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Plants
This list is a work in progress. Over time, it will become a resource about garden plants suitable for Qld gardens (or potentially so), especially the subtropical and tropical climate zones. More...
Looking for a supplier? First, check the links below. There are specialist nurseries advertising on some of the dedicated pages. If you still can't find somewhere to buy the plant you're looking for, the editor is interested in hearing about which plants Qld residents are looking for and may be able help you personally (Contact). If you're a supplier, please consider advertising your business on relevant pages.
| Genus Link indicates a dedicated page | Notes, Other links Includes assorted links to other websites if no dedicated page on this site |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Abelia | |
| Abutilon | |
| Acacia | |
| Acalypha | |
| Acokanthera | see Shrubs |
| Acorus | see Water Plants |
| Acmena | see Lillipilly |
| Acrocarpus | See Trees |
| Adenium | |
| Aeschynanthus | see African Violets |
| African Violets | |
| Agapanthus | |
| Agave | |
| Aglaonema | |
| Akebia | See Climbers |
| Aleurites | See Trees |
| Allamanda | |
| Alloxylon | |
| Alocasia | see Elephant Ears |
| Aloe | |
| Alpinia | see Gingers and Heliconias |
| Alstroemeria | |
| Alternanthera | |
| Alyogyne | see the Hibiscus page |
| Amaryllis | see Bulbs Page |
| Amorphophallus | See Anthurium and other aroids |
| Annuals | see Annual Flowers and Bedding Plants |
| Anthurium | |
| Antigonon | See Climbers |
| Anigozanthos | |
| Aphelandra | see Indoor Plants |
| Arctotis | see Daisy Plants |
| Ardisia | |
| Argyranthemum | (Marguerite Daisy) see Daisy Plants |
| Aspidistra | |
| Aster | see Daisy Plants |
| Avocado | see Fruit |
| Azaleas | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Backhousia | |
| Baloskion | |
| Bamboo | |
| Banksia | |
| Barleria | |
| Bartlettina | See Shrubs |
| Bauhinia | |
| Begonias | |
| Beaucarnea | |
| Beaumontia | See Climbers |
| Beschorneria |
Beschorneria yuccoides The Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Big Bold Beschoneria The Florez Nursery blog, NSW
Beschorneria Pacific Bulb Society
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| Bixa | See Trees |
| Bolusanthus | |
| Bombax | See Trees |
| Bougainvillea | |
| Brachychiton | |
| Breynia | See Shrubs |
| Bromeliads | |
| Browallia | |
| Brownea | See Trees |
| Brugmansia | |
| Brunfelsia | |
| Buckinghamia | |
| Bulbs | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Caesalpinia | |
| Cactus, Cacti | see Succulents |
| Caladium | |
| Calathea | |
| Calliandra | |
| Callistemon | |
| Calodendron | |
| Camellia | |
| Cananga | |
| Canna | |
| Carissa | |
| Carphalea | |
| Carnivorous plants | |
| Cassia | |
| Casuarina | |
| Catharanthus | comonly called Vinca. See Annual Flowers and Bedding Plants |
| Ceiba | See Trees |
| Ceratostigma |
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides University of British Columbia, Canada
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Missouri Botanical Garden
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| Chaenomeles | |
| Chlorophytum | see Indoor Plants |
| Chonemorpha | |
| Chorisia | See Trees |
| Chrysanthemum | see Daisies |
| Chrysothemis |
Chrysothemis pulchella (Copper Leaf) John&Jacq~s Garden, Malaysia
Chrysothemis pulchella "Botany Photo of the Day", University of British Columbia Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research
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| Cissus | See Climbers |
| Citharexylum | See Trees |
| Citrus | |
| Clerodendrum | |
| Clivia | |
| Codiaeum | |
| Coleus | |
| Colocasia | see Elephant Ear |
| Colvillea | See Trees |
| Combretum | See Trees |
| Conifers | |
| Coprosma | |
| Cordyline | |
| Coreopsis | |
| Costus | See Gingers and Heliconias |
| Crinum | See Bulbs |
| Crossandra | |
| Croton | |
| Ctenanthe | |
| Cupaniopsis | |
| Cuphea | |
| Curculigo | see Molineria |
| Curcuma | Gingers and Heliconias |
| Cyathea | Tree Ferns |
| Cussonia | Cussonia paniculata (Cabbage tree) Caulfield Park, Victoria
Cussonia spicata Waterwise Plants for Perth Gardens, Water Corporation
