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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
save
wat
er, m
oney
& b
ring
life
back
to y
our g
arde
n
Cats
paw
Ani
goza
ntho
s hu
mili
spi
ctur
ed le
ft
WEST COASTAL PLAIN
Stretching from Neerabup in the north to Karnup in the south, West 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.
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: [email protected]
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
ferti
liser
. In
a ga
rden
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 fe
rtilis
ers,
par
ticul
arly
pho
spho
rus.
Suf
ficie
nt
phos
phor
us is
nat
ural
ly p
rese
nt in
the
soil.
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
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
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
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
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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