Plants to plant - 4

	Frankenia pauciflora sea-heath A small spreading shrub that is salt tolerant and has adapted to harsh conditions. It can grow between limestone rocks overhanging the ocean. Some plants have gnarled woody branches; the small and delicate flowers are white or pink. Flowers: white or pink. Most of the year. See more on Florabase.
	Grevillea crithmifolia A spreading dense shrub that may be prostrate or up to 2m high. It grows on dunes or in sand over limestone. The brown warty fruit is a follicle with two winged seeds. These grevillea flowers are designed for insect pollination, whereas many species with red or orange flowers attract birds with their nectar. Butterflies such as the painted lady sip nectar from the flowers. Flowers: white or tinged pink - June to November See more on Florabase.
	Grevillea preissii spider-net grevillea A spreading shrub to 1.5m. In Cottesloe remnant plants are found in ridge vegetation on sand over coastal limestone. The fruits are smooth. Honey-eating birds sip nectar from the flowers. Photo shows a baby bobtail sheltering under the grevillea. Flowers: red - June to September. See more on Florabase.
	Hakea lissocarpha honeybush A prickly shrub that grows to 2m, well back from the beach on sand over limestone. The clustered flowers are honey perfumed and provide a good pollen source for bees. Cockatoos extract seeds from the grey woody fruits. Flowers: white, cream, yellow, pink. June to September. See more on Florabase.
	Hakea prostrata harsh hakea One local form is prostrate, growing on sand over limestone, but other plants are erect to 5m. The large leaves have prickly points. Clusters of flowers were used by Aborigines as a source of nectar. The woody fruits are spiked. Native bees visit the flowers for pollen and nectar. Flowers: white, cream - August to October See more on Florabase.
	Hardenbergia comptoniana native wisteria A vigorous climbing plant with cylindrical fruit, found at Grant Marine Park and other sites. The firm 10mm long pods pop open on hot summer days. Ants are attracted to the white 'fat bodies' around the seeds; they collect and bury the seeds so increasing the plants’ dispersal. Flowers: blue, purple. June – October See more on Florabase.
	Hemiandra pungens snakebush A shrub that locally is prostrate. At Grant Marine Park some plants spread over several metres on a sloping sand dune.The Latin species name, refers to the spiny tips of the rigid leaves. The pretty flowers have dark spots in the corolla throat. Flowers: white, blue, purple, pink - Most of the year. See more on Florabase.
	Hibbertia hypericoides common buttercups Unfortunately the common buttercups is no longer common in Cottesloe. Only a few plants remain at the Cottesloe Native Garden. The shrub can be spreading, or erect to 1m high. It is very common in the bushland of Kings Park. Flowers: yellow – April to December. See more on Florabase.
	Jacksonia sericea (waldjumi) This little shrub grows to 60cm high and only one plant remains in the Cottesloe Native Garden. The mature plant is usually leafless and the greyish stems are flattened. Many species of native bee collect pollen from its pea-flowers. Flowers: orange - November to February. See more on Florabase.
	Kennedia prostrata running postman A scrambling shrub that grows on sandy, gravelly soils. The red flowers have a yellow eye and the cylindrical hairy fruit turns from green to red to brown. The pea blue, a common small butterfly, breeds on this plant. Flowers: red – April to November See more on Florabase .