WA Native Plants

Bushy low shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 0.5-1.2 m w. Sticky, hairy mid-green foliage. Abundant pink-purple pendant flowers from Sept-Nov. Grows in well-drained acidic soils in sunny or semi-shaded situations. Can be grown in containers.

Low spreading shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 0.5-1.4 m w. Hairy dull green foliage. Spikes of pale pink pendulous flowers from July-Oct. Grows in gravelly or sandy soils in part to full sun. Do best with some shade. Prune lightly to maintain shape.

Erect small shrub. Grows 0.5-2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Hairy grey-green serrated foliage. Abundant pink-purple flowers from Aug-Nov. Well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun.

Neat small shrub. Grows 0.3-1.2 m h x 0.3-0.8 m w. Mid-green hairy foliage. Abundant pink-purple flowers from July-Nov. Well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

Attractive low shrub. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 0.3-0.8 m w. Dark green warty foliage. Abundant pink flowers from Aug-Oct. Well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. Excellent container plant. Conservation status: Priority 3.

Compact small shrub. Grows 1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Mid-green wavy-edged foliage. Pink flowers. Grows in well-drained soils in part to full sun. Conservation Status: Priority 4.

Attractive small multi-stemmed shrub. Grows 0.3-1.2 m h x 0.8-2 m w. Mid-green foliage with rusty hairs. Pink-purple flowers from Jul to Nov. Grows in well-drained sandy soils. Tolerates limestone and sea spray.

Ground cover, 0.3 m h x 2.5 m w. A very showy plant, attractive for its shape and flowers. Long arching main branches that bear erect ‘turrets’ of foliage. Pink flowers from Dec-Aug. Full sun. Sand or gravel soils. An excellent garden plant.

Very pretty compact low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 1 m w. Fine green foliage. Profuse mauve purple flowers from June-Sept. Well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun. Tip prune to maintain compact shape.

Attractive small spreading shrub, 0.3-0.7 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine foliage. White-pink flowers from Jun-Oct. Well- drained soils in full sun.

Attractive spreading shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Fine, aromatic crowded dark-green foliage. Attractive white flowers in spring. Well-drained soils in full sun. Very hardy.

Very pretty spreading shrub, 0.3–0.5 m h x 0.8-1.2 m w. Fine mid-green foliage. Attractive dark-pink flowers from Jul–Sep. Well-drained sandy to gravelly soils in part to full sun. Conservation status: Priority 3. (Formerly Thryptomene sp. Moresby Range)

Beautiful, spreading shrub. This form grows 0.2-0.5 m h and 0.5-1 m w. Fine foliage. Mauve-pink flowers over long flowering period from Apr-Aug. Well-drained soils in sunny position. Conservation status: Priority 2.

Low compact shrub grows 1 m h x 1 m w. Fine foliage. Attractive pink/pink-purple flowers from June-Oct. Well-drained light soils in sunny or partly-sheltered position.

Low clumping Fringe Lily. Grows 0.2-0.5 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Grey-green foliage with upright flowering stems bearing purple flowers from Oct-Dec. Well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun.

Entangled, somewhat mounded low shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 0.3-1 m w. Narrow lanceolate leaves. Spikes of mauve to purple flowers from Sept-Jan. Grows in very well-drained soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

Attractive light twining plant. Grows from 0.2-2 m h. Grey-green leafless twining stems. Has tuberous roots. Purple flowers from Aug-Nov. Grows in a range of sandy to lateritic soil types in part to full sun.

Attractive, low clumping plant with blue-green leaves. Grows 0.2-0.7 m h x 0.2-0.5 m w. Purple flowers are in terminal bundles on spikes of 15-30 cm long from Sept-Jan. Well-drained sandy soils in sunny or partly shaded position. Good container plant.

Purple flowers from Sept-Dec a companion plant. Plant at the base of an open branched or sparsely foliaged small shrub so it can climb its way through the shrub. It is very thin and delicate so will not smother the shrub. Part shade. Limestone, sand or gravel soils.

Erect perennial plant with tuberous roots. Grows 0.15-0.3 m h x 0.1-0.5 m w. Twiggy, open habit with linear green leaves. Well presented mauve flowers to 2 cm across from Aug-Oct. Grows in well-drained acidic soils in part to full sun. Good container plant.

Attractive, erect annual or biennial plant from 0.5-1 m h. Blue, white or purple flowers from Oct-March. Tolerates coastal limey soils. Grows in part to full sun. Good rockery or verge plant.

Low growing annual plant. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 0.1-0.2 m w. Segmented hairy mid-green leaves. Umbels of creamy white flowers mainly from Aug to Dec. May self seed into the garden. Grows in most soils in part to full sun.

Compact low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-2 m w. Hairy deep green foliage. Pendant pink-purple flowers from Aug-Dec and sporadically. Moist soils in shaded to semi-shaded sites.

Attractive annual or perennial shrub. Grows 0.3-1.5 m h x 0.5-1.2 m w. Hairy green foliage. Blue flowers from March-Dec. Does best in a hot sunny position.

Tussock-forming perennial grass. Grows 0.4-1.5 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Prickly grey-green linear foliage. Green-purple flowering spikes to 1.5 m tall from May-Oct. Grows in sandy soils in full sun.

Upright low perennial plant. Grows 0.2-1 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Fine mid-green linear foliage. Upright spikes of cream-white or greenish-yellow flowers from July-Dec. Grows in well-drained sandy soils in part to full sun.

Medium erect shrub. Grows 0.3-2.5 m h x 1-2 m w. Cream-white flowers from Jun-Nov. Does well is sandy coastal soils over limestone in part to full sun.

Spreading low shrub. Grows 0.1-0.3 m h x 0.3-1 m w. Grey, hairy foliage. Red, orange and yellow pea-shaped flowers in clusters from Sept-Oct. Very well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Priority 3.

Prostrate small shrub. Grows 0.1-0.6 m h x 0.6-1.2 m w. Grey-green hairy foliage. Terminal clusters of yellow-orange and red pea-shaped flowers from July-Jan. Very well-drained soils in full sun. Best grown as a container plant.

Low clumping plant. Grows 0.7m h x 0.7 m w. Gold flowers borne on long stems from Sept-Nov. Part shade. Sandy soils. Build planting hole up with a good quality potting mix. Good container plant. From Stirling Ranges. Conservation status: Priority 4.