Scrambling shrub or small herb with elegant white to pale blue star-shaped flowers. Small pill shaped seed pods with sticky hairs. Grows as an understory plant in monsoon forest and vine thickets. Prized for its usefulness as a shade tolerant ground cover in urban and rural gardens. 0.2-1M

Endemic hibiscus with prolific blooms of large soft pink flowers with delicate crepe-paper like petals. Prickly grey-green leaves are often heart shaped. Fast growing and hardy. An eye-catching addition of colour to urban and rural gardens and rockeries. Requires full sun. 1.5 - 3M

Rare and endemic hibiscus with velvety soft grey-green foliage and large powder pink flowers. Very hardy small shrub from the Kakadu region. A highly sought after ornamental addition to urban and rural gardens and rockeries. Requires full sun. 1.5 - 3M

Colourful short lived/perennial shrub with yellow pea flowers and rattling seed pods. Highly attractive to native butterflies, the Swamp/Plain Tiger and Common Crow species. Thought to be toxic to some livestock, otherwise a very attractive small garden bed feature specimen. 1M

Very unique and attractive small shrub with decorative large white flowers throughout the year, and delicious sweet edible fruit. Ideal in pots or part shade gardens with ample water. 1-2M

Spreading shrub with characteristic bright red-brown peeling ‘minni ritchi’ bark and generous flushes of yellow cylindrical flowers. Short, grey-green lightly furred and somewhat sticky leaves. Versatile and attractive shrub for full sun gardens. 1-4M

Shrub or small tree with unique needle-like leaves, sometimes weeping in habit. Striking corky bark and magnificently bold cream flowers, which can grow from trunk. Uncommon in cultivation. Full sun and rocky or sandy soils. 2-7m

Lovely shrub or ground cover with soft blue-green semi-circular miniature elephant ear shaped leaves and bright yellow cylindrical flower spikes. Can flower throughout the year. Ideal for infilling and low screening in gardens and rockeries. Prefers full sun and sandy soils. 0.5-2M

Attractive rounded spreading shrub with profusion of pale yellow flower spikes. Widespread endemic found in open forest. Excellent fast growing screening specimen. Prefers full sun and lateritic, sandy, or rocky soils. 1.5-4M

Erect and hardy multi branched wattle with bright yellow flowers on long spikes. Red-brown or grey coloured bark. Simple and elegant open habit. Tough waterwise screening and landscape shrub. 1-3M

Medium sized stately, slender wattle. Attractive brown grey corky bark and beautiful yellow flowers in bloom. Very hardy, fast growing and tolerates a variety of habitats. Common in watercourses and woodland. Excellent showy tree for gardens, rural properties, windbreaks and rehabilitation or soil stabilisation. 2-5M

A hardy and fast growing woody shrub with attractive small, white, star-shaped flowers and soft, lightly haired purple fruit. Excellent fast growing screening shrub for full sun or part shade gardens. 1-2.5M

Medium sized stately wattle with attractive brown grey flaky bark and beautiful yellow flowers in bloom. Very hardy, fast growing and tolerates a variety of habitats. Common in sandstone escarpment, deep riverine sand and open forest or woodland. Excellent showy tree for gardens and rural properties. Also useful as windbreak and for rehabilitation or soil stabilisation. 2-6M

Versatile and hardy perennial native lily found in moist areas near streams and tidal areas. Tolerates full sun or partial shade. Broad strappy leaves and large tall clusters of white, pleasantly scented flowers make for a beautiful feature plant in garden or potted. Grows in poorly drained soils, under other trees and will flower in shade. 1.5-2.5M

Common, although extremely variable evergreen native vine, vigorous climber or scrambling shrub. Occasionally tree form. Wide ranging in coastal bushland, Acacia woodland, dry and riverine forest. Juicy cream grape-shaped edible fruits & seeds, with leaves cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Wide medicinal uses. 2-5M

Beautiful, iconic and endemic native Cycad found across Top End Eucalyptus and open deciduous woodland forests. One of the smallest species. Listed as vulnerable and fully protected in the NT. A stunning termite resistant ornamental landscape feature planting. Light orange-brown palm like new feathery leaves, becoming glossy at maturity. Extremely fire tolerant and long lived. Deciduous, less so under irrigation. Wide indigenous uses, although all parts considered toxic.

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

Decorative evergreen shrub endemic to Nth QLD. Spectacular dry season floral display of pale yellow flowers. Part shade tolerant, flowers as a shrub or can be grown in a pot. Very attractive to birds & bees. 3-5M

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

Slender, open and delicate shrub/small ornamental tree, with fine needle-like leaves and regular bursts of pale yellow flowers blooming throughout. Hardy feature wattle for urban and rural garden beds. 2-5M

Attractive and neat well formed erect shrub to small tree for woodland garden plantings, with reddish bark and yellow flowers. Widely distributed across the Top End in sandy soils and open forests. Wide indigenous uses including edible gum & seeds, soap, adhesive & pain relief. 2.5-5M

Hardy and extremely showy ornamental understory shrub for gardens and rockeries. Small elephant ear shaped leaves. Long cylinder deep yellow to golden flowers. 2-3M

Erect, hardy and pretty multi branched wattle, with profuse bursts of bright yellow flowers. Useful screening and landscape shrub for waterwise gardens. 1-4M

Delicate, pretty and neat small shrub with pale yellow pod flowers. Compact garden bed ornamental. Foliage used as herb flavouring for cooking meat. Flowers for long periods. 1-3M

Extremely hardy and fast spreading shrub. Very common Acacia species across Darwin with yellow rod shaped flowers and twisted seed pods. Seeds ground to make flour, damper or flat bread or as soap wash. Very useful revegetation species. 3-4M

Attractive medium sized NT endemic wattle with green grey leaves. Handsome weeping foliage cascades like a waterfall with bursts of contrasting bright yellow flowers. Excellent feature & screening specimen. 3-4M

Small & elegant fast growing wattle with pretty rounded bright yellow globular flowers. Useful for garden beds, rockeries, in filling and revegetation. 1-3M

Very attractive hardy, rounded low-medium spreading shrub. Bright bursts of long yellow cylindrical flowers. Excellent low dense feature wattle for garden beds. 1-3M

Handsome medium sized showy shrub to small tree, endemic to Arnhem Land and Kakadu, with beautifully scented foliage. Magnificent large bright yellow globular flowers with unique seed pods, an important nectar source for native bees.1-3M

Small stately tree with fine, delicate weeping foliage. Bright showy yellow/orange globular flowers in numerous seed pods along branches. Crushed leaves smell like natural menthol, applied as a chest decongestant, inhaled for coughs, colds and headaches or rubbed in to treat aches and sprains. 2-5M