Cussonia spicata Manie Van Der Schijf Botanical Garden, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Cyrtanthus | Bulbs |
| Cycads | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Dais | |
| Dahlia | see Daisies |
| Dalechampia | See Climbers |
| Dampiera | |
| Datura | see Brugmansia |
| Daylily | see Hemerocallis |
| Delonix | |
| Dianella | |
| Dianthus | |
| Dichondra | |
| Dichorisandra | see Gingers and Heliconias |
| Dieffenbachia | |
| Dietes | see Iris |
| Dillenia | See Trees |
| Dimorphotheca | see Osteospermum |
| Dizygotheca | see Schefflera |
| Dipladenia | see Mandevilla |
| Dombeya | |
| Doryanthes | |
| Dracaena | |
| Drimiopsis | |
| Duranta | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Echinacea | see Rudbeckia |
| Echium | |
| Elaeocarpus | |
| Enterolobium | See Trees |
| Epidendrum | |
| Epiphyllum | |
| Eranthemum | |
| Erigeron | |
| Erythrina | |
| Escallonia | |
| Eucalyptus | |
| Eucharis | see Bulbs Page |
| Eugenia | See Lilipilly |
| Euonymus | |
| Eupatorium | see Bartlettina |
| Euphorbia | see also Poinsettia, Snowflake, Euphorbia millii or Succulents |
| Euryops | |
| Evolvulus | |
| Excoecaria | Excoecaria cochinchinensis Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Frangipani | see Plumeria |
| Franklinia | |
| Felicia | see Daisies |
| Ferns | |
| Freesia | see Bulbs |
| Fruit trees | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Gaillardia | see Daisy |
| Galphimia | see Thryallis |
| Gamolepis | |
| Gardenia | |
| Gazania | see Daisy Plants |
| Gelsemium | See Climbers |
| Geranium | see Pelargonium |
| Gerberas | |
| Gingers | |
| Glochidion | |
| Gordonia | |
| Graptophyllum | |
| Grasses | Ornamental grasses. For lawn/turf information, go to Lawn and Turf page |
| Grevillea | |
| Grewia | |
| Guajacum | See Trees |
| Gustavia | See Trees |
| Gymnostoma | See Casuarina |
| Gynura |
Cultural Guidelines for Commercial Production of Purple Passion Plant (Gynura aurantiaca) University of Florida
Gynura aurantiaca - Purple Velvet Plant Gynura sarmentosa Michigan State University Extension
Gynura aurantiaca National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, UK
Gynura aurantiaca Cv. 'Purple Passion' Cal's Plant of the Week, University of Oklahoma
Purple Passion, Velvet Plant Texas A&M University
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Hamelia | |
| Hardenbergia | |
| Harpullia | |
| Hedychium | see Gingers and Heliconias |
| Helichrysum | |
| Heliconia | see Gingers and Heliconias |
| Heliotropium | |
| Hemerocallis | |
| Hemigraphis | See Groundcovers |
| Herbs | |
| Hibiscus | |
| Hippeastrum | see Bulbs |
| Homalocladium | Ribbon Bush or Centipede Plant Homalocladium platycladum San Diego Zoo
Homalocladium platycladum Taxonomy at efloras.org
Homalocladium platycladum is called Muehlenbeckia platyclados in some older texts. |
| Holmskioldia | |
| Homalomena | |
| Hovea | |
| Hoyas | |
| Hydrangea | |
| Hymenocallis | |
| Hymenosporum | |
| Hypericum | |
| Hypoestes | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Ilex | See Shrubs |
| Iboza | see Tetradenia riparia |
| Impatiens | |
| Iochroma | |
| Ipomoea (Ornamental) | (for edible Ipomoea, see Vegetables) |
| Iris | |
| Iresine | |
| Ixora | |
| Ivy see Hedera | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Jacaranda | |
| Jasminum | |
| Justicia | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Kaempferi | see Gingers and Heliconias |
| Kalanchoe | see Succulents |
| Kigelia | See Trees |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Lagerstroemia | |
| Lagunaria | |
| Lampranthus | see Succulents |
| Lavandula | |
| Leonotis | see Perennials |
| Leptospermum | |
| Lilypillies | |
| Limonium | see Perennials |
| Liquidambar | |
| Liriope | |
| Lomandra | |
| Lophanthera | See Trees |
| Lophostemon | |
| Loropetalum | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Macaranga | |
| Mackaya | |
| Magnolia | |
| Malpighia | |
| Malvaviscus | |
| Mandevilla | |
| Mango | - see Fruit |
| Manihot | |
| Mansoa | |
| Maranta | |
| Markhamia | See Trees |
| Megaskepasma | |
| Melaleuca | |
| Medinilla | |
| Melia | |
| Metrosideros | |
| Michelia | |
| Millettia | See Climbers |
