Large tree with dense foliage, creamy yellow and sweet scented flowers. Useful for shade, windbreaks revegetation and rural property plantings. 10-20m

Spectacular and hardy ornamental wattle in both flower and foliage. Attractive green-grey leaves with showy bright yellow flowers. Useful for filling and screening. 4-7m.

Very pretty and neat small shrub with pale yellow pod flowers. Foliage used as herb flavouring for cooking meat. Flowers for long periods. 1-3m.

Splendid small shrub, with large braces of bright yellow flowers seen often throughout the year. Useful for borders, streetscapes, accent and filling. 0.5-1m.

Medium decorative feature shrub or small tree with layered growth. Cream, strongly scented flowers borne in small clusters along the branches. Attracts birds and butterflies. Tasty edible shiny bright red fruit, cyclone resistant. Excellent filler and screening tree. 4-10m

Large spreading deciduous rainforest tree, providing splendid shade in bloom. Butterfly & bird attractant, fragrant small white flowers. Termite resistant. 5-15m.

One of the most popular and common large cyclone resistant shade trees in the Top End. Very handsome and stately feature tree. Bird attractant, sweetly scented cream flowers & distinctive corky bark. 10-20m

Handsome medium sized showy shrub/small tree with beautifully scented foliage. Magnificent large bright yellow globular flowers with unique seed pods. 1-3m

Decorative small tree to medium feature shrub. Beautiful bright yellow large distinctive flowers which can be licked or sucked for nectar. Green-white holly shaped leaves, bird attractant. 3-7m.

One of the more common large cyclone resistant shade trees across Darwin parks and gardens. Large ornamental feature tree with shady evergreen glossy canopy. Hardy, bird attractant, cyclone & termite resistant, dense with white cream fragrant showy flowers. 15-25m.

Large ornamental feature tree with shady evergreen glossy canopy. Hardy, bird attractant, cyclone & termite resistant, dense with white cream fragrant showy flowers. More slender leaves than Beauty Leaf. 15-25m.

Large feature tree with shady evergreen glossy canopy. Hardy, bird attractant, cyclone & termite resistant, dense with white cream fragrant showy flowers. Found in riparian and monsoon vine forest. 10-12m

Impressive ornamental freshwater mangrove tree with masses of small red edible fruit. Naturally occurs on the margins of streams and swamps, in coastal vine thickets and monsoon forests. 5-12m.

Lovely colourful medium sized shrub, with green-red leaves. Attractive dark purple fruit with white showy perfumed flowers. Butterfly attractant. 2-4M

Superb, stately, drought tolerant shade tree. Bird attractant, highly perfumed cream flowers, termite resistant. 8-15m..

Attractive medium sized tree, large shiny leaves and huge impressive bursts of white, pink or red flower buds with decorative large woody fruits. Seeds and chaff are shaken from the pods and eaten raw. 8-12m.

Hardy and attractive native perennial grass, with distinctive green leaves and white silky heads. Related to the commercial lemon grass, can be used as as substitute as all parts have pleasant lemon scent. Also used in tea, drinks or food flavouring. Important medicinal plant for colds and pain. Provides contrast, border and low screening for urban and rural garden beds, ponds, pools and rockeries. 1.5m

Beautiful small ornamental tree with large bursts of showy white fragrant flowers through most of the year. Requires deep rich soils. Suited to rural and urban gardens. 4-8m

Attractive small hardy and evergreen ornamental shrub. Tiny white fragrant flowers. Pink, juicy and sweet honey flavoured translucent fruits which make a delicious flavoured jam. Host tree for the Canopus swallowtail butterfly. 2-4M

Fast growing and hardy feature tree with showy bright orange flowers and silvery fern leaves. Delicious sweet nectar is licked, sucked or used to make a sweet drink. Bird attractant. 5-8m.

Near threatened small Grevillea from the Arnhem coast and plateau. Bright yellow, white, or apricot flowers darkening to red with strong very sweet fragrance. 1.5-3m

Attractive medium sized parkscape, rural and urban planting with edible white seed in red fruit with mild coconut taste. Fragrant flowers, useful for screening and shade. 10-15m. 

