Plants
for Frogs Collection No 2.
Trigger Plant - Stylidium graminifolium
Evergreen rosette to 60cm.
Growth rate moderate.
Use for pots, rockeries, borders, mass
plantings.
Any soils except very wet.
Best in part shade.
Very frost hardy.
Very drought tolerant but may die back.
Extremely wind firm.
Flowers in spring to late summer.
Remove spent flower heads.
Insect attracting.
Good coastal species.
Frog habitat.
Knobby Club Rush - Ficinia nodosa
Rounded clump forming sedge.
Evergreen 0.5-0.8 m
Growth rate fast.
Use for pond surrounds, drains, borders,
pots and mass plantings.
Any soils - wet or dry.
Full sun to part shade.
Very frost hardy.
Will recover from prolonged dry.
Flowers in spring & summer.
Cut back to ground level every couple
of years.
Very ornamental foliage & flower heads.
Frog habitat.
Curly Top Sedge - Carex tasmanica Erect clump forming perennial sedge.
Evergreen 0.4 m
Growth rate extremely fast.
Use for wetland plant for ponds, dams etc.
Any soils especially very wet.
Full sun to part shade.
Very frost hardy.
Will recover from prolonged dry.
Flowers in spring & summer.
Very ornamental foliage with curled leaf tips.
Tasmanian threatened species.
Fantastic wetland habitat plant.
Good for waste water treatment systems.
Frog habitat.
Blue Flax Lily - Dianella tasmanica
Clump forming sedge.
Evergreen 0.5-1.0 m.
Growth rate fast.
Use for mass plantings, rockeries,
pots, ponds.
Most soils including poorly drained.
Full sun to heavy shade.
Very frost hardy.
Survives dry spells but looks sad.
Flowers in spring & summer.
Can be slashed periodically to rejuvenate.
Bird attracting.
Sprays of delicate blue flowers.
Highly ornamental blue berries.
Frog habitat. |
