Australian National Botanic Gardens

Some Drought Tolerant Native Plants

at the Australian National Botanic Gardens

Many of the listed species have been growing in areas (like the front carpark and entrance) where irrigation has not been supplied from between 12 months and 5 years. They appear to be growing fairly well. We have listed species as well as cultivars.

List prepared by John Treloar, 2004

Plants less than 1 metre

Acacia ‘Gold Lace’

Acacia flexifolia

Atriplex semibaccata

Brachycome ‘ Break o Day’

Brachycome ‘Roulette’

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Chrysocephalum semipapposum

Correa ‘Dusky Bells’

Correa ‘ Marion’s Marvel’

Dianella revolute

Gastrolobium sericeum

Leptospermum rotundifolium ‘ Julie-Ann’

Lomandra longifolia

Myoporum ‘ Monaro Marvel’

Olearia astroloba

Olearia iodochroa

Stypandra glauca

Local grasses

Plants to 2 metres

Acacia buxifolia

Acacia genistifolia

Acacia papyrocarpa

Acacia siculiformis

Allocasuarina distyla

Atriplex nummularia

Atriplex rhagodioides

Callistemon brachyandrus

Callistemon linearis

Callistemon sieberi

Cassinia longifolia

Cassinia quinquefaria

Dodonaea viscosa

Grevillea ‘Canterbury Gold’

Grevillea ‘Golden Sparkle’

Grevillea ‘Raspberry Red’

Grevillea wilkinsonii

Leptospermum ‘Lemon Frost’

Philotheca ‘Poorinda’

Plants over 3 metres

Acacia covenyi

Acacia pendula

Melaleuca elliptica

Melaleuca hamulosa