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 |
| Chrysopogon filipes | Australian Vetiver Grass | Available |
| Cymbopogon refractus | Barbed Wire Grass | Currently unavailable |
| Crinum pedunculatum | Crinum Lily | Available |
| Dianella caerulea | Blue Flax Lily | Available |
| Dianella longifolia | Smooth Flax Lily | Available |
| Juncus usitatus | Common Rush | Available |
| Lomandra longifolia | Spiny-headed Mat-rush | Available |
Climbers
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Elaeagnus triflora | Millaa Millaa Vine | Available |
| Hibbertia scandens | Snake Vine | Available |
| Jasminum didymum | Native Jasmine | Available |
| Pandorea jasminoides | Bower Vine | Available |
| Pandorea pandorana | Wonga Vine | Available |
Ground covers and low-growing plants (under 1m)
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Apowollastonia spilanthoides | Beach Sunflower | Available |
| Ajuga australis | Australian Bugle | Currently unavailable |
| Bacopa monnieri | Brahmi | Available |
| Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Yellow Buttons | Available |
| Coleus eungellaensis | Eungella Coleus | Available |
| Cordyline murchisoniae | Dwarf Palm Lily | Available |
| Dichondra repens | Kidney Weed | Available |
| Eremophillia debulis | Winter Apple | Currently unavailable |
| Gynura drymophila | Forest Daisy | Available |
| Hypoestes floribunda | Musk-scented Plant | Available |
| Lobelia membranacea | Native Lobelia | Available |
| Murdannia graminea | Grass Lily | Available |
| Peperomia blanda | Peperomia | Available |
| Viola banksii | Native Violet | Available |
| Vitex rotundifolia | Beach Vitex | Available |
| Wollastonia uniflora | Beach Sunflower | Available |
| Xenostegia tridentata | African Morning Vine | Currently unavailable |
| Xerochrysum bracteatum | Everlasting Daisy | Available |
Shrubs (under 5m)
Trees (5-10m)
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Abrophyllum ornans | Native Hydrangea | Currently unavailable |
| Acacia leptocarpa | Northern Wattle | Available |
| Acronychia laevis | Hard Aspen | Available |
| Aidia racemosa | Archer Cherry | Available |
| Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii | Brown Gardenia | Available |
| Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar | Coastal Banksia | Available |
| Capparis arborea | Native Pomegranate | Available |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioides | Tuckeroo | Currently unavailable |
| Denhamia disperma | Orange Bark | Available |
| Diospyros humilis | Small-leaved Ebony | Available |
| Guioa lasioneura | Silky Tamarind | Available |
| Harpullia pendula | Tulipwood | Available |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus | Cottonwood | Available |
| Hymenosporum flavum | Native Frangipani | Currently unavailable |
| Lysiphyllum hookeri | Hooker's Bauhinia | Available |
| Melaleuca trichostachya | River Paperbark | Available |
| Melaleuca viminalis | Weeping Bottlebrush | Available |
| Melaleuca viridiflora | Broad-leaved Paperbark | Available |
| Melicope elleryana | Pink Evodia | Available |
| Micromelum minutum | Lime Berry | Available |
| Myrsine Porosa | Northern Muttonwood | Available |
| Pararchidendron pruinosum | Snow-wood | Available |
| Pandanus cookii | Cook's Screw Pine | Available |
| Pipturus argenteus | Native Mulberry | Available |
| Premna serratifolia | Creek Premna | Available |
| Psydrax odorata | Shiny-leaved Canthium | Available |
| Scolopia braunii | Flintwood | Currently unavailable |
| Stenocarpus sinuatus | Firewheel Tree | Available |
| Sterculia quadrifida | Peanut Tree | Available |
| Syzygium australe | Creek Cherry | Currently unavailable |
| Terminalia sericocarpa | Damson | Available |
| Thespesia populnea | Tulip Tree | Available |
| Timonius timon | Swizel Bush | Available |
| Waterhousea floribunda | Weeping Lilly-pilly | Available |
Large Trees (over 10m)
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Ackama australiensis | Available | |
| Alectryon connatus | Hairy Alectryon | Available |
| Archontophoenix alexandrae | Alexandra Palm | Available |
| Brachychiton acerifolius | Flame Tree | Currently unavailable |
| Brachychiton australis | Broad-leaved Bottle Tree | Available |
| Calophyllum inophyllum | Beauty Leaf | Currently unavailable |
| Carallia brachiata | Freshwater Mangrove | Currently unavailable |
| Casuarina cunninghamiana | River Oak | Available |
| Commersonia bartramia | Brown Kurrajong | 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 | Available |
| Euroschinus falcata | Ribbonwood | Currently unavailable |
| Flindersia schottiana | Bumpy Ash | Available |
| Ganophyllum falcatum | Scaly Ash | Currently unavailable |
| Huberantha nitidissima | Canary Beech | Available |
| Lophostemon confertus | Brush Box | Available |
| Melaleuca fluviatilis | Pendulous Paperbark | Available |
| Melaleuca leucadendra | Weeping Paperbark | Available |
| Melicope xanthoxyloides | Yellow Evodia | Available |
| Mimusops elengi | Mimusops | Currently unavailable |
| Myristica insipida | Native Nutmeg | Available |
| Neolitsea dealbata | White Bollywood | Available |
| Pleiogynium timorense | Burdekin Plum | Currently unavailable |
| Polyscias australiana | Ivory Basswood | Available |
| Toona ciliata | Red Cedar | Available |
Wetland/aquatic
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | AVAILABILITY |
| Philydrum lanuginosum | Woolly Frogmouth | Currently unavailable |
| Schoenoplectiella mucronata | Star Club-rush | Currently unavailable |