June 2010
This list has been compiled by members of the Australian Plant Society, Central West Group.
Native Plants for Mudgee Gardens
The following is a selection of native plants that are generally reliable in Mudgee gardens. For more
information about the culture of these plants specific to your location, ask your local plant nursery.
# - Plant occurs naturally within the Mudgee region. Try the Atlas of NSW Wildlife on the NSW Environment and
Heritage website for more local flora and fauna: www.bionet.nsw.gov.au/
.
Botanical name
Common name
Notes
Large trees (over 10m tall)
Eucalyptus elata
River Peppermint
Suitable for slight salinity
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Yellow Gum
Pink and red flowers forms, attractive bark
Eucalyptus nicholii
Narrow-leaf Peppermint
Pendulous habit with narrow leaves, shade tree
Eucalyptus ovata
Swamp Gum
Suitable for moist sites
Eucalyptus scoparia
Willow Gum
Fast growing, ornamental
Grevillea robusta
Silky Oak
Fern-like foliage, large orange flowers, attracts birds
Melia azedarach
White Cedar
Deciduous, mauve flowers, orange berries
Small trees / large shrubs (5 to 10m tall)
Acacia vestita #
Hairy Wattle
Graceful drooping shrub, very hardy
Banksia ericifolia
Heath Banksia
Bird attracting, heath-like foliage
Eucalyptus eximia ssp nana
Dwarf Bloodwood
Eucalyptus stricta
Blue Mountains Mallee
Multi-stemmed form, bark smooth, scribbled
Eucalyptus viridis
Green Mallee
Multi-stemmed form, fine foliage, cream flowers
Grevillea barklyana
Gully Grevillea
Fast growing screen plant, tolerates shade
Melaleuca armillaris
Honey Myrtle
Suitable for moist sites
Melaleuca bracteata
White Cloud Tree
Suitable for moist sites
Melaleuca styphelioides #
Prickly-leaf Tea Tree
Suitable for moderately saline sites
Pittosporum phillyreoides
Berrigan
Medium shrubs (2 to 5m tall)
Acaca buxifolia #
Box-leaf Wattle
Open shrub, yellow flowers in spring
Acacia boormanii
Snowy River Wattle
Rounded shrub, profuse yellow flowers in spring
Acacia cardiophylla
Wyalong Wattle
Feathery, light green bipinnate leave
Acacia cultriformis
Knife-leaf Wattle
Good grey foliaged shrub, golden flowers in spring
Acacia iteaphylla
Flinders Range Wattle
Grey/blue foliage, long flowering
Acacia spectabilis #
Mudgee Wattle
Delicate appearance, smooth grey bark
Babingtonia virgata
Twiggy Myrtle
Spreading shrub, small white flowers
Banksia ‘Giant Candles’
Long flower spikes, heath-like foliage
Banksia oblongifolia
Fern-leaf Banksia
Young growth rusty brown, yellow-green flowers
Banksia robur
Swamp Banksia
Suitable for moist sites
Banksia spinulosa
Hairpin Banksia
Round compact shrub, flowers autumn/winter
Callistemon sieberi
Alpine Bottlebrush
Narrow grey-green leaves, cream or pink flowers
Callistemon citrinus #
Crimson Bottlebrush
Hardy shrub, various flower colours available
Callistemon phoeniceus
Broad grey-green leaves, red flowers spring/summer
Callistemon pinifolis
Pine-leaf Bottlebrush
Green or red flower brushes
Callistemon pungens
Callistemon rigidus
Stiff Bottlebrush
Rigid linear leaves, red flower spikes in summer
Callistemon salignus
Callistemon speciosus
Callistemon viminalis
Weeping Bottlebrush
Light green leaves, red flowers summer/autumn
Callistemon violaceus
Violet Bottlebrush
Pink/mauve flower spikes in spring/summer
Calothamnus rupestris
Mouse Ears
Rose red flower clusters in spring, large fruits
Chamelaucium uncinatum
Geraldton Wax
Outstanding plant for sandy soils, flowers in spring
Grevillea rosmarinifolia
Rosemary Grevillea
Very hardy and reliable, bird attracting
Hakea laurina
Pincushion Hakea
Red flower heads with protruding white styles
Hakea nodosa
Strongly fragrant yellow flowers in autumn/winter
Hakea saligna
Melaleuca alternifolia
Snow-in-summer
Bushy shrub with papery bark, white flowers
Central West Group
June 2010
This list has been compiled by members of the Australian Plant Society, Central West Group.
