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PlantSale Planting plan

Compact Balcony Garden

No garden, no problem. These compact, pot-friendly plants bring foliage and flower to balconies, decks and windowsills.

Plant list (305 plants)

# Plant Spacing Mature size Light Water
1 Agapanthus
Agapanthus praecox
0.8 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
2 Albany Pitcher Plant
Cephalotus follicularis
0.08 m H × 0.15 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moist / Regular
3 Alocasia Polly
Alocasia × amazonica
0.5 m H Part Shade Moist / Regular
4 Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
5 Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca 'Alpine'
0.2 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
6 Arizona Sun Blanket Flower
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
7 Arrowhead Vine
Syngonium podophyllum
0.5 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
8 Aussie Crawl Fan Flower
Scaevola 'Aussie Crawl'
0.2 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
9 Avonview French Lavender
Lavandula dentata 'Avonview'
0.9 m H × 0.9 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
10 Baby Bear Camellia
Camellia 'Baby Bear'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
11 Baby Rubber Plant
Peperomia obtusifolia
0.25 m H Part Shade Low Water
12 Basil 'Purple'
Ocimum basilicum 'Purple'
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
13 Basil 'Sweet Genovese'
Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Genovese'
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
14 Basil 'Thai'
Ocimum basilicum 'Thai'
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
15 Bean 'Dwarf Snake'
Phaseolus vulgaris 'Dwarf Snake'
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
16 Beetroot 'Detroit'
Beta vulgaris 'Detroit'
0.3 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
17 Beetroot 'Golden'
Beta vulgaris 'Golden'
0.3 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
18 Big Red Zonal Geranium
Pelargonium x hortorum 'Big Red'
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Low Water
19 Billy Buttons
Craspedia globosa
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Low Water
20 Bird's Nest Bromeliad
Nidularium innocentii
0.3 m H × 0.45 m W Full Shade, Part Shade Moderate Water
21 Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
0.6 m H × 0.8 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
22 Birthday Candles Banksia
Banksia spinulosa 'Birthday Candles'
0.5 m H × 1 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
23 Bishop's Cap Cactus
Astrophytum myriostigma
0.2 m H × 0.1 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
24 Black Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
0.2 m H × 0.3 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
25 Blue Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus glaucescens
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
26 Blue Chalksticks
Curio talinoides var. mandraliscae
0.3 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
27 Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue'
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Low Water
28 Blue Flax Lily 'Little Jess'
Dianella caerulea 'Little Jess'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade Low Water
29 Blue Flax-Lily
Dianella caerulea
0.8 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
30 Blue Rug Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
0.15 m H × 2.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
31 Blue Spruce Stonecrop
Sedum rupestre
0.15 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
32 Blue Star Juniper
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
0.6 m H × 1 m W Full Sun Low Water
33 Blush Pink Nandina
Nandina domestica 'Blush Pink'
0.5 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
34 Blushing Bromeliad
Neoregelia carolinae
0.3 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
35 Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
0.6 m H × 0.9 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
36 Brasco Violet Native Daisy
Brachyscome 'Brasco Violet'
0.3 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
37 Breeze Flax Lily
Dianella caerulea 'Breeze'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
38 Buddha's Temple
Crassula 'Buddha's Temple'
0.15 m H × 0.1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
39 Bulbine Lily
Bulbine bulbosa
0.4 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
40 Burro's Tail
Sedum morganianum
0.1 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
41 Bush Diamond Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos 'Bush Diamond'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
42 Bush Flame Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos 'Bush Flame'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
43 Bush Gold Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos 'Bush Gold'
0.6 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
44 Bush Lily
Clivia miniata
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Low Water
45 Bush Pearl Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos 'Bush Pearl'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
46 Bush Ranger Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Low Water
47 Bush Tango Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos 'Bush Tango'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
48 Busy Lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
49 Butterfly Bush
Gaura lindheimeri
0.9 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun Low Water
50 Calathea Orbifolia
Calathea orbifolia
0.7 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
51 Calendula
Calendula officinalis
0.5 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
52 Calla Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
0.9 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Wet / Bog
53 Camarosa Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Camarosa'
0.25 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
54 Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
0.8 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
55 Capsicum 'Banana'
Capsicum annuum 'Banana Capsicum'
0.7 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
56 Capsicum 'California Wonder'
Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'
0.8 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
57 Capsicum 'Sweet Bullhorn'
Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Bullhorn'
