Listed on the following pages are some examples of Waterwise planting options for a variety of garden styles, most of which will survive with little to no irrigation once established.
These lists are a suggested starting point and are by no means exhaustive nor are the garden styles which have been selected as common popular themes – plants can easily be mixed and matched.
Note: many more native plants can be included in the schemes listed, as they can be adapted to any style.
Mediterranean
| Trees |
Olives,Prunus,Pyrus,Melaleuca |
| Shrubs |
Rosemary,Lavender,Santalina,Nerium,Echium,Pelargonium,Westringia |
| Ground Covers |
Convolvulus,Myoporum, Eremophilaglabravarieties |
| Climbers |
Ficuspumila,Bougainvillea |
| Accents & Grasses |
Agave,Aloe,Lomandra, Dianella |
Tropical
| Trees |
Plumeria,Hymenosporum,Bauhinia,somepalms |
| Shrubs |
Murraya,Acalypha,some Hibiscus,Philodendron, Alternanthera,Russellia |
| Ground Covers |
Trachelospermum,jasminoides,massed Bromeliads |
| Climbers |
Bouganvillea,Pandorea |
| Accents & Grasses |
Doryanthes,Strelitzia,someCordyline,Lomandra, Dracaena |
Formal
| Trees |
Robinia,Pyrus,Syzigium |
| Shrubs |
Viburnum,Metrosideros, Photinia,Ricinocarpus, Westringia,Royena, Melaleuca,Rhaphiolepsis, Calothamnus,Agonis |
| Ground Covers |
Dymondia,Thyme |
| Climbers |
Trachelospermum jasminoides,Ficuspumila |
| Accents & Grasses |
Lomandra,Dianella,Clivia, someCycads |
Cottage/Country
| Trees |
Lagerstroemia,someMagnolias,Jacaranda, Hakea,manydeciduous |
| Shrubs |
Duranta,Rosesonfortunianarootstock,Clerodendron,Eremophila,Lavender,Leptospermum, Chamelaucium,Alyogyne,Thryptomene,Verticordia |
| Ground Covers |
SomeScaevolas,Hemiandra,Myoporum,lowGrevilleas |
| Climbers |
Wisteria,Jasmine,Sollya, Hardenbergia |
| Accents & Grasses |
Patersonia,Orthrosanthus,Kniphofia/p> |
Productive
| Trees |
Figs,olives,feijoa, pomegranate,strawberry/cherryguava,mulberry,nuts,pears,plums,apricots,quince,nativelime |
| Shrubs |
Manyherbs,bushtuckerspecies,quandong |
| Climbers |
Grapes |
Japanese
| Trees |
Sapium,Styphnolubium(syn.Saphora),Conifers,Prunus,Melaleuca,Acacia |
| Shrubs |
Pittosporum,Westringia,Camellia,Nandina,Pimelea,Rhaphiolepsis,Leucophyta,Baeckea,DwarfAcacia |
| Ground Covers |
Juniperus,Sedums,Darwinia, citriodoraprostrate, Austromyrtus,Myoporum |
| Accents & Grasses |
Phormium,Liriope,Libertia,DwarfLomandras |
Contemporary / Sculptural
| Trees |
Brachychiton,Caesalpinia, Eucalyptus,Banksia |
| Shrubs |
Leucadendron,Hakea |
| Ground Covers |
Dryandra,Sedums,Crassulas,Carpobrotus |
| Climbers |
Kennedia,Billardiera |
| Accents & Grasses |
Ficinea,Dianella,Lomandra,Dracaena,Macrozamia, Yucca,Agave,Sansevieria, Aloes,Anigozanthos, Xanthorrea,Zamia |
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