Botanical name
Common name
Notes
Melaleuca decussata
Cross-leaf Honey-myrtle
Mauve pom-pom flowers, dwarf form available
Melaleuca nesophila
Deep mauve terminal flower heads spring/summer
Melaleuca radula
Graceful Honey-myrtle
Small clusters of large mauve flower heads in spring
Persoonia pinifolia
Pine-leaf Geebung
Attractive foliage, small yellow flowers, green fruit
Prostanthera nivea #
Snowy Mintbush
Profuse white/mauve flowers in spring
Westringia brevifolia
Pale bluish mauve flowers in winter/spring
Small shrubs (0.5 to 2m tall)
Acacia decora
Graceful Wattle
Hardy, dense rounded shrub
Correa ‘Dusky Bells’
Reliable low shrub, pink bell flowers in winter
Correa alba
White Correa
Open white, or rarely pink, flowers for long periods
Correa reflexa #
Common Correa
Many forms available
Crowea exalata
Starry white to deep pink flowers summer/autumn
Dodonaea viscosa ssp cuneata
Wedge-leaf Hop Bush
Flowers insignificant, reddish fruits occur in summer
Eremophila ‘Summertime Blue’
Mass display of lilac flowers in summer
Eremophila glabra
Various forms available
Eremophila maculata
Emu Bush
Various forms available
Grevillea sericea
Pink Spider Flower
Terminal white to pink flowers for most of the year
Grevillea thelmanniana
Red flowers in pendulous clusters winter/spring
Indigofera australis #
Native Indigo
Attractive foliage, pink/mauve pea flowers in spring
Leptospermum scoparium
Manuka
Leaf variable, white/pink flowers spring/summer
Melaleuca wilsonii
Clusters of bright mauve/purple flowers in spring
Prostanthera ovalifolia
Common Mint Bush
Aromatic foliage, profuse purple flowers in spring
Thryptomene saxifolia
Rock Thryptomene
Open slightly pendulous shrub, pink-white flowers
Ground covers
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Royal Mantle’
Vigorous ground cover, dark red toothbrush flowers
Grevillea juniperina
Juniper Grevillea
Hardy, dense, prickly prostrate shrub
Grevillea lanigera
Woolly Grevillea
Various prostrate forms available
Myoporum parvifolia
Creeping Boobialla
Prostrate plant, white star flowers spring/summer
Climbers
Clematis aristata #
Old Man’s Beard
Vigorous climber, creamy white flowers in spring
Hardenbergia violacea #
False Sarsaparilla
Green oval leaves, profuse purple flowers in spring
Hibbertia scandens
Twining Guinea Flower
Bright yellow flowers
Small Plants, Accent Plants
Blandifordia ssp
Christmas Bells
Perfectly drained, moist site – good in pots
Brachyscome multifida
Cut-leaf Daisy
Lilac/blue daisy flowers for long periods
Cheiranthera linearis #
Finger Flower
Bright blue/mauve flowers in spring
Dendrobium speciosum
Rock Orchid
Creamy yellow flower spikes in spring
Derwentia perfoliata #
Digger’s Speedwell
Grey-green foliage, terminal sprays of blue flowers
Dianella laevis
Blue Lily
Strappy leaves, blue flowers, blue berries
Macrozamia communis
Burrawang
Large architectural foliage
Patersonia sericea
Native Iris
Blue or white flowers
Pratia spp #
Moist areas, tiny blue/white flowers for long periods
Stackhousia monogyna #
Creamy Candles
Pretty spires of cream flowers
Stylidium graminifolium #
Grass-leaf Trigger Plant
Delicate spires of pink flowers
Swainsona ssp #
Native Peas
Various species and colours available
Cultural notes: Buy tube stock or small plants whenever possible. They establish more easily than large plants and
are cheaper. Keep new plants well watered until they are established. Mulch to control weeds, retain moisture and
keep the plants’ roots cool. Prune native plants after flowering.