A Water Wise Plant Guide
Plants that grow up to 1 metre high
Acacia amblygona Astartea fascicularis Callistemon 'Firebrand'
Correa alba Correa reflexa Crowea exalata
Crowea saligna Darwinia citriodora Eremophila maculata
Grevillea 'Austraflora Canterbury Gold' Hakea purpurea Hardenbergia violacea 'Mini Haha'
Hibbertia empetrifolia Leptospermun macrocarpum Leptospermum 'Pink Cascade'
Melaleuca thymifolia Micromyrtus ciliata Phebalium glandulosum
Pimelea ferruginea cultivars Prostanthera striatiflora Thryptomene saxicola 'Payne's hybrid
Plants that grow from 1 to 3 metres high
Acacia conferta Acacia cultriformis Acacia suaveolens
Acacia terminalis Acacia uncinata Acacia vestita
Banksia aemula Banksia spinulosa Boronia mollis 'Lorne Pride'
Callistemon 'Captain Cook' Callistemon 'Western Glory' Callistemon brachyandrus
Callistemon phoeniceus Calothamnus quadrifidus Chamelaucium uncinatum
Grevillea asplenifolia Grevillea banksii Grevillea 'Coastal Glow'
Grevillea 'John Evans' Grevillea 'Majestic' Grevillea 'Misty Pink'
Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
Grevillea 'Superb' Grevillea rosmarinifolia Guichenotia macrantha
Hakea bakeriana Hypocalymma angustifolia Kunzea parvifolia
Leptospermum rotundifolium Melaleuca fulgens Melaleuca hypericifolia
Melaleuca incana Melaleuca lateritia Melaleuca nematophylla
Myoporum boninense or M.insulare Olearia phlogopappa Phebalium squamulosum
Persoonia nutans Petrophile sessilis Philotheca myoporoides
Senna artemisioides Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Westringia fruticosa
Plants that grow from 3 to 5 metres high
Acacia fimbriata Acacia floribunda Acacia iteaphylla
Acacia spectabilis Banksia 'Giant Candles' Banksia ericifolia
Callistemon 'Dawson River Weeper' Callistemon 'Endeavour' Callistemon 'Harkness'
Callistemon 'Kings Park Special' Grevillea 'Honey Gem' Grevillea 'Moonlight'
Hakea laurina Hibiscus heterophyllus Leptospermum petersonii
Rockery plants
Anigozanthos cultivars (kangaroo paws) Baeckea virgata (dwarf form) Brachyscome mulifida (and its cultivars)
Conostylis candicans Goodenia hederacea Lomandra hystrix
Lomandra longifolia Pelargonium rodneyanum Rhodanthe anthemoides
Tripladenia cunninghamii Wahlenbergia stricta Zieria 'Carpet Star'
Groundcovers
Acacia cultriformis 'Austraflora Cascade' Chrysocephalum ramosissimum Correa decumbens
Dampieria diversifolia Eremophila debilis Goodenia varia
Grevillea 'Austraflora Fanfare' Grevillea 'Bronze Rambler' Grevillea 'Molonglo'
Grevillea 'Pink Lady' Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' Grevillea curviloba (formerly G.biternata)
Hardenbergia violacea (prostrate form) Hibbertia scandens Kennedia prostrata
Leptospermum rotundifolium 'Julie Ann' Myoporum parvifolium Scaevola albida

Please Note: The above are species generally suited to south eastern Australia. Nurseries and garden centres are unable to stock all of the varieties listed. Availability and range is subject to space, seasonal variations and general demand. Nurseries should also be able to recommend alternative species.



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