Top 40 Native Plants for Sydney
Groundcovers
Actinotus helianthi 'Starbright' - Flannel Flower - grey foliage
Austromyrtus dulcis x tenufolia 'Çopper Tops' - Midyim Berry - edible berry
Bracteantha 'Dargan Hill' - Paper Daisy
Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Yellow Buttons
Grevillea sericea 'Pink Midget' - flowers all year
Hakea myrtoides x petiolaris 'Burrendong Beauty' - winter flowering
Lasiopetalum 'Bronze Velvet' - attractive foliage
Rulingea hermannifolia - attractive foliage
Shrubs
Acacia howittii 'Honey Bun' - foliage
Alpinia caerulea 'Red Back' - Native Ginger - burgundy backed leaves/edible fruit and roots
Baeckea virgata 'Dwarf'
Banksia spinulosa 'Bush Candles'
Callistemon 'Hot Pink' - Dwarf Bottlebrush
Chorizema cordatum - Coral Flame Pea
Correa alba - White Correa
Correa 'Little Cate' - autumn and winter flowering
Correa 'Marions Marvel' - autumn and winter flkowering
Epacris longiflora - Native Fuchsia
Eremophila nivea - Emu Bush
Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream' - flowers all year
Lasiopetalum baueri - Slender Velvet Bush
Rhagodia spinescens 'Silver Border' - Saltbush - silver grey foliage
Philotheca 'Flower Girl' - Wax Flower
Grasses
Conostylis 'Silver Sunrise' - grey foliage
Libertia paniculata - Flag Grass
'Meeboldina 'Velvet Rush' - velvet brown flowers
Climbers
Hibbertia scandens - Guinea Flower - yellow flowers
Kennedia nbigricans - Black Coral Pea - black and yellow flowers
Large Shrubs
Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon' - mauve flowers
Grevillea 'Sylvia' - watermelon coloured flowers
Leptospoermum 'Lemon Hedge' - Lemon Scented Tea Tree - scented foliage
Trees
Acacia covenyi - Blue Bush Wattle - winter flowering/silver foliage
Agonis 'flexuosa 'Burgundy' - Burgundy Willow Myrtle - burgundy foliage/weeping
Angophora hispida - Dwarf Apple
Backhousia citriodora - Lemon Myrtle - lemon scented foliage - edible
Banksia serrata - Old Man Banksia
Elaeocarpus reticularis 'Prima Donna' - Blueberry Ash - pink flowers
Eucalyptus sideroxylon 'Rosea' - striking habit
Hibiscus tiliaceus 'Rubra' - burgundy foliage
Tristaniopsis laurina - Water Gum - yellow flowers/attractive bark


Grevillea 'Winter Delight'
H: 50cm
W: 1m
Grey/green foliage makes this a striking small shrub/groundcover all year.
In winter the striking flowers are prolific and stunning in their contrast.
Prefers full sun and well drained soil and can be pruned after flowering to maintain a bushy habit.
