremaea pauciflora 1.5-2 orange Sep-Dec Purple-flowered Eremaea Eremaea purpurea 1.5 pink-purple Oct-Feb Pink Pokers Grevillea petrophiloides 3 pink Jan-Nov WA Honey Bush Hakea lissocarpha 3 white-yellow, pink Jun-SepCandle Hakea Hakea ruscifolia 3 white Dec-Mar Many-flowered Honeysuckle Lambertia multiflora 2.5 yellow Jun-DecCoast Honey-myrtle Melaleuca acerosa 1 cream Sep-Dec Melaleuca conothamnoides 0.3-1.5 pink-purple Apr-Jun/ Sep-Nov Thread-leaf Snottygobble Persoonia saccata 0.2-1.5 yellow Jul-Jan Spiked Scholtzia Scholtzia involucrata 1.5 white, pale pink Dec-Mar Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii 3 white Nov-Jan Shrubs (less than 1m) Narrow-winged Wattle Acacia stenoptera 0.3-1 cream-yellow May-Sep Grass Wattle Acacia willdenowiana 0.5 yellow Jun-Oct Andersonia lehmanniana 0.5 white, pink-purple May-SepCamphor Myrtle Baeckea camphorosmae 1 white-pink May-Feb Beaufortia elegans 1 purple, pink Nov-FebAniseed Boronia Boronia crenulata 1 pale red Aug-Oct Common Brown Pea Bossiaea eriocarpa 0.6 brown & yellow Jul-Oct Summer Starflower Calytrix flavescens 0.8 yellow Nov-Jan Pink Summer Calytrix Calytrix fraseri 0.6-1 pink, purple all year Common Dampiera Dampiera linearis 0.5 indigo Jul-Nov Couch Honeypot Dryandra lindleyana low gold May-Sep Gompholobium confertum 1 blue-purple Aug-Mar Hairy Yellow Pea Gompholobium tomentosum 0.3-1 yellow Aug-DecStalked Guinea-flower Hibbertia racemosa 0.3 yellow Jul-Nov Orange Stars Hibbertia stellaris 1 orange-yellow Aug-Dec Devil’s Pins Hovea pungens 1 purple Jun-Nov Common Hovea Hovea trisperma 0.7 purple Jun-Sep Swan River Myrtle Hypocalymma robustum 1 pale-deep pink Jul-Oct Granny’s Bonnets Isotropis cuneifolia 0.3 yellow & red Aug-Oct Waldjumi Jacksonia sericea 0.6 orange Dec-FebLance-leaved Cassia Labichea punctata 1 yellow Jul-Oct Rough Honey-myrtle Melaleuca scabra 1 pink-purple Sep-Dec Melaleuca trichophylla 0.7 pink-purple Nov-Jan Pixie-mops Petrophile linearis 0.7 pink, mauve Sep-Nov Petrophile macrostachya 1 yellow Aug-Nov Pepper-and-salt Philotheca spicatus 0.6 lilac Jun-Oct Rose Banjine Pimelea rosea 1 pale-deep pink Aug-Nov Yellow Banjine Pimelea sulphurea 0.5 yellow Oct-Nov 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 Green Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos viridis 1 green Sep-NovTall Speargrass Austrostipa flavescens 0.5 silver Sep-Oct Bearded Speargrass Austrostipa semibarbata 0.6 white hairy Aug-Nov Blue Squill Chamaescilla corymbosa 0.3 blue Aug-Oct Spiny Cottonheads Conostylis aculeata 0.3 yellow Sep-Nov Grey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans 0.5 yellow Aug-Sep Bristly Cottonheads Conostylis setigera 0.3 yellow Sep-Oct Blueberry Lily Dianella revoluta 1 purple Sep-Jan Foxtail Mulga-grass Neurachne alopecuroidea 0.5 grey Aug-Nov Morning Iris Orthrosanthus laxus 0.4-0.6 blue Aug-Oct Purple Flag Patersonia occidentalis 0.5-0.8 purple Sep-Oct Climbers & Groundcovers Native Wisteria °Hardenbergia comptoniana climber purple Jun-Sep Snakebush °Hemiandra pungens low mauve all year Running Postman Kennedia prostrata low red Aug-Nov Pronaya Pronaya fraseri climber pale mauve Dec-Feb

C E N T R 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 WA - Western Australian plant not a local plant KEY

CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN

Central Coastal Plain soils are 10-20 km’s from the coast and tend to be grey, white or very pale brown sand. They are comprised mainly of deep sands. They range from neutral

to acid soils.

Caring for the Swan Canning Riverpark

ALGAE BUSTER

PHOSPHORUSAWARENESS

PROJECT

For further information:

Phosphorus Awareness Project Coordinator

South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare

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

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 A

RE L

OCA

L PL

AN

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.

REFE

REN

CES

For m

ore

info

rmat

ion

refe

r to

A N

ew Im

age

for W

A P

lant

s - G

eorg

e Lu

llfitz

,G

row

With

Us

- Wild

flow

er S

ocie

ty o

f WA

,G

row

ing

Loca

ls -

Rob

ert P

owel

l.

PRU

NIN

G

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.

FERT

ILIS

ERS

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.

A

nigo

zant

hos

hum

ilis

Hov

ea p

unge

ns

Hem

iand

ra p

unge

ns

Con

osty

lis a

cule

ata

Har

denb

ergi

a co

mpt

onia

na

Gar

den

Des

ign

Tips

• 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

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 soi

l typ

e (s

ee li

st).

• B

uy s

mal

l pla

nts

in b

igge

r pot

s as

they

are

n’t r

oot b

ound

and

be

tter e

stab

lish

in th

e ga

rden

. You

can

buy

som

e la

rger

feat

ure

plan

ts fo

r a m

ore

inst

ant e

ffect

.•

Alw

ays

read

the

labe

ls to

che

ck th

e si

ze o

f the

pla

nt w

hen

m

atur

e to

be

sure

that

you

are

get

ting

the

desi

red

plan

t for

m.

• 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.•

Don

’t ch

oose

pla

nts

that

are

env

ironm

enta

l wee

ds.

• P

lant

in la

te A

pril

or M

ay a

fter t

he fi

rst g

ood

autu

mn

rain

s, a

s

plan

ts h

ave

mor

e tim

e to

est

ablis

h be

fore

sum

mer

.

WA

PLA

NT

NU

RSER

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

EB

oola

Won

gin:

619

Arm

adal

e R

d (n

ear N

icho

lson

Rd)

,

FO

RR

ES

TDA

LEC

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

OM

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

ATER

ING

WA

plan

ts a

re a

dapt

ed to

our

dry

clim

ate

and

low

rain

fall

- the

y ar

e us

ed

to a

bit

of s

tress

and

in fa

ct n

eed

this

to p

erfo

rm th

eir b

est.

Ove

rwat

erin

g le

ads

to s

horte

r liv

ed p

lant

s w

ith e

xces

sive

gro

wth

and

les

s pr

olifi

c flo

wer

ing.

An

exce

ss o

f wat

er le

ads

to le

achi

ng o

f nut

rient

s fro

m s

andy

so

ils a

nd e

ncou

rage

s di

seas

es th

at c

an le

ad to

fata

l roo

t rot

.

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.

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