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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
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Phone: 9458 5664 Email: amykrupa@sercul.org.au
WEST COASTAL PLAINStretching from Neerabup in the north to Karnup in the south,
Western 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.
This brochure was prepared by Melinda Picton-King,North Metro Catchment Group Inc.
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HEAD
GROW
LOCA
L PLA
NTS
WH
AT
ARE
LO
CA
L PL
AN
TS?
Loca
l pla
nts
are
spec
ies
that
wou
ld n
atur
ally
oc
cur
in y
our
neig
hbou
rhoo
d an
d ar
eth
eref
ore
adap
ted
to th
e lo
cal
clim
ate
and
soil.
The
re a
re a
hug
e ra
nge
of l
ocal
WA
pla
nts
that
can
be
used
to c
reat
e
man
y co
ntem
pora
ry g
arde
n st
yles
suc
h
as
cotta
ge,
form
al,
Med
iterr
anea
n an
d
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
hedg
es a
nd a
s to
piar
y.
REFE
REN
CES
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n re
fer
to
A N
ew Im
age
for
WA
Pla
nts
- G
eorg
e Lu
llfitz
,G
row
With
Us
- W
ildflo
wer
Soc
iety
of W
A,
Gro
win
g Lo
cals
- R
ober
t Pow
ell.
PRU
NIN
G
To k
eep
WA
pla
nts
look
ing
thei
r bes
t, it
is n
eces
sary
to d
o so
me
prun
ing
to h
elp
keep
the
plan
t in
shap
e an
d pr
omot
e flo
wer
ing.
Wh
en t
o p
run
eIn
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.
Avo
id p
runi
ng i
n w
inte
r or
mid
sum
mer
, as
thi
s m
ay c
ause
pl
ants
to
die
back
ext
ensi
vely
. It
is b
ette
r to
pru
ne y
oung
pla
nts
light
ly
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
flow
erin
g.
Ho
w t
o p
run
eT
here
are
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
the
pl
ant h
as fi
nish
ed fl
ower
ing.
Reg
ular
pru
ning
pre
vent
s th
ese
plan
ts
fr
om b
ecom
ing
stra
ggly
. Eg
Cal
liste
mon
(B
ottle
brus
h), P
imel
ea.
2. P
lant
s th
at fl
ower
on
old
woo
d –
rem
ove
the
olde
st w
ood
from
the
ce
ntre
of t
he p
lant
, let
ting
the
youn
ger
woo
d re
mai
n.
Eg
som
e sp
ecie
s of
Mel
aleu
ca.
Tip
s fo
r p
run
ing
• C
ut o
ff th
e w
hole
bra
nch
clea
nly
at th
e jo
in le
avin
g no
pr
otru
ding
stu
mp.
• R
emov
e lo
w b
ranc
hes
to m
ake
wee
ding
eas
ier.
• U
se c
hopp
ed u
p pr
unin
gs a
s m
ulch
.
• O
nly
prun
e th
e so
fter
woo
ded
plan
ts (
eg la
rge
wat
tles)
ligh
tly a
s th
ey
ar
en’t
as h
ardy
as
the
woo
dier
pla
nts
and
tend
to d
ie b
ack
exte
nsiv
ely.
• E
ucal
ypts
, Cal
liste
mon
s an
d M
elal
euca
s re
spon
d w
ell t
o pr
unin
g
and
can
tole
rate
a h
ard
prun
e.
• C
ut b
ack
Kan
garo
o P
aws
to th
e gr
ound
afte
r flo
wer
ing
each
yea
r.
It he
lps
prev
ent b
lack
ink
dise
ase
and
prom
otes
bet
ter
grow
th.
MU
LCH
Goo
d m
ulch
con
sist
s of
a m
ixtu
re o
f di
ffere
nt s
ized
mat
eria
ls s
uch
as
leav
es,
twig
s an
d ba
rk,
lets
wat
er e
asily
pen
etra
te t
hrou
gh t
o 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
.
