Very distinct low, flat & spreading groundcover from Central NT, usually with a flat-topped or domed canopy. Smooth foliage, yellow cylindrical flowers and sticky seed pods with a citronella/lemon grass scent. Stunning, incredibly hardy small feature wattle for rocky, stoney, gravelly or sandy soil types & garden beds. 0.2-1.5M
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Splendid low showy shrub, with large blooms of bright yellow flowers seen often throughout the year. Extremely popular & hardy specimen for ground covering, borders, streetscapes, accent and filling. 0.5-1M
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Lovely low, clumping & compact fern with attractive glossy dark green foliage. Perfect tropical ground cover or small feature planting for low borders, edging and low light garden beds. 1-1.5M
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Widespread & hardy top end perennial grass, providing shelter and early season food source for wide variety of native finches including the Gouldian. Tufted & deep rooted. Best planted in multiples. 1-2M
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Spreading decorative trailing groundcover. Pretty pink-purple pea shaped flowers seen over much of the dry season and large beans, exploding when ripe. Pretty fast growing and very hardy creeper for coastal rehabilitation, esplanades, streetscapes, rural properties and urban gardens. 0.5M
Read MoreChrysopogon elongatus→
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Hardy and attractive tall & densely tufted grass with fine white feathery plume. Provides contrast, border and low screening for urban and rural garden beds, ponds, pools, rockeries and stabilisation/run off control. Very tough landscape feature grass. Can be cut back annually after seeding. 1-2M
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Erect densely tufted, perennial grass. Long lived & deep rooted. Widespread in open forest, woodlands & grasslands. Thrives in moist areas but reasonably hardy. Important for stabilisation, erosion control and as food source for gouldian, long-tailed & other finches. Endemic to Australia. 1-1.2M
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Hardy and attractive, densely tufted perennial grass. Endemic to the Top End. Found near lagoons, floodplains & watercourses. Very useful in grass species mix for Finch habitat, as favoured seed. Best planted in multiples. 1-2M
Read MoreCrotalaria cunninghamii →
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Small upright, hardy shrub with velvety grey/green foliage. Rattle-pod seeds and stunning clusters of remarkable chartreuse-green flowers, with vivid purplish-brown 'veins', resembling little hummingbirds. Suitable for sunny garden borders, erosion control, coastal/sand habitats in well drained soils. 1-3M
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Gorgeous erect single stalked perennial shrub with brilliant blue-violet pea shaped flowers. Excellent hardy & colourful specimen for gardens, rockeries and pots. Known as 'the butterfly plant' as it can often be seen covered by dozens at a time. 1M
Read MoreCymbopogon bombycinus →
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Hardy & attractive native perennial grass. Related to commercial lemon grass, can be used as as substitute as all parts have pleasant lemon scent. Also used in tea, drinks or food flavouring. Provides finch habitat & contrast or low screening for urban & rural garden beds, ponds, pools and rockeries. 1.5M
Read MoreCymbopogon procerus→
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Common rocky area grass with persistent fluffy seed heads. Related to commercial lemon grass. Can be used for tea, food flavouring or medicinal wash. Useful in grass species mix for Finch habitat. Best planted in multiples. 2M
Read MoreDianella odorata→
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NT Native variant of the common ornamental flax lilly. A low tufted solitary pretty plant with blue to purple shiny berries. Excellent simple, neat and tough ground cover shrub or low garden bed filler/ garden edging. 0.8-1M
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Popular low clumping evergreen ornamental. Strappy glossy leaves and sweet edible blue-purple berries & nutty seeds. Blue-lilac flower petals with yellow inner. Very hardy & adaptable. Tolerates part shade for understory planting. 1M
Read MoreEctrosia leporina→
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Beautiful native annual or perennial grass, small and slender with delicate purplish soft flower heads. Provides contrast, border and low screening for urban and rural garden beds, ponds, pools and rockeries. Useful in grass species mix for Finch habitat. Best planted in multiples. 0.8M
Read MoreFimbristylis dichotoma→
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Lovely delicate tufted low perennial grass for feature garden beds. Grows well in semi-moist environments and even wet or flooded soil. Suitable for architectural gardens, edging & borders and best planted in multiples. 0.2-0.5M
Read MoreGardenia psidioides→
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Delicate and attractive native groundcover. Common landscaping species for its hardy nature and relatively fast coverage. Glossy fluorescent green foliage & pretty white tubular flowers make it a very popular choice for low, spreading coverage that can readily be pruned & maintained. Garden edging & borders. 0.2-0.5M
Read MoreGrevillea angulata→
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Very pretty small shrub endemic to the NT. Holly like leaves and decorative greenish white to yellow orange pendulous flowers year round. Excellent fast growing, hardy ornamental feature shrub. Prefers well drained soils in full sun. 1-2M
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Iconic Darwin Grevillea, endemic to the NT. The more common dryandri sub-species in cultivation. Pretty, hardy and low shrub, useful for showpiece feature gardens. Very impressive blooms of showy red-pink flowers, which are extremely attractive to birds. Prefers well drained soils in full sun. 1-2M
Read MoreGrevillea formosa→
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Iconic & endemic Darwin Grevillea. An impressive spreading ground cover, hedged bush or low shrub often used in feature gardens, rockeries & landscape plantings for its grey green leaves & blooms of showy yellow flowers. Hardy & attractive. Excellent bird attractant. Prefers well drained soils in full sun. 1-2M
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