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Native plant species for groups Brisbane City Council has chosen specifically themed plant packs to provide greater environmental benefits and outcomes for your garden. Please note that you will be able to choose plants from one (1) pack. Note: information contained on this page is intended to be used as a guide only. Bird and butterfly pack A selection of small to large shrubs and trees to provide colour in the garden and vital food and habitat to our native birds and other wildlife. Species Banksia Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Birds Banksia sp. Hardy evergreen shrubs with attractive foliage with bold single colour flowering spikes. Plant in an open sunny position in well-drained soil. Available in short - up to 2 metres, and tall - 4 metres+ Black She-Oak A densely foliaged fast growing small to medium tree to 12 metres. Grows in well-drained soil. Suitable as a hedge or windbreak Birds Allocasuarina littoralis Bottlebrush Callistemon sp. Fast growing, hardy shrub with beautiful blooms in a variety Birds, of single colours in spring and summer. Plant in a moist, insects well-drained sunny position. Great for containers, edging, rockeries, hedges and borders. Available in short - up to 1.5 metres, medium - 1.5 to 3 metres, and tall - 4 metres + Species Description and growing requirements Brisbane Wattle Hardy rounded fast growing shrub to 7 metres. Balls of yellow bell shaped flowers occur in early spring. Grows in Acacia fimbriata most soil situations. Fan Flower Scaevola aemula Grevillea Grevillea sp. Little Penda Xanthostemon verticillatus Tea Tree Leptospermum sp. Twiggy Heath Myrtle Baekea virgata Tuckeroo Cupaniopsis anacardiodes (seasonal) Spreading groundcover to 600 millimetres with dark green foliage and small mauve-pink flowers in spring and summer. Prefers well-drained soils. Great for hanging baskets Fauna benefits Possums, butterflies Bees Showy evergreen plants with nectar-rich 'spider flowers' in a Birds, bees, variety of single colours. Plant in a sunny location with light, butterflies gritty, free-draining soil. Available in short - up to 1.5 metres, and tall - 5 metres + Hardy shrub up to 2 metres with glossy dark green leaves Birds, bees with profuse clusters of pale lemon flowers throughout the and insects year. Grows well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Prune after flowering to promote bushy growth. Suitable for tubs and containers. Hardy and showy weeping shrub up to 3 metres producing a spectacular display of white or pink flowers in winter and spring. Plant in a sunny position in well-drained soil. Suitable as a feature plant, or can be used as a screen or informal hedge. Very hardy shrub to 3 metres. Profuse white flowers occur in spring and summer. Prefers a lightly shaded position in well drained soils. Great for hedges or tubs Attractive evergreen tree with rounded canopy. Grows to 8 metres. Orange fruits in winter. Most soils are suitable Bees, insects Birds Birds Frog and lizard pack A selection of low growing grasses and tufting plants to provide food and shelter to frogs, lizards and other wildlife. Species Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Brisbane River Tufting plant with strappy leaves up to 1.5 metres. Open white flowers on thick stems from November to March. Lily Prefers a damp spot in full sun or part shade Crinum pedunculatum Lizards, insects Lillypilly Hardy evergreen plants with glossy green leaves with fluffy pom-pom white flowers in spring and summer followed by red berries. Prefers sunny position with well-drained soil. Lillypillies make excellent screens, windbreaks and hedges and can be pruned to size and shape. Grows up to 2 metres Insects, birds, bees, flying foxes Deep green glossy narrow strap leaves to 700 millimetres. Small yellow-cream flowers in spring and summer. Grow in full sun to part shade position Lizard, frogs Syzygium sp. Mat Rush Lomandra sp. Native Ginger Alpinia caerulea Native Lasiandra Clumping plant with stems to 1.5 metres. Large light green Frogs, leaves with white flowers in spring. Prefers moist shady areas lizards Hardy bushy shrub to 2 metres. Showy large pink/purple flower in summer. Prefers partial shade Lizards Striking feature plant to 2 metres with green leaves. Mauve flowers from September to October. Great for shady gardens or as an under storey plant. Grow in well-drained soil Birds, lizards Melastoma affine Palm Lily Cordyline sp. Species Sedge Carex appressa Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Tall sedge/grass growing to 800 millimetres with large yellow Frogs, seeds heads in spring. Likes wet areas in full sun or partial lizards shade. Ideal plant for around pool area in pots or mass plantings Courtyard and small space pack A special selection of flowering plants and grasses suitable for small courtyard spaces or plant pots and containers on a balcony or patio. Species Blue Flax Dianella caerulea Bottlebrush Callistemon sp. Coastal Rosemary Westringia sp. Honey Myrtle Melaleuca linariifolia 'Claret Tops' Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Hardy plant with long strappy leaves to 500 millimetres. Birds, Blue flowers on branched spikes appear in spring. lizards Bright blue berries occur after flowering. Prefers sunny position in well-drained soil Hardy shrubs with beautiful blooms in a variety of Birds, single colours in spring and summer. Plant in a moist, Insects well-drained sunny position. Bottlebrushes make excellent screening plants and are quick growers. Grows up to 3 metres Hardy small fast growing shrub 1 metre square. Long flowering and suitable as a hedge or screening plant or for exposed sites and coastal gardens Birds, butterflies, insects A dense and compact shrub to 1.5 