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Preferred Soil Conditions

This is a table of preferred soil conditions for about 180 common species from south-eastern Tasmania. The entries in the table reflect where the plants grow naturally, and is a good guide for where to grow them in the garden. However, there is no harm with experimenting with different conditions. The table is based on the plant lists put out for each southern Tasmanian muncipality by NRM South.

There are some common and many less-common species not in this table. Some indication of preferred conditions are given in the main plant listings, but if you'd like more information contact the nursery. Furthermore, if you'd like this table as an Excel Spreadsheet, contact the nursery.

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At present the species names are not linked to the main listings.

The main alphabetical catalogue has cultivation details, prices, and a link to photos of each species.

Species
Well- drained soil
Poorly- drained soil
Sandy soil
Loamy soil
Clay soil
Poor soil
Fertile soil
Acacia dealbata
X
X
X
X
X
X
Acacia derwentiana
X
X
X
X
X
X
Acacia genistifolia
X
X
X
X
Acacia gunnii
X
X
X
X
Acacia leprosa ssp graveolens
X
X
X
X
X
X
Acacia longifolia ssp sophorae
X
X
X
Acacia mearnsii
X
X
X
X
X
Acacia melanoxylon
X
X
X
X
Acacia mucronata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Acacia myrtifolia
X
X
X
X
Acacia riceana
X
X
X
X
X
X
Acacia stricta
X
X
X
X
Acacia suaveolens
X
X
X
Acacia terminalis
X
X
X
X
Acacia verticillata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Acaena novae-zelandiae
X
X
X
X
X
Allocasuarina littoralis
X
X
X
X
Allocasuarina monilifera
X
X
X
Allocasuarina verticillata
X
X
X
X
X
Allocasuarina zephyrea
X
X
Almaleea subumbellata
X
X
X
X
X
Aotus ericoides
X
X
X
Argentipallium dealbatum
X
X
X
X
Arthropodium milleflorum
X
X
X
Arthropodium minus
X
X
X
X
Asterotrichion discolor
X
X
X
X
X
Atherosperma moschatum
X
X
X
Atriplex cinerea
X
Atriplex paludosa
X
X
X
Austrodanthonia caespitosa
X
X
X
X
Banksia marginata
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bauera rubioides
X
Bedfordia linearis
X
X
X
X
X
Bedfordia salicina
X
X
X
X
X
Billardiera longiflora
X
X
X
X
Billardiera mutabilis
X
X
X
X
Bossiaea riparia
X
X
X
X
Brachyscome aculeata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bulbine bulbosa
X
X
X
X
Bursaria spinosa
X
X
X
X
X
X
Callistemon pallidus
X
X
X
X
X
X
Callistemon viridiflorus
X
Callitris rhomboidea
X
X
X
X
Carex appressa
X
Carpobrotus rossii
X
X
X
X
Cassinia aculeata
X
X
X
X
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
X
X
X
X
X
Clematis aristata
X
X
X
Clematis microphylla
X
X
X
X
X
Coprosma quadrifida
X
X
X
X
X
X
Coronidium scorpioides
X
X
X
X
Correa alba
X
X
X
X
Correa lawrenceana
X
X
X
Correa reflexa
X
X
X
X
X
X
Daviesia ulicifolia
X
X
Dianella brevicaulis
X
Dianella revoluta
X
X
X
Dianella tasmanica
X
X
X
X
X
Dichondra repens
X
X
X
X
Dillwynia cinerascens
X
X
X
X
Dillwynia glaberrima
X
X
X
X
Dillwynia sericea
X
X
X
X
Diplarrena latifolia
X
Diplarrena moraea
X
X
X
X
X
X
Disphyma crassifolium
X
X
X
X
X
Dodonaea viscosa
X
X
X
Eucalyptus amygdalina
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus dalrympleana
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus globulus
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus gunnii
X
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus obliqua
X
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus ovata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus pauciflora
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus pulchella
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus rodwayi
X
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus rubida
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus tenuiramis
X
X
X
X
Eucalyptus viminalis
X
X
X
X
X
X
Eucryphia lucida
X
X
X
Gaultheria hispida
X
X
X
Glycine clandestina
X
X
X
X
X
Goodenia ovata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Grevillea australis
X
X
X
X
X
Hakea epiglottis
X
X
X
X
X
Hakea lissosperma
X
X
X
Hakea megadenia
X
X
X
X
Hakea microcarpa
X
X
X
Hakea nodosa
X
X
X
X
Hakea teretifolia
X
X
X
Helichrysum leucopsideum
X
X
X
X
X
Hibbertia procumbens
X
X
X
Hibbertia prostrata
X
Hibbertia serpyllifolia
X
X
X
Isotoma fluviatilis
X
Juncus pallidus
X
X
X
X
X
X
Kennedia prostrata
X
X
X
X
Kunzea ambigua
X
X
X
X
Lasiopetalum macrophyllum
X
X
X
X
Leptospermum glaucescens
X
X
X
X
X
X
Leptospermum grandiflorum
X
X
X
X
Leptospermum lanigerum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Leptospermum nitidum
X
X
X
X
X
X
Leptospermum riparium
X
X
X
X
Leptospermum scoparium
X
X
X
Lomandra longifolia
X
X
X
X
X
Lomatia polymorpha
X
X
X
Lomatia tinctoria
X
X
X
X
Melaleuca ericifolia
X
X
X
Melaleuca gibbosa
X
X
X
X
X
Melaleuca squamea
X
X
X
X
Melaleuca squarrosa
X
X
Melicytus dentatus (Hymenanthera dentata)
X
Muehlenbeckia gunnii
X
X
X
Myoporum insulare
X
Nematolepis squamea
X
X
X
Nothofagus cunninghamii
X
X
X
Odixia angusta
X
Olearia argophylla
X
Olearia ciliata
X
X
X
X
X
Olearia glandulosa
X
X
X
Olearia lirata
X
Olearia phlogopappa
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Olearia ramulosa
X
X
X
X
Oxylobium arborescens
X
X
X
X
Oxylobium ellipticum
X
X
X
X
Ozothamnus ericifolius
X
X
X
X
Ozothamnus expansifolius
X
X
X
X
Ozothamnus obcordatus
X
Ozothamnus purpurascens
X
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
X
X
Ozothamnus scutellifolius
X
Patersonia fragilis
X
X
X
X
X
Pelargonium australe
X
Pittosporum bicolor
X
X
X
X
Platylobium obtusiangulum
X
X
X
X
X
Poa labillardierei
X
X
X
X
X
Pomaderris apetala
X
X
X
Pomaderris elliptica
X
X
X
Pratia pedunculata
X
X
X
Prostanthera lasianthos
X
X
X
Ptilotus spathulatus
X
X
X
Pultenaea daphnoides
X
X
Pultenaea gunnii
X
Pultenaea pedunculata
X
X
X
Rhagodia candolleana
X
X
X
X
Rubus parvifolius
X
X
X
X
X
Selliera radicans
X
Solanum laciniatum
X
X
X
X
Stackhousia monogyna
X
X
X
X
Stylidium graminifolium
X
X
X
X
Tasmannia lanceolata
X
X
X
Telopea truncata
X
X
X
X
Tetragonia implexicoma
X
Tetragonia tetragonoides
X
Themeda triandra
X
X
X
X
Veronica formosa
X
X
X
X
Viola hederacea
X
X
X
X
X
X
Westringia rigida
X
X
Zieria arborescens
X
X
X

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