Th
e b
est
mu
lch
• G
roun
dcov
ers
and
natu
ral l
eaf l
itter
form
ed b
y th
e pl
ants
in
yo
ur g
arde
n.
• S
tree
t tre
e lo
ppin
gs –
may
con
tain
som
e w
eeds
but
they
are
eas
ily
se
en a
nd r
emov
ed.
• In
ert m
ater
ials
(eg
gra
vel,
crus
hed
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.
Wh
en t
o m
ulc
hO
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
appl
ied
at t
he s
tart
of
war
mer
wea
ther
in s
prin
g an
d ea
rly s
umm
er.
Ho
w m
uch
mu
lch
App
ly 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
ret
entio
n.
Wh
at t
o a
void
:•
Avo
id la
yerin
g m
ulch
too
thic
kly
as th
is c
an im
pede
wat
er in
filtr
atio
n
an
d re
duce
pla
nt s
urvi
val.
• A
void
mul
chin
g to
o cl
ose
to th
e st
em o
f the
pla
nt a
s th
e co
nsta
nt
hu
mid
ity e
ncou
rage
s pl
ant d
isea
ses
and
WA
pla
nts
pref
er th
e
surr
ound
ing
soil
surf
ace
to b
e dr
y.
• A
void
usi
ng s
awdu
st a
nd r
aw w
ood
prod
ucts
(eg
woo
d ch
ips)
as
th
ey c
an in
terf
ere
with
iron
upt
ake,
dra
w n
itrog
en o
ut o
f the
soi
l and
caus
e th
e so
il to
bec
ome
wat
er r
epel
lent
. Alw
ays
com
post
woo
dy
m
ulch
es fo
r at
leas
t 6 m
onth
s be
fore
use
.
• A
void
usi
ng m
ulch
from
sof
t lea
ved
plan
ts li
ke m
any
exot
ic s
peci
es,
as
it d
ecay
s to
o fa
st a
nd r
elea
ses
too
man
y nu
trie
nts
for
WA
pla
nts.
• A
void
som
e pa
ckag
ed m
ulch
es a
s th
ey c
onta
in h
igh
leve
ls o
f
nitr
ogen
and
pho
spho
rus
whi
ch is
n’t s
uita
ble
for
WA
pla
nts.
FERT
ILIS
ERS
As
WA
pl
ants
ar
e ad
apte
d to
so
ils
that
ar
e lo
w
in
nutr
ient
s th
ey
usua
lly d
on’t
requ
ire f
ertil
iser
. In
a g
arde
n si
tuat
ion
you
can
appl
y a
little
fer
tilis
er t
o ke
ep p
lant
s lo
okin
g pe
rfec
t, bu
t be
cau
tious
as
som
e sp
ecie
s ar
e se
nsiti
ve t
o fe
rtili
sers
, pa
rtic
ular
ly p
hosp
horu
s. S
uffic
ient
ph
osph
orus
is n
atur
ally
pre
sent
in th
e so
il.
Wh
en t
o a
pp
lyA
pply
fer
tilis
er w
hen
plan
ting
by m
ixin
g in
to t
he s
oil
at t
he b
otto
m o
f th
e ho
le. S
ubse
quen
t fer
tilis
ing
shou
ld b
e do
ne o
n th
e su
rrou
ndin
g ro
ot
zone
onl
y w
hen
nutr
ient
defi
cien
cy i
s ap
pare
nt a
nd o
nly
whe
n pl
ants
ar
e ac
tivel
y gr
owin
g in
spr
ing.
Wh
at f
erti
liser
to
use
(Not
e: a
lway
s fo
llow
the
man
ufac
ture
r in
stru
ctio
ns o
n do
sage
and
app
licat
ion)
• S
low
rel
ease
fert
ilise
rs fo
r na
tive
plan
ts.
• Lo
w p
hosp
horu
s an
d lo
w n
itrog
en fe
rtili
sers
.
• F
ish
emul
sion
or
seaw
eed
fert
ilise
r to
boo
st p
lant
s im
mun
ity
to d
isea
se.
