Tasmania's floral emblem, this tall and fast growing eucalyptus has beautiful blue green foliage and white blossoms. It attracts bees, birds and koalas. It is commonly utilised in windbreaks and revegetation, making it excellent for large gardens or rural properties that require structure and native habitat support.
A robust shrub or small tree with golden, cylindrical flower spikes and serrated leaves. It blooms all year and supplies critical nectar to birds and insects. Silver Banksia grows well in coastal or inland gardens and can tolerate drought, wind and poor soils once established.
This low maintenance, clumping grass like plant grows in a variety of soil types. Its beautiful foliage and yellow flower spikes make it an attractive choice for borders, bulk planting, and erosion control. It is perfect for native gardens that want to incorporate texture, durability, and year round greens.
This striking red flowering plant is unique to Tasmania. It thrives in cool, damp, well drained soils and provides a striking focal point for gardens. It flowers in late spring, attracting pollinators and adding vibrant colour to temperate or native garden designs.
With soft, grey green foliage and masses of daisy like flowers in pink, white, or mauve, this small shrub lights up gardens in late winter to spring. It’s excellent for native borders or understorey planting and prefers sun to semi shade with well drained soil.
Astelia alpina, a stunning alpine plant found in Tasmania's mountains, grows in silver green clumps and is frost and wind resistant. It's ideal for cool climate rockeries or giving a silvery texture to garden beds. Despite its modest growth, it rewards careful gardeners with visual interest throughout the year.
Native plants are low maintenance, water wise, and support local biodiversity, making them ideal for sustainable, climate appropriate Tasmanian gardening.