0.8 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
58 Caramel Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Caramel'
0.35 m H × 0.45 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
59 Carrot 'Baby'
Daucus carota 'Baby'
0.25 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
60 Carrot 'Nantes'
Daucus carota 'Nantes'
0.3 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
61 Carrot 'Purple Dragon'
Daucus carota 'Purple Dragon'
0.3 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
62 Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
0.7 m H Full Shade, Part Shade Low Water
63 Cattleya Orchid
Cattleya hybrid
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
64 Celosia
Celosia argentea
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
65 Chameleon Plant
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
0.3 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Wet / Bog
66 Chilli 'Birdseye'
Capsicum frutescens 'Birdseye'
0.7 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
67 Chilli 'Cayenne'
Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne'
0.9 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
68 Chilli 'Habanero'
Capsicum chinense 'Habanero'
0.9 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
69 Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
Capsicum annuum 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
0.7 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
70 Chilli 'Jalapeno'
Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeno'
0.8 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
71 Chilli 'Serrano'
Capsicum annuum 'Serrano'
0.8 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
72 Chin Cactus
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
0.08 m H × 0.1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
73 China Aster
Callistephus chinensis
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
74 China Pink
Dianthus chinensis
0.25 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
75 Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum
0.6 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
76 Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioides
0.3 m H Part Shade Moderate Water
77 Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
0.3 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
78 Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
0.3 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
79 Christmas Carol Aloe
Aloe 'Christmas Carol'
0.2 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
80 Common Everlasting
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
0.3 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
81 Common Sage
Salvia officinalis
0.6 m H Full Sun Low Water
82 Common Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
0.3 m H Full Sun Low Water
83 Cooper's Haworthia
Haworthia cooperi
0.08 m H × 0.1 m W Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
84 Coral Bells
Heuchera hybrid
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
85 Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
86 Cottage Pink
Dianthus plumarius
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Low Water
87 Creeping Boobialla
Myoporum parvifolium
0.1 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Low Water
88 Creeping Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'
0.4 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
89 Crucifix Orchid
Epidendrum hybrid
0.8 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
90 Curled Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
0.4 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
91 Cushion Banksia
Banksia spinulosa 'Cushion'
0.5 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
92 Cut-leaf Daisy
Brachyscome multifida
0.3 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
93 Cymbidium Orchid
Cymbidium hybrid
0.9 m H × 0.6 m W Part Shade Moderate Water
94 Daffodil
Narcissus hybrid
0.4 m H × 0.15 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
95 Dancing Lady Orchid
Oncidium hybrid
0.6 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade Moderate Water
96 Daylily
Hemerocallis hybrid
0.7 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
97 Doris Pink
Dianthus 'Doris'
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Low Water
98 Dwarf Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
99 Dwarf Fountain Grass 'Hameln'
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
0.6 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
100 Dwarf Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun Low Water
101 Dwarf Mock Orange
Pittosporum tobira 'Miss Muffet'
0.8 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
102 Dwarf Sacred Bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Nana'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
103 Early Sunrise Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
0.45 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Low Water
104 Eggplant 'Black Beauty'
Solanum melongena 'Black Beauty'
0.9 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
105 Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
0.6 m H × 0.9 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
106 Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Peperomia caperata
0.2 m H Part Shade Low Water
107 Evergold Sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
0.3 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
108 Fairy Fan-flower
Scaevola aemula 'Purple Fanfare'
0.3 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
109 Fireball Bromeliad
Neoregelia 'Fireball'
0.15 m H × 0.2 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
110 Fishbone Prayer Plant
Ctenanthe burle-marxii
0.4 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
111 Flaming Katy
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
0.4 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
112 Flaming Sword
Vriesea splendens
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
113 Flamingo Flower
Anthurium andraeanum
0.5 m H Part Shade Moderate Water
114 Flannel Flower
Actinotus helianthi
0.6 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
115 Flirt Nandina
Nandina domestica 'Flirt'
0.5 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
116 Flower Carpet Amber Rose
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Amber'
0.6 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
117 Flower Carpet Coral Rose
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Coral'
0.5 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
