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.

Viewing 1579 plants

1 49 50 51 52 53
Latin name Common name Description
Velleia trinervis

Low shrub, 0.1-0.5 m h x 0.5-0.8 m w. Yellow-orange flowers borne on long stems from Aug-Jan. Part shade to full sun. Grows in well-drained sandy soils.

WiF F SpF SuF V SS
Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell

Dwarf spreading plant. Prostrate spreading to 2 m. Serrated triangular-shaped leaves. Four petalled mauve-blue flowers from Sept-Feb. Grows in a range of soils in shady to part-shaded positions.

SpF S SuF P
Verticordia acerosa var. acerosa

Lovely, small shrub from 1 m h x 1 m w. Fine green foliage. Yellow flowers in late spring. Prefers well-drained light sandy soils in full sun. Good container plant.

F SpF P SS
Verticordia albida

Small erect to spreading shrub. Grows 1-2 m h x 0.6-2 m w. Oval crowded bluish-green leaves. Creamy-white to pale pink flowers in upper parts of stems from Nov-Jan. Grows in part to full sun in sandy or loamy soils. Conservation status: Declared rare.

F SpF SuF P SS
Verticordia amphigia

Small shrub. Grows 0.6–1.3 m h x 1 m w. Fine green linear foliage. Yellow flowers fading to red from Oct–Nov. Requires very well-drained sandy soils in an open spot with full sun. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SpF SS
Verticordia attenuata

Attractive low shrub. Grows 0.4-1 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Fine mid-green foliage. Pink flowers from Dec-May. Well-drained acidic soils in part to full sun. Can be pruned after flowering. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SuF AuF
Verticordia aurea

Low shrub to 1 m h. Rich golden-yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. Well-drained soil. Full sun. Prune off old flower stems after flowering has finished. Conservation status: Priority 4.

F SpF SuF
Verticordia blepharophylla

Erect low shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 0.5-0.8 m w. Dark green foliage. Attractive pink feathery flowers at ends of branches from Nov-April. Well-drained soils in full sun. Conservation status: Priority 2.

F SpF SuF AuF
Verticordia brachypoda

Attractive small shrub. Grows 0.2-1.5 m h x 0.2-1.2 m w. Crowded grey-green leaves. Abundant white-pink flowers from Oct-Dec. Prefers loamy to clay based soils with some gravel in full sun. Lightly prune after flowering.

F SpF SuF
Verticordia brevifolia ssp. brevifolia

Dwarf compact shrub. Grows 0.2-0.4 m h x 0.2-0.4 m w. Short thickish mid-green foliage. Bright yellow feathery flowers from Oct-Dec with honey fragrance. Well-drained soils in a sunny location. Well-suited to containers. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SpF SuF P V F
Verticordia brownii Pink Cauliflower

Very attractive compact rounded shrub. Grows 0.2-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Fine foliage. Covered in “cauliflower” like display of profuse pink flowers from Oct-Jan. Very well-drained soils in full sun.

F SpF SuF P V
Verticordia carinata Stirling Range Featherflower

Open, slender low shrub. Grows 0.8–1 m h x 0.5-0.8 m w. Sparse foliage. Attractive magenta-pink pendant flowers from Nov–May. Grows in sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. Tip prune after flowering. Good container plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

F SpF SuF AuF P SS
Verticordia carinata

Wispy light shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.3-0.7 m w. Fine light green leaves. Magenta pink flowers along stems from Nov-May. Grows in acidic or sandy loam soils in part shade. Can be used as a container plant. Conservation status: Declared rare.

SpF SuF AuF P
Verticordia chrysantha

Small erect shrub. Grows 0.6-1 m h x 1 m w. Yellow flowers in late spring. Prefers well-drained soils in a sunny situation.

F SpF SuF SS
Verticordia chrysanthella

Attractive low shrub from 1.2 m h x 1 m w. Fine green foliage. Stunning yellow flowers in Sept-Oct. Well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Excellent container plant.