Beautiful tall understory shrub. Dense foliage and profuse showy white flowers with a strong, sweet perfume that lingers in the early morning and evening. Seeds eaten raw but can make tongue dry in excess. Feature garden beds, borders and screening. 2-5m

Very popular, unique and attractive flowering tree native to tropical North Queensland and the Torres Strait. Dense weeping form with new leaves released in a spectacular cascade of white foliage. Bright bursts of large white heavily scented fruity-smelling flowers. 10–12 m

One of the most popular large cyclone resistant shade trees in the Top End. Beautiful large spreading evergreen tree, excellent specimen for screening, shade and windbreaks. Suitable for planting around parks and playgrounds, and on rural and large urban properties. Bird & butterfly attractant, fragrant flowers, termite & cyclone resistant. 10-25m.

Majestic medium sized shade tree, with attractive and aromatic silvery foliage and cream-green fragrant flowers. Foliage used to flavour meat. Bird & frog attractant. 10-20m.

Very unique and attractive small shrub with decorative large purple flowers throughout the year, and delicious sweet edible fruit. 1-2m

Handsome screening and filling shrub with regular blooms of heavily scented showy white flowers and orange/red fruits. Attractant species for the NT Canopus Butterfly. 3-8m

Attractive shade and screening tree with rounded form, dense glossy leaves and pink/white/purple highly perfumed flowers. Butterfly attractant. 5-10m

Rare and elegant large shade tree with wonderful form and dark green dense foliage providing excellent shade. Fragrant cream flowers with bright red small round fruits. Bird attractant. Termite, cyclone resistant and salt spray tolerant. 10-15m.

Elegant medium streetscape and accent tree with attractive rounded form and dark green dense foliage providing excellent shade. Fragrant cream flowers, bright red orange edible fruits, termite & cyclone resistant. Commonly seen across Darwin as streetscape planting. 5-8m.

Evergreen, densely foliated screening and hedging shrub with small rich green leaves, white flowers and red fruit. Can be lifted as a feature shrub/tree or pruned as hedging. Very common streetscape, urban and rural planting across the Top End. Can reach 5m, or be kept pruned to 1-2m.

Handsome evergreen screening and hedging shrub with larger green leaves, white flowers and red fruit. Can be lifted as feature or pruned as hedging. Can reach 5m, however can be kept pruned to 1-2m.

Impressive tall spreading tree with unique layered horizontal branching and large glossy leaves. Yellow/white heavily scented flowers on stunning orange globular heads. Excellent shade and feature tree. Edible fruit. Semi-deciduous. 10-20m

Pretty spreading small shrub with profuse bursts of highly decorative white flowers. Fruit edible when ripens to black. 1.5-5m

Small decorative ornamental tree. Useful for screening and filling in parks, gardens and residential properties. Dense shiny foliage and masses of white perfumed flowers with black seeds in orange fruit. A host species, providing food for the Atlas moth caterpillar. 3-6m.

Large spreading shrub to small tree with finely hairy leaves and huge clusters of cream white flowers presenting in a large horizontal platter, culminating in black berries. Wood favoured for fire sticks. 2-3m

Handsome medium sized screening and feature tree with showy bright red fruit and edible black seeds which taste like raw peanuts. Useful ornamental, filling and screening tree. Bird attractant, cyclone resistant. 5-15m

Graceful, decorative large spreading tree with layered branches, highly scented flowers and tasty sweet edible fruits. Excellent Top End native shade tree. Common urban & rural streetscape and parkland planting. Bird, butterfly attractant, edible fruit. 10-20m.

Medium sized compact tree with graceful and attractive form. White heavily scented tube shaped flowers and unique green-brown edible fruit. 8-12m

Beautiful small decorative shrub with prolific bursts of showy fine feather like flowers. An excellent delicate specimen for gardens, filling and feature areas. 2-5m

Lovely ground cover with green/grey leaves and gorgeous purple to white radiating flowers. Hardy, salt tolerant and water wise creeping specimen for rural & urban gardens as well as streetscapes and coastal areas.

Lovely low sprawling shrub or medium bush with gorgeous green, greyish foliage and delicate pale blue to purple flowers. Hardy, salt tolerant and water wise for rural & urban gardens as well as streetscapes and coastal areas. 1-3M

Beautiful small to medium decorative feature tree, with profusion of impressive clustered yellow flowers, followed by small yellow pods. 10m