metres with attractive Birds, claret coloured new growth and white flowers in insects summer. A great foliage plant for shrubberies or in a pot Species Little Penda Xanthostemon verticillatus Mat Rush Lomandra sp. Native Violet Viola hederacea Tea Tree Leptospermum sp. Thyme Leafed Honey Myrtle Melaleuca thymifolia Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Hardy shrub up to 2 metres with glossy dark green leaves with profuse clusters of pale lemon flowers throughout the year. Grows well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Prune after flowering to promote bushy growth. Suitable for tubs and containers. Birds, bees and insects Deep green glossy narrow strap leaves to 700 millimetres. Small yellow-cream flowers in spring and summer. Grow in full sun to part shade position Lizards, frogs Attractive dense groundcover suitable to damp shady Lizards, areas. Small round light green leaves with violet flowers frogs throughout the year. Ideal for rockeries, mass plantings, pots and hanging baskets Attractive small shrub with a weeping habit, growing to 2 metres. Showy pink or white flowers in spring and autumn. Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. A useful feature plant for rockeries or over retaining walls. Insects, bees A small shrub around 1 metre in height. The mauvepurple flowers occur in clusters on the plant in a claw formation during spring and summer. Plant in a sunny position with good drainage. Regular watering will encourage flowering Birds, insects Indigenous use pack A selection of plants that have provided food, shelter or other important uses for Australia's Indigenous people and our unique native wildlife. Species Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Species Bangalow/Piccabeen Palm Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Green Mat Rush Lomandra sp. Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Medium-tall, fast growing palm to 15 metres. Lilac flowers followed by bright red fruits December to May. Suited to well composted soil, ample water and frost free area. This is a self-cleaning palm Birds Large strappy leafed plant up to 1 metre square. Yellow or cream flowers appear in spring and summer. Will grow in full sun or partial shade. Ideal for moist soils. Good plant for revegetation and erosion control Frogs, lizards Lemon Scented Myrtle Great small feature tree to 5 metres. White flowers from summer to autumn. Leaves are lemon scented. Backhousia citriodora Prefers moist, well-drained soil in semi shade. Ideal for hedges or mixed shrub bed Birds, butterflies, bees Lillypilly Birds, bees, flying foxes Syzygium sp. Tuckeroo Cupaniopsis anacardioides (Seasonal) Weeping Paperbark Melaleuca leucadendra sp. Hardy evergreen plants with glossy green leaves with fluffy pom-pom white flowers in spring and summer followed by red berries. Prefers sunny position with well-drained soil. Lillypillies make excellent hedges and can be pruned to size and shape. Grows 3 to 5 metres Attractive evergreen tree with rounded canopy. Birds Grows to 8 metres. Orange fruits in winter. Most soils are suitable Hardy tree to 14 metres with bright green leaves and papery bark. Prefers open sunny position. Creamy pale yellow flowers with sweet nectar in spring and summer Birds, flying foxes, bees Shade and screening pack A great selection of hardy plants to create a hedge or screen for privacy, or to provide shade for hot areas of the garden or adjoining buildings. Species Bottlebrush Callistemon sp. Flame Tree Brachychiton acerifolius (seasonal) Golden Penda Xanthostemon chrysanthus Ivory Curl Tree Buckinghamia cellisima (seasonal) Lemon Scented Myrtle Backhousia citriodora Lillypilly Syzygium sp. Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits Hardy shrub to 3 metres with beautiful blooms in a variety of single colours in spring and summer. Plant in a moist, well-drained sunny position. Bottlebrushes make excellent screening plants and are quick growers. Grows up to 3 metres Birds, insects Hardy upright tree to 20 metres, light green large lobed leaves, profuse red bell-shaped flowers occur in late spring or summer Butterflies An attractive specimen tree up to 8 metres. Showy, dense cluster of golden yellow flowers appear from summer to winter. Plant in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Suitable as a hedge, windbreak, screen or as a feature tree. Birds, bees and insects Fast growing evergreen tree to 8 metres. Striking long creamy fragranced flowers from spring until autumn. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun to semi-shade Birds, bees Great feature tree to 5 metres. White flowers occur in Birds, clusters from summer to autumn. Leaves are lemon scented. butterflies, Prefers moist, well-drained soil in semi-shade. Ideal for bees hedges or mixed shrub beds Hardy evergreen plants with glossy green leaves with fluffy pom-pom white flowers in spring and summer followed by red berries. Prefers sunny position with well-drained soil. Lillypillies make excellent screens, windbreaks and hedges Birds, bees, flying foxes Species Description and growing requirements Fauna benefits and can be pruned to size and shape. Grows up to 5 metres Native Lasiandra Hardy bushy shrub to 3 metres. Showy large pink-purple flower in summer. Prefers partial shade in well-drained soil Lizards Attractive evergreen tree with rounded canopy. Grows to 8 metres. Orange fruits in winter. Most soils are suitable Birds Hardy, fast growing to 10 metres with attractive, pale green foliage. Large sprays of greenish-yellow, slightly fragrant flowers appear in summer. Requires open sunny position in light to medium soil type. Excellent shade tree Birds, butterflies Melastoma affine Tuckeroo Cupaniopsis anacardioides (seasonal) Tulipwood Harpulia pendula (seasonal)