Winter can be a dreary time of year – cold days, grey skies, icy winds. What better to warm your soul than to fill your garden with vibrant, life bringing colour. Native plants are a great way to do this, as many flower over the period from late autumn through to winter – a time when many exotic plants are drab and lifeless.
Planting winter flowering natives in your garden is great for our native birds and bees, as nectar feeding birds and insects rely on them for food over winter. There are a great range of native plants that flower over winter, giving you lots of choice for flower colour and plant habit.
Here is a list of some of our favourites.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Flower Colour |
|---|---|---|
| Anigozanthos cvs | Kangaroo Paws | Various |
| Acacia species | Wattles | Yellow-cream |
| Acacia fimbriata Dwarf | Dwarf Fringe Wattle | Creamy-yellow |
| Alyogyne huegelii | Native Hibiscus | Purple |
| Banksia Giant Candles | Banksia | Orange |
| Banksia serrata | Old Man Banksia | Greeny-Yellow |
| Banksia spinulosa | Hairpin Banksia | Yellow-Orange |
| Brachyscome cvs | Rock Daisy | Various |
| Callistemon citrinus | Crimson Bottlebrush | Red |
| Callistemon Endeavour | Red Bottlebrush | Red |
| Callistemon White Anzac | White Bottlebrush | White |
| Correa Winter Bells | Correa | Pale Pink |
| Grevillea species | Grevillea | Various |
| Grevillea barklyana | Gully Grevillea | Pink |
| Grevillea baueri Dwarf | Grevillea | Red |
| Grevillea Deua Flame | Grevillea | Red |
| Grevillea Forest Rambler | Grevillea | Apricot |
| Grevillea John Evans | Grevillea | Red |
| Grevillea lanigera prostrate | Woolly Grevillea | Pink |
| Grevillea Mt Tamboritha | Woolly Grevillea | Pink |
| Grevillea Scarlet Sprite | Grevillea | Red |
| Hardenbergia violacea | False Sarsaparilla | Purple or White |
| Leptospermum Cardwell | Tea Tree | White |
| Leptospermum Pink Cascade | Tea Tree | Pink |
| Micromyrtus ciliata | Fringe Myrtle | White to Pink |
| Ozothamnus cvs | Rice Flower | Pink or White |
| Philotheca myoporoides | Native Daphne | White |
| Philotheca Profusion | Native Daphne | White with pale pink buds |
| Philotheca Winter Rouge | Native Daphne | White with bright pink buds |
| Thryptomene F.C. Payne | Thryptomene | Pink |
| Westringia cvs | Native Rosmary | White or Purple |
