Sandy Soil Survival Kit
Sandy soil drains fast and holds little. These plants are adapted to exactly that — thriving where thirstier plants would struggle.
Plant list (243 plants)
| # | Plant | Spacing | Mature size | Light | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' | — | 1.8 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 2 | Waratah Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. | — | 3 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 3 | African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona | — | 2 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 4 | After Dark Peppermint Agonis flexuosa 'After Dark' | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 5 | Aloe Vera Aloe vera | — | 0.6 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 6 | Amber Velvet Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Amber Velvet' | — | 1.5 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 7 | Arizona Sun Blanket Flower Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' | — | 0.3 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 8 | Aussie Crawl Fan Flower Scaevola 'Aussie Crawl' | — | 0.2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 9 | Autumn Joy Stonecrop Sedum 'Autumn Joy' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 10 | Avonview French Lavender Lavandula dentata 'Avonview' | — | 0.9 m H × 0.9 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 11 | Baby Orange Flowering Gum Eucalyptus 'Baby Orange' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 12 | Baxter's Banksia Banksia baxteri | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 13 | Beetroot Beta vulgaris | — | 0.4 m H × 0.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 14 | Bell-fruited Mallee Eucalyptus preissiana | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 15 | Big Red Zonal Geranium Pelargonium x hortorum 'Big Red' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 16 | Billy Buttons Craspedia globosa | — | 0.6 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 17 | Birthday Candles Banksia Banksia spinulosa 'Birthday Candles' | — | 0.5 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 18 | Bishop's Cap Cactus Astrophytum myriostigma | — | 0.2 m H × 0.1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 19 | Black Rose Aeonium Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' | — | 1 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 20 | Blue Barrel Cactus Ferocactus glaucescens | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 21 | Blue Chalksticks Curio talinoides var. mandraliscae | — | 0.3 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 22 | Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue' Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' | — | 0.3 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Blue Point Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point' | — | 3.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 25 | Blue Rug Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' | — | 0.15 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 26 | Blue Spruce Stonecrop Sedum rupestre | — | 0.15 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 27 | Blue Star Juniper Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' | — | 0.6 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 28 | Bluebell Creeper Billardiera heterophylla | — | 2.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 29 | Bower Wattle Acacia cognata 'Limelight' | — | 1 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 30 | Breeze Flax Lily Dianella caerulea 'Breeze' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 31 | Brodie Pencil Pine Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca Brodie' | — | 7 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 32 | Brunniana Gold Cupressus macrocarpa 'Brunniana Aurea' | — | 10 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 33 | Buddha's Temple Crassula 'Buddha's Temple' | — | 0.15 m H × 0.1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 34 | Bulbine Lily Bulbine bulbosa | — | 0.4 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 35 | Burro's Tail Sedum morganianum | — | 0.1 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 36 | Bush Diamond Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Bush Diamond' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 37 | Bush Flame Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Bush Flame' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 38 | Bush Gold Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Bush Gold' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 39 | Bush Pearl Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Bush Pearl' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 40 | Bush Ranger Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' | — | 0.4 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 41 | Bush Tango Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Bush Tango' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 42 | Cardinal Tea Tree Leptospermum 'Cardinal' | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 43 | Cassa Blue Flax Lily Dianella caerulea 'Cassa Blue' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 44 | Century Plant Agave americana | — | 2 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 45 | Cherry Candles Banksia Banksia spinulosa 'Cherry Candles' | — | 1 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 46 | Chin Cactus Gymnocalycium mihanovichii | — | 0.08 m H × 0.1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 47 | Christmas Carol Aloe Aloe 'Christmas Carol' | — | 0.2 m H × 0.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 48 | Christmas Cheer Red Hot Poker Kniphofia 'Christmas Cheer' | — | 1.2 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 49 | Claret Tops Honey Myrtle Melaleuca 'Claret Tops' | — | 1 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 50 | Coast Banksia Banksia integrifolia | — | 12 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 51 | Coast Spear Grass Austrostipa stipoides | — | 1 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 52 | Coastal Cushion Banksia Banksia integrifolia 'Coastal Cushion' | — | 0.4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 53 | Coastal Gem Grevillea Grevillea 'Coastal Gem' | — | 0.3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 54 | Common Correa Correa reflexa | — | 1.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun, Full Shade | Low Water |
