Native Drought Tolerant Plants
There are many popular varieties of native drought tolerant plants, however certain plants are better suited to specific areas. To find the most suitable for your garden, ask your local Water Saver Garden Centre.
plant in full sun
plant in full sun to part shade
plant in part shade
plant in full shade
low water use
moderate water use
Ground covers and grasses | Grasses and small shrubs | Medium shrubs | Large shrubs and trees
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Banksia blechnifolia |
0.25 - 0.45m high, ground cover, pinkish/red flowers |
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Baumea acuta Pale Twig-rush |
0.2 - 0.4m high, to 1m wide grass-like herb, forming dense meadows flowers brown in September to November |
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Carpobrotus modestus Inland Noonflower or Pigface |
0.06 - 0.5m high, to 1m wide, herb, flowers pink, blue, purple in August to November |
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Carpobrotus rossii Pigface |
0.06 - 0.5m high, to 1m wide |
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Dianella "Little Rev" Flax Lily |
0.4m high, 0.3m wide grass |
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Gleichenia microphylla Scrambling Coral Fern |
0.5m high, pendulous or erect fern |
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Lomandra confertifolia & longifolia Lomandra |
0.5m high, 0.7m wide, grass-like foliage, small cream to yellow flowers in August to November |
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Arthropodium milleflorum Vanilla Lily |
0.3m, white flowers on stalks, purple and yellow stamens |
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Brachyscome multifida Cut-leaf Daisy |
0.3m high, 0.5m wide, purple and yellow daisy flowers |
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Kennedia prostrata Running Postman |
0.2m high, spreading ground cover insignificant |
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Grasses and small shrubs up to 1 m - Australian Plants |
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Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata |
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Carex fascicularis |
0.5 - 1m high, grass |
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Dianella revoluta & longifolia |
1m high, grass-like, flowers bright blue |
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Ficinia nodosa (Isolepis nodosa) |
1m high, 0.8m wide, herb/sedge, flowers cream to brown in October to January |
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Juncus gregiflorus |
1m high |
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Poa labillardieri |
1m high, grass |
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Rhagodia spinescens |
0.3 - 1.5m high,1.5 - 3m wide ground-covering shrub |
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Carex appressa |
0.8m high, 0.6m wide large ornamental tussock grass |
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Themeda triandra |
1.5m high, 0.5m wide, flowering December to February |
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Anigozanthos (several species) |
1m high, 0.5m wide straplike shrub, various flowers, mainly red, yellow and green |
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Scaevola aemula |
0.5m high mauve/blue flowers |
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Correa reflexa |
1m high, 1.5m wide, pink tubular flowers |
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Prostanthera rotundifiolias |
0.8m high, 0.8m wide, mauve/purple flowers |
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Alpinia coerulea 'Variagata' |
2m high ginger-like plant, blue fruit |
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Baloskion tetraphyllum (Restio tetraphyllus) |
1.7m high, flowers red to brown in September to February |
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Macrozamia (several species) |
1 - 2m high, 1 - 2m wide |
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Westringia fruticosa (many cultivars) |
1.5m high, 1.5m wide, shrub, flowers lilac-mauve to blue-mauve in August to October |
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Doryanthes palmeri |
1.5 - 2.5m high, 1.5m wide, tall flower spike to 3 m, flowers red or red – brown in summer |
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Hardenbergia violacea |
0.4m high, spreading |
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Pandorea pandorana |
climber, 10m high, 3m wide, flowers white, cream, pink |
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Goodenia ovata |
1.5m high, 1.5m wide flowers yellow |
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Epacris impressa |
1.2m high, 1m wide, VIC State Flower, small pink tubular flowers |
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Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon','Poorinda Pride' |
1.5m high, 1.5m wide, red flowers |
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Lepidozamia peroffskyana |
4 to 7 m |
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Callistemon (several species) |
4m high, flowers red, pink, yellow |
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Corymbia ficifolia |
up to 9m high |
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Cordyline rubra |
2m high |
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Myoporum insulare |
2 - 6m high |
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Eucalyptus (several species) |
most 10 to 25m high, variety of large trees |
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Wollemia nobilis |
up to 10m high, majestic conifer with dark green foliage, bubbly bark |
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