Wh
at n
ot
to f
erti
lise
• S
ome
plan
ts a
re h
ighl
y se
nsiti
ve to
fert
ilise
rs, p
artic
ular
ly
fe
rtili
sers
that
con
tain
pho
spho
rus.
E
g: B
anks
ias,
Gre
ville
as, D
ryan
dras
,
Hak
eas
(Pro
teac
eae
fam
ily).
• D
on’t
over
fert
ilise
Eve
rlast
ings
as
they
get
too
tall
an
d w
eak
and
lie d
own
whe
n flo
wer
ing.
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
Tip
s
• P
lan
your
gar
den
desi
gn o
n gr
aph
pape
r.
• T
hink
abo
ut a
reas
of u
sage
(eg
eat
ing
area
s, p
lay
area
s) a
nd
inco
rpor
ate
thes
e in
to y
our
gard
en d
esig
n.
• K
eep
in m
ind
view
s fr
om 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 gr
owth
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.
• Y
ou c
an u
se lo
cal p
lant
s in
you
r w
hole
gar
den,
in a
gar
den
bed
or
mix
ed in
with
exo
tics.
• G
roup
pla
nts
with
sim
ilar
wat
er a
nd fe
rtili
ser
requ
irem
ents
to
geth
er, e
spec
ially
if m
ixin
g lo
cal p
lant
s w
ith e
xotic
s.
• K
eep
in m
ind
the
grow
ing
requ
irem
ents
of p
lant
s (e
g do
n’t p
lant
a
su
n lo
ving
pla
nt in
the
shad
e of
a la
rger
shr
ub).
• B
e aw
are
that
ther
e ar
e di
ffere
nt fo
rms
of p
lant
s yo
u ca
n us
e in
yo
ur g
arde
n (e
g dw
arf f
orm
s of
tree
s an
d gr
ound
cove
r fo
rms
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
you
r
gard
en a
ll ye
ar r
ound
.
• U
se a
div
erse
ran
ge o
f 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
grea
ter
impa
ct.
• V
ary
the
heig
ht la
yers
in y
our
gard
en to
add
inte
rest
and
ha
bita
t. (e
g tr
ee c
anop
y, s
hrub
s, g
roun
dcov
ers)
.
• T
hink
of y
our
gard
en li
ke a
roo
m in
you
r ho
use
and
plan
t in
stag
es.
La
y th
e ca
rpet
(gr
ound
cove
rs)
in fi
rst,
then
pla
ce th
e fu
rnitu
re
(the
me
shru
bs a
nd tr
ees)
and
then
dre
ss th
e ro
om w
ith th
e
smal
ler
flow
erin
g sh
rubs
and
feat
ure
plan
ts.
• C
ontin
ually
rev
iew
you
r de
sign
and
kee
p co
mpl
emen
ting
your
ga
rden
with
new
pla
nts.
Thi
nk o
f you
r ga
rden
as
prog
ress
ive
and
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 so
il ty
pe (
see
list)
.
• B
uy s
mal
l pla
nts
in b
igge
r po
ts a
s th
ey a
ren’
t roo
t bou
nd a
nd
bette
r es
tabl
ish
in th
e ga
rden
. You
can
buy
som
e la
rger
feat
ure
plan
ts fo
r 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
.
• 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.
• D
on’t
choo
se p
lant
s th
at a
re e
nviro
nmen
tal w
eeds
.