| 55 | Common Everlasting Chrysocephalum apiculatum | — | 0.3 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 56 | Cooper's Haworthia Haworthia cooperi | — | 0.08 m H × 0.1 m W | Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 57 | Copper Glow Tea Tree Leptospermum 'Copper Glow' | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 58 | Creeping Boobialla Myoporum parvifolium | — | 0.1 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 59 | Cushion Banksia Banksia spinulosa 'Cushion' | — | 0.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 60 | Cut-leaf Banksia Banksia praemorsa | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 61 | Cut-leaf Daisy Brachyscome multifida | — | 0.3 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 62 | Deua Gold Grevillea Grevillea 'Deua Gold' | — | 1 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 63 | Doris Pink Dianthus 'Doris' | — | 0.3 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 64 | Drumsticks Isopogon anemonifolius | — | 1.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 65 | Dusky Coral Pea Kennedia rubicunda | — | 3 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 66 | Dwarf Apple Angophora hispida | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 67 | Dwarf Mock Orange Pittosporum tobira 'Miss Muffet' | — | 0.8 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 68 | Early Sunrise Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' | — | 0.45 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 69 | Eelweed Vallisneria australis | — | 0.7 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Wet / Bog |
| 70 | Elephant Bush Portulacaria afra | — | 2.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 71 | Escallonia Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' | — | 2.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 72 | Fairy Fan-flower Scaevola aemula 'Purple Fanfare' | — | 0.3 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 73 | Firesticks Euphorbia tirucalli | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 74 | Firewood Banksia Banksia menziesii | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 75 | Fireworks Grevillea Grevillea 'Fireworks' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 76 | Flaming Katy Kalanchoe blossfeldiana | — | 0.4 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 77 | Flannel Flower Actinotus helianthi | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 78 | Foxtail Agave Agave attenuata | — | 1.2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 79 | Fred Ives Graptoveria Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' | — | 0.2 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 80 | Fringe Lily Thysanotus tuberosus | — | 0.5 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 81 | Geraldton Wax 'Purple Pride' Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Purple Pride' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 82 | Ghost Plant Graptopetalum paraguayense | — | 0.15 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 83 | Giant Candles Banksia Banksia 'Giant Candles' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 84 | Giant Feather Grass Stipa gigantea | — | 2 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 85 | Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba | — | 20 m H × 8 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 86 | Gold Cluster Grevillea Grevillea 'Gold Cluster' | — | 0.4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 87 | Gold Mound Sedum Sedum 'Gold Mound' | — | 0.15 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 88 | Gold Star Juniper Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Gold Star' | — | 0.8 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 89 | Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii | — | 0.9 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 90 | Golden Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan Gold' | — | 4 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 91 | Golden Everlasting Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Cockatoo' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 92 | Golden Robinia Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' | — | 12 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 93 | Granny's Grave Correa Correa reflexa 'Granny's Grave' | — | 0.8 m H × 1.2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Low Water |
| 94 | Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea glauca | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 95 | Grass-leaf Hakea Hakea francisiana | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 96 | Great Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis | — | 10 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 97 | Green Globe Honey Myrtle Melaleuca 'Green Globe' | — | 0.8 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 98 | Grevillea Moonlight Grevillea 'Moonlight' | — | 4 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 99 | Grey Box Coastal Rosemary Westringia fruticosa 'Grey Box' | — | 1 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 100 | Grosso Lavender Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' | — | 0.8 m H × 0.9 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 101 | Gymea Lily Doryanthes excelsa | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 102 | Hairpin Banksia Banksia spinulosa | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 103 | Heartleaf Iceplant Aptenia cordifolia | — | 0.15 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 104 | Heath Banksia Banksia ericifolia | — | 4 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 105 | Hens and Chicks Sempervivum tectorum | — | 0.1 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 106 | Hidcote English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 107 | Hollywood Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 108 | Honey Gem Grevillea Grevillea 'Honey Gem' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 109 | Honeypots Banksia Banksia spinulosa 'Honeypots' | — | 0.7 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 110 | Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata 'Gold Cover' | — | 0.3 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade | Low Water |
| 111 | Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepis indica 'Oriental Pearl' | — | 1.2 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 112 | Italian Pencil Pine Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca' | — | 8 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 113 | Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia | — | 12 m H × 10 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 114 | Jade Plant Crassula ovata | — | 1.5 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 115 | Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii | — | 12 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 116 | Jervis Gem Coastal Rosemary Westringia 'Jervis Gem' | — | 0.6 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 117 | Kalgoorlie Emu Bush Eremophila glabra 'Kalgoorlie' | — | 0.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 118 | Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra | — | 0.8 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 119 | Katie Belles Lomandra Lomandra longifolia 'Katie Belles' | — | 1.2 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 120 | Knobby Club-rush Ficinia nodosa | — | 0.7 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 121 | Krantz Aloe Aloe arborescens | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 122 | Landscape Lilac Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos 'Landscape Lilac' | — | 1.2 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 123 | Lemon-scented Tea Tree Leptospermum petersonii | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 124 | Lime Tuff Lomandra Lomandra confertifolia 'Lime Tuff' | — | 0.4 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 125 | Lime Tuff Mat-rush Lomandra 'Lime Tuff' | — | 0.4 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 126 | Little Eric Banksia Banksia ericifolia 'Little Eric' | — | 1.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 127 | Living Stones Lithops spp. | — | 0.03 m H × 0.05 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 128 | Lollypops Grevillea Grevillea 'Lollypops' | — | 0.6 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 129 | Long-leaf Wax Flower Philotheca myoporoides | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Low Water |
