Bird attracting; in harmony with the environment; different groups of plants for different soil types.
Australian Plants range from grasses, through shrubs, to trees. Many popular street trees are natives. Many native plants are especially popular to attract birds into gardens. Some are edible, especially Macadamia Nuts, Lily Pillies.
Grevilleas
Small shrubs: Philotheca (formerly known as Eriostemon), Allyn Magic, Babingtonia (formerly Baeckia virgata nana)
Callistemons, Bottlebrush
Hillock Bush (Melaleuca hypericifolia)
LilyPillies, especially Resilience, Cascade, Cherry Surprise, Allyn Magic, and Syzygium luehmannii (Riberry)
Banksias
Trees include Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), Ivory Curl (Buckinghamia), Albery’s Red (NSW Christmas Bush, Ceratopetalum gummifera), Illawarra Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolius), Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus), Norfolk Pine, Bunya Bunya, Macadamia, Davidson’s Plum.