F SpF P SS
Verticordia chrysostachys var. pallida (Grafted)

Erect to spreading shrub. Grows 0.6-2 m h x 0.5-1.5 m w. Small rounded leaves along stem. Pale yellow flowers from Nov-April. Grows in a sunny location. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SpF SuF AuF
Verticordia citrella

Low compact shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5 m w. Fine mid-green foliage. Abundant massed yellow flowers from Oct-Nov. Well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. Conservation status: Priority 2.

F SpF SS
Verticordia cooloomia

Attractive erect shrub. Grows 1.5-2 m h x 1-1.5 m w. Rounded deep green leaves. Upright flowering stalks with attractive deep yellow-gold flowers. Very well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SpF SS
Verticordia crebra Barrens Featherflower

Compact low shrub with upright branches. Grows 0.3-0.6 m h x 0.2-0.6 m w. Grey-green fine crowded foliage. Scattered yellow flowers from May-Oct. Grows in sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun. Useful rockery plant. Conservation status: Declared Rare.

WiF F SpF AuF
Verticordia densiflora var. cespitosa

Erect to spreading low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.5-1 m w. Grey-green leaves. Pink and white flowers from Oct-Feb. Very well-drained soils in full sun. Prune lightly after flowering.

F SpF SuF
Verticordia densiflora var. roseostella

Upright low shrub. Grows 0.5-1 m h x 0.4-0.9 m w. Grey-green leaves. Creamy-white and pink flowers from Sept-Dec. Very well-drained soils in full sun. Prune lightly after flowering. Conservation status: Priority 3

F SpF SuF
Verticordia densiflora var. stelluligera

Open-branched small shrub, 0.5-1.2 m h x 0.2-1 m w. Fine green foliage. Cream-yellow flowers from Oct-Jan. Grows in well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in part to full sun.

F SpF SuF SS
Verticordia dichroma var. dichroma (Grafted)

Eye-catching small open shrub. Grows 0.3-2 m h x 0.3-2.5 m w. Rounded leaflets. Bi-coloured coppery-green and red featherflowers from Oct-Dec. Grows in part to full sun in well-drained soils. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SpF SuF
Verticordia dichroma var. dichroma

Attractive, small compact shrub, 1.5 m h x 1.5 m w. Glossy green leaves. Maroon and yellow flowers in summer. Well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Prune lightly after flowering. onservation status: Priority 3.

F SuF SS
Verticordia dichroma var. syntoma

Compact, small shrub to 1.2 m h x 1.5 m w. Grey-green leaves. Maroon and yellow flowers in summer. Well-drained sandy soils in full sun. Prune lightly after flowering. Conservation status: Priority 3.

F SuF SS
Verticordia drummondii Drummond's Featherflower

Attractive low shrub. Grows 0.3-1 m h x 0.3-0.3 m w. Pink flowers carried in terminal clusters from Nov-June. Well-drained soils in full sun. Prune lightly after flowering. Good container plant.

WiF F SpF SuF AuF P SS
Verticordia endlicheriana var. angustifolia

Lovely, low shrub from 1 m h x 1 m w. Fine green foliage. Yellow flowers in late spring. Prefers well-drained light sandy soils in full sun. Good container plant. Conservation status: Priority 2.

F SpF P SS
Verticordia eriocephala Common Cauliflower

Very attractive compact low shrub. Grows 0.5-1.5 m h x 0.3-1.4 w. Grey-green foliage. Dense light cream-white flowers in "cauliflower" head arrangement. Requires very well-drained light sandy-gravelly soils in full sun.

WiF F SpF SuF SS
Verticordia etheliana var. etheliana (Grafted)

Very attractive small shrub from 0.5-1.5 m h x 1 m w. Rounded leaves. Bright orange-red feather flowers during spring-summer. Very well-drained sandy soils in full sun.

F SpF SuF SS
Verticordia etheliana var. etheliana

Very attractive small shrub from 0.5-1.5 m h x 1 m w. Rounded leaves. Bright orange-red feather flowers during spring-summer. Very well-drained sandy soils in full sun.

F SpF SuF SS
1 49 50 51 52 53