118 Flower Carpet Pink Rose
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Pink'
0.6 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
119 Flower Carpet Red Rose
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Red'
0.6 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
120 Flower Carpet White Rose
Rosa 'Flower Carpet White'
0.6 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
121 Fred Ives Graptoveria
Graptoveria 'Fred Ives'
0.2 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
122 Freesia
Freesia hybrid
0.4 m H × 0.1 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
123 French Marigold
Tagetes patula
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
124 French Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
0.6 m H Full Sun Low Water
125 Fringe Lily
Thysanotus tuberosus
0.5 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
126 Frosted Curls Sedge
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
0.4 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
127 Fuchsia
Fuchsia 'Swingtime'
0.8 m H × 0.8 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
128 German Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
129 Ghost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
0.15 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
130 Gold Bunny Rose
Rosa 'Gold Bunny'
0.9 m H × 0.7 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
131 Gold Cluster Grevillea
Grevillea 'Gold Cluster'
0.4 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
132 Gold Mound Sedum
Sedum 'Gold Mound'
0.15 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
133 Gold Star Juniper
Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Gold Star'
0.8 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Low Water
134 Golden Barrel Cactus
Echinocactus grusonii
0.9 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
135 Golden Everlasting
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Cockatoo'
0.6 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
136 Golden Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Wet / Bog
137 Goldflame Spiraea
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
0.8 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
138 Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
0.2 m H × 0.1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
139 Green Gem Box
Buxus sempervirens 'Green Gem'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
140 Green Globe Honey Myrtle
Melaleuca 'Green Globe'
0.8 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
141 Gumpo Pink Azalea
Rhododendron 'Gumpo Pink'
0.5 m H × 1 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
142 Gumpo Red Azalea
Rhododendron 'Gumpo Red'
0.5 m H × 1 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
143 Gumpo White Azalea
Rhododendron 'Gumpo White'
0.5 m H × 1 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
144 Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum
0.3 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
145 Heatwave Salvia
Salvia greggii 'Heatwave Glimmer'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
146 Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
0.1 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
147 Hippeastrum
Hippeastrum hybrid
0.5 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
148 Hokowase Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Hokowase'
0.25 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
149 Honeypots Banksia
Banksia spinulosa 'Honeypots'
0.7 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
150 Hop Goodenia
Goodenia ovata 'Gold Cover'
0.3 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade Low Water
151 Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
0.25 m H × 0.1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
152 Iceland Poppy
Papaver nudicaule
0.4 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
153 Japanese Blood Grass
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
154 Jervis Gem Coastal Rosemary
Westringia 'Jervis Gem'
0.6 m H × 1 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
155 Kale 'Red Russian'
Brassica oleracea 'Red Russian'
0.7 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
156 Kale 'Tuscan'
Brassica oleracea 'Tuscan'
0.8 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
157 Kaleidoscope Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
0.8 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
158 Kisses and Wishes Salvia
Salvia 'Love and Wishes' Group
0.9 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
159 Knobby Club-rush
Ficinia nodosa
0.7 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
160 Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
0.7 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
161 Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
162 Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
0.3 m H × 0.25 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
163 Lettuce 'Buttercrunch'
Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch'
0.25 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
164 Lettuce 'Butterhead'
Lactuca sativa 'Butterhead'
0.25 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
165 Lettuce 'Cos'
Lactuca sativa 'Cos'
0.3 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
166 Lettuce 'Great Lakes'
Lactuca sativa 'Great Lakes'
0.3 m H Full Sun Moist / Regular
167 Lettuce 'Iceberg'
Lactuca sativa 'Iceberg'
0.3 m H Full Sun Moist / Regular
168 Lettuce 'Mignonette'
Lactuca sativa 'Mignonette'
0.2 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
169 Lettuce 'Oak Leaf'
Lactuca sativa 'Oak Leaf'
0.25 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
170 Lettuce 'Red Coral'
Lactuca sativa 'Red Coral'
0.25 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
171 Lilyturf 'Just Right'
Liriope muscari 'Just Right'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Sun, Full Shade Moderate Water
172 Lime Marmalade Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'
0.3 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
173 Lime Tuff Lomandra
Lomandra confertifolia 'Lime Tuff'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
174 Lime Tuff Mat-rush
Lomandra 'Lime Tuff'
0.4 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
175 Little Jess Flax Lily
Dianella 'Little Jess'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
176 Littlest Angel Vireya
Rhododendron 'Vireya Littlest Angel'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
177 Living Stones
Lithops spp.
