Widespread perennial, palatable and plentiful tufted native grass with bluish foliage, turning reddish with maturity. Distinct aromatic smell when crushed. Common in low lying woodlands, edge of creeks and drier floodplains. Fire & drought tolerant, palatable to cattle, horses, livestock and native ruminants. Tolerates heavy grazing and weed competitive. Establishes readily as revegetation, erosion control species to restore disturbed land. Grows on both sandy loam/clay fertile soils and acidic infertile soils. Flowers & fruits all months. 0.5-1.5M

Small erect and very colorful perennial shrub with bursts of yellow pea flowers and rattling seed pods. Fast growing & spreading as garden bed filler and highly attractive to native butterflies, particularly the Swamp/Plain Tiger and Common Crow species. Can require management to keep contained. Thought to be toxic to some livestock, otherwise a very attractive small garden bed feature specimen. 1M

Attractive trailing shrub. Watermelon pink to white/cream hibiscus-like flowers last one day, but prolific during wet season. Re-shoots from underground tuber with first rains. Tubers, leaves and shoots edible raw or cooked. Wide medicinal uses. Food plant for the Spotted Bollworm moth and Cotton Leaf roller. 1-1.5M

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vigorous low glossy and tropical border edging/feature plant with stunning large white slightly vanilla scented flowers & dark green strappy leaves. Evergreen ornamental specimen which grows best in full sun to part shade in rich well drained soils, potted or aquatically. Hardy once established & tolerates coastal areas. Excellent low maintenance choice for understory plantings. Best planted en masse. 0.7M

Vigorous low glossy & tropical border edging/feature plant with stunning white flowers (larger than H.littoralis) with brighter green, longer & broader leaves without tapered tip. Evergreen ornamental specimen which grows best in full sun to part shade in rich well drained soils, potted or aquatically. Hardy once established & tolerates coastal areas. Excellent low maintenance choice for understory plantings. Best planted en masse. 0.7M

A spreading decorative ground creeper growing along the top of Darwin beaches, rocky headlands, parks and streetscapes with beautiful showy pink trumpet shaped flowers seen all year round. Very hardy and fast spreading for weed control. 0.2M

Small tufted shrubby Australian native grass with slender strappy leaves. Popular evergreen maintenance free ornamental, border edging & bank stabilization planting, often in moister conditions. Pleasantly scented yellow to cream flowers with fleshy leaf bases said to be edible, tasting like raw peas. Important butterfly host plant. Hardy once established. 0.8-1M

Low dense and pretty tropical bunching palm with long, flat, fibrous leaves. Evergreen ground cover/shrub. Grows thick and strong in both shade and sun. Vigorously spreads across garden beds for weed control & infilling. 1M

Lush, tropical but hardy sprawling groundcover or low climbing fern with dark green fronds and attractive bronze coloured new growth, which is edible. Vigorous spreading garden bed filler which tolerates low light. 0.5-0.8M

Lovely small spreading shrub endemic to arid northern Australia. Soft silky grey bluish foliage and pink to purple pea flowers produced throughout the year. Extremely hardy, small colourful and unique garden planting. Requires full sun. 1-2M

Lovely ground cover with green-grey leaves and gorgeous purple to white radiating flowers. Hardy, salt tolerant and waterwise creeping specimen for rural & urban garden beds, borders & weed control as well as streetscapes and coastal areas. 0.2-0.5M