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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| Melaleuca ctenoides | Medium shrub. Grows 0.5-3 m h x 0.8-2 m w. Upright branches with grey-green foliage. Abundant pink to purple bottle-brush-like flowers from Sept-Nov. Light to medium sandy well-drained soils in full sun. Lightly prune after flowering. |
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| Melaleuca cuticularis | Saltwater Paperbark | Sculpturally attractive gnarled large shrub to small tree. Grows from 2-8 m h x 3-4 m w. Beautiful white paperpark with contrasting dark green foliage. White flowers from August-Nov. Grows in damp soils in part to full sun. Highy ornamental. |
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| Melaleuca densa | Medium shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 0.8 x 2.5 m w. Recurved mid-green foliage. Cylindrical cream-yellow flowers from July-Dec. Grows in a range of soil types in part to full sun. Prune after flowering. |
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| Melaleuca depauperata | Medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2.5 m h x 0.5-2.5 m w. Arching or spreading branches with dark green foliage. Globular pink flowerheads from Sept-Jan. Well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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| Melaleuca depressa | Small, upright shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Hairy mid-green foliage. Abundant cream to yellow flowers in clusters at branch ends from Aug-Nov. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun. Prune after flowering. |
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| Melaleuca elliptica | Granite Honey-myrtle | Medium shrub. Grows 2-4 m h x 2-5 m w. Interesting gnarled habit when mature. Crowded grey-green foliage. Pink-red bottlebrush flowers on short lateral branches. Grows in a range of well-drained soils in part to full sun. Bird attracting. |
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| Melaleuca eximia | Attractive upright medium shrub. Grows 1.5-2.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Mid-green linear foliage. Showy spikes of scarlet flowers from Oct-Feb. Well-drained clay-loam or sandy soils in part to full sun. Conservation status: Priority 2. |
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| Melaleuca fabri | Small open shrub. Grows 1-1.5 m h x 0.6-1 m w. Leathery grey-green leaves. Mauvish-pink cylindrical flowers from Sept-Nov. Grows in a range of acidic-neutral soils in full sun. |
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| Melaleuca filifolia | Wiry Honey-myrtle | A handsome medium shrub growing 1.5-3 m h x 1.5-2 m w. Mid-green pine like leaves. Globular flowerheads to 5 cm. Mauve-pink to deep pink. Occurring from Aug-Dec. Hot sunny location with good drainage. |
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| Melaleuca fulgens | “Candy Pink Form” | Small to medium open shrub. Grows 1-3 m h x 1.5-3 m w. Leaves purple-green. Profuse fluorescent candy pink flowers with golden anthers from Aug-Dec. Sandy well-drained soils in full sun. Bird attracting. |
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| Melaleuca fulgens | “Salmon Form” | Small to medium open shrub. Grows 1-3 m h x 1.5-3 m w. Leaves grey-green. Profuse salmon-orange flowers with golden anthers from Aug-Dec. Sandy well-drained soils in full sun. Bird attracting. |
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| Melaleuca fulgens | “Scarlet Form” | Small to medium open shrub. Grows 1-3 m h x 1.5-3 m w. Leaves grey-green. Profuse scarlet red flowers with golden anthers from Aug-Dec. Sandy well-drained soils in full sun. Bird attracting. |
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| Melaleuca fulgens ssp. steedmanii | Outstanding small to medium upright shrub. Grows1-3 m h x 1.5-3 m w. Blue-green foliage. Scarlet bottlebrush flowers from Aug-Dec. Grows in a range of well-drained soils but preferring full sun. Bird attracting. |
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| Melaleuca glaberrima | Attractive dense small shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Abundant cylindrical pink to purple flower spikes occur from July-Dec. Well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun. Tip prune after flowering. |
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| Melaleuca hollidayi | Very attractive rounded low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.8 m w. Grey-green foliage. Abundant terminal pink flowers from Aug-Nov. Grows in a range of well-drained light to medium soils in full sun. |