0.03 m H × 0.05 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
178 Lollypops Grevillea
Grevillea 'Lollypops'
0.6 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
179 Lord Bute Regal Geranium
Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
180 Lucia Flax Lily
Dianella 'Lucia'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
181 Madrid Blue Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'Madrid Blue'
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
182 Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianum
0.4 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
183 Marge Miller Camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Marge Miller'
0.5 m H × 1.5 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
184 Matted Dampiera
Dampiera diversifolia
0.1 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
185 Memories Pink
Dianthus 'Memories'
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Low Water
186 Mexican Butterwort
Pinguicula moranensis
0.1 m H × 0.12 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moist / Regular
187 Mexican Snowball
Echeveria elegans
0.1 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
188 Miss Muffet Pittosporum
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Miss Muffet'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
189 Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
0.1 m H × 1 m W Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
190 Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus
0.15 m H × 0.3 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
191 Moon Bay Nandina
Nandina domestica 'Moon Bay'
0.7 m H × 0.7 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
192 Moonstones
Pachyphytum oviferum
0.1 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
193 Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis hybrid
0.5 m H × 0.3 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
194 Mundi Coastal Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa 'Mundi'
0.3 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
195 Mystic Spires Sage
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue'
0.7 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
196 Nafray Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Nafray'
0.7 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
197 Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
0.3 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
198 Native Bluebell
Wahlenbergia stricta
0.5 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
199 Native Iris
Patersonia occidentalis
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
200 Native Pelargonium
Pelargonium australe
0.4 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
201 Native Violet
Viola hederacea
0.1 m H × 1 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
202 Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenis
0.15 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
203 Noble Dendrobium
Dendrobium nobile
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
204 Obsession Nandina
Nandina domestica 'Obsession'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
205 Oregano
Origanum vulgare
0.5 m H Full Sun Low Water
206 Ox Tongue
Gasteria bicolor
0.15 m H × 0.2 m W Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
207 Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
208 Palace Purple Coral Bells
Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'
0.45 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
209 Panda Plant
Kalanchoe tomentosa
0.4 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
210 Pansy
Viola wittrockiana
0.2 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
211 Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
0.6 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
212 Peacock Plant
Calathea makoyana
0.5 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
213 Peppermint
Mentha x piperita
0.6 m H Part Shade, Full Sun Moist / Regular
214 Perle von Nurnberg
Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'
0.15 m H × 0.15 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
215 Persian Buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus
0.35 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
216 Petunia
Petunia hybrida
0.3 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
217 Pig Squeak
Bergenia cordifolia
0.4 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
218 Pigface
Carpobrotus glaucescens
0.15 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
219 Pincushion Cactus
Mammillaria spp.
0.15 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
220 Pink Everlasting
Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea
0.5 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun Low Water
221 Pink Mulla Mulla
Ptilotus exaltatus 'Joey'
0.4 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
222 Pink Quill
Tillandsia cyanea
0.25 m H × 0.3 m W Part Shade Moderate Water
223 Pink Rock Orchid
Dendrobium kingianum
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Low Water
224 Plantain Lily
Hosta hybrid
0.6 m H × 0.9 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
225 Plum Pudding Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
226 Poppy Anemone
Anemone coronaria
0.3 m H × 0.15 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
227 Potato
Solanum tuberosum
0.6 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
228 PowWow Wild Berry Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow Wild Berry'
0.6 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
229 Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura
0.3 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
230 Princess Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'Princess'
0.8 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
231 Pumpkin 'Golden Nugget'
Cucurbita maxima 'Golden Nugget'
0.4 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
232 Purple Pixie Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense 'Purple Pixie'
0.6 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
233 Queen's Tears
Billbergia nutans
0.4 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Low Water
234 Quintessence Camellia
Camellia 'Quintessence'
0.5 m H × 1 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
235 Rabbit's Foot Fern
Davallia fejeensis
0.3 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
236 Radish
Raphanus sativus
0.2 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
237 Radish 'French Breakfast'
Raphanus sativus 'French Breakfast'
0.2 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
238 Rattlesnake Plant
Calathea lancifolia
0.7 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moist / Regular
239 Ravine Orchid
Sarcochilus hartmannii
0.25 m H × 0.2 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
240 Red Gauntlet Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Red Gauntlet'
0.25 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
241 Rex Begonia
Begonia rex
0.3 m H Part Shade Moderate Water
242 Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
0.3 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
