Native Plants for the Upper Blue Mountains

The following list is a compilation (certainly not meant to be exhaustive) of Australian native plants which are seen to perform well in the zone above Bodington Hill. These plants are recommended on the basis of being reliable, floriferous and relatively quick growing within the climatic constraints of this region.

Note: native trees over 3m have not been included in this listing.

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Plant	Notes
Acacia Boormanii	<3m
Actinotus helianthi	Only on your most rocky shallow soil in a sunny position
Baeckea densifolia
Baeckea virgata
Banksia integrifolia
Banksia Serrata
Bauera rupioides	Any variety
Boronia denticulata	Treat as bi-annuals
Boronia heterophylla molloyae	Treat as bi-annuals
Boronia mollis	Treat as bi-annuals
Boronia muelleri	Treat as bi-annuals
Boronia pinnata	Treat as bi-annuals
Boronia thujona	Treat as bi-annuals
Brachyscome
Callistemon allyn mist	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon champagne	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon citrinus white ice	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Grevillea coconut ice	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon demesne Rowena	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon injune	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon lavender showers	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon mauve mist	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon pallidus pink	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon peach blossom	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon polandii gold	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon purple splendour	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon rose opal	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon taree pink	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Callistemon western glory	All varieties, no matter their origin.
Calothamnus quadrifidus
Ceratopetalum gummiferum	Prune to size
Correa decumbens
Correa reflexa
Crowea	All varieties will perform exceptionally in this zone
Cryptandra scortechinii
Epacris	All varieties but need to be grown with other natives
Eriostemon profusion
Grevillea	Recommended selections only
Helichrysums	All varieties - require sunny spot
Kunzea ambigua
Kunzea capitata
Leptospermum flavescens
Leptospermum macrocapum
Leptospermum petersonii
Leptospermum rotundifolium
Leptospermum scoparium
Melaleuca capitata
Melaleuca decussata
Melaleuca diosmifolia
Melaleuca filopodia
Melaleuca fulgens
Melaleuca incana
Melaleuca lateritia
Melaleuca linariifolia
Melaleuca nesophila
Melaleuca radula
Melaleuca scabra
Melaleuca spathulata
Melaleuca styphelioides
Melaleuca wilsonii
Persoonia levis
Persoonia pinifolia
Prostanthera	All varieties especially incisa and ovalifolia
Prostanthera  incisa
Prostanthera ovalifolia
Telopea Brimstone collection
Telopea mongaensis
Westringia	All varieties
Westringia brevifolia
Westringia longifolia
Zieria smithii