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The following ‘Outstanding Performance Range’ is only a
sample of the high performing plants we have to choose
from for your garden design.

Various Landscape Design Styles
Native | Formal | Cottage | Modern | Tropical

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100 MOST OUTSTANDING LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR AUSTRALIA

Climate zone codes for this list:

(A) Cool temperate

(B) Warm temperate
(C) Sub-tropical
(D) Tropical
(E) Arid

Full sun / Part shade plants
Grasses / Strappy leaf plants

Aloe ‘mighty orange’ .7M x .7M succulent, flowers winter, frost sensitive, great for pots (ABCDE)
Agapanthus perpetual peace .5M x .6M white flowers Oct to May (ABCD)
Agapanthus purple cloud .9M x 1M deep blue flowers (ABCD)
Dietes iridioides .6M x .6M (ABCE)
Ficinia nodosa 1.2M x .6M (native) (ABCDE)
Lomandra longifolia .6M x .6M (native) (ABCDE)
Ophiopogon stripey white .4M x.4M (ABCD)
Pennisetum nafray .6M x .6M non invasive (native) (ABC)
Tulbaghia violacea .4M x .4M (ABCDE)
Yucca spellbound 1.2M x .8M (great for pots) (ABCDE)

Ground Covers

Aptenia baby sunrose .2M x 2M (ABCD
Banksia spinulosa ‘coastal cushion’ .5M x 1.5M hairpin banksia (native)(ABCDE)
Convolvulus sabatius ‘two moons’ .1M x .6m mauve & white flowers (ABE)
Gardenia radicance .3M x 1M (ABCD)
Gazania grey leaf yellow .2M x .8M (ABCDE)
Grevillea cooroora cascade .3M x 2M excellent low growing ground cover (native) (BCD)
Grevillea gaudi chaudi .2M x 3M (native) (ABCD)
Grevillea rasperry ripple .6M x 1M flowers all year (native) (AB)
Juniper conferta .2M x 1.5M (shore juniper) (ABCDE)
Loropetalum chinense ‘purple pixie’ .5M x 1.5M (ABCD)
Mesembryanthemum orange .1M x 1.5M (BCD)
Rhagodia spinescens SAB01 ‘Aussie flat bush’ .4M x 1M frost to -5 (native) (ABCE)
Scaevola mauve clusters .1M x 1M long lived variety (native) (ABC)
Trachelospermum tricolour .2M x 1.5M (BCD)

Landscape Plants < 1M

Baeckea virgata dwarf .5M x 1M (native) (ABC
Banksia spinulosa honey pots 1M x 1M (native) (BCD)
Buxus ‘japanese box’ 1-2M x 1.2M (keep pruned to .9M x .9M as a hedge (ABC)
Callistemon matthew flinders 1M x 1M (native) (ABCD)
Carrisa desert star 1M x 1.5M (ABCDE)
Convolvulus cneorum .6M x 1.2M white flowers (ABE)
Crassula crosby’s red .8M x .8M succulent, frost sensitive (ABCDE)
Echeveria agavoides ‘red edge’ .15M x .25M succulent, dark red edges, frost sensitive (ABCDE)
Euonymus tom thumb .5M x .3M as a hedge (AB)
Euphorbia ‘stardust’ .5M x.5M flowers all year (BCD)
Euphorbia ‘diamond frost’ 1M x 1M flowers all year (BCD)
Geranium big red / big rose / big white .4M x .4M (ABCE)
Grevillea amethyst 1M x 1.2M flowers late spring. Spot flowers throughout the year (native) (ABC)
Grevillea autumn waterfall 1M x 2M flowers winter-spring (native) (BCD)
Grevillea honeybird yellow 1M x 1M flowers all year (native) BCD)
Grevillea red clusters 1M x 1M (native)(ABC)
Hebe emerald green .4M x .5M neat, tight, dense, bright green rounded dwarf shrub (AB)
Lavandula dentata ‘monet’ 1M x 1M green foliage (ABC)
Lavandula dentata ‘frenchette’ dwarf 1M x 1M (ABC)
Leptospermum pink cascade .8M x 1.5M pink flowers, spring and autumn, cascading growth habit (native) (ABC)
Loropetalum chinensis ‘bobz red’ 1M x 1M red flowers (keep pruned to .8M x .8M as a hedge) (ABCD)
Melaleuca little red 1M x 1M (native) (BCD)
Nandina domestica nana .8M x .8M (ABCDE)
Nandina obsession .7M x .7M (ABCDE)
Penstemon garnet 1M x 1M (AB)
Rhaphiolepis indica ‘oriental pearl’ 1M x 1.5M rounded habit (ABCDE)
Russelia ruby falls 1M x 1M (spreads a bit) (ABCDE)
Salvia leucantha ‘santa barbara’ .8M x .9M (ABC)
Salvia mystic spires .5M x .5M mauve flowers (ABCD)
Thuja aurea nana 1M x .7M in 10 years 1.5M at maturity (ABC)
Thuja morgan .7M x .7M in 10 years
Westringia deep purple 1M x 1M (native) (ABC)
Westringia smokey (variegated) 1M x 1M (native) (ABC)
Zamia furfuracea cardboard plant 1.2M x 1.5M (has small thorns) (BCDE)

