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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)