The leaves of the plants can be affected by chlorine if they are splashed with water from the pool and usually you need to choose species that have leaves that are tough and leathery.
Best plants around pools melbourne.
Great for around pools as it has has minimal leaf drop with flowers that are small and nondescript.
A small fast growing tree to 10m that can be clipped to the desired height.
Bromeliad or silver plum bromeliad anna red flax cycad cordyline dwarf stripe buddha bamboo mondo grass liriope grass evergreen giant.
Hillii clumping slender weaver s bamboo bambusa textilis var.
Formal acmena allyn magic agapanthus buxus camellia carissa desert star cuphea euonymus gardenia loropetalum murraya michellia photinia star jasmine syzygium species.
Think bromeliads agaves aloe yucca and cycads.
Because of this options like pineapple sage peach leaved bellflower swamp daisy and ajuga are the way to go.
Succulent all of them provided always that the drainage is excellent.
Papyrus likes water and can live in bogs and shallow ponds.
Shrubs can also make a great addition to your swimming pool landscaping with options like siberian iris mexican orange blossom and mexican mock orange being popular selections all across the country.
Clean and green in this tranquil melbourne backyard a combination of fig trees ficus microcarpa var.
We have also found flash to show better tolerance of melbourne winters.
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In the right conditions cyperus papyrus egyptian papyrus papyrus sedge or papyrus grass can create a mood lush tropical and exotic.
It also does fairly well in a clay soil that has been amended the clay helps it retain dampness which it loves.
Salt tolerant coastal species like palms agave attenuates bromeliads cycads coastal banksia dianella pig face and echiums are ideal species to plant near saltwater swimming pools.