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Plants for Play – NRM Education B = Butterfly attracting, Tr = traditional uses, Sen = Sensory, Art = Art and Craft, Tu = Tunnels/Dens Common Name Botanical Name Use in Nature Play B Tr Sen Ruby Saltbush Enchylaena tomentosa Ideal for sensory play as colourful berries from red, purple, green, and yellow are edible and often collected by children. Butterfly and bird attracting. Responds well to hedging and can be shaped around paths. Foliage grey green in colour. Leaves were boiled for greens and fruit eaten by many Aboriginal groups. Plant 40 cm apart. Native Lilac Hardenbergia violacea Ideal to climb up arches or tunnel like structures (tee pees etc.) or can grow as a shrub. This plant will climb onto other plants if planted near them – with nothing to climb on it will grow as a normal shrub. Ideal for attracting butterflies. Seeds were eaten by many Aboriginal groups. Foliage dark green in colour. Finger Rush (or Common/Pale Rush) Juncus species Leaves ideal for weaving. Attracts butterflies. Hardy. Generally prefers semi shade or damp areas. Used by many Aboriginal groups for weaving baskets and fish/yabby nets. Plant in groups and if wanting to use for art and craft plant them densely so you have a sustainable patch that you can continually collect leaves from. Will continue to grow back after being trimmed. Foliage dark to light green. Clasping Goodenia Goodenia amplexans Ideal for sensory play. Large light green sticky leaves, very aromatic when touched. Ideal for year-round aroma. Distinctive yellow flowers attract butterflies and a range of other native insects. Plant in dense groups around 50 cm apart. Coast Daisy-bush (or Twiggy Daisy-bush) Olearia axillaris (or Olearia ramulosa) Ideal for cubbies and tunnels but will need some trimming to encourage shape. Can be hedged. Inconspicuous flowers. Foliage of O. ramulosa is green with white underneath leaves. Foliage of O. axillaris is striking silver as it is coastal plant and reflects sunlight. Best planted together at the rear of a garden or in a maze area. Plant 1 metre apart when wanting tunnels. Art Tu Plants for Play – NRM Education (cont) B = Butterfly attracting, Tr = traditional uses, Sen = Sensory, Art = Art and Craft, Tu = Tunnels/Dens Common Name Botanical Name Use in Nature Play Pigface/Karkalla Carpobrotus rossii Ideal for making pretend food and squeezing out moisture. Leaves are leathery and succulent. Flowers bright pink and develop into a bright red edible fruit. Aboriginal groups boiled leaves, ate fruit, and used moisture as an ointment to treat skin conditions. Ideal for pots and grows in sand (or most other soils). Sticky Hop-bush Dodonaea viscosa Ideal for tunnels and collecting papery seed pods for imaginative play. Despite their name they are not sticky – they simply look it. Best planted together at the rear of a garden or in a maze area. Plant 1 metre apart when wanting tunnels. Some minimal trimming will be required. Foliage glossy green, papery seed pods green and ripen to red. Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra Ideal for attracting caterpillars and sustaining a butterfly life cycle. Seed pods can be used for imaginative play. As with many grasses the seeds were ground up to make damper by many Aboriginal groups. Grasses are best planted in isolated areas in the garden as they don’t have year-round texture (seed pods are copper red and can add colour). Flowers are not colourful as they are wind pollinated and don’t need to attract birds and bees. Flax-lilies Dianella species Cushion Bush Leucophyta brownii B Tr Sen Art Ideal for imaginative play as dried flower stalks can be used for wands or art and craft. Great for making trails or lining paths. Aboriginal groups ate the fruit and used the leaves as string like fibre for baskets and for medicinal use. Leaves green (D. brevicaulis) or grey green (D. revoluta). For best results plant along paths 40 cm apart and 30 cm from edge of path. These plants can also be divided as they grow from bulbs. Ideal for textural and sensory play. Stems are white and slightly rough to touch. In full sun will grow ‘cushion like’ and the silver foliage contrasts well against green foliage. For ideal results plant 30 cm apart in groups. Responds well to pruning. Ideal for making circles or patterns in the garden. Good for fairy gardens. Tu