| 130 | Lord Bute Regal Geranium Pelargonium 'Lord Bute' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 131 | Lucia Flax Lily Dianella 'Lucia' | — | 0.4 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 132 | Madrid Blue Spanish Lavender Lavandula stoechas 'Madrid Blue' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 133 | Major Spanish Lavender Lavandula stoechas 'Major' | — | 0.7 m H × 0.7 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 134 | Matrona Stonecrop Sedum 'Matrona' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 135 | Matted Dampiera Dampiera diversifolia | — | 0.1 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 136 | Memories Pink Dianthus 'Memories' | — | 0.3 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 137 | Mesmer Eyes Tea Tree Leptospermum 'Mesmer Eyes' | — | 1.5 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 138 | Mexican Feather Grass Nassella tenuissima | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 139 | Mexican Snowball Echeveria elegans | — | 0.1 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 140 | Mexican Weeping Pine Pinus patula | — | 15 m H × 8 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 141 | Monterey Pine Pinus radiata | — | 25 m H × 10 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 142 | Moonshine Yarrow Achillea 'Moonshine' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 143 | Moonstones Pachyphytum oviferum | — | 0.1 m H × 0.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 144 | Mottlecah Eucalyptus macrocarpa | — | 3 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 145 | Mundi Coastal Rosemary Westringia fruticosa 'Mundi' | — | 0.3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 146 | Munstead English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' | — | 0.45 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 147 | Nafray Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Nafray' | — | 0.7 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 148 | Native Bluebell Wahlenbergia stricta | — | 0.5 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 149 | Native Iris Patersonia occidentalis | — | 0.5 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 150 | Native Pelargonium Pelargonium australe | — | 0.4 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 151 | Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla | — | 30 m H × 8 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 152 | Nyalla Lomandra Lomandra longifolia 'Nyalla' | — | 0.9 m H × 0.9 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 153 | Old Man Banksia Banksia serrata | — | 10 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 154 | Oleander Nerium oleander | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 155 | Ox Tongue Gasteria bicolor | — | 0.15 m H × 0.2 m W | Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 156 | Paddle Plant Kalanchoe thyrsiflora | — | 0.6 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 157 | Pale Rush Juncus pallidus | — | 1.5 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Wet / Bog |
| 158 | Panda Plant Kalanchoe tomentosa | — | 0.4 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 159 | Paper Flower Bougainvillea glabra | — | 8 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 160 | Paprika Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 161 | Peaches and Cream Grevillea Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream' | — | 1.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 162 | Perle von Nurnberg Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg' | — | 0.15 m H × 0.15 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 163 | Peruvian Apple Cactus Cereus repandus | — | 5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 164 | Pig's Ear Cotyledon orbiculata | — | 1 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 165 | Pigface Carpobrotus glaucescens | — | 0.15 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 166 | Pincushion Cactus Mammillaria spp. | — | 0.15 m H × 0.2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 167 | Pincushion Hakea Hakea laurina | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 168 | Pink Cascade Tea Tree Leptospermum 'Pink Cascade' | — | 1.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 169 | Pink Everlasting Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea | — | 0.5 m H × 0.2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 170 | Pink Mulla Mulla Ptilotus exaltatus 'Joey' | — | 0.4 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 171 | Pink Rice Flower Pimelea ferruginea | — | 1 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 172 | Plumbago Plumbago auriculata | — | 2 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 173 | Plumed Featherflower Verticordia plumosa | — | 1 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 174 | Port Jackson Pine Callitris rhomboidea | — | 8 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 175 | Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 176 | Princess Spanish Lavender Lavandula stoechas 'Princess' | — | 0.8 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 177 | Provence Lavender Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence' | — | 0.75 m H × 0.9 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 178 | Purple Coral Pea Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 179 | Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum advena 'Rubrum' | — | 1 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 180 | Purple-leaf Cootamundra Wattle Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea' | — | 6 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 181 | Queensland Silver Wattle Acacia podalyriifolia | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 182 | Red and Green Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii | — | 1 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 183 | Red Flowering Gum Corymbia ficifolia | — | 9 m H × 7 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 184 | Red Pokers Hakea bucculenta | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 185 | Rice Flower Ozothamnus diosmifolius | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 186 | Ruby Glow Stonecrop Sedum 'Ruby Glow' | — | 0.25 m H × 0.35 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 187 | Russell Lupin Lupinus 'Russell Hybrids' | — | 1 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 188 | Scarlet Banksia Banksia coccinea | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 189 | Scarlet Kunzea Kunzea baxteri | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 190 | Scarlet Sprite Grevillea Grevillea 'Scarlet Sprite' | — | 1.