WA Native Plants

Dwarf shrub from 0.5 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine grey-green foliage. Blue flowers mainly from May-Nov, but also other times. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. Lightly prune to keep compact. Good container plant.

Open spreading low shrub. Grows 0.3-0.5 m h x 0.6-1.2 m w. Mid-green linear hairy leaves. Attractive profuse deep red flowers from Sept-Dec. Well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Good container plant.

Delightful Kings Park hybrid. Grows 0.2-0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crowded, mid-green foliage. Apricot and pink flowers from Nov-March. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny position. Excellent container plant.

Delightful Kings Park hybrid. Grows 0.4 m h x 0.3-0.5 m w. Crowded, grey-green foliage. Pink-mauve flowers from Nov-Feb. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny position. Excellent container plant.

Stunning Kings Park hybrid. Grows 0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crowded, dark green foliage. Sulphur yellow flowers from July-Nov. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny position. Excellent container plant.

Attractive low shrub growing to 0.3 m h, developed in Kings Park nursery.  Excellent summer flowering plant with mauve-purple flowers.  Handles full sun. Useful for hanging baskets and also as a bedding or border plant.  Light pruning in late summer. Good container plant.

Delightful Kings Park hybrid. Grows 0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crowded, dark green foliage. Bright apricot orange flowers from Aug-Nov. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny position. Excellent container plant.

Delightful Kings Park hybrid. Grows 0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crowded, dark green foliage. Bright red flowers from July-Nov. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny position. Excellent container plant.

Delightful Kings Park hybrid. Grows 0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Crowded, dark green foliage. Hot pink flowers from July-Nov. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny position. Excellent container plant.

Dwarf shrub. Grows 0.4-0.6 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine grey-green foliage. Profuse attractive orange-red flowers from Oct-Jan. Plants do best in well-drained gravelly soils or in containers. Semi-shade or full sun. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

Bushy leschenaultia to 1 metre w. Yellow and pink/red flowers in late summer/autumn. Well-drained sandy soils. Full sun or part shade. Prune after flowering has finished. Tolerates limestone. Good container plant.

Stunning prostrate plant. Grows 0.1-0.2 m h x 0.5-1 w. Grey-green foliage. Cream to rose-purple flowers from Aug-Oct. Drainage must be excellent. Red-gravelly soils. Requires full sun. Best treated as a biannual.

Low ascending shrub. Grows 0.1-0.5 m h x 0.3-0.5 m w. Small mid-green leaves. Pale blue or white flowers from Sept-Dec. Well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun.

Dwarf upright shrub. Grows 0.2-0.5 m h x 0.3 m w. Fine grey-green foliage. White or blue flowers from June-Nov. Very well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Good container plant. (Syn. L. helmsii).

Dwarf shrub. Grows 0.5-0.7 m h x 0.4-0.7 m w. Leaves crowded, blue-green. Flowers 2 cm orange or red from Sept-Nov. Well-drained sandy soils in sunny position. Good in containers. Tip prune. Conservation status: Priority 4.

Low perennial shrub. Grows 0.2-0.8 m h x 0.3-0.6 m w. Aromatic mid-green foliage. Button shaped-daisy flowers from March-Nov. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun or in containers.

Low clumping perennial. Grows 0.3-0.8 m h x 0.2-0.5 m w. Long fine green leaves. Brownish flowers in terminal spikes. Grows in well-drained acidic soils in plenty of sunshine. Can be grown in containers. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

Attractive low growing to prostrate shrub. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 1-2 m w. Grey-green foliage. Large cream and red flowers from July-Oct. Well-drained light to medium soils in part to full sun. Attractive to honeyeaters.

Upright medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Shiny green foliage. Attractive white flowers from Aug-Sept. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Good for narrow site.

Outstanding ornamental shrub. Grows 1-2.5 m h x 1-2.5 m w. Silver-green foliage. Abundant large pink flowers from Aug-Oct. Does well in moist soils in part to full sun. Can be lightly pruned after flowering. Good plant for growing near the coast.

Spreading small shrub with spinescent branch tips. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Greenish-cream flowers from Sept-Nov. Grows in sandy moderately well-drained soils in a full sun situation. Can be pruned to maintain shape.

Much branched rounded shrub from 0.2-1 m h x 0.5-2 m w. Dense white-grey foliage. Pale lemon flowers from Sept-Feb. Adaptable to a range of well-drained soils in full sun or part shade. Ideal coastal plant that tolerates lime and salty winds.

Much branched rounded shrub from 0.2-1.2 m h x 0.5-2 m w. Dense white-grey foliage. Pale lemon flowers from Sept-Feb. Adaptable to a range of well-drained soils in full sun or part shade. Ideal coastal plant that tolerates lime and salty winds.

Aquatic or wetland species. Grows 0.3-0.5 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Strappy green leaves. Upright flowering stems with bright yellow flowers during spring. Good for aquatic gardens or ponds.

Large slow-growing WA palm. Grows 5-12 m tall. Bluish-green fronds. Cream flowers. Grows in a sunny hot to warm location. Good specimen tree. Restricted to the Pilbara area of WA.

Small compact palm. Grows from 1-2 m h. Grows in stony-gravelly soils in hot-warm locations. (Formerly Livistona kimberleyana)

Slow-growing palm. Grows 4-8 m h. Grey-green foliage. Grows in a sunny hot to warm location. Good specimen tree. (Formerly Livistona mariae ssp. occidentalis)

Large slow-growing palm. Grows 5-15 m tall. Bluish-green fronds. Cream-yellow flowers. Grows in a sunny hot to warm location. Good specimen tree.

Useful small suckering plant for small rock gardens or banks. Prostrate x 0.5-1 m w. Light-green foliage. Many small white-blue flowers. Does well in shady situations.

Low tussock-like herbaceous plant. Grows 0.2-0.7 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Linear mid-green leaves to 25 cm long. Basal greenish-yellow to dark purple-red flowers from April-May. Grows in well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part sun to full sun.