Australian Native Plants – List for Garden and Landscape

Many Native Plants and flowers of Australia are increasingly popular with both landscapers and home gardeners. Wildflowers, bush tucker plants and screening trees are part of the range of native Australian plants available online. The popularity is due to the range of foliage and flowers, as well as the drought tolerant nature of the majority of Australian Native Plants.

Over recent years their has been much development with new hybrid species and grafted specimens of flowering Australian Native Plants becoming available. Improved forms provide better shaped plants and more colorful displays. Grafted forms allow Many Native Flowering Plants to perform more consistently outside of their original soil or climate conditions. 

By grafting native plant specimens with good flowering characteristics onto stronger and more tolerant rootstock plants such as Qualup Bells Pimelea Pimelea physodes and Diplolaena angustifolia(pictured right), a native of Western Australia can now be successfully grown in a wider range of climates, including the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne.

Eucalyptus species are bringing Australian Plants to the forefront as specimen trees, they are now used widely as architectural focal points. Landscape architects are looking to trees such as Corymbia maculata (spotted gum) with its distinctive tall grey spotted trunk, to act as features. The Lemon Scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) is another very popular feature tree. Grasses and strapped leafed plants such as Dianella are great for landscaping.

Great flowering plants for the home garden are another feature of many species including, Pimelea, Phebalium, Lechenaultia, Verticordia, Rhodanthe, Darwinias, Chorizemas and Alyogyne huegelii are all worth exploring along with Grevilleas, Banksias, Boronias and Callistemons. 

Of course the drought tolerant nature is an important factor, but the beauty of the flowers on many species is reason enough to take a new look at our Native Plants.

Below we present a list of Plants suitable for the Australian home garden or landscaping purposes along with some common names. Links can be found to individual species information and Online Nurseries that specialise in Australian native Plants

Australian Native Plants Alphabetical List