• P
lant
in la
te A
pril
or M
ay a
fter
the
first
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
RSER
IES
Diff
eren
t nur
serie
s ha
ve v
aryi
ng r
ange
s of
WA
pla
nts
so y
ou m
ight
nee
d to
sho
p ar
ound
. If
you
real
ly w
ant
a pa
rtic
ular
sel
ectio
n of
pla
nts,
the
n it
is a
goo
d id
ea t
o or
der
ahea
d in
abo
ut S
epte
mbe
r so
the
pla
nts
can
be
grow
n re
ady
for
plan
ting
in a
utum
n. S
ome
spec
ialis
t loc
al n
urse
ries
are:
AP
AC
E N
urse
ry
1
Joha
nna
St,
NO
RT
H F
RE
MA
NT
LEB
oola
Won
gin:
619
Arm
adal
e R
d (n
ear
Nic
hols
on R
d),
FO
RR
ES
TD
ALE
Car
ram
ar C
oast
al N
urse
ry
Lot 5
885
Man
dura
h R
d
SE
CR
ET
HA
RB
OU
RLu
llfitz
Nur
sery
:
Cap
orn
St (
cnr
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
AZ
ELM
ER
E
R
ocki
ngha
m G
olf C
lub,
Ela
nora
Dr,
CO
OLO
ON
GU
PM
uche
a T
ree
Far
m:
Lot 2
14 A
rchi
bald
St,
MU
CH
EA
Aus
tral
ian
Nat
ive
Nur
serie
s G
roup
:
141
Kin
g R
d, O
AK
FO
RD
Z
anth
orre
a N
urse
ry:
155
Wat
soni
a R
d, M
AID
A V
ALE
WA
TERI
NG
WA
pla
nts
are
adap
ted
to o
ur d
ry c
limat
e an
d lo
w ra
infa
ll - t
hey
are
used
to
a b
it of
str
ess
and
in fa
ct n
eed
this
to p
erfo
rm th
eir b
est.
Ove
rwat
erin
g le
ads
to s
hort
er l
ived
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 th
e ai
m is
to e
ncou
rage
pla
nts
to g
row
str
ong
root
sys
tem
s,
whi
ch m
akes
the
m m
ore
wat
er e
ffici
ent
and
drou
ght
tole
rant
. To
kee
p 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.
Wh
en t
o w
ater
(al
way
s fo
llow
wat
er r
estr
ictio
ns)
For
new
pla
nts
wat
er:
•
Onc
e or
twic
e a
wee
k in
the
first
few
wee
ks a
fter
plan
ting.
•
Onc
e or
twic
e a
wee
k in
the
sum
mer
per
iod
for
the
first
1-2
yea
rs
until
pla
nts
are
esta
blis
hed
(gen
eral
ly fr
om a
bout
Nov
embe
r to
May
un
til th
e fir
st g
ood
rain
occ
urs)
.
For
est
ablis
hed
plan
ts w
ater
:•
W
hen
ther
e is
a h
eat w
ave
•
Whe
n th
e so
il un
der
the
surf
ace
is d
ry•
W
hen
sign
s of
str
ess
are
appa
rent
(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.
Wh
at ir
rig
atio
n t
o u
se
WA
pla
nts
like
the
soil
surf
ace
to r
emai
n dr
y an
d m
any
are
sens
itive
to
over
head
wat
erin
g (e
g sp
rinkl
ers,
mis
ters
). T
hus
the
best
irr
igat
ion
to
use
is a
djus
tabl
e dr
ippe
r/tr
ickl
e sy
stem
s or
sub
surf
ace
irrig
atio
n.
Wat
erin
g t
ips
• W
ater
ing
in th
e m
orni
ng is
pre
fera
ble
as m
oist
ure
sitti
ng o
n pl
ant
le
aves
and
ste
ms
over
nigh
t can
cau
se p
lant
dis
ease
s.•
Avo
id w
ater
ing
only
the
soil
surf
ace
laye
r as
this
enc
oura
ges
sh
allo
w r
oots
mak
ing
plan
ts m
ore
susc
eptib
le to
dry
ing
out a
nd
blow
ing
over
. Lon
ger
deep
er w
ater
ing
enco
urag
es th
e gr
owth
of
dee
per,
mor
e st
able
roo
ts.
• If
wat
er r
epel
lenc
e oc
curs
, app
ly a
wet
ting
agen
t.•
Use
a d
rippe
r w
ith a
hig
h flo
w r
ate
for
wat
er d
eman
ding
pla
nts
eg
Bor
onia
, Sca
evol
a.
HEAD