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
Dampiera linearis Wedge-leaved Dampiera

Low-growing, suckering groundcover, 0.2-0.6 m h x 0.5-2 m w. Grey green leaves. Cluster of pale blue to purple flowers with yellow throat from May-Nov. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. Good hanging basket or container plant.

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Dampiera loranthifolia

Dwarf low shrub. Grows 0.3-0.6 m h x 0.3-1 m w. Mid-green foliage. Mauve-blue to deep blue flowers from Sept-Jan. Grows in a range of soils in dappled shade to full sun. Can sucker.

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Dampiera obliqua

Upright erect low shrub. Grows 0.3-0.7 m h x 0.2-0.5 m w. Mid-green foliage. Blue-purple flowers from Aug-Nov. Grows in a range of well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Dampiera scaevolina

Low erect shrub. Grows 0.2-0.5 m h x 0.2-0.5 m w. Fine green foliage. Blue or white flowers from Sept-Nov. Grows in sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Priority 1.

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Dampiera teres Terete-leaved Dampiera

Erect, much-branched shrub, 0.3-0.5 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Can sucker. Silver-green leaves. Vivid blue flowers from Aug-Jan. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Light tip prune.

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Dampiera trigona Angled-stem Dampiera

Dwarf, tufting, perennial herb. Grows 0.3-0.7 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Toothed lance-shaped leaves. Flowers are blue to blue-violet from July-Feb. Well-drained soils. Dappled shade to full sun.

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Dampiera wellsiana Wells’ Dampiera

Dwarf suckering plant. Grows 0.1-0.4 m h x 0.5-3 m w. Dark green foliage. Abundant light blue flowers in terminal clusters from Aug-Nov. Very well-drained soils in part to full sun. A good container plant.

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Darwinia acerosa Fine-leaved Darwinia

Dwarf, spreading shrub, 0.1-0.4 m h x 1 m w. Fine green foliage. Pendant hemi-spherical flowers. Green with reddish margins from Sept-Nov. Well-drained soils. Part to full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia apiculata Scarp Darwinia

Small low growing shrub. Grows 0.4-0.5 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine green foliage. Green, yellow and red flowers in mid spring. Requires well-drained light-medium sandy or gravelly soils in dappled shade to part sun. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia carnea Mogumber Bell

Attractive low shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 1-2 m w. Grey-green fine foliage. Green-pink pendant bell-shaped flowers from Oct-Dec. Grows in well-drained stony lateritic soils in dappled shade to full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia chapmaniana

Attractive low shrub from 0.5 m h x 1 m w. Fine grey-green hairy foliage. Orange-brown pendant flowers in summer-autumn. Well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. Good plant for containers. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia citriodora Lemon-scented Darwinia

Dwarf to small shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 1-2 m w. Very hardy. Grey-green aromatic foliage. Flowers enclosed in orange-red bracts from May-Dec. Grows in most well-drained soils. Dappled shade to full sun.

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Darwinia citriodora Lemon-scented Darwinia - prostrate

Spreading small shrub. Grows 0.2-0.4 m h x 1-2 m w. Grey-green aromatic foliage. Flowers enclosed in orange-red bracts from May-Dec. Grows in most well-drained soils. Dappled shade to full sun.

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Darwinia collina Yellow Mountain Bell

Decorative small shrub. Grows 0.6-1.2 m h x 0.6-1.5 m w. Crowded green foliage. Pendant green-yellow flowers from March-April and Aug-Nov. Requires well-drained soils in part shade. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia ferricola

Attractive small shrub. Grows to 1 m h x 1 m w. Fine foliage. Green and red flowers from Oct-Dec. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. Can be lightly pruned after flowering. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia foetida

Erect to spreading low shrub. Grows 0.2-0.7 m h x 0.3-1 m w. Short linear green leaves to 5 mm long. Greenish-red nodding flowers to 2 cm from Oct-Nov. Grow in sandy damp soils in part to full sun or in containers. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia hypericifolia

Slender, dwarf shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1 m w. Reddish-green, glossy foliage. Narrow pink-scarlet bell-shaped flowers in Oct-Nov. Very well-drained light soils in dappled shade to part sun. Excellent container plant. Conservation status: Priority 4.

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Darwinia inconspicua

Low shrub. Grows 0.3-0.6 m h x 0.3-0.8 m w. Fine grey-green foliage. Small white and pink, or green flowers from April-January. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Darwinia leiostyla

Stunning compact shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine, crowded, aromatic foliage. Pendant bell-shaped red and white flowerheads. Very well-drained soils. Full sun to part shade. Good container plant. Conservation status: Priority 4.

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Darwinia leiostyla x macrostegia

Attractive compact shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine, crowded, aromatic foliage. Pendant bell-shaped red and white flowerheads. Very well-drained soils. Full sun to part shade. Good container plant.

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Darwinia macrostegia Mondurup Bell

A spectacular small shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Pendant bell-shaped flowerheads to 6 cm. Red with white blotches. Needs very well-drained soil. Dappled shade to part sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Priority 4.

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Darwinia masonii Mason’s Darwinia

Medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Light grey-green fine foliage. Abundant red pendant flowers from Aug-Nov. Well-drained light-medium soils in a warm sunny position. Tip prune after flowering. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia meeboldii Grafted – Cranbrook Bell

Outstanding small shrub. Grows 1.5-2 m h by 1-1.5 m w. Flowerheads pendant, bell-shaped to 3 cm, green-white with red tips. Grafted to D. citriodora. Dappled shade to part sun. Conservation status: Declared Rare. Good container plant.

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Darwinia meeboldii Cranbrook Bell

Outstanding medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Flowerheads pendant, bell-shaped to 3 cm, green-white with red tips. Needs very well-drained soil. Dappled shade to part sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia neildiana Fringed Bell

Dense low shrub from 0.2-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Dense hairy fine leaves. Abundant pendant dull pink to reddish-green flowers from Aug-Dec. Well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun. Very good container plant.

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Darwinia nubigena Red Mountain Bell

Attractive low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1 m w. Crowded green foliage. Pendant pink bells from Sept-Dec. Very well-drained soils. Dappled shade to full sun. Root protection required. Excellent container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia oederoides

Dwarf, spreading shrub, 0.2-0.3 m h x 1 m w. Fine grey-green crowded foliage. Pendant bell-shaped flowers. Yellow or green to red from Oct-Dec. Well-drained soils. Dappled shade to part sun. Good container plant.

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Darwinia oldfieldii

Ornamental, dwarf, spreading shrub, 0.5-1 m h x 1-2 m w. Grey-green foliage. Clusters of pink flowers at branch ends from Aug-Nov. Grows in a range of soils in part to full sun.

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Darwinia oxylepis Grafted – Gillham’s Bell

Decorative small upright shrub. Grows 1 m h x 1 m w. Crowded green foliage. Large red pendant bells from Oct-Nov. Well-drained soils. Dappled shade to full sun. Root protection required. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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Darwinia oxylepis Gillham’s Bell

Decorative small upright shrub. Grows 1 m h x 1 m w. Crowded green foliage. Large red pendant bells from Oct-Nov. Well-drained soils. Dappled shade to full sun. Root protection required. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

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