PLANT SELECTION GUIDE 2019 iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 1 of 20 Barkyla syringifolia Feature trees and extra-large trees Extra-large Feature Botanical name Common name Tree Tree Ailanthus triphysa WHITE BEAN Alloxylon pinnatum TREE WARATAH Araucaria cunninghamii HOOP PINE Archidendron grandiflorum PINK LACE FLOWER Argyrodendron trifoliolatum WHITE BOOYONG Auranticarpa rhombifolia DIAMOND-LEAVED PITTOSPORUM Barklya syringifolia CROWN OF GOLD Brachychiton discolor LACE BARK TREE Callitris baileyi* BAILEY’S CYPRESS PINE Callitris columellaris COASTAL CYPRESS PINE Cassia brewsteri LEICHHARDT BEAN Cassia marksiana BRUSH CASSIA Cassia queenslandica* YELLOW SHOWER Cassia tomentella* VELVET BEAN TREE Castanospermum australe BLACKBEAN Elaeocarpus grandis BLUE QUANDONG Endiandra sieberi CORKWOOD Euroschinus falcatus RIBBONWOOD Ficus macrophylla MORETON BAY FIG Ficus obliqua SMALL-LEAVED FIG Ficus rubiginosa ROCK FIG Ficus virens WHITE FIG Ficus watkinsiana STRANGLING FIG Flindersia australis CROWS ASH Flindersia bennettiana BENNETT’S ASH Gmelina leichhardtii WHITE BEECH Grevillea robusta SILKY OAK Melicope elleryana PINK EUODIA Podocarpus elatus BROWN PINE Stenocarpus sinuatus WHEEL OF FIRE Syzygium moorei DUROBBY Toona ciliata RED CEDAR * indicates cultivars or species naturally occurring outside of Gold Coast City boundaries iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 2 of 20 Euroschinus falcatus Shade trees Great trees suitable for most locations Botanical name Common name Acmena smithii LILLY PILLY Alectryon coriaceus BEACH ALECTRYON Alectryon tomentosus HAIRY ALECTRYON Arytera divaricata COOGERA Atalaya salicifolia BRUSH WHITEWOOD Brachychiton populneus KURRAJONG Cupaniopsis parvifolia SMALL-LEAVED TUCKEROO Cryptocarya triplinervis THREE-VEINED LAUREL Elaeocarpus obovatus HARD QUANDONG Emmenosperma alphitonioides YELLOW ASH Euroschinus falcatus RIBBONWOOD Flindersia australis CROWS ASH Flindersia bennettiana BENNETT’S ASH Glochidion ferdinandi CHEESE TREE Glochidion sumatranum LARGE-LEAVED CHEESE TREE Grevillea robusta SILKY OAK Halfordia kendack SAFFRON HEART Harpullia hillii BLUNT-LEAVED TULIP Jagera pseudorhus FOAMBARK Litsea australis SOUTHERN BROWN BOLLY GUM Macadamia integrifolia MACADAMIA Mallotus discolor YELLOW KAMALA Melaleuca quinquenervia BROAD-LEAVED PAPERBARK Syzygium francisii GIANT WATER GUM Syzygium luehmannii RIBERRY Syzygium moorei DUROBBY Syzygium oleosum BLUE LILLY PILLY Rhodosphaera rhodanthema DEEP YELLOWWOOD iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 3 of 20 Banksia spinulosa Hedges Hedges less than 3 metres Botanical name Common name Acmena smithii LILLY PILLY Austromyrtus dulcis MIDYIM Babingtonia similis TWIGGY MYRTLE Backhousia myrtifolia GREY MYRTLE Banksia spinulosa HAIRPIN BANKSIA Bursaria spinosa BLACK THORN Citrus australasica FINGER LIME Dodonaea viscosa STICKY HOP BUSH Melaleuca bracteata BLACK TEA TREE Melaleuca styphelioides PRICKLY-LEAVED TEA TREE Hedges greater than 3 metres Acmena smithii LILLY PILLY Acmena hemilampra BROAD-LEAVED LILLY PILLY Acronychia oblongifolia COMMON ACRONYCHIA Backhousia citriodora* LEMON SCENTED MYRTLE Callitris columellaris COASTAL CYPRESS PINE Elaeocarpus reticulatus BLUEBERRY ASH Melaleuca salicina WHITE BOTTLEBRUSH Melaleuca linariifolia SNOW IN SUMMER Melaleuca viminