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 crispula | Spreading, dwarf shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1-2 m w. Hairy foliage. Profuse creamy-yellow flowers from Sept-Oct. Dappled shade to partial sun in well-drained soils. |
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| Acacia curvata | Attractive spreading shrub. Grows 1-1.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Phyllodes recurved and pungent. Bright yellow globular flowers from May-July. Sunny position in a range of soils. |
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| Acacia cyclops | Red-eyed Wattle | Domed shaped, fast growing medium shrub. Grows 2-4 m h x 2-4 m w. Deep green foliage. Yellow ball-shaped flowers from Sept-Nov. Excellent coastal plant tolerating limestone and salt spray. Good windbreak. Phytophthora resistant. |
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| Acacia declinata | Pallinup Gold | Prostrate shrub to 0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crowded prickly foliage. Golden flowers from Aug-Sept. Well-drained, sunny position. Conservation status: Priority 3. |
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| Acacia deficiens | Boot Scrubber | Prostrate, spreading or domed low shrub. Grows 0.1-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Grey-green spinescent foliage. Abundant yellow ball-shaped flowers from Sept-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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| Acacia delphina | Dolphin Wattle | Attractive small shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crescent-shaped, dark green phyllodes. Short gold rod-like flowers from July-Oct. Partial to full sun in most well-drained soils. Tip prune to keep compact. |
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| Acacia denticulosa | Sandpaper Wattle | Upright, open shrub 1-5 m h. Unusual, large phyllodes 5-7 cm long, toothed with coarse surface. Bright, golden spike flowerheads 4-7 cm long from Sept-Oct. Well-drained soils preferring full sun. Conservation status: Declared Rare. |
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| Acacia dentifera | Toothed Acacia | Medium shrub 2-3 m h x 2-3 m w. Phyllodes 7-20 cm long, very narrow. Globular, golden flowerheads arranged in clusters from Aug-Jan. Grows in well-drained soils in partial to full sun. |
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| Acacia 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 drummondii ssp. affinis | Dwarf shrub with hairy branchlets from 0.5-1 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Feathery foliage. Bright gold rod flowers from May-Sept. Well-drained soils in part sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Priority 3. |
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| Acacia drummondii ssp. candolleana | Upright medium-sized shrub. Grows 1-2.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Soft feathery grey-green foliage. Bright gold rod-shaped flowers from July-Oct. Well-drained light to medium soils in part sun. |
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| Acacia drummondii ssp. drummondii | Attractive low plant. Grows 0.2-0.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Soft blue-green feathery foliage. Bright gold rod-shaped flowers from July-Sept. Well-drained light to medium soils in semi-shade or full sun. Tip prune after flowering. Phytophthora resistant. |
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| Acacia drummondii ssp. elegans | Very attractive medium shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 1-2 m w. Soft dark green foliage. Bright gold rod-shaped flowers from July-Sept. Well-drained light to medium soils in semi-shade or full sun. Tip prune after flowering. |
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| Acacia dunnii | Elephant Ear Wattle | Tall sparsely-branched large shrub to small tree. Grows 3-6 m h x 2-3 m w. Large silver-grey phyllodes. Golden yellow globular flowers from May-June. Requires a hot very sunny spot and well-drained soils. Not frost tolerant. |
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| Acacia durabilis | Open, upright shrub. Grows 0.7-2 m h x 0.8-1.5 m w. Mid-green foliage. Cream to pale yellow flowers from Oct-Dec or Jan-April. Grows in gravelly-clay or sandy soils in part to full sun. |
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| Acacia empelioclada | Upright medium shrub. Grows 1-2.5 m h x 2 m w. Feathery leaves. Flowers pale yellow. Flowers July-Oct. Well-drained soils. Dappled shade to partial sun. |
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| Acacia ephedroides | Attractive upright shrub with ‘Minni-ritchi’ peeling bark. Grows 2-4 m h x 2-3 m w. Long pine-like phyllodes. Golden rod-like flowers borne en masse along branches from Aug-Sept. Well-drained soils in sunny location. |
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| Acacia ericifolia | Small spreading shrub. Grows 1 m h x 1-2 m w. Dense foliage. Yellow globular flowers from May-Oct. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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| Acacia exocarpoides | Broom-like shrub. Grows 0.5-2.5 m h x 1.5-2.5 m w. Rush-like grey-green foliage. Abundant bright yellow ball-shaped flowers from June-Aug. Grows in well-drained sandy or loamy soils in full sun in a hot location. |
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| Acacia fauntleroyi | Upright large shrub. Grows 3-4 m h x 2-4 m w. Reddish stringy bark. Light green foliage. Abundant rod-like golden flowers from Sept-Nov. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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| Acacia flagelliformis | Open erect small shrub from 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Foliage: dark green grass-like phyllodes. Golden ball-shaped flowers in clusters in June-July. Dappled shade to part sun. Grows in most soils. Suitable for containers. |
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| Acacia gemina | Low spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1.2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Mid-green foliage. Abundant golden ball-shaped flowers from Aug-Oct. Grows in sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. Conservation status: Priority 2. |
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| Acacia gilbertii | Small compact shrub. Grows 1-1.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Dark green feathery foliage. Unusual white globular flowers from Dec-March. Well-drained light to medium soils in semi-shade to part sun. |
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| Acacia glaucoptera | Clay Wattle | Attractive small spreading shrub. Grows 1-1.5 m h x 2-3 m w. Foliage is flat and continuous along stems. Purple-red new growth. Globular yellow flowers from Aug-Nov. Well-drained soils in a sunny location. |
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| Acacia glutinosissima | Upright open medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Sticky foliage. Bright golden yellow flowers towards ends of branches from July-Sept. Well-drained sandy soils in full sun. |
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| Acacia gonophylla | Low growing spreading shrub. Grows 0.6-1 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Incurved dull green foliage. Whitish to pale cream flowers from Aug-Nov. Grows in coarse sand, sandy loam or clay-based soils in full sun. |
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| Acacia guinetii | Guinet’s Wattle | Small-medium shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 2 m w. Hairy, feathery foliage. Large, globular yellow flowers from June-Sept. Grows in well-drained gravelly or sandy soils in dappled shade to full sun. Conservation status: Priority 4. |
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| Acacia hadrophylla | Dense dome-shaped spreading shrub. Grows 0.2-0.7 m h x 0.4-1.5 m w. Mid-green foliage with attractive golden ball-shaped flowers from Jun-Sept. Grows in sandy loam or clay loam soils in full sun. |
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| Acacia hemiteles | Tan Wattle | Dense, spreading shrub. Grows 1-1.5 m h x 2 m w. Phyllodes 4-10 cm, grey-green. Globular, golden flowerheads arranged in clusters from August-October. Well-drained or gravelly soils in partial to full sun. |
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| Acacia heterochroa ssp. heterochroa | Upright small shrub. Grows 0.5-1.2 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Grey-green foliage. Attractive reddish new growth. Abundant bright lemon-yellow flowers in spring. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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