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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Scaevola crassifolia Thick-leaved Fanflower (white)

Spreading small shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 1.5-3 m w. Round shaped dark green leaves. Abundant white flowers from Aug-Feb. Grows in a range of soils. Tolerates limestone and coastal situations. Prune after flowering.

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Scaevola crassifolia Thick-leaved Fanflower

Spreading small shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 1.5-3 m w. Round shaped dark green leaves. Abundant white/pale to mid blue flowers from Aug-Feb. Grows in a range of soils. Tolerates limestone and coastal situations. Prune after flowering.

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Scaevola glandulifera Viscid Hand-flower

Erect low shrub. Grows 0.15-0.6 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Linear, hairy, green leaves. Blue-purple flowers from Sept-Dec. Grows in well-drained acidic soils in part to full sun.

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Scaevola globulifera

Low, spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.8-1.5 m w. Erect branches with mid-green lance-shaped leaves. Attractive blue-white flowers from Aug-Dec. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Tolerates limestone.

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Scaevola hybrid ‘Blue Print’

Compact low-growing shrub. Grows 0.15-0.2 m h x 0.5 m w. Mid-green foliage with abundant lavender-coloured flowers from Aug-Feb. Grows in well-drained moist soils in full sun to light shade. Trim lightly after flowering. Kings Park hybrid.

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Scaevola nitida Shining Fanflower

Medium shrub. Grows 1-3 m h x 1-2.5 m w. Greyish-green toothed foliage. Bluish flowers from Aug-Jan. Grows in a range of soils in part to full sun. Prune regularly. Good coastal plant.

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Scaevola oldfieldii

Medium shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 0.5-2 m w. Mid green glossy linear leaves. Attractive scented white flowers from Aug-Feb. Grows in part to full sun in well-drained loamy or gravelly soils. Conservation status: Priority 3.

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Scaevola platyphylla Broad-leaved Fanflower

Very attractive low shrub, 0.3-0.8 m h x 0.4-1.5 m w. Deep- green foliage. Abundant large purple-blue flowers from May-Jun. Grows in acidic well-drained soils in sunny or semi-shaded sites. Tip prune.

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Scaevola porocarya Striate-fruit Scaevola

Small spreading or ascending open shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Glossy light green foliage. Sweetly scented light blue flowers from July-Oct. Grows in well-drained gravelly of sandy soils in part to full sun. Prune to keep compact.

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Scaevola striata Royal Robe

Ascending to prostrate perennial shrub. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 0.4-1 m w. Linear, dark-green leaves. Blue-purple flowers from Aug to Dec. Grows in well-drained acidic soils in part to full sun.

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Scaevola thesioides ssp. thesioides

Dwarf spreading shrub. Grows 0.3-0.5 m h x 0.3-1 m w. Dark green foliage. Mauve flowers from Aug-March. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun. Prune after flowering.

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Scholtzia involucrata Spiked Scholtzia

Erect bushy shrub. Grows 2 m h x 1 m w. Abundant shell pink flowers in Nov. Good cut flower. Requires an open sunny situation with sandy soils. Frost and drought resistant.

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Scholtzia laxiflora

Upright shrub to 2 m h x 1.5 m w. Crowded green foliage weeping at ends of branches. Profuse pink flowers from Aug-Oct. Well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Scholtzia oligandra Pink Scholtzia

Dwarf to small shrub. Grows 0.3-1.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Small round leaves along stem. Attractive pink flowers from June-Aug. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun. Excellent cut flower.

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Scholtzia parviflora

Attractive medium shrub. Grows 2 m h x 2 m w. Masses of small pink flowers from July-Sept. Flowers weigh foliage down to give a weeping effect. Gnarled, twisted trunk gives plant an “ancient” look. Good feature plant. Well-drained soils in part to full sun.

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Scholtzia sp. Wongonderrah

Erect bushy shrub. Grows 2 m h x 1 m w. Abundant pale-pink to white flowers in Nov-Dec. Good cut flower. Requires an open sunny situation with sandy soils. Frost and drought resistant.

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Scholtzia uberiflora

Medium arching shrub. Grows 0.5-2.5 m h x 1-2.5 m w. Small grey-green leaves. Abundant white to pink flowers from May-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in a sunny location. Lightly prune after flowering.

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Senna artemisioides ssp. artemisioides

Upright ornamental shrub with fine, grey foliage. Grows 1.5-2 m h x 1.5-2 m w. Bright yellow flowers borne in clusters from Aug-Oct. Sunny position. Can withstand periods of dryness when established.

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Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia

Erect to spreading shrub. Grows 0.7-2.5 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Fine linear grey-green divided leaves. Attractive sulphur yellow flowers from May-Oct. Grows in a range of soils in full sun.

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Senna artemisioides subsp. helmsii

Small shrub. Grows 0.6-2 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Silver-grey divided leaves. Clusters of golden-yellow flowers from April-Nov. Grows in very well-drained sandy soils in full sun.

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Senna glutinosa subsp. pruinosa

Erect, slender, open small shrub. Grows 0.6-2 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Grey divided foliage. Clusters of yellow flowers from April-Sept. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in full sun.

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Senna notabilis Cockroach Bush

Interesting small spreading shrub. Divided dark-green leaves. Yellow “Cassia” flowers from April-Oct, followed by “cockroach”-shaped pods. Very well-drained soils in a hot full sun position.

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Senna venusta

Very showy spectactular medium shrub. Grows 1-2.5 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Grey-green pinnate foliage. Large sulphur yellow flowers from March-Oct. Grows in well-drained soils in full sun in a hot location. Cold senstitive.

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Siegfriedia darwinoides

Attractive low spreading shrub. Grows 0.2-1 m h x 1 m w. Abundant yellow to cream flowers from May-Nov. Well-drained gravelly or sandy soils in part to full sun.

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Solanum simile Oondoroo

Erect small non-prickly shrub 0.5-2 m h x 0.6-2 m w. Dark green lance-shaped leaves. Violet-blue flowers from Sept-Nov or Jan-Mar. Grows well on sandy soils and needs plenty of sunshine.

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Sowerbaea laxiflora Purple Tassels

Attractive low plant. Grows 0.2-0.4 m h x 0.2-0.5 m w. Grey-green foliage. Upright flower scapes with terminal mauve-pink flowers from July-Nov. Needs good drainage and tolerates part shade to full sun. Good container plant.

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Sowerbaea multicaulis Many-stemmed Lily

Attractive container plant. Grows 7.5-25 cm h. Grey-green foliage. Upright flower scapes with terminal mauve-pink flowers from July-Feb. Needs good drainage and plenty of sunshine. Best in containers. Conservation status: Priority 4.

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Sphaerolobium alatum

Erect, leaf-less, reed-like small shrub. Grows 0.4-1 m h x 0.2-0.6 m w. Abundant yellow and red-brown pea-shaped flowers along the stems from July-Nov. Grow freely draining soils in a moderately sunny spot or semi-shaded.

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Sphaerolobium grandiflorum

Erect, leafless wiry shrub from 0.3-1 m h. Red, yellow or orange pea-flowers occur from Sept-Nov. Grows in seasonally wet areas in sandy soils in part to full sun.

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Sphaerolobium hygrophilum

Erect, leafless multi-stemmed shrub from 0.3-1.7 m h. Red, pink or orange pea-flowers occur from Aug-Dec. Grows in seasonally wet areas in sandy soils in part to full sun.

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