Native Plants for the Garden


This list is a great place to start if you are looking to make your garden more sustainable. They are all native plants but beware, not all plants will be suited to your area (some may even be weeds in your area), so if you are in any doubt, please check with your local council. Please also be aware of the different growing requirements of each plant as it may not be suitable for your soil or climate.


Trees

Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle)

Australian 'Christmas Trees'

Callistemon genus (Bottlebrush)

Eucalyptus forrestiana (Fuchsia Gum)

Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum, White Ironbark or S.A. Bluegum)

Nothofagus gunnii (Fagus, Southern Beech, Tanglefoot Beech, Gunn's Beech)

Wollemia nobilis (Wollemi Pine)


Grasses or Strappy Foliage

Anigozanthos manglesii (Red and Green Kangaroo Paw)

Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas Bells)

Dianella sp. (Flax Lily)

Gahnia sieberiana (Saw-sedge)

Ficinia nodosa (Knobby Club Rush)

Lomandra genus

Patersonia fragilis (Short Purple Flag)

Poa labillardieri (Common Tussock Grass)

Xanthorrhoea minor (Small Grass Tree)


Climbers

Billardiera scandens (Common Appleberry)

Clematis species

Hardenbergia violacea (Native Sarsparilla)

Kennedia nigricans (Black Coral Pea)

Pandorea pandorana (Wonga-wonga Vine)

Passiflora species (Native Passionfruit)


Ground Covers

Brachyscome multifida (Cut Leaf Daisy)

Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting)

Kennedia prostrata (Running Postman)

Myoporum parvifolium (Creeping Boobialla)

Scaevola - groundcover species (Fan Flower)


Shrubs

Acacia genus (Wattle)

Callistemon genus (Bottlebrush)

Cassinia aculeata (Family: Fabaceae)

Eremophila nivea (Silky Eremophila)

Hakea Nodosa (Yellow Hakea)

Indigofera australis (Austral Indigo)

Isopogon species (Drumsticks or Conebush)

Pelargonium (Storksbill)

Philotheca myoporoides (Wax Flower)

Pimelea humilis (Common Rice-flower)

Spyridium parvifolium (Dusty Miller)

Viminaria juncea (Native broom or Golden spray)


Water Plants

Marsilea drummondii (Nardoo)

Villarsia (Marsh Flower)