Australian Native Plants

Australian Native Plants - Myrtaceae





Angophora floribunda
(Rough-barked Apple)
Angophora floribunda
Height
 10m - 25m
Spread
 6m - 15m
The Rough-barked Apple is a large tree with clusters of creamy white flowers in spring and summer. Read more >
Astartea 'Winter Pink' Astartea 'Winter Pink'
Height
 0.6m - 1m
Spread
 0.8m - 1.2m
Astartea 'Winter Pink' is a dense compact shrub with open pink flowers most of the year. Read more >
Backhousia citriodora
(Lemon Scented Myrtle)
Backhousia citriodora
Height
 3m - 8m
Spread
 2m - 3m
Lemon Scented Myrtle is a medium sized tree that grows to about 8 m but usually smaller. The leaves are green colour and lemon-scented. They are oval with pointed end, and grow about 5 cm to 10 cm long. New growth is reddish. Creamy white flowers... Read more >
Calytrix sullivanii
(Grampians Fringe Myrtle)
Calytrix sullivanii
Height
 1m - 2m
Spread
 1m - 1.5m
The Grampians Fringe Myrtle is an upright shrub with fine foliage and clusters of pink-tinged white star-shaped flowers in spring. Read more >
Darwinia macrostegia
(Mondurup Bell)
Darwinia macrostegia
Height
 0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
 0.5m - 1m
Mondurup Bell is a dense weeping shrub, although can become a bit straggly. Leaves are small narrow and oval shaped. It has red and white flowers in winter and spring. Read more >
Euryomyrtus ramosissima
(Rosy Baeckea)
Euryomyrtus ramosissima
Height
 0.1m - 1m
Spread
 0.3m - 1.5
The Rosy Baeckea is a spreading shrub in the myrtle family. It has small narrow dark green leaves about 3mm - 13mm long. The flowers are white, pink or mauve with small circular petals and are produced in spring and summer. Read more >
Hypocalymma xanthopetalum
(Golden-flowered Myrtle)
Hypocalymma xanthopetalum
Height
 0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
 1m - 1.5m
The Golden-flowered Myrtle is a small, spreading shrub with small, oval leaves about 10mm long. It produces clusters of fragrant bright yellow flowers along the stems in late winter and spring. The 10mm flowers grow from the leaf axils. Hypocalymma... Read more >
Micromyrtus leptocalyx Micromyrtus leptocalyx
Height
 1m to 2.5m
Spread
 1m to 2.5m
Micromyrtus is a genus of shrubs belonging to the Myrtaceae family. They are endemic to Australia. Micromyrtus leptocalyx is a small shrub with clusters of small star-shaped white flowers. The leaves are small and fleshy. Read more >
Scholtzia oligandra
(Pink Scholtzia)
Scholtzia oligandra
Height
 1m - 3m
Spread
 1m
Pink Scholtzia is a small shrub growing to about half a metres in height. The dark green leaves are small triangular and clasp the stem It produces profuse clusters of open five-petalled white or pink flowers in late winter and spring. The plant is... Read more >
Thryptomene saxicola
(Rock Thryptomene)
Thryptomene saxicola
Height
 0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
 1m - 1.5m
Rock Thryptomene is a dense shrub with weeping branches that grows to about a metre tall. The leaves are small and oval, growing to about 1 cm in length, and scented when crushed. It produces profuse clusters of small open-petalled white or pink... Read more >
Verticordia plumosa
(Plumed Featherflower)
Verticordia plumosa
Height
 0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
 0.5m
The Plumed Featherflower is a small rounded shrub that grows to about a metre tall. The leaves are narrow and greyish green in colour and grow to about 1.4cm long. It produces groups of pink or mauve or white open-petalled flowers in spring and... Read more >
Waterhousea floribunda
(Weeping Lily Pilly)
Waterhousea floribunda
Height
 8m - 10m
Spread
 8m
The Weeping Lily Pilly is a rainforest tree with weeping foliage, growing to 30 m tall (smaller in cultivation). The bark is grey, often with vertical fissures. The leaves are lance-shaped with wavy edges and grow 5 cm to 15 cm long and 2 cm to 5 cm... Read more >