Australian Native Plants

By John W Wrigley & Murray Fagg

Hard Cover Edition

This massive volume of 696 pages tells you everything you need to know about growing and caring for Australian Native Plants. It is an invaluable reference for selection of suitable plants for every area of Australia and it is essential for planning a garden, whether large, medium or small.

The bulk of the book provides a wealth of information on literally thousands of native plants, their properties, cultivation and propagation. Many of them are illustrated by colour photographs or fine line drawings. The plant entries are divided into chapters according to whether they are ground covers, rockery plants, water features, shrubs, trees, annuals, bedding plants, climbers or container plants. It is easy to select the right plants for any part of the garden. There is also a comprehensive index of latin or common names.

Introductory chapters provide sound practical advice on the collection and propagation of plant material, dealing with pests and diseases, fertilising your plants, plant management, landscaping and selection of plants.

Concise Edition

The concise edition of Australian Native Plants includes more than 1500 species and cultivars that are easy to obtain and grow, many illustrated with colour photographs.

Plants are divided into chapters: Ground covers, rockery plants, water features, shrubs, trees, annuals and bedding plants, and climbers.

There are recommended planting zones for every plant, colour-coded to correspond with a map at the front of the book plus symbols indicating the significant attributes of each species, such as frost-hardiness, bird-attracting, scented plants, attractive fruits and tropical plants. Other information includes simple advice on propogating plants from seed and cuttings, soil preparation, planting, fertilising, watering, pruning, pests and diseases.