What we grow
Plant height can vary depending on the growing environment. The height categories below are guides only. Many plants can be pruned to keep them to the desired height.
Factsheets are available for most plants listed. A small number of factsheets are still in development and will be added soon.
Don’t forget to check out how council has revitalised the Gordon White Library precinct using local native plants grown at the MNEC.
Grasses and strappy plants
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Cyperus javanicus | Java Sedge | Available |
| Crinum pedunculatum | Crinum Lily | Available |
| Dianella caerulea | Blue Flax Lily | Available |
| Dianella longifolia | Smooth Flax Lily | Available |
| Juncus usitatus | Common Rush | Available |
Climbers
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Hardenbergia violacea | Native Sarsparilla | Available |
| Jasminum didymum | Native Jasmine | Available |
| Pandorea jasminoides | Bower Vine | Available |
Ground covers and low-growing plants (under 1m)
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Apowollastonia spilanthiodes | Beach Sunflower | Available |
| Bacopa monnieri | Brahmi | Available |
| Coleus eungellaensis | Eungella Coleus | Available |
| Cordyline murchisoniae | Dwarf Palm Lily | Available |
| Hypoestes floribunda | Musk-scented Plant | Available |
| Lobelia quadrangularis | Sawtooth Lobelia | Available |
| Myoporum boninense subsp. Australe | Coastal Boobialla | Available |
| Murdannia graminea | Grass Lily | Available |
| Peperomia blanda var. floribunda | Peperomia | Not Available |
| Teucrium junceum | Broom Bush | Not Available |
| Viola banksii | Native Violet | Available |
| Vitex rotundifolia | Beach Vitex | Available |
| Xerochrysum bracteatum | Everlasting Daisy | Available |
Shrubs (under 5m)
Trees (5-10m)
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Acacia flavescens | Yellow Wattle | Not Available |
| Acacia leptocarpa | Northern Wattle | Available |
| Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii | Brown Gardenia | Available |
| Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar | Coastal Banksia | Available |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus | Cottonwood | Available |
| Lysiphyllum hookeri | Hooker's Bauhinia | Not Available |
| Melaleuca bracteata | Black Tea Tree | Not Available |
| Melaleuca hemisticta | Gold-Dusted Bottlebrush | Not Available |
| Melaleuca trichostachya | River Paperbark | Not Available |
| Melaleuca viminalis | Weeping Bottlebrush | Available |
| Melicope elleryana | Pink Evodia | Available |
| Pararchidendron pruinosum | Snow-wood | Available |
| Pipturus argenteus | Native Mulberry | Available |
| Planchonia careya | Cocky Apple | Not Available |
| Sterculia quadrifida | Peanut Tree | Available |
| Syzygium australe | Creek Cherry | Not Available |
| Waterhousea floribunda | Weeping Lilly-pilly | Not Available |
Large Trees (over 10m)
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Archontophoenix alexandrae | Alexandra Palm | Available |
| Corymbia intermedia | Pink Bloodwood | Available |
| Elaeocarpus grandis | Blue Quandong | Available |
| Eucalyptus exserta | Queensland Peppermint | Available |
| Eucalyptus raveretiana | Black Ironbox | Available |
| Eucalyptus tereticornis | Queensland Blue Gum | Not Available |
| Flindersia schottiana | Bumpy Ash | Available |
| Melaleuca fluviatilis | Pendulous Paperbark | Available |
| Melaleuca leucadendra | Weeping Paperbark | Available |
| Mimusops elengi | Mimusops | Available |
| Pleiogynium timorense | Burdekin Plum | Available |
| Toona ciliata | Red Cedar | Available |