| Acacia myrtifolia
2 synonyms: Mimosa myrtifolia, Racosperma myrtifolium | myrtle wattle | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Clay, Well Drained | 1-3 m x 1-2 m |
| Acacia stricta
3 synonyms: Mimosa stricta, Phyllodoce stricta, Racosperma strictum | hop wattle, straight wattle | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Moist | 2-5 m x 2-4 m |
| Adiantum aethiopicum | common maidenhair | Fern, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 10-45 cm x spreading |
| Arthropodium milleflorum
2 synonyms: Anthericum milleflorum, Phalangium milleflorum | pale vanilla lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist
Tubers can be eaten raw or roasted. Flowers can be eaten raw.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1 m x 30 cm |
| Arthropodium strictum
synonym: Dichopogon strictus | chocolate lily | Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
Tubers can be eaten raw or roasted but the chocolate scented flowers are not edible. The tubers are juicy and slightly bitter in taste.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.2-1.2 m x 20-80 cm |
| Banksia cunninghamii
synonym: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii | hairpin banksia | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 2-5 m |
| Billardiera mutabilis
synonym: Billardiera scandens | apple berry, apple dumpling, apple dumplings, changeable flowered billardier, climbing apple berry, snot berry | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Fruit can be eaten raw when ripe or roasted when green.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Twining climber with brown stems remaining in lower shrub level. |
| Brachyscome multifida
synonym: Brachyscome marginata var. multifida | cut leaf daisy, hawkesbury daisy, rocky daisy | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 40 cm x 1 m |
| Bulbine bulbosa
5 synonyms: Anthericum bulbosum, Blephanthera depressa, Bulbine australis, Bulbinopsis bulbosa, Phalangium bulbosum | bulbine lily, golden lily, leek lily, native leek, native onion, wild onion, yellow onion weed | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Tubers can be roasted and eaten, they are sweet tasting and contain calcium and iron.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 20-60 cm x 30 cm |
| Chrysocephalum semipapposum
3 synonyms: Argyrocome semipapposa, Gnaphalium semipapposum, Helichrysum semipapposum | clustered everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 50 cm x 1 m |
| Clematis aristata | austral clematis, minam 'berang, mountain clematis, old man's beard | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained
Taproot can be roasted and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Climbs up to 15 m high |
| Correa reflexa | common correa | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained | 2 m x 1-2 m |
| Craspedia variabilis | common billy buttons | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy | 1 m x 30 cm |
| Dianella longifolia var. longifolia
synonym: Dianella laevis | blueberry lily, blue flax-lily, pale flax-lily, smooth flax lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Dark blue or purple berries edibleCAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30-80 cm x 50 cm |
| Eucalyptus melliodora | honey-scented gum, honey box, yellow box, yellow ironbark, yellow ironbox | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Well Drained | 10-30 m x 8-25 m |
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi | austral crane's bill, australian cranesbill, cut-leaf cranesbill, hairy geranium, native carrot, native geranium, southern cranesbill | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Woody tap root rich in starch can be cooked and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 50 cm x 1.5 m, stems to 50 cm long. |
| Goodenia ovata
synonym: Goodenoughia ovata | hop goodenia | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist | 1-2.5 m x 1-3 m |
| Goodia lotifolia | clover bush, clover tree, golden-tip, yellow pea | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 5 m x 5 m |
| Hardenbergia violacea
synonym: Glycine violacea | false sarsaparilla, native sarsaparilla, purple coral pea, sarsparilla vine | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Infertile, Dry, Moist, Well Drained
To make a tea, the leaves need to be initially boiled, then dried.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 2-6 m x 2-3 m |
| Indigofera australis
synonym: Anil australis | australian indigo, austral indigo | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Well Drained | 2 m x 2 m |
| Lomandra longifolia
synonym: Xerotes longifolia | basket grass, karawun, spiny-headed mat-rush, spiny-head mat-rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Young white leaves can be chewed to release starch. The leaves were used to make strong nets and baskets.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.5-1 m x 0.5-1.2 m |
| Microseris walteri
2 synonyms: Microseris aff. lanceolata, Microseris sp. 3 | murnong, yam daisy | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Tuber can be eaten raw or cooked (roasted or fried).CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Prostrate, stems to 50cm, 15-50 cm wide. |
| Myoporum petiolatum
synonym: Myoporum sp. 1 | sticky boobialla | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Hedging, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun Dry, Well Drained | 0.5-2 m x 1.5-2 m |
| Olearia lirata | snowy daisy-bush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist, Well Drained | 2-5 m x 2-3 m |
| Olearia ramulosa
5 synonyms: Aster ramulosus, Diplostephium ramulosum, Eurybia ramulosa, Olearia ramulosa var. communis, Shawia ramulosa | twiggy daisy-bush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 0.5-2 m x 1 m |
| Pelargonium australe
2 synonyms: Geraniospermum australe, Geranium australe | austral stork's-bill, native storksbill, wild geranium | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30-60 cm x 0.3-1 m |
| Poa ensiformis | purple-sheath tussock-grass, sword tussock-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Partial Shade, Shade Moist | 30-50 cm (stems to 1 m) x 1 m |
| Poa labillardierei | common tussock-grass, river tussock, river tussock grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30-80 cm (stems to 1.2 m) x 60-80 cm |
| Poa morrisii | soft tussock-grass, velvet tussock grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Infertile, Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm high |
| Poa sieberiana ssp. hirtella | grey tussock-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm x 40 cm |
| Pterostylis curta | blunt greenhood | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Popular (home) Partial Shade Moist | 30 cm tall |
| Rytidosperma caespitosum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia caespitosa, Danthonia caespitosa | common wallaby-grass, ringed wallaby grass, white-top | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20-40 cm (stems to 1.2 m) x 40 cm |
| Rytidosperma geniculatum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia geniculata, Danthonia geniculata | kneed wallaby-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (home) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist | 15 cm (stems to 30 cm) x 20 cm |
| Rytidosperma racemosum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia racemosa, Danthonia racemosa | clustered wallaby-grass, striped wallaby grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 20 cm (stems to 60 cm) x 15 cm |
| Rytidosperma setaceum
5 synonyms: Austrodanthonia setacea, Danthonia penicillata var. setacea, Danthonia setacea, Danthonia subulata, Notodanthonia setacea | bristly wallaby-grass, mulga wallaby grass, small-flowered wallaby-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm (stems to 60 cm) x 40 cm |
| Themeda triandra
3 synonyms: Anthistiria forskalii, Themeda australis, Themeda polygama | kangaroo grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Seeds can be ground to produce flour.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 40-75 cm (stems to 90 cm) x 50-70 cm |
| Viola hederacea
synonym: Viola hederacea subsp. hederacea | ivy-leaf, ivy-leaved violet, native violet, wild violet | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained
Flowers can be added fresh to salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 15 cm x 2 m |
| Wahlenbergia capillaris
2 synonyms: Campanula capillaris, Wahlenbergia communis | tufted bluebell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Petals are edible.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 15-50 cm x 15 cm |
| Wahlenbergia stricta
synonym: Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta | austral bluebell, australian bluebell, tall bluebell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Flowers are edible and can be used in salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 20-50 cm x 40 cm |
| Xerochrysum viscosum
2 synonyms: Bracteantha viscosa, Helichrysum viscosum | sticky everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun Dry, Well Drained | 20-90 cm x 0.3-1 m |