Top 10 Australian Native Plants
Create a Stunning Native Garden With Confidence
Creating a native garden might sound simple, until you discover the incredible variety of Australian natives available. From feature trees and flowering shrubs to screening plants, climbers and edibles, the options are endless.
Native gardens can feel relaxed and natural, clean and formal, or beautifully blended with non-native plants to create your own unique style.
We’ve selected some of the best natives for hedging, screening, flowers, topiary, groundcovers and more — making it easier to create a garden that feels uniquely Australian.
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VIEW ALL ACACIAS
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BEST SELLING NATIVE
LOW MAINTENANCE
Acacia ‘Limelight’
FROM $18.99
Hands down one of the most popular and best looking natives in our range. Loved for its naturally rounded shape, soft fine foliage and incredibly easy care growth habit.
Perfect for feature planting, borders, mass planting and modern landscapes, this stunning Australian native adds beautiful texture and colour year round.
Its soft green foliage is paired with subtle yellow pom-pom flowers and the best part? It’s naturally self shaping with very little maintenance required.
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VIEW ALL CORREAS
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HARDY AUSTRALIAN NATIVE
PERFECT FOR HEDGING
Correa alba
FROM $6.99
A beautifully simple form of correa with soft silver-green rounded leaves and gorgeous white star shaped flowers.
Correa are incredibly hardy plants and are often used in public spaces for this reason, thanks to their toughness and reliability.
Perfect for low to medium hedging, borders and even topiary, this stunning native adds softness and texture to Australian gardens.
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PERFECT BOX SUBSTITUTE
LOW MAINTENANCE
Westringia ‘Jervis Gem’
FROM $14.99
Westringia are known as Aussie Box and are one of the best native substitutes for traditional box hedging and topiary.
Their fine foliage grows quickly in a naturally compact shape while producing masses of delicate flowers in shades of pink, purple or white.
‘Jervis Gem’ is a dwarf growing variety loved for its neat form and very low maintenance nature, making it perfect for hedging, borders and formal native gardens.
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FLOWERING GROUNDCOVER
LOW SPREADING NATIVE
Grevillea ‘Mt Tamboritha’
FROM $14.99
One of the cutest native groundcovers available, Grevillea ‘Mt Tamboritha’ is loved for its unique jelly-bean shaped foliage arranged in beautiful soft rosettes.
This low growing native spreads beautifully across garden beds, retaining walls and borders while producing masses of stunning strawberry cream coloured flowers.
Perfect for adding colour, texture and a soft cascading effect to Australian gardens, this hardy grevillea is both eye catching and easy to grow.
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VIEW ALL CALLISTEMONS
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PERFECT SCREENING NATIVE
NARROW GROWING
Callistemon ‘Slim’
FROM $16.99
The problem with hedging is that you usually have to keep it constantly trimmed to maintain a neat shape. Not with this stunning native!
Callistemon ‘Slim’ is a special narrow growing variety that reaches only around 1 metre wide, making it an incredible option for hedging, screening and tight spaces.
Plus it produces masses of gorgeous bright red bottlebrush flowers for most of the year, bringing vibrant colour and wildlife into the garden.
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PERFECT FOR SCREENING
LOW MAINTENANCE
Syzygium ‘Straight and Narrow™’ Lilly Pilly
FROM $17.99
‘Straight and Narrow’ grows exactly as the name suggests, upright, narrow and beautifully tidy with very little maintenance required.
This stunning Lilly Pilly variety is perfect for screening, hedging and tight spaces where you want height without excessive width.
With dense glossy foliage and a naturally neat shape, it suits native gardens just as beautifully as formal, modern and Hampton style landscapes.
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VIEW ALL BANKSIAS
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FLOWERING FEATURE NATIVE
BIRD ATTRACTING
Banksia ‘Birthday Candles’
FROM $24.99
Not only is this Banksia a stunning feature and cut flower specimen, but it also works beautifully as a flowering groundcover.
‘Birthday Candles’ looks incredible planted over retaining walls, cascading between large rocks or filling garden beds with colour and texture.
Its large vibrant flowers bloom for long periods and attract masses of birds, bringing life and movement into Australian gardens year round.
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PERFECT FEATURE TREE
LEMON SCENTED FOLIAGE
Corymbia ‘Baby Citro’
FROM $79.99
Just like the larger Lemon Scented Gum, ‘Baby Citro’ features beautifully fragrant lemon scented foliage paired with smooth white bark.
Unlike the full sized version, this compact Corymbia grows only around 5–6 metres tall, making it ideal for smaller backyards and modern gardens.
A stunning feature or shade tree for native landscapes, ‘Baby Citro’ brings structure, fragrance and year round beauty to outdoor spaces.
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FEATURE TREE
WEEPING FLOWERING GUM
Eucalyptus ‘Silver Princess’ Gum
FROM $19.99
One of the most eye-catching feature trees for the native garden, Eucalyptus ‘Silver Princess’ is loved for its elegant weeping habit and dramatic appearance.
Long white weeping branches, large drooping silver foliage and fluffy vibrant red flowers create a truly spectacular centrepiece in the landscape.
Perfect for adding colour, movement and architectural beauty, this stunning eucalyptus brings a unique Australian character to modern gardens.
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TOUGH GROUNDCOVER
WEED SUPPRESSING
Myoporum ‘Fine Leaf’
FROM $5.99
When it comes to hardy groundcovers, it’s hard to beat Myoporum ‘Fine Leaf’. This incredibly tough native grows low and dense, beautifully covering the ground.
Its thick spreading habit helps smother weeds naturally, making it an excellent low maintenance option for slopes, retaining walls and large garden spaces.
Finished with masses of tiny white star shaped flowers, this versatile Australian native brings softness, texture and practicality to the landscape.