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Suitable Plants for Irrigation Disposal Areas from BioSeptic
Below is a list plants that are suitable for use on irrigation disposal areas. This list is intended only as a guide to provide a small selection of trees, shrubs and other plants that may be considered suitable for irrigation disposal areas. However, because of wide climatic and soil variations, it is essential that further investigations be made with your local plant nursery before finalising your plant choice to suit your particular locality and site conditions.
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Approx Height |
Trees |
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Agonis flexuosa |
Willow Myrtle |
5-6m |
Acacia baileyana |
Cootamundra Wattle |
3-5m |
Banksia spp. |
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Casuarina glauca |
Swamp Oak |
6-12m |
Casuarina stricta |
Drooping Sheoake |
3-5m |
Casuarina cunninghamiana |
River Sheoake |
6-10m |
Callistemon viminalis |
Red Bottlebrush |
3-6m |
Callistemon salignus |
White Bottlebrush |
3-6m |
Eucalyptus grandis |
Flooded Gum |
10-15m |
Eucalyptus camaldulenisis |
River Red Gum |
15-20m |
Eucalyptus cosmophylla |
Cup Gum |
5-6m |
Hakea spp. |
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Hymenosporum flavem |
Native Frangipani |
3-6m |
Leptosporum laevigatum |
Coast Tea Tree |
5-6m |
Melaleuca armillaris |
Bracelet Honey Myrtle |
3-4m |
Melaleuca quinquenervia |
Broad Paperbark |
5-7m |
Melaleuca nesphila |
Western Tea Myrtle |
2-4m |
Syzgium paniculatum |
Bush Cherry |
8-10m |
Tristania laurina |
Kanuka |
3-5m |
Shrubs |
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Abelia x grandiflora |
Abelia |
2-3m |
Acacia floribunda |
Gossamer Wattle |
2-4m |
Acacia longifolia |
Sallow Wattle |
2-4m |
Acacia iteaphylla |
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Cotoneaster spp. |
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Cortaderia selloana |
Pampas Grass |
2-3m |
Cyperus alternifolius |
Umbrella Grass |
0.5-1m |
Cyperus papyrus |
Papyrus |
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Chamelaucium uncinatum |
Geraldton Wax |
2-4m |
Hebe spp. |
Veronia |
0.5-1m |
Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow Flag Iris |
0.5-1m |
Nerium oleander |
Oleander |
2-3m |
Melaleuca decussata |
Cross Leaved Honey Myrtle |
1-2m |
Phormium tenax |
New Zealand Flax |
2-2.5m |
Climbers |
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Bougainvillea spp. |
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Hardenbergia violacea |
Purple Coral Pea |
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Hibbertia scandens |
Snake Vine |
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Jasminum officinate |
Common Jasmine |
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Kennedia rubicunda |
Dusky Coral Pea |
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Lonicera japonica |
Japanese Honeysuckle |
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Passiflora spp. |
Passion Flower |
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Vitis coignetiae |
Glory Vine |
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Perennials |
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Aster novi-belgii |
Perennial Aster |
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Canna |
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Chrysanthemum frutescens |
Marguerite Daisy |
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Chrysanthemumm maximum |
Shasta Daisy |
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Gazania ringens |
Blacked Eyed Susan |
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Salvia uliginosa |
Bog Salvia |
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