243 Rozanne Cranesbill
Geranium 'Rozanne'
0.5 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
244 Scarlet Sage
Salvia splendens
0.4 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
245 Scarlet Star
Guzmania lingulata
0.35 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
246 Seaside Daisy
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion'
0.25 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
247 Shara Lomandra
Lomandra fluviatilis 'Shara'
0.5 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
248 Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta 'Shore Juniper'
0.3 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Low Water
249 Showy Everlasting
Schoenia filifolia
0.4 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun Low Water
250 Siberian Carpet Cypress
Microbiota decussata
0.4 m H × 2 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
251 Silverbeet 'Rainbow'
Beta vulgaris 'Rainbow'
0.5 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
252 Sky Plant
Tillandsia ionantha
0.08 m H × 0.06 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Low Water
253 Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum hybrid
0.3 m H × 0.3 m W Full Shade, Part Shade Moist / Regular
254 Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
0.9 m H Full Shade, Part Shade, Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
255 Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
0.8 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
256 Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
0.6 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
257 Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas
0.7 m H × 0.7 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
258 Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
0.3 m H Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
259 Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
0.3 m H × 0.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
260 Spoonleaf Sundew
Drosera spatulata
0.05 m H × 0.06 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
261 Squash 'Button'
Cucurbita pepo 'Button Squash'
0.5 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
262 Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
0.6 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
263 Stock
Matthiola incana
0.6 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
264 Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa
0.25 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
265 Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
0.8 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Low Water
266 String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus
0.1 m H × 0.6 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
267 Stumpy Gold Banksia
Banksia spinulosa 'Stumpy Gold'
0.5 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
268 Sturt's Desert Pea
Swainsona formosa
0.3 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
269 Sunsprite
Rosa 'Friesia'
0.9 m H × 0.7 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
270 Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
0.1 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
271 Sweet Marjoram
Origanum majorana
0.4 m H Full Sun Low Water
272 Tall Sedge
Carex appressa
0.8 m H × 0.8 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Wet / Bog
273 Tanika Mat Rush
Lomandra longifolia 'Tanika'
0.6 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
274 Tar Bush 'Kalbarri Carpet'
Eremophila glabra 'Kalbarri Carpet'
0.4 m H × 2 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
275 Tas Red Flax Lily
Dianella tasmanica 'Tas Red'
0.6 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
276 The Fairy Rose
Rosa 'The Fairy'
0.6 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
277 The Princess Lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'The Princess'
0.75 m H × 0.75 m W Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
278 Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Full Sun Low Water
279 Tiger Jaws
Faucaria tigrina
0.1 m H × 0.15 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
280 Triostar Stromanthe
Stromanthe thalia 'Triostar'
0.7 m H Part Shade Moist / Regular
281 Tropical Pitcher Plant
Nepenthes alata
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade Moist / Regular
282 Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
0.4 m H × 0.15 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
283 Urn Plant
Aechmea fasciata
0.5 m H × 0.5 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
284 Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
0.12 m H × 0.12 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Moist / Regular
285 Wandering Jew
Tradescantia zebrina
0.2 m H Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
286 Warrigal Greens
Tetragonia tetragonioides
0.3 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Moderate Water
287 Water Snowflake
Nymphoides indica
0.1 m H × 1 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Wet / Bog
288 Waterlily 'Attraction'
Nymphaea 'Attraction'
0.15 m H × 1.5 m W Full Sun Wet / Bog
289 Waterlily 'Colorado'
Nymphaea 'Colorado'
0.15 m H × 1.2 m W Full Sun Wet / Bog
290 Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreia
0.2 m H Part Shade Low Water
291 Wax Begonia
Begonia semperflorens
0.25 m H × 0.25 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Moderate Water
292 White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
0.7 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moist / Regular
293 Winter Rose Hellebore
Helleborus 'Winter Rose'
0.4 m H × 0.45 m W Part Shade, Full Shade Moderate Water
294 Woolly Grevillea
Grevillea lanigera
0.5 m H Full Sun, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant
295 Xanadu
Philodendron 'Xanadu'
0.9 m H × 1.2 m W Part Shade Moderate Water
296 Yellow Wild Iris
Dietes bicolor
0.8 m H × 0.6 m W Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water
297 Zebra Alocasia
Alocasia zebrina
0.9 m H Part Shade Moist / Regular
298 Zebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosa
0.3 m H Part Shade Moist / Regular
299 Zebra Plant
Haworthiopsis fasciata
0.12 m H × 0.12 m W Part Shade, Full Sun Drought-Tolerant
300 Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
0.9 m H × 0.3 m W Full Sun Moderate Water
301 Zonal Geranium
Pelargonium hortorum
0.6 m H × 0.5 m W Full Sun Low Water
302 Zucchini 'Black Beauty'
Cucurbita pepo 'Black Beauty'
0.6 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
303 Zucchini 'Golden'
Cucurbita pepo 'Golden'
0.6 m H Full Sun Moderate Water
304 Zygopetalum Orchid
Zygopetalum hybrid
0.5 m H × 0.4 m W Part Shade Moderate Water
305 ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
0.9 m H Full Shade, Part Shade Drought-Tolerant

How to use this plan

  1. Mark out your bed and set plants out (still in pots) using the spacing column.
  2. Place taller and wider plants to the back or centre, lower plants to the front or edges.
  3. Group by light and water needs so each plant gets the right conditions.
  4. Plant, mulch, water in well — then tick each plant off as you go.
Bed location
Date planted