Plant Profiles
Here is our list of common landscape garden plant profiles. Each profile contains an fact sheet outlining the plant and its growing conditions, includes a photo of the plant and information on how to grow guide that variety including; Botanical name and Common name, Height, Width, Overview, Care, Climate and Situation, Growing Tips and Similar Plants.
Plant Profiles List
Trees
Acer palmatum & assorted – Japanese Maples
Cupressus Leightons green – Leyland Cypress
Fraxinus griffithii – Evergreen Ash
Jacaranda mimosifolia – Blue Jacaranda
Lagerstroemia Indian Summer Range – Crepe Myrtle
Laurus nobilis – Edible Bay Tree
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’
Olea europa cvs – Edible Olive
Plumeria acutifolia – Frangipani
Prunus armeniaca – Apricot Tree
Pyrus ussuriensis – Manchurian Pear
Robinia inermis ‘Moptop’ – Moptop Robinia
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ – Black Locust Robinia
Tibouchina jules – Tibouchina Tree
Shrubs
Buxus microphylla var. japonica – Japanese Box
Buxus microphylla microphylla – Korean Box
Cordyline australis – Cabbage Tree
Cordyline fruticosa – Cordylines
Cordyline ‘Red Star’ – Red Cordyline
Cordyline stricta – Slender Lily Cordyline
Duranta ‘Sheenas Gold’ – Duranta repans
Gardenia augusta ‘Radicans’ – Dwarf Gardenia
Michelia figo – Port Wine Magnolia
Murraya paniculata – Orange Jessamine
Nandina domestica – Sacred Bamboo
Nandina domestica Nana – Dwarf Nandina
Pieris japonica – Lily of the Valley
Pittosporum tobira ‘Miss Muffet’
Rosa ‘Iceberg’ Standard – Iceberg Rose
Russelia equisetiformis – Coral Plant
Viburnum odoratissimum – Sweet Viburnum
Palms
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana – Bangalow Palm
Howea forsteriana – Kentia Palm
Livistona australis – Cabbage Tree Palm
Phoenix roebelenii – Dwarf Date Palm
Strelitzia nicholii – Giant Bird of Paradise Strelitzia
Bamboo
Bambusa ‘Alphonse Karr’ – Alphone Karr Bamboo
Bambusa ‘Fern leaf stripe stem’ Bamboo
Bambusa lako ‘Timor Black’ – Timor Black Bamboo
Bambusa textilis ‘Gracillis’ – Slender Weaver Bamboo
Climbers
Bougainvillea spp – Bougainvillea
Hedera canariensis – English Ivy
Pandorea jasminoides – Bower of Beauty
Trachelospermum asiaticum – Asiatic Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides – Chinese Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum ‘Tri-colour’ – Tri Coloured Star Jasmine
Perennials
Acanthus mollis – Oyster Plant or Bears Breeches
Agapanthus orientalis – Agapanthus
Agapanthus ‘Snowball’ – Dwarf white agapanthus
Colocasia esculenta ‘Black magic’ – Elephant Ear
Dietes grandiflora – Japanese Iris
Ginger spp – Ornamental Ginger
Lavandula dentata – French Lavender
Phormium ‘Purple Haze’ – Purple Flax
Phormium ‘Yellow Wave’ – Dwarf Yellow Flax
Phormium tenax Purpureum – New Zealand Flax
Phormium ‘Bronze Warrior’ – Bronze New Zealand Flax
Spathiphyllum ‘Sensation’ – Giant Peace Lily
Strelitzia reginae – Bird of Paradise
Natives
Angophora costata – Sydney Red Gum
Asplenium australasicum – Bird’s Nest Fern
Austromyrtus Blushing Beauty – Austromyrtus
Backhousia citriodora – Lemon Myrtle
Baeckea virgata ‘Nana’ – Dwarf Baeckea
Banksia ericifolia – Heath-leaved Banksia
Banksia serrata – Old Man Banksia
Banksia spinulosa – Hairpin Banksia
Callistemon Captain Cook – Dwarf Red Bottlebrush
Callistemon citrinus ‘Endeavour’
Crinum pedunculatum – Swamp Lily
Cyathea cooperii – Coopers Tree Fern
Dianella revoluta – Blueberry Flax Lily
Dicksonia antarctica – Tasmanian Tree Fern
Doryanthes excelsa – Gymea Lily
Elaeocarpus reticulatus – Blueberry Ash
Eriostemon myoporoides – Long-leaf Wax Flower
Eucalyptus ‘Summer Red’ – Red Flowering Gum, Corymbia or summer beauty
Ficus pumila – Creeping Fig (Climbing Fig)
Grevillea poorinda ‘Royal Mantle’ – Creeping Grevillea
Hardenbergia violacea – Happy Wanderer
Isolepis nodosa – Knotted Club Rush
Leptospermum petersonii – Lemon Scented Tea Tree
Lomandra ‘Tanika’ – Dwarf Lomandra
Melaleuca thymifolia – Thyme Honey Myrtle
Metrosideros thomasii – New Zealand Christmas Bush
Pennisetum alopecuroides – Fountain Grass, Swamp Foxtail Grass
Pennisetum rubrum – Red Fountain Grass
Poa ‘Suggan Buggan’ – Tussock Grass
Syzygium ‘Aussie Southern’ – Aussie Southern Lilly Pilly
Syzygium ‘Cascade’ – Cascade Weeping Lily Pilly
Syzygium luehmannii – Cherry Lily Pily
Syzygium paniculata dwarf – Magenta Lilly Pilly
Waterhousia floribunda – Weeping lilly pilly
Westringea fruticosa – Coastal Rosemary
Groundcovers
Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ – Sweet Flag
Ajuga Catlins Giant – Giant Ajuga
Blechnum nudum – Dwarf tree fern
Blechnum ‘Silver Lady’ – Silver Lady Fern
Brachyscome multifida – Cut Leaved Daisy
Bromeliads Assorted ssp & cvs. – Bromeliads
Convolvulus cneorum – Convolvulus
Helleborous orientalis – Hellebores
Juniperus conferta – Shore Juniper
Kalanchoe ‘Flapjacks’ – Flapjacks
Liriope ‘Evergreen Giant’ – Evergreen Giant Mondo
Liriope ‘Munroes White’ – White Lilyturf
Liriope ‘Silver Dragon’ – Varigated Liriope muscari
Ophiopogon japonicus – Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus mini – Mini Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ – Black Mondo Grass
Tradescantia spathacea – Tradescantia