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| Melaleuca holosericea | Small shrub from 1-2 m h x 1-2 m w. Silky fine grey-green foliage. Profuse globular pink flowers from Sept-Dec. Sandy, well-drained soils in full sunshine. Responds well to pruning after flowering. |
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| Melaleuca huegelii | Chenille Honey-myrtle | Outstanding large shrub to small tree. Grows 1-6 m h x 2-6 m w. Fine green foliage. Long white bottlebrush flowers from Oct-Jan. Tolerates limestone soils. Best in full sun. Attractive to butterflies. |
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| Melaleuca huegelii ssp. pristicensis | Chenille Honey-myrtle | Medium to large shrub. Grows 0.9-2 m h x 1.2-2 m w. Short scale-like foliage. Abundant short 2-3 cm mauve-pink terminal flowers from Sept-Oct. Grows well in coastal limestone soils in full sun. Conservation status: Priority 2. |
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| Melaleuca incana | Grey Honey-myrtle | Attractive medium shrub, 0.5-4 m h x 1.5-4 m w. Dense hairy grey-green pendant foliage. Abundant cream to pale yellow flowers from Sept-Jan. Does well in a range of soils in part to full sun. Prune lightly after flowering to keep compact. |
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| Melaleuca johnsonii | Low spreading shrub. Grows 0.4 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Grey-green linear foliage. Cream to yellow globular flowerheads from Sept-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in part shade to full sun. |
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| Melaleuca keigheryi | Medium shrub. Grows 0.5-2.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Light to mid-green wavy elliptic leaves. Globular pink flowers fading to white, 1-2.5 cm from Aug-Oct. Grows in well-drained clay or sandy soils in full sun. |
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| Melaleuca laetifica | Showy low yellow-flowered shrub. Grows 0.8-1 m h x 0.6-1 m w. Hairy mid-green linear leaves. Bright yellow pom-pom flowers to 25 mm across from Oct-Nov. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun. Good container plant or border plant. |
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| Melaleuca lateralis | Small spreading or upright shrub. Grows 0.3-1.5 m h x 0.6-2 m w. Crowded small grey-green leaves. Profuse mauve to purplish-pink flowers along stems from Sept-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. |
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| Melaleuca lateriflora | Gorada | An upright shrub with erect branches, 2-3 m h x 1-2 m w. Bright green shiny leaves. Abundant clusters of white-cream flowers held along branches from Sept-Feb. Grows in a range of soils in part to full sun. |
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| Melaleuca lateritia | Robin Redbreast Bush | Very attractive medium shrub. Grows 2-2.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Bright green fine foliage. Abundant vivid orange-red spike shaped flowers from Sept-April. Sandy damp soils in part to full sun. Bird attracting. |
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| Melaleuca laxiflora | Small to medium upright shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 1-2.5 m w. Long oval shaped grey-green leaves. Short spikes of pink to mauve flowers from Oct-Dec. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Source of nectar for birds. |
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| Melaleuca leiopyxis | Small spreading or upright shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Mid-green oval leaves. Profuse cream to yellow flowers at ends of branches from Sept-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun. Somewhat limestone tolerant. |
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| Melaleuca leuropoma | Small compact shrub. Grows 0.3-1.2 m h x 1-1.5 w. Fine warty green foliage. Abundant cream-white to pink-purple globular flowers from Oct-Nov. Grows in well-drained light sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. Lightly tip-prune after flowering. |
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| Melaleuca macronychia | Medium upright shrub. Grows 2-3.5 m h x 2-2.5 m w. Pale green foliage. Red bottlebrush-type flowers from Oct-Feb. Grows in a range of well-drained soils in light shade to full sun. Prune after flowering to keep compact. |
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| Melaleuca macronychia subsp. macronychia | Multi-stemmed upright medium shrub. Grows 2-3.5 m h x 2-2.5 m w. Lance-shaped mid-green leaves. Red bottlebrush-shaped flowers to 6 cm long from Oct-July. Grows in well-drained sandy or loamy soils in part to full sun. Bird attracting. |
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