Landscape plants 1-2M

Adenium desert rose 1.5M x 1M great for pots, succulent, frost sensitive (BCD
Alyogyne delightfully double 1.8M x 1.8M double pink flowers (native hibiscus) (AB) 
Banksia spinulosa 1.5M x 1.5M (native) (ABCDE)
Callistemon captain cook 1.5M x 1.5M (native) (ABCDE)
Chamelaucium ‘little lorey’ 1.2M x 1M white flowers winter-spring (native) (AB)
Euphorbia tirucalli firesticks 1.2-1.8M x .8M frost sensitive (BCD)
Grevillea amy lou 2M x 1.8M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea bon accord 2.5M x 2.5M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea border red 1.5M x 1.5M (native) (ABC)
Grevillea golden lyre 2M x 4M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea lolly pops 2M x 3M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea scarlet moon 1.6M x 1.6M (native) (ABC)
Grevillea superb 2M x 2M apricot flowers (native) (BCD)
Leptospermum tickled pink 1.8M x 1.5M (native) (BCD)
Loropetalum plum georgeous 1.5M x 2M (ABCD)
Nandina domestica 2M x .9M Great for narrow spots (ABCDE)
Rhaphiolepis apple blossom 1.5M x 2M (1.2M x 1.2M as a hedge) (ABCDE)
Tibouchina cameleon 1.8M x 1.5M (BCD)
Tibouchina jazzi 1.5M x 1.5M (BCD)

Landscape Plants 2-4M

Alyogyne west coast gem 2.5M x 2.5M deep blue flowers (native hibiscus) (A
Bamboo gracilis 6M x 1.5M non clumping variety. Will grow in a garden bed as narrow as .5M (ABCD)
Bamboo gold stripe 4M x 2M non clumping variety. Will grow in a garden bed as narrow as .5M (ABCD)
Callistemon all aglow 2.5M x 1.5M pink flowers (native) (ABCDE)
Callistemon kings park special 4M x 3M (gets lots of red flowers in spring (native) (ABCDE)
Camellia sasanqua assorted varieties 3M x 2M flowers autumn-winter (part shade AB) (full sun/part shade C)
Ficus pumila 3M x 4M self climbing plant (ABCD)
Grevillea honey gem 4M x 3M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea yamba sunshine 3.5M x 4M (native) (BCD)
Juniper blue arrow 3-4M x .5M in 10 years. 5M x .7M at maturity, blue-green foliage, tight growth habit, no nuts, does not have branch flop (AB)
Leptospermum lemon hedge 3M x 2M (keep pruned to 2M x 1.2M as a hedge) (ABCD)
Murraya sweet privacy 2.5M x 1.5M (keep pruned to 1.5-2M x 1M as a hedge) (compact form of murraya) (BCD)
Magnolia genie 3-4M x 2M upright growth habit, magenta flowers late winter (AB)
Magnolia teddy bear 4M x 2.5M (ABCD)
Pandorea ‘rosy belles’ 3M x 3.5M dark pink flowers, climber (native) (ABCD)
Pandorea lady di 3M x 4M white lowers, climber (native) (ABCD)
Photinia red robin 3M x 2M (keep pruned to 1.5M-2M x 1M as a hedge) (ABCD)
Syzygium cascade 3-4M x 3M (native) (BCD)
Syzygium winter lights 3-4M x 2.5M (keep pruned to 1.5-2M x 1.2M as a hedge) (native) (ABCD)
Thuja occidentalis smaragd 2.5M x 1M in 10 years, mature height 3-4M x 1.5M (ABC)
Tibouchina illusion 2.5M x 2.5M flowers open white with pink margins and then age to deep pink tones giving a multi coloured effect (BCD)
Trachelospermum star jasmin 3M x 3M climber (ABCD)
Wisteria amethyst falls (continuous flowering variety) 3M x 4M climber (ABC)