Here is a selection of local native plants that have caught our attention in March.
Water pots or ponds full of sedges and rushes have been flowering. These elegant clumps deserve a spot in even the smallest courtyard. Their upright foliage is a useful tool in any landscape design and provides a year round statement.
When we have some rain the moss livens up, adding a seasonal dimension to rocks and weathered pots. But watch the slippery paths.
Wattles come into their own as the weather cools. As pioneer plants their job in the natural environment is to grow quickly and fill bare spaces, so they are very useful in new gardens. They are not very long-lived, usually just a few years, but by then they will have filled a gap, given quick shade and wildlife habitat, and produced a colourful display of flowers.
Many birds and insects depend on the flowers and tangled hiding places of the Monkey Vine. Keep it under control with secateurs in a small garden, but enjoy its growth in Noosa’s vine forests.
Don’t forget to visit our members’ Facebook page ‘What’s in YOUR Noosa wildlife garden’ to keep up with our local wildlife. You will find up to date bird and insect photos from Tony Wellington and others. We welcome your photos too. Just note that they were taken in Noosa shire, with a name if possible.
Stephanie Haslam
