Southern Restoration mix 1kg

There is a distinction between conservation and revegetation. Revegetation is actively reintroducing material onto a site that either no longer occurs there naturally or is in such low occurrence that it cannot yield sufficient seed to permit natural recruitment of following generations. Conservation, on the other hand, is more about retaining what is on site and undertaking steps to increase its occurrence. Native Seeds provides seed for revegetation of sites that have little or no desirable plant cover.

We suggest that people use native grasses as the first stage of a well-planned revegetation program that will span several years. Grasses are the primary colonisers of new landscapes. They hold the fresh and unstable soil together and in doing so they establish the soil conditions for the successful establishment of the secondary and tertiary colonizers, the shrubs and trees.

GRASSES IN THE MIX

Common Wheat Grass – (Anthosachne scabra)

• An all year green perennial grass with a tussocky habit.
• Found in all Australian states except the NT and is more common in districts with cool winters.
• Pasture –it occurs naturally with other grasses and is one of the first to start growing in spring, providing early green feed. It has high to moderate feed value.
• It is drought resistant, frost tolerant and has strong winter and early spring growth. Common Wheat Grass is best used for revegetation or pasture.

Plains Grass (Austrostipa aristiglumis)

• Plains grass is a cool season native perennial grass that will grow in tufts up to 2m tall.
• It does quite well on soils with good moisture, high fertility, and neutral to alkaline soils.
• Plains grass is particularly frost sensitive but drought tolerant.

Redgrass - (Bothriochloa macra)

• A warm season grass that has green or reddish tinged leaves. You will find this grass naturally occurring along the South East coast of Australia from North NSW to South Australia. It survives well in harsh dryland conditions where less hardy grasses usually fail thanks to its ability to withstand long periods of drought. During the winter, Redgrass enters a dormant period. Redgrass is commonly found with Wallaby grass and Queensland Bluegrass.
• Grows on a variety of soil types but is best on heavy clays and loams. It is at its best on heavy soils of low to moderate fertility and will establish readily on cracking soils. It prefers slightly acid to neutral pH soils, but can tolerate moderate alkalinity.

Windmill Grass - (Chloris truncata)

• Windmill Grass grows in many different vegetation communities and on a wide range of soils
• Commonly found on roadsides.
• This hardy C4 grass is a great first coloniser as it tolerates high temperatures.

Silky Bluegrass (Dichanthium sericeum)

• Silky Bluegrass grows in all states of Australia, but it grows principally in the northern states of Australia.
• It has a beautiful tufted erect perennial grass to 80 cm high with blue foliage.
• Moderate frost tolerance, High drought and heat tolerance, also high grazing tolerance

Spiny Head Mat Rush  (Lomandra longifolia)

• A hardy perennial suited to a wide range of positions, from sandy soil to clay, sun to part shade.
• Scented yellow flowers in winter and spring, followed by seeds a month or two after flowering.
• Common all along the east coast of Australia from Tasmania to Queensland, on sandy soils and swamps.
• Tolerates dry spells but regular watering will stimulate new growth, can handle wet spells as long as they are not prolonged.

Mixed Wallaby grass species including Oxley Wallaby Grass (Rytidosperma geniculatum), Evans Wallaby Grass (Rytidosperma caespitosum) and Bristly Wallaby Grass (Rytidosperma setaceum)

• Wallaby grasses are one of the most resilient native grasses and found widely in southern Australia.
• They have high drought & heat tolerance, as well as a high frost tolerance.
• Wallaby grass can grow on most soil types from sandy soils with varying levels of clay.
• Wallaby grass is also tolerant to soils that are alkaline to highly acidic.

Kangaroo Grass Nursery Grade (Themeda triandra)

• Kangaroo grass is a common species on all soil types, from sand to heavy clays, and grows in soils of low to moderately high pH.
• It is widely associated with revegetation due to its high persistence over many years.

NOT AVAILABLE FOR W.A.

Product mix updated 6/1/2026