| Mondo Grass | see Ophiopogon |
| Monstera | |
| Molineria | |
| Mucuna | See Climbers |
| Murraya | |
| Mussaenda | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Nandina | |
| Neomarica | see Iris |
| Nerium | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Odontonema | |
| Oleander | see Nerium |
| Ophiopogon | |
| Orchids | |
| Orthosiphon | |
| Osmoxylon | |
| Osteospermum | |
| Otacanthus | see Perennials |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Pachystachys | |
| Palms | |
| Pandanus | |
| Pandorea | |
| Passiflora | See Climbers |
| Pavetta | See Shrubs |
| Pelargonium | |
| Peltophorum | |
| Pennisetum | see Grasses |
| Pentas | |
| Peperomia | see Indoor Plants |
| Pereskia | |
| Petrea | |
| Philodendron | |
| Photinia | |
| Phyllanthus | |
| Physostegia | |
| Pilea | |
| Pisonia | |
| Pittosporum | |
| Platycerium | |
| Plectranthus | |
| Plumbago | |
| Plumeria | |
| Podocarpus | |
| Podranea | See Climbers |
| Poinsettia | |
| Poinciana | see Delonix |
| Polyalthia | |
| Polygala | |
| Polyscias | |
| Polyspora | |
| Porphyrocoma | |
| Portulaca | |
| Proteas | |
| Pseuderanthemum | |
| Pseudocalymma | see Mansoa |
| Ptilotus | |
| Puncia | see Fruit |
| Pyrostegia | See Climbers |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Quisqualis | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Radermachera | |
| Randia | |
| Raphiolepis | |
| Ravenala | |
| Reinwardtia | See Shrubs |
| Rhododendron (Vireya) | |
| Rhodomrytus | |
| Rhoeo | |
| Rondeletia | |
| Rosemary | see Herbs |
| Rosa | Roses |
| Rothmannia | See Trees |
| Rudbeckia | see Daisy Plants |
| Ruellia | |
| Russelia | |
| Ruttya | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Sansevieria | |
| Saraca | See Trees |
| Serissa | |
| Schefflera | see Indoor Plants |
| Schotia | |
| Snowflake | |
| Solandra | See Climbers |
| Solanum | |
| Solenostemon | see Coleus |
| Spathiphyllum | |
| Spiraea | |
| Staghorns | see Platycerium |
| Stenocarpus | |
| Stephanotis | |
| Stigmaphyllon | See Climbers |
| Strelitzia | |
| Streptosolen | See Shrubs |
| Strobilanthes | |
| Strongylodon | See Climbers |
| Succulents | |
| Syngonium | |
| Syzygium | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Tabebuia | |
| Tabernaemontana | |
| Tacca | |
| Tecomanthe | See Climbers |
| Tecomaria | |
| Thryallis | |
| Tetradenia | |
| Thunbergia | |
| Thysanolaena | |
| Tibouchina | |
| Tipuana | |
| Trachelospermum | |
| Tradescantia | |
| Triplaris | |
| Tulbaghia | see Bulbs |
| Turf | |
| Tweedia | See Shrubs |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Vegetables | |
| Verbena | |
| Viburnum | |
| Vinca | see Catharanthus |
| Viola | |
| Vireya | |
| Vitex | See Shrubs |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Waterhousia | see Lilipilly |
| Water Plants | |
| Westringia | |
| Whitfieldia | |
| Wisteria | |
| Wrightia | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Xanthorrhoea | |
| Xanthosoma | - see Elephant Ears |
| Xanthostemon | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Yucca | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| Zamioculcas | |
| Zantedeschia | |
| Zinnia | |
| Zoysia | See Turf |
More about this page
The intention here is to develop a resource about garden plants that grow in Qld gardens (or could potentially be grown), concentrating on the best plants for the subtropical and tropical regions.
Nevertheless, be aware that some species within a listed genus might be unsuitable for cultivation in Qld, recognised weeds or even illegal to grow here. Be sure to check the suitability of any plant for a given location before planting.
A few popular plants better suited to cooler and/or Mediterranean climates may be included because many people will be searching for advice on how to grow them in Qld. In that case, the emphasis will be on the species or varieties which will perform here. However, plants that are mainly restricted to temperate/cool regions are extensively covered in other publications and won't be covered on this site.
Only the most commonly cultivated Australian native genera for home gardens will be listed above.
For the sake of legibility on screen, botanical names in the list have not been italicised.
