Australian Native Plants

Australian Native Plants are increasingly popular with both landscapers and home gardeners due to the range of foliage and flowers as well as the drought tolerant nature of mant Australian Native Plants. Over recent years their has been much development with new hybrid species and grafted specimens of Australian Native Plants becoming available. Improved forms provide better shaped plants and more colorful displays. Grafted forms allow Australian Native Plants to perform more consistently outside of their original soil or climate conditions. By grafting 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 Native 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 Australian Native Plant Species, Pimelea, Phebalium, Lechenaultia, Verticordia, Rhodanthe, Darwinias, Chorizemas and Alyogyne huegelii are all worth exploring along with Grevilleas, Banksias, Boronias and Callistomens. Of course the drought tolerant nature of many Australian Native Plant species is an important factor, but the beauty of the flowers on many species is reason enough to take a new look at Australian Native Plants.

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