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 191 | Seaside Daisy Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' | — | 0.25 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 192 | Shara Lomandra Lomandra fluviatilis 'Shara' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 193 | Shore Juniper Juniperus conferta 'Shore Juniper' | — | 0.3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 194 | Showy Everlasting Schoenia filifolia | — | 0.4 m H × 0.2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 195 | Sidonie Lavender Lavandula x allardii 'Sidonie' | — | 1 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 196 | Silk Tree Albizia julibrissin | — | 8 m H × 8 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 197 | Silky Eremophila Eremophila nivea | — | 1.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 198 | Silver Birch Betula pendula | — | 12 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 199 | Silver Princess Eucalyptus caesia 'Silver Princess' | — | 8 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 200 | Silver Sunburst Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Silver Sunburst' | — | 0.3 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 201 | Silver Torch Cactus Cleistocactus strausii | — | 2 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 202 | Siskiyou Pink Gaura Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' | — | 0.7 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 203 | Six Hills Giant Catmint Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' | — | 0.9 m H × 0.9 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 204 | Skyrocket Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' | — | 5 m H × 0.7 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 205 | Smokey Coastal Rosemary Westringia fruticosa 'Smokey' | — | 1 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 206 | Smooth-barked Apple Angophora costata | — | 20 m H × 12 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 207 | Snake Vine Hibbertia scandens | — | 2 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 208 | Soft Twig Rush Baumea rubiginosa | — | 1 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Wet / Bog |
| 209 | Spartan Juniper Juniperus 'Spartan' | — | 4.5 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 210 | Spotted Emu Bush Eremophila maculata | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 211 | Strawflower Xerochrysum bracteatum | — | 0.8 m H × 0.4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 212 | String of Pearls Curio rowleyanus | — | 0.1 m H × 0.6 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 213 | Stumpy Gold Banksia Banksia spinulosa 'Stumpy Gold' | — | 0.5 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 214 | Sturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa | — | 0.3 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 215 | Summer Beauty Corymbia ptychocarpa 'Summer Beauty' | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 216 | Summer Red Flowering Gum Eucalyptus 'Summer Red' | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 217 | Summer Snow Flowering Gum Corymbia 'Summer Snow' | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 218 | Swamp Foxtail Pennisetum alopecuroides | — | 0.9 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 219 | Sweet Lili Hyssop Agastache 'Sweet Lili' | — | 0.9 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 220 | Sweet Pea Bush Polygala myrtifolia | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 221 | Tanika Mat Rush Lomandra longifolia 'Tanika' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 222 | Tar Bush 'Kalbarri Carpet' Eremophila glabra 'Kalbarri Carpet' | — | 0.4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 223 | Tas Red Flax Lily Dianella tasmanica 'Tas Red' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 224 | Terracotta Yarrow Achillea 'Terracotta' | — | 0.7 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 225 | The Princess Lavender Lavandula stoechas 'The Princess' | — | 0.75 m H × 0.75 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 226 | Tick Bush Kunzea ambigua | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 227 | Tiger Jaws Faucaria tigrina | — | 0.1 m H × 0.15 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 228 | Tiny Rubies Pink Dianthus 'Tiny Rubies' | — | 0.1 m H × 0.3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 229 | Tree Aeonium Aeonium arboreum | — | 1 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 230 | Walker's Low Catmint Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low' | — | 0.6 m H × 0.8 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 231 | Weeping Tea Tree Leptospermum 'Cardwell' | — | 2.5 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 232 | Whirling Butterflies Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies' | — | 0.8 m H × 0.6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 233 | White Anzac Bottlebrush Callistemon 'White Anzac' | — | 1 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 234 | White Cypress Pine Callitris columellaris | — | 12 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 235 | Willow-leaved Hakea Hakea salicifolia | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 236 | Winter Rouge Wax Flower Philotheca myoporoides 'Winter Rouge' | — | 1.5 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 237 | Wonga Wonga Vine Pandorea pandorana | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 238 | Wonga Wonga Vine 'Snowbells' Pandorea pandorana 'Snowbells' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 239 | Woolly Bush Adenanthos sericeus | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 240 | Wynyabbie Gem Coastal Rosemary Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' | — | 1.8 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 241 | Yellow Spotted Emu Bush Eremophila maculata 'Aurea' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 242 | Zagreb Tickseed Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' | — | 0.4 m H × 0.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 243 | Zebra Plant Haworthiopsis fasciata | — | 0.12 m H × 0.12 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
How to use this plan
- Mark out your bed and set plants out (still in pots) using the spacing column.
- Place taller and wider plants to the back or centre, lower plants to the front or edges.
- Group by light and water needs so each plant gets the right conditions.
- Plant, mulch, water in well — then tick each plant off as you go.
Bed location
Date planted