Screening Plants
This is a list of Rod Cary’s best screening plants.
These screening plants …
- will grow 3m x 2m or more
- have dense foliage
- will become denser with regulat clipping/pruning
- will grow in most soils
- have habitat value for birds and other wildlife
- will block line-of-sight headlight glare and wind
- have attractive flowers and foliage
- are local to our area and thrive in our conditions
- wetland species will tolerate all soils except coastal
- coastal species will tolerate all soils except mud
- long-lived, tough and interesting
- are usually available at our nursery
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acacia cochlearis | Rigid Wattle |
| Acacia littorea | Coastal Dune Wattle |
| Astartea scoparia | Common Astartea |
| Beaufortia sparsa | Swamp Bottle Brush |
| Beyeria viscosa | Pinkwood |
| Callistemon glaucus | Albany Bottlebrush |
| Callistemon phoeniceus | Lesser Bottlebrush |
| Calothamnus quadrifidus | One-sided Bottlebrush |
| Eucalyptus calcicola | Hamelin Bay Mallee |
| Eucalyptus foecunda | Narrow-leaved Red Mallee |
| Eucalyptus forrestiana | Fuchsia Gum |
| Eucalyptus macrandra | Long-flowered Marlock |
| Gastrolobium bilobum | Heart Leaf Poison |
| Grevillea vestita | |
| Hibbertia cuneiformis | Cut-leaf Hibbertia |
| Kunzea baxteri | Crimson Kunzea |
| Melaleuca cuticularis | Saltwater Paperbark |
| Melaleuca huegelii | Chenille Honey Myrtle |
| Melaleuca incana | Grey Honeymyrtle |
| Melaleuca osullivanii | |
| Melalauca ringens | |
| Melaleuca teretifolia | Banbar |
| Melaleuca viminea | Mohan |
| Spyridium globulosum | Basket Bush |
| Taxandria fragrans | Autumn Teatree |
| Taxandria linearifolia | Swamp Peppermint |
| Taxandria parviceps | Fine Teatree |
Rod’s Screening Plants [pdf one page]