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SLCMA Community Nursery

The SLCMA Community Nursery has a wide range of native plant species available for purchase by the public.  The majority of plants come as tubestock and all are sun-hardened with a good root system, ready for planting.  Seeds are sourced locally and grown by our Nursery Officer and volunteers, in the nursery.

How to purchase plants!

The SLCMA Community Nursery is open to the public by appointment only or you can pre-order through the Plant Order Form (below) and arrange pick up.  We also hold native plant sales throughout the year, which are advertised to our members, monthly newsletter and facebook page.

Plant Order Form

WHAT WE GROW!

Below is a list of plant species we propagate in our nursery at various times throughout the year. Some species are more readily available depending on our ability to source seed for propagation.

The list is sorted by habit.

Groundcover or vine    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Aristolochia acuminataNative Dutchman’s pipe5RainforestButterfly
Canavalia roseaCoastal jack bean0.5Coastal 
Carpobrotus glaucescens Pigface0.3Coastal 
Chrysocephalum apiculatum Yellow buttons0.4Coastal, woodlandButterfly
Cissus oblongaNative grapeto 10Woodland, rainforestButterfly
Elaeagnis trifloraMillaa millaa vine2 to 4Rainforest, riparian, woodland 
Eremophila debilisWinter appleto 0.1Woodland 
Eustrephus latifoliusWombat berry1 to 2Rainforest, riparian, woodlandBird
Freycinetia scandensClimbing pandan1 to 5Rainforest 
Geitonoplesium cymosumScrambling lilyto 8RainforestBird
Gymnanthera oblongaNative rubber vineto 3CoastalBird, butterfly
Hibbertia scandensSnake vineto 5Woodland, rainforest 
Hoya australisCommon hoyato 3Rainforest, riparianButterfly
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensisGoats foot morning glory0.1 to 0.2Coastal 
Jasminum didymumCoastal jasmine2Woodland 
Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australienseNative jasmine1 to 6Coastal, woodland 
Melodinus australisBellbird vineto 3RainforestBird
Melodorum leichhardtiiZig-zag Vineto 6RainforestButterfly
Mucana giganteaBurny beanto 6Coastal, rainforest 
Pandorea jasminoidesBower of beauty3 to 5RainforestBird
Sesuvium portulacastrumSea purslane0.3CoastalBee
Stephania japonicaSnake vine0Coastal, rainforestBird
Vigna marinaDune bean0Coastal 
Viola perreniformisNative violet0.1Riparian, woodland 
Vitex rotundifoliaBeach vitex0.5 to 1Coastal 
Wollastonia bifloraBeach sunflowerto 0.3Coastal 
Herb    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosusNative rosella0.5Woodland 
Apowollastonia spilanthoidesNative wedelia0.4Coastal, woodlandBee, butterfly
Artanema fimbriatumNative snapdragon0.3 to 0.6Woodland 
Bacopa monnieriBrahmi0.05Riparian, woodland 
Coleus diversusNative coleusto 1Woodland, rainforest 
Coleus eungellaensisEungella coleus0.5Woodland, rainforestBee
Commelina cyaneaBlue commelina0.2Woodland 
Crotalaria mitchelliiYellow rattlepod1Coastal, woodland 
Crotalaria montanaRattlepod1Coastal, woodland 
Helichrysum lanuginosumWhite everlastingto 0.45Woodland 
Indigofera linifoliaNarrow leaved indigoto 0.4Coastal, woodland 
Indigofera pratensisForest Indigo0.3 to 0.6Coastal, woodland 
Lobelia membranaceaNative lobelia0.1Riparian 
Mentha diemenicaSlender mint0.2Riparian 
Murdannia gramineaGrass lily0.1 to 0.6Woodland 
Orthosiphon aristatusCats whiskers1.5Woodland, rainforest 
Peperomia blandaPeperomiato 0.3Rainforest 
Persicaria orientalisPrince’s feathersto 0.3Riparian, woodland 
Ranunculus lappaceusNative buttercupto 0.5Woodland 
Xerochrysum bracteatumGolden everlasting0.5Coastal, woodlandButterfly
  Orchid    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Geodorum densiflorumPink nodding orchidto 0.3Rainforest, woodland 
Phaius australisNative swamp orchidto 0.45Wetland 
Lily or grass    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Alpinia caeruleaNative ginger1 to 2RainforestBird
Cheilocostus potieraeAustralia crepe ginger2Rainforest 
Chrysopogon filipesVetiver grass1RiparianBird
Cordyline manners-suttoniaeGiant palm lilly5Rainforest 
Cordyline murchisoniaeMurchison’s palm lily6Rainforest 
Cordyline petiolarisPalm lily5Rainforest 
Crinum pedunculatumCrinum lily1.5Coastal 
Cymbopogon refractusBarb wire grass1Coastal, woodland 
Dianella caeruleaParoo lily0.5Coastal, woodland 
Eragrostis interruptaCoastal love grassto 1.5Coastal 
Heteropogon contortusBlack spear grassto 1.5Woodland 
Juncus usitatusCommon rushto 1.2Riparian 
Lomandra hystrixRiver reed1RiparianButterfly
Lomandra longifoliaMat rush1Riparian, woodlandButterfly
Lomandra multiflora subsp. multifloraMany flowered mat rush0.25 to 0.9Woodland 
Oplismenus compositusRunning mountain grass0.2 to 0.8Woodland, rainforest 
Oplismenus undulatifoliusBasketgrass0.3Coastal 
Themeda triandraKangaroo grass1.5Woodland 
Sedge    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Carex appressaTall sedgeto 1Wetland 
Cyperus alopecuroidesFoxtail flat sedge1.5Wetland 
Cyperus differmisDirty Dora0.5Wetland 
Cyperus gracilisSlender flat sedge0.1 to 0.3Woodland 
Cyperus javanicusJava sedge1.2Wetland 
Cyperus polystachyusBunchy sedge0.6Wetland 
Cyperus sp. EungellaEungella rainforest sedge0.6Wetland 
Cyperus pedunculatusPineapple sedge0.15Wetland 
Eleocharis acutaRiver club rush0.4Wetland 
Fimbristylis tetragonaBrown hatpinsto 0.3Wetland 
Gahnia asperaSaw sedgeto 1Woodland, rainforestButterfly
Lepironia articulataGrey sedge1.5 to 2.5Wetland 
Machaerina articulataJointed twigrush1 to 2.5Wetland 
Philydrum lanuginosumFrogsmouthto 1Wetland 
Schoenoplectus mucronatusTriangle bullrush1Wetland 
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontaniRiver clubrush1 to 2Wetland 
Scleria browniiTriangle club rush0.3Woodland, rainforest 
Palm    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Archontophoenix alexandraeAlexandra palm30Riparian, woodland 
Livistona decoraCabbage tree palmto 15Coastal, rainforest, riparianBird, butterfly
Normanbya normanbyiBlack palm20Rainforest 
Pandanus sp.Freshwater pandanus8Coastal, riparian 
Pandanus spiralisPandanus10Coastal, riparian 
Pandanus tectoriusCoastal Screw palm5 to 6Coastal 
Ptychosperma elegansSolitary palm10Rainforest 
  Shrub    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Acacia holosericeaSilver wattle3WoodlandButterfly
Acacia juncifoliaRush-leaved wattleto 2WoodlandBee
Acacia simsiiSim’s wattle1 to 3Coastal, woodlandBee, bird, butterfly
Acronychia laevisHard aspen1 to 6RainforestButterfly
Acrotriche aggregataTall groundberry1 to 6Woodland 
Aglaia browniiBrown aglaia2 to 5Rainforest 
Alchornia ilicifoliaNative hollyto 6mRainforest 
Alyxia ruscifoliaChain fruit2 to3Woodland, rainforest 
Antidesma parvifoliumBlack currant1 to 6Rainforest 
Argusia argenteaOctopus bush5Coastal 
Atalaya rigidaVeiny whitewood1 to 6Woodland, rainforest 
Austromyrtus dulcisMidgen berry0.5Coastal, woodlandBee, bird, butterfly
Banksia roburSwamp banksiato 2.5Coastal, woodlandBee, bird, butterfly
Breynia oblongifoliaCoffee bush2 to 4Woodland, rainforestButterfly
Bursaria incanaPrickly pine3 to 7Woodland 
Caesalpinia bonducNicker nutto 6Coastal 
Capparis lucidaCoast caper3 to 4Coastal 
Carissa ovataCurrant bush2 mWoodlandButterfly
Clerodendrum inermeScrambling lolly bush1 to 4CoastalButterfly
Colubrina asiaticaBeach berry bush, latherleaf1 to 6Coastal, woodland 
Cordyline cannifoliaPalm lily1 to 6Rainforest 
Crotalaria medicagineaTrefoil rattlepod0.8Coastal, woodland 
Dodonaea triquertaHopbush1 to 6Woodland, rainforest 
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosaSticky hopbush1 to 3Coastal 
Drypetes deplencheiYellow tulipwood1 to 6Rainforest 
Ficus congestaRed leaved fig1 to 6RainforestBird, butterfly
Flueggea virosaWhite currant1 to 4Woodland, rainforest 
Glycosmis trifoliataOrange berry1 to 3Coastal, woodland 
Graptophyllum ilicifoliumMt Blackwood holly3 to 5Rainforest, riparian, woodlandBird, butterfly
Hibiscus heterophyllus subsp. heterophyllusNative hibiscus2Riparian, woodland 
Mackinlaya macrosciadiaMackinlaya, blue umbrella2Rainforest 
Melaleuca pachyphyllaWallum bottlebrushto 2Coastal 
Melaleuca paludicolaEungella bottlebrushto 4Riparian, woodland 
Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricumBlue tongue, lasiandra1 to 6RainforestBird
Micromelium minutumLime berry3 to 4RainforestButterfly
Murraya ovatifoliolataNative mock orangeto 4RainforestBee
Myoporum accuminatum Mangrove boobialla2 to 8Woodland, rainforestBird
Pavetta australiensisPavetta2 to 4RainforestBird, butterfly
Petalostigma banksiiQuinine bush2 to 4Woodland 
Phalaria octandraWhite daphne2Rainforest 
Pipturus argenteusNative mulberry5Riparian, woodlandBird, butterfly
Pittosporum revolutumBrisbane laurel3WoodlandBird
Plumbago zeylanicaNative plumbagoto 1Woodland 
Rubus probusNative raspberryto 3Rainforest 
Scaevola taccadaSea lettuce2 to 3Coastal 
Sophora tomentosaSilver bush, silver bean3Coastal 
Stenocarpus angustifoliusDoreen4 to 5Woodland 
Trema tomentosaPoison peachto 4Rainforest 
Vitex trifoliaCommon blue vitex1 to 4Coastal 
Wikstroemia indicaTie bush1 to 2Coastal 
Small tree    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Acacia aulacocarpaGolden flowered salwood2 to 8CoastalBird, butterfly
Acacia cincinnataDaintree wattle10 to 25Woodland, rainforest 
Acacia disparrimaHickory wattle15Woodland 
Acacia flavescensYellow wattle4 to 15Woodland, rainforestButterfly
Acacia leptocarpaNorth Coast wattle6 to 10Woodland 
Acacia leptostachyaTownsville wattle2 to 5Woodland 
Acacia orariaCoastal wattle3 to 5Coastal, woodland 
Acacia rhodoxylonRosewoodto 16Woodland 
Acmenosperma claviflorumGrey satinash3 to 15Riparian 
Alectryon connatusAlectryon5Coastal 
Alectryon tomentosusHairy alectryon15RiparianBird
Allocasuarina littoralisBlack she-oak5 to 15Coastal, woodlandBird
Alphitonia excelsaRed ash    4 to 15Woodland, rainforestBee, bird, butterfly
Archidendron grandiflorumPink laceflower3 to 10Rainforest 
Arytera divaricataRose tamarind, coogera5 to 8RainforestBird, butterfly
Atractocarpus fitzalaniiNative gardenia, brown gardenia6Coastal, rainforestBee
Backhousia citriodoraLemon myrtleto 8RainforestBee, bird, butterfly
Backhousia myrtifoliaCinnamon myrtleto 7RainforestBee
Banksia integrifoliaCoast banksia5 to 20Coastal, woodlandBee, bird, butterfly
Brachychiton bidwilliLittle kurrajong4Rainforest 
Brachychiton compactusWhitsunday bottletree4 to 15Woodland 
Cassia sp. (Paluma Range)Golden showers4Woodland, rainforest 
Casuarina equisetifoliaCoastal she-oak6 to 12Coastal 
Chionanthus ramifloraNative olive3 to 8CoastalBird
Clerodendrum floribundumLollybush2 to 10CoastalBird
Cordia dichotomaGlue berry4 to 8RainforestButterfly
Cordia subcordataSea trumpet5 to 10Coastal, rainforestBird, butterfly
Cryptocarya bidwilliiYellow laurel8 to 10Woodland, rainforest 
Cryptocarya triplinervisBrown laurel5 to 10Rainforest, riparianBird, butterfly
Cupaniopsis anacardioidesTuckeroo5 to 8CoastalBird, butterfly
Cycas mediaZamia palm1 to 3WoodlandButterfly
Denhamia disperma Orange boxwood5 to 10Rainforest 
Diospyros australisBlack plum4 to 10Rainforest 
Diospyros geminataScaly ebony12RainforestBird
Diploglottis obovataWild tamarind8Rainforest, riparian 
Erythrina vespertilioBats wing coral tree6 to 12Coastal, woodlandBird
Ficus fraseriWhite sandpaper fig6 to 15RainforestBird, butterfly
Ficus oppositaSandpaper fig3 to 8Rainforest, riparian, woodlandBird, butterfly
Ficus platypodaRock fig10RainforestBird, butterfly
Geijera salicifoliaBrush wilga1 to 6RainforestButterfly
Glochidion apodogynumButtonwood1 to 4Woodland, rainforestBird, butterfly
Glochidion ferdinandiButtonwood, cheese tree6 to 15RainforestBird, butterfly
Glochidion lobocarpumCheese tree6 to 15Coastal, rainforest, riparianBird, butterfly
Glochidion sumatranumSumatran buttonwood6 to 15Rainforest, riparian, woodlandBee, bird, butterfly
Gossia bidwilliiPython tree6 to 15Woodland, rainforest 
Grevillea baileyanaWhite oak6 to 20Coastal, rainforest 
Grevillea banksiiRed silky oak4 to 10Coastal, woodlandBird
Hakea actitesWallum hakea5Coastal, woodland 
Harpullia hilliiBlunt leaved tulip6 to 15Coastal, rainforestBird
Harpullia pendulaTulipwood8 to 15Rainforest, riparianBird, butterfly
Hibiscus tiliaceusCottonwood4 to 10CoastalButterfly
Homalanthus populifoliusBleeding heart8Rainforest 
Hymenosporum flavumNative frangipani8Woodland, rainforestBird
Lagerstroemia archerianaNative crepe myrtle5 to 7Riparian 
Larsenaikia jardeneiNative gardenia1 to 3Rainforest 
Leea novoguineensisBandicoot berry1 to 3RainforestButterfly
Lysiphyllum hookeriQueensland ebony, white bauhinia1 to 6Coastal, woodland 
Macaranga involucrataBrown macaranga8 to 15Rainforest, riparian 
Macaranga tanariusMacaranga4 to 6RainforestBird, butterfly
Mallotus mollisimusGreen kamala, woolly kamalato 10Rainforest 
Mallotus philippensisRed kamala10Rainforest 
Meiogyne bidwilliiAnnona5Rainforest 
Meiogyne heteropetalaOrange annona5RainforestButterfly
Melaleuca leucadendraWeeping paperbark10 to 20Coastal, rainforest, riparianButterfly
Melaleuca polandiiGold tipped bottlebrush4 to7WoodlandButterfly
Melaleuca viminalisWeeping bottlebrush4 to 10RiparianBird, butterfly
Melaleuca viridifloraBroad leaved tea bark3 to 10WoodlandBird
Melicope rubraLittle euodiato 6RainforestBird, butterfly
Morinda citrifoliaStinking cheesefruit2 to 5Coastal 
Myristica insipidaNative nutmeg8 to 12RainforestBird, butterfly
Myrsine variabilisMuttonwood6 to12RainforestButterfly
Neolitsea brassiiGrey bolly gum8 to 15Woodland, rainforest 
Neolitsea dealbataWhite bolly gumto 12RainforestBird, butterfly
Ochrosia ellipticaBloodhorn5 to 9Coastal 
Pararchidendron pruinosumSnow wood5 to 10RainforestBird, butterfly
Petalostigma pubescensHairy quinine treeto 6Coastal, woodland 
Pittosporum angustifoliumGumbi gumbi6Woodland 
Pittosporum ferrugineumRusty pittosporum6Coastal, woodlandBird
Pittosporum venulosumVelvet pittosporumto 8RainforestBird
Planchonia careyaCocky apple4 to 10WoodlandButterfly
Premna serratifoliaCreek premna2 to 4Coastal 
Scolopia brauniiFlintwood6 to 15RainforestBird, butterfly
Sersalisia sericeaMongo3 to 10Rainforest, riparian 
Stericulia quadrifidaPeanut tree5 to 10Rainforest, riparianBird
Syzygium australeCreek cherry5RiparianBird, butterfly
Tabernaemontana orientalisEastern gondola bush1 to 3Rainforest 
Terminalia muelleriCoastal damson9Coastal, rainforestBird, butterfly
Thespesia populneoidesTulip tree6Coastal, riparian 
Timonius timonSwizel bush3 to 8Woodland, rainforest 
Xanthorrhoea sp.Grasstree2 to 5Coastal, woodlandBird, butterfly
Medium tree    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Adenanthera pavoninaRed bead tree   
Albizia proceraForest siris>12Woodland 
Alphitonia petrieiWhite ash, pink ash15RiparianBee, bird, butterfly
Aphananthe philippinensisNative elm, axehandle wood20 to 30RainforestButterfly
Archidendron hendersoniiWhite laceflower15Rainforest 
Brachychiton acerifoliusFlame tree10Woodland, rainforestButterfly
Carallia brachiataFreshwater mangrove5 to 10Coastal, rainforestButterfly
Commersonia bartramiaBrown kurrajong6 to 12Riparian 
Corymbia clarksonianaClarkson’s bloodwoodto 20Coastal, woodland 
Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molleRed bean12 to 15Rainforest 
Ficus racemosaCluster fig8 to 20RainforestBird, butterfly
Ganophyllum falcatumScaly ash10 to 25Coastal, woodlandBird
Jagera pseudorhusFoambark6 to 10Coastal, rainforest 
Litsea leefeanaBrown bollywoodto 15Coastal, riparianBird, butterfly
Lophostemon confertusBrush box6 to 15WoodlandKoala
Lophostemon grandiflorusNorth swamp mahogany10 to 15Riparian, woodland 
Lophostemon suaveolonsMessmate6 to 15Riparian, woodlandBird
Melaleuca dealbataBlue leaf paperbark5 to 12Woodland, rainforest 
Melia azederachWhite cedar6 to 15RainforestBird
Melicope elleryanaEuodia15 to 20RainforestBird, butterfly
Millettia pinnata Pongamia15Rainforest, riparianButterfly
Mimusops elengiRed coondoo5 to 12Coastal, rainforestBird, butterfly
Neisosperma kilneriOrnate fruited neisospermato 20Rainforest, riparian 
Pleiogynium timorenseBurdekin plum8 to 15Coastal 
Polyalthia nitidissimaCanary wood6 to 15Rainforest 
Polycias elegensCelery woodto 10RainforestBird
Syzygium luehmaniiLuehmans lilly pilly10 to 15RainforestBird, butterfly
Tall tree    
Botanical nameCommon nameHeight (m)HabitatAttracts
Alstonia scholarisMilky pine30Riparian 
Argyrodendron polyandrumBrown tulip oak30Riparian 
Beilschmiedia obtusifoliaBlush walnut20 to 50Woodland, rainforestButterfly
Calophyllum inophyllumBeach nut, beauty leaf20Coastal 
Castanospermum australeBlack bean tree8 to 20Coastal, rainforest, riparianBird, butterfly
Casuarina cunninghamianaRiver she-oak20RiparianBird
Corymbia citriodoraLemon scented gumto 30WoodlandKoala
Corymbia intermediaPink bloodwood30WoodlandKoala
Corymbia tessallarisMoreton Bay ashto 35WoodlandKoala
Cryptocarya hypospodiaPurple laurel, northern laurel20 to 30RainforestButterfly
Dysoxylum gaudichaudianumIvory mahogany35Rainforest, riparianBird
Elaeocarpus grandisBlue quandong10 to 25Rainforest 
Eucalyptus crebraNarrow leaved ironbark35WoodlandKoala
Eucalyptus drepanophyllaIron barkto 30WoodlandBird, butterfly
Eucalyptus exsertaQueensland peppermintto 25WoodlandBee, koala
Eucalyptus platyphyllaPoplar gumto 20WoodlandBird
Eucalyptus robustaSwamp mahogany30Coastal, woodlandKoala
Eucalyptus tereticornisBlue gum35WoodlandKoala
Euroschinus falcatusRibbonwoodto 40Rainforest 
Falcataria toonaMackay cedar20 o 30Rainforest 
Ficus virensBanyan fig15 to 30RainforestBird, butterfly
Flindersia schottianaSilver ash25 to 40RainforestButterfly
Gmelina leichhardtiiWhite beech15 to 30Coastal, rainforest 
Melaleuca fluviatilisPaperbark tea treeto 30Riparian 
Melaleuca nervosaPendulous Paperbark4 to 10WoodlandButterfly
Melaleuca quinquenerviaPaper-barked tea-tree15 to 20Riparian, woodlandKoala
Nauclea orientalisLeichhardt tree30Rainforest 
Podocarpus elatusBrown pineto 40Rainforest 
Stenocarpus sinuatusWheel of fire15RainforestBird
Terminalia sericocarpaDamson15 to 20Rainforest, riparianBird, butterfly
Toona ciliataRed cedar10 to 30Rainforest 
Trema orientalisPeach cedarto 20Rainforest 

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