Kennedia prostrata, or running postman, is a prostrate, scrambling groundcover known for it's vivid scarlet-red pea flowers which are on display from winter through to spring, and the fruit is a flattened cylindrical pod.

The plant features soft green, trifoliate leaves and long trailing stems that can spread several metres, making it ideal for covering banks, suppressing weeds, or cascading over retaining walls. 

Adaptable to a range of well-draining soils, Kennedia prostrata is shade-tolerant and is found from Geraldton to Esperance.

Introducing the Salt Lake Honey Myrtle (Melaleuca thyoides), its evergreen interesting scale-like leaves and brush flowers, ranging from cream to yellow and occasionally pink. Ideal for screening, habitat and food for local birds and adds diversity to rewilding on your property.

Beyond its aesthetic appeal, the Salt Lake Honey Myrtle symbolises resilience. It thrives under diverse conditions, from coastal environments to inland heat, showing remarkable drought and frost tolerance. This plant's ability to stabilise sandy soils makes it a key player in landscape design, ensuring a verdant sanctuary in all weather.

Its foliage shelters numerous bird and insect species, enriching your garden with vibrant wildlife.

Melaleuca cuticularis, also known as the saltwater paperbark, is a hardy and attractive small tree (7 metres) ideal for wet or saline environments, but also thrives in sandy clay, loamy clay and clay soils. It grows along our coast line from Perth around to Esperance.

With its distinctive white papery bark, lush green foliage and creamy white bottlebrush flowers, it adds beauty and function to landscapes.

Saltwater Paperbark is perfect for eco-friendly gardening, requiring little water and minimal care. Adaptable to both sunny and shaded areas, it helps maintain ecological balance by fostering local ecosystems. This versatile shrub offers both aesthetic appeal and functional benefits, making it a superb choice for sustainable landscapes.

Beaufortia squarrosa, or sand beaufortia, is a dense shrub growing up to 2 metres. It small, aromatic leaves are crowded and arranged as four neat rows along it's stems.

Its spherical, brush-like flowers are usually bright red but sometimes orange or yellow, mostly appear in spring. It is naturally occurs in the Perth region from Jurien bay down to Bunbury.

Beaufortia squarrosa is a hardy drought tolerant shrub that prefers full or part sun, sandy soils and can live in winter wet depressions.

Discover the Sand Wattle Myrtle (Melaleuca thymoides), known for its creamy yellow brush flowers and resilient nature. Growing from 1-2 metres it will fit into most gardens. Flourishing in the Perth hills area, this low shrub is a testament to both beauty and endurance, with its lance-shaped aromatic leaves and distinctive branches bringing a unique charm to landscapes.

It thrives in diverse conditions, from sandy soils to wet depressions, making it a versatile addition to eco-conscious landscapes. By integrating the Sand Wattle Myrtle into your garden, you're aiding local wildlife and contributing to conservation efforts.

As it flourishes, your outdoor area becomes a haven for birds and insects, enriching your connection with nature.

The Sandhill Honey Myrtle, or Melaleuca adnata, is an embodiment of resilience and natural beauty, integral to the local environment. Flowers bloom in shades from creamy-white to yellowish, drawing in bees and birds, creating a vibrant ecosystem. This plant is a master of adaptation, thriving in various landscapes, serving as a natural barrier against wind and erosion with its diverse growth from a lush shrub to a small tree.

This species is crucial for soil stability and wildlife sanctuary, enhancing your space's ecological value.

Medium multi-branched shrub or a small tree growing to 4 metres. A resilient, drought tolerant Acacia that is great for screening, supporting pollinators and inclusion in a habitat corridor.

Profuse yellow flowers cover Acacia burkittii in winter through to spring and it can be grown in a wide variety of soils. It has thin long phyllodes (leaves) which give it a wispy look.

Acacia denticulosa, or Sandpaper wattle, because of it's slightly twisted, sandpaper-like textured foliage. It is also known for its yellow flowers, which are many small flowers arranged in a curved rod-like inflorescence about 6cm long.  Flowering occurs in spring, (even after the first year of growing),which attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies and birds to your garden.

It's fast growing up to 3 metres, fixes nitrogen in your soil, tolerates partial shade but prefers full-sun and is drought tolerant.

Acacia denticulosa is an unusual acacia which is threatened in the wild, but with a growing interest from native gardeners it's been seen in local gardens.

10 Perth local native plants

This selection includes 10 native species that mature between 2 and 8 metres, ideal for creating privacy screening, windbreaks, or habitat corridors along property edges. The diverse mix supports local wildlife, including birds and pollinators, enhancing your garden's biodiversity.

What's included:

• 10 plants grown in biodegradable coir pots (ready for planting)
• Species native to the Perth & surrounding region
• Plants suited to local soils and dry summers
• Varied foliage and heights creating diverse corridor

Why choose native plants? Native species are well-adapted to local conditions, requiring less water and maintenance.They provide essential habitat and food sources for native fauna, contributing to a healthier ecosystem.

What plants are included?
Melaleuca elliptica (granite bottlebrush), Acacia meisneri (blue wattle), Melaleuca adnata (sandhill honey myrtle), Melaleuca viminea (mohan), Acacia acuminata (raspberry jam), Acacia microbotrya (manna wattle), Kunzea baxteri (crimson kunzea), Hakea petiolaris (sea urchin hakea), Casuarina obesa (swamp sheoak), Allocasuarina huegeliana (rock sheoak), Eucalyptus drummondii (drummonds gum), Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Illyarrie), Callistemon phoeniceus (lesser bottlebrush), Calothamnus rupestris (mouse ears)

Hakea petiolaris, or sea-urchin hakea, is a commonly seen hakea in the Perth hills bushland. It is a distinctive small tree (6m) with board leaves, open branches, woody seed pods and large pink/purple sea urchin-like flowers. Flowers mainly in winter to spring attracting pollinators to your garden.

Great addition to you native garden, adding height and texture, while enhancing local biodiversity.

Melaleuca nesophila commonly known as Showy honey-myrtle because of it's long flowering time with beautifully pink to purple pom-pom flowers. Attractive ever-green aromatic foliage growing up to 4 metres.

A native that ticks all the boxes in terms of providing resources for birds and insects, while adding beauty into your garden. The showy honey-myrtle is also used for screening.

Allocasurina campestris is a dense, erect shrub that grows to 1-3 metres. It has similar foliage to other she-oaks but with a more upright character, which makes it an interesting feature in your garden. It grows in gravelly sandy soils so is perfect in a difficult area.

Works well for screening, wind breaks and part of a habitat corridor, providing shelter and resources for native birds and other animals.

Silver gimlet or Eucalyptus campaspe grows from 3 to 10 metres and has smooth, shiny, silver to coppery bark and twisted stems. It gets its name from its grey green foliage that gives a silver appearance.

Flowering occurs between January and March and the flowers are white. Silver gimlet grows into a beautiful tree that's not too big to be grown along a fence line or as a feature tree.

Eucalyptus crucis, commonly known as silver mallee, is a stunning and resilient small tree or multi-stemmed mallee that brings both beauty and hardiness to your property. With striking silver-blue foliage and reddish 'minnirichi' bark which curls exposing green bark underneath, adding a distinctive, ornamental touch. It's aromatic leaves, graceful form and large creamy/yellow flowers attract birds and pollinators enhancing biodiversity.

Only growing up to 8 metres it can be grown in any sized garden.

Acacia lasiocalyx, commonly known as the silver wattle is an open often weeping large shrub, growing into an attractive tree of 5 meters. It has long thin leaf-like foliage showing its weeping character. It has a large amount of flowers from late winter into spring with yellow wattle flowers.

The Silver wattle would work well in a screen habitat corridor, providing shelter and resources for birds and insects.

Kunzea glabrescens, also known as spearwood, is a stunning and hardy medium shrub (2-4m) that makes a striking addition to your garden. With its fine, aromatic foliage and soft yellow bottlebrush like flowers that bloom in spring, it attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Naturally found in the Perth and surrounding areas, it thrives in well drained soils and adapts well to coastal or inland conditions.

Ideal for native landscaping, screening, erosion control, Kunzea glabrescens offers low-maintenance beauty and ecological benefits.

The Swamp Paperbark, Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, is a fast growing native tree growing up to 10 metres. It has an attractive weeping habit, papery bark and lush, fragrant green foliage.

In spring and early summer it produces masses of creamy-white bottlebrush-like flowers that attract bees, birds and other pollinators. It also provides habitat and shelter for larger animals.

Naturally occurring along water courses and in seasonally wet areas, it thrives in moist to waterlogged soils but is adaptable once established. Great for screening, shelter belts, revegitation  and in wet depressions.

Casuarina obesa, or Swamp She-oak, is renowned for its resilience, thrives in various soil types and winter wet conditions, it features slender, weeping branchlets that resemble pine needles, while it's true leaves are reduced to tiny scales arranged in rings along the branchlets. Typically grows from 2 - 8 metres.

Ideal for screening and windbreaks, its adaptability to both drought and flooding makes it a reliable choice for challenging environments. It develops a dense, graceful habit that provides excellent habitat and shelter for wildlife.

Its rough, fissured bark and scale-like leaves provide a striking visual appeal, and whispering in the wind, while its small woody cones add a touch of nature's charm.

Add a splash of colour to your garden with the Tall Labichea (Labichea lanceolata). This upright, open shrub boasts yellow flowers with red or orange markings, creating a vibrant display in late winter to early spring. Its slender, arching branches and bright green, lanceolate leaves provide habitat and shelter for insects.

The Tall Labichea excels in erosion control, thanks to its strong root system and adaptable growth habit. Perfect for a variety of soil textures, from sandy to loamy, this plant thrives in well-drained soils and likes full and part sun. Its robust nature makes it a valuable addition to bush gardens, slopes, and restoration projects.