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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Latin name Common name Description
Commersonia erythrogyna Trigwell's Rulingia

Compact spreading shrub, 0.5-1 m h x 0.8-1.2 m w. Hairy green foliage. Creamy-white flowers followed by green hairy fruits from Aug-Sept. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Conservation Status: Declared Rare.

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Conospermum amoenum Blue Smokebush

A dwarf, spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Blue tubular flowers from Aug-Nov. Well-drained light soils with partial or full sun.

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Conospermum boreale ssp. ascendens

Erect compact shrub. Grows 0.8-1.8 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Attractive white-grey flowers from Aug-Nov. Well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum boreale ssp. boreale

Erect compact shrub. Grows 0.8-1.8 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Attractive white-grey flowers from Aug-Nov. Well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum bracteosum

Ornamental low shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 0.8-1.5 m w. Oval-shaped, greyish-green leaves to 2.5 cm long. Upright spikes of white tubular flowers from Sept-Nov. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum brownii Blue-eyed Smokebush

Attractive low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Light green foliage. Flowers on 30 cm long scapes appearing as blue buds opening white from Sept-Nov. Well-drained light sandy-gravelly soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

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Conospermum flexuosum subsp. flexuosum Tangled Smokebush

A small spreading shrub. Grows 1-1.2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Tangled, mid-green foliage. White or white-blue, tubular flowers from May-Oct. Grows in well-drained sandy or loamy soils in part sun to dappled shade.

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Conospermum floribundum

Small bushy shrub from 1-1.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Crowded linear leaves. Bluish-white flowers borne in dense terminal clusters from Sept-Nov. Very well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum glumaceum Hooded Smokebush

Unusual small shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Grey-green foliage. Sweetly-scented white flowers concealed by attractive straw-coloured bracts from Aug-Oct. Well-drained light sandy-gravelly soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum huegelii Slender Smokebush

Low clumping shrub. Grows 0.3-0.6 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Long, mid-green leaves. Clusters of blue-white flowers on 30 cm erect stems from July-Oct. Grows in well-drained moist soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

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Conospermum incurvum Plume Smokebush

Low compact shrub. Grows 0.4-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Hairy, incurved, terete leaves. Tubular, white flowers borne on tall spikes occur from Sept-Oct. Grows in very well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

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Conospermum microflorum

Small rounded shrub. Grows 0.8-2 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Linear flattened grey-green leaves. Sprays of white flowers from Sept-Oct. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum stoechadis Common Smokebush

Small, attractive rounded shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 1-2 m w. Leaves are pine-like, silky when juvenile. Woolly, white-grey tubular flowers in clusters occur from Sept-Nov. Needs very well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum triplinervium Tree Smokebush

Attractive medium to tall shrub from 2-4 m h x 2-3 m w. White to grey flowers are densely woolly and are borne in spikes of about 30 cm long from Sept-Oct. Very well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conospermum wycherleyi

Erect small shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Linear mid-green foliage. Erect spikes of white-grey flowers from Jul-Nov. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in full sun.

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Conostylis aculeata ssp. aculeata Prickly Conostylis

A hardy small clump-forming perennial. Strap-like rigid leaves. Yellow tubular flowers in spiked clusters from Aug-Nov. Grows in most well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis aculeata ssp. bromelioides Prickly Conostylis

A hardy low clump-forming perennial. Grows 0.15-0.35 m h x 0.5 m w. Strap-like rigid leaves. Yellow tubular flowers in spiked clusters from Sept-Oct. Grows in most well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis aculeata subsp. breviflora Prickly Conostylis

A low spreading clump-forming perennial. Grows 0.1-0.2 m h x 0.5 m w. Strap-like rigid leaves. Cream-yellow tubular flowers in spiked clusters from Aug-Oct. Grows in moist soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis aculeata subsp. rhipidion

Rhizomatous tufted perennial plant. Grows 0.1-0.2 m h x 0.2-0.5 m w. Linear, flattened, mid-green leaves. Scapes of yellow flowers from Aug-Sept. Grows in well-drained sandy or loamy soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis aculeata subsp. spinuligera Spiny Conostylis

A low spreading clump-forming perennial. Grows 0.1-0.35 m h x 0.5 m w. Strap-like rigid leaves. Yellow tubular flowers in spiked clusters from Aug-Oct. Grows in moist soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis angustifolia

Low tufted perennial plant, 0.1-0.4 m h x 0.2-0.3 m w. Grass-like leaves. Spiked clusters of yellow flowers from Sept-Oct. Grows in sandy soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis candicans Grey Cottonheads

Tufting perennial plant. Grows 0.3-0.5m h x 0.5 m w. Hairy, grey leaves with clustered, yellow tubular flowers from July-Nov. Grows in most well-drained soils in part to full sun. Excellent garden or container plant.

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Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola Grey Cottonheads

Tufting perennial plant. Grows 0.15-0.4 m h x 0.5 m w. Hairy, grey leaves with clustered, yellow tubular flowers from July-Nov. Grows in most well-drained soils in part to full sun. Excellent garden or container plant. Limestone tolerant.

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Conostylis drummondii Drummond's Conostylis

Small clumping plant. Grows 0.2-0.3 m h x 0.2-0.3 m w. Upright bluish-grey foliage. Attractive yellow flowers from Oct-Nov. Well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Conostylis juncea

Tufting small plant. Grows 0.2-0.5 m h x 0.3-0.6 m w. Upright greyish hairy foliage. Bright yellow to yellowish-green flowers on 5-15 cm scapes. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

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Conostylis micrantha Small-flowered Conostylis

Small tufting plant. Grows 5 cm h x 0.1-0.3 m w. Short green hairy foliage. Cream-yellow flowers fading to brick red from July-Aug. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Conostylis misera Grass Conostylis

Dwarf tufting plant. Grows 0.1-0.15 m h x 0.2-0.3 m w. Grey-green foliage. Cream-yellow flowers in clumps from Nov-Jan. Grows in well-drained soils with dappled shade or part sun with extra moisture. Good container plant. Conservation Status: Declared Rare.

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Conostylis neocymosa

Dwarf tufting plant. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Upright green leaves. Spikes of lemon-yellow flowers from July-Sept. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

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Conostylis pauciflora Dawesville Conostylis

Clump-forming small plant. Grows 0.2-0.3 m h x 0.5 m w. Green sword-shaped foliage. Yellow flowers on 10-20 cm scapes from Aug-Jan. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Conostylis prolifera

Tufting perennial plant 0.01-0.2 m h forming dense mats to 1 m w. Cream-yellow flowers in dense heads from spring to summer. Well-drained though moist soils in dappled shade or part sun.

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