Plants
Acorn Banksia
The Acorn Banksia is the fastest growing Banksia in the Perth area.
Buddha's Belly Bamboo
This bamboo gets its common name from the swollen 'Buddha’s belly'-like lower internodes which become short and fat in times of stress.
Dune Moses
This wattle gets its name from its habit of growing well in coastal sand dune areas.
Firewood Banksia
This large shrub/small tree is known as the ‘Firewood Banksia’ for obvious reasons; the wood burns away to a fine ash.
Giant Reed
Giant Reed has a long history of use by humans.
Jam Wattle
Like many others, this Wattle has phyllodes instead of leaves to help control water loss in hot, dry weather.
Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
The name ‘Kangaroo Paw’ (originally ‘Kangaroo Foot’) was coined around the 1850s and was used mainly for this species commonly found in the Perth area.
Sydney Wattle
These delicately-scented flowers attract a variety of insects and birds to feed, and eventually develop into straight seed pods.
WA Peppermint Tree
This gracefully weeping tree was given the name ‘peppermint’ by early colonists because of the peppermint scent given off by crushed leaves.