Search a wide range of plants for the Canberra region

Exotic – EVERGREEN

1-2m high x 1-2m wide

Uses: Ornamental, hedging, fragrant garden

Ecological function: Attracts pollinators; provides shelter

Description: Dense shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and small, fragrant, white flowers in spring. Prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained soil.

Exotic – EVERGREEN

0.5-1m high x 0.5-1m wide

Uses: Ornamental, hedge, container planting

Ecological function: Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies

Description: Compact shrub with glossy green leaves and clusters of white flowers. Prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained soil; frost tolerant.

Cultivars Available: ‘Wiri Cloud’

Native, Locally Occuring – EVERGREEN

10m high x 5m wide

Uses: Ornamental, habitat restoration, windbreak

Ecological function: Provides food and shelter for wildlife, Nitrogen-fixer

Description: Large shrub or tree with broad sickle-shaped, green foliage and yellow flower spikes. Prefers full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil.

Native, Locally Occurring – EVERGREEN

4-6m high x 4m wide

Uses: Shade tree, privacy screen, ornamental, soil improvement (nitrogen fixing)

Ecological function: Flowers provide nectar for pollinators. Leaves serve as food for butterfly and moth larvae. Tree provides a nesting and shelter site for birds.

Ngunnawal uses: Seeds ground into flour. Bark used for string & rope. Timber used for tools such as boomerangs & digging sticks.

Description: Hardy tall, slender green tree with weeping habit, yellow wattle flowers.

Native, Locally Occurring – EVERGREEN

0.2-0.5m high x 0.2-0.5m wide

Uses: Ornamental, rockeries, native gardens

Ecological function: Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies

Description: Low-growing perennial with silvery foliage and bright white, daisy-like flowers. Prefers full sun and well-drained, sandy soil; drought tolerant.

Native, Locally Occurring – EVERGREEN

1-4m high x 2-3m wide

Uses: Hedge, screen, windbreak

Ecological function: Provides shelter for birds and insects

Ngunnawal uses: Juice of boiled leaves or chewing fresh leaves used to relieve toothache. The wood can be used for digging sticks, throwing sticks and nulla nullas.

Description: Hardy shrub with narrow, glossy leaves and papery, winged seed capsules. Tolerates a wide range of conditions including full sun and poor soils; drought resistant.

Cultivars Available: ‘Purpurea’, ‘Variegata’