WA Native Plants
The use of Western Australian native plants in home gardens will help conserve the flora of Western Australia and preserve our natural water resources.
The Friends of Kings Park propagate native plants in their nursery within Kings Park. These high quality, rare and unusual plants are available at the Friends quarterly plant sales with many plants not available from commercial nurseries.
The Backyard Botanicals garden which surrounds Zamia Café at May Drive Parkland, Kings Park provides a visual display of the best plants to grow in Perth gardens.
Native Plant Search
Our plant database contains over 1,300 Western Australian native plants. Links are provided where possible to FloraBase where you’ll find further information about each species.
Not all plants in this database are available from each Friends of Kings Park Plant Sale. Plant sale species lists change for each sale. Unfortunately we are unable to take orders, but you could contact the Friends office to request plant species you’d like to see propagated for a future sale.
The information provided here is a general guide only: plants are sensitive to such factors as soil types, water volumes and other geographical factors.
Please select the characteristics you would like or type a colour or design feature in the search space.
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Acacia acuminata | Raspberry Jam Wood | Upright, fast-growing small tree. Grows 6-8 m h x 3-5 m w. Thin bright green foliage. Abundant rod-shaped bright yellow flowers from July-Oct. Adaptable to a range to soil types in full sun. |
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Acacia aemula ssp. aemula | Prostrate to semi-prostrate rush-like shrub. Grows 0.2-0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Sparse linear green foliage. Attractive golden ball flowers from May-June. Grows in well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. |
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Acacia aff. dictyoneura | Medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2 m h x 2-3 m w. Wavy, dark green phyllodes. Globular, large yellow flowerheads from Aug-Dec. Well-drained soils in dappled shade to full sun. |
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Acacia alata | Winged Wattle | Attractive upright much-branched medium shrub from 0.5-2 m h x 1-1.5 w. Green triangular leaves. Profuse yellow ball flowers from Sept-Nov. Well-drained moist soils in part sun. Prune after flowering. |
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Acacia alata var. tetrantha | Winged Wattle | Low spreading shrub from 0.3-0.8 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Green triangular leaves. White fluffy ball flowers from April-July. Damp sandy soils in part to full sun. Prune after flowering. |
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Acacia aneura | Mulga (Upright form) | Distinctive small tree characteristic of the Outback. Grows 4-8 m h x 2-6 m w. Greyish foliage. Profuse golden yellow flowers from June-Oct. Well-drained soils in full sun. |
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Acacia aneura | Mulga (Weeping form) | Distinctive small tree characteristic of the Outback. Grows 4-8 m h x 2-6 m w. Greyish foliage. Profuse golden yellow flowers from June-Oct. Well-drained soils in full sun. Fine leaf, weeping form. |
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Acacia aphylla | Leafless Rock Wattle | Upright, much-branched medium shrub 2-3 m h x 2 m w. Branches blue-grey with spiny tips. Bright, golden round flowerheads from Aug-Oct. Well-drained soils preferring full sun. Conservation status: Declared Rare. |
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Acacia applanata | Grass Wattle | Low growing spreading shrub. Grows 0.2-0.5 m h x 0.3-1 m w. Dark green foliage growing from suckering stems. Bright gold flowers from July-Oct. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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Acacia ashbyae | Ashby's Wattle | Attractive spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1-2 m w. Fine dense hairy grey foliage. Abundant globular yellow flowers from July-Sept. Well-drained light to medium soils in part to full sun. |
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Acacia assimilis ssp. atroviridis | Rounded medium shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 1-2.5 m w. Long fine mid-green foliage. Abundant yellow ball-shaped flowers from May-Sept. Grows in full sun in sandy or gravelly soils. |
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Acacia bidentata | Low prostrate shrub. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Toothed mid-green foliage. Profuse cream to light yellow ball-shaped flowers from Aug-Dec. Requires well-drained light to medium soils in partial sun. Good as under-shrub. |
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Acacia biflora | Two-flowered Acacia | Erect to spreading low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Phyllodes, triangular, green. Flowerheads are pale cream from Aug-Dec. Light to medium soils in partial to full sun. |
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Acacia binata | Spreading small shrub 1-1.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Bright green foliage. Globular, deep yellow flowers arranged in pairs from Aug-Oct. Grows in a range of soils in partial to full sun. |
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Acacia bracteolata | Spreading low shrub. Grows 0.3-0.8 m h x 1.2-2 m w. Light green foliage with hairy stems. Yellow globular flowers from July-Sept. Grows in a range of well-drained soils including alkaline soils. Part to full sun. |
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Acacia browniana var. browniana | Brown's Wattle | Attractive medium shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 1-2 m w. Fine, feathery, dark green foliage. Abundant yellow ball-shaped flowers from July-Oct. Well-drained light to medium soils in partial sun to dappled shade. Phytophthora resistant. |
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Acacia browniana var. endlicheri | Brown's Wattle | Erect dwarf shrub. Grows 0.3-0.7 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Has a light suckering habit. Hairy pinnate foliage. Flowers light golden yellow from Aug-Oct. Part to full sun in light to medium well-drained sandy or gravelly soils. |
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Acacia browniana var. intermedia | Brown's Wattle | Erect dwarf shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Hairy pinnate foliage. Flowers golden yellow from May-Sept. Part to full sun in light to medium well-drained sandy or gravelly soils. Prune lightly after flowering. |
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Acacia camptoclada | Low, spreading shrub. Grows 0.2-1.2 m h x 1-2 m w. Reflexed, crowded, blue-green foliage. Masses of bright yellow ball flowers from Aug-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun. |
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Acacia cerastes | Erect, intricate, much-branched shrub, to 1.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Yellow ball-shaped flowers from Aug-Nov. Prefers well-drained gravelly soils in full sun. Conservation status: Priority 1. |
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Acacia chamaeleon | Openly crowned, glabrous shrub 2–3 m h x 2-2.5 m w. Dark green foliage. Clusters of ball-shaped golden flowers from May-Dec. Part to full sun in light to medium well-drained sandy or gravelly soils. |
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Acacia chapmanii subsp. australis | Small compact prickly shrub. Grows 0.5-1.2 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Grey terete prickly foliage. Ball-shaped yellow flowers from Aug-Sept. Grows in well-drained gravelly clay or sandy soils in part to full sun. Conservation status: Declared Rare. |
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Acacia chrysocephala | Attractive dome-shaped dwarf shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h by 1-3 m w. Triangular dark green foliage. Bright golden flowers from May-Sept. Well-drained soils in dappled to full sun. |
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Acacia cochlearis | Rigid Wattle | Medium well-branched shrub. Grows 1-2.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Narrow mid-green foliage with fine point. Abundant yellow, ball-shaped flowers from July-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Tolerates coastal situations. |
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Acacia cochlocarpa subsp. velutinosa | Low spreading shrub. Grows 0.3-0.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Sickle-shaped hairy grey foliage. Abundant yellow ball-shaped flowers from June-Aug. Grows in a sunny well-drained position. Conservation status: Declared Rare. |
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Acacia congesta subsp. cliftoniana | Low spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Prickly green foliage. Abundant bright golden-yellow ball-shaped flowers from Aug-Sept. Grows in well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. Conservation status: Priority 1. |
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Acacia consobrina | Small rounded spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1.3 m h x 2-3.5 m w. Mid-green foliage. Abundant golden yellow ball flowers from May-Sept. Grows in well-drained sandy or clay-based soils in full sun. |
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Acacia cowleana | Halls Creek Wattle | Medium shrub. Grows 2-3 m h x 1.5-2 w. Grey-green, hairy foliage. Bright yellow, long rod flowers from May-Aug. Very well-drained sandy soils in full sun. |
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Acacia craspedocarpa | Broad-leaved Mulga | Ornamental and adaptable medium to tall shrub. Grows 2-4 m h x 2-4 m w. Greyish hairy foliage. Bright yellow rod-like flowers from Aug-Oct followed by large decorative pods. Well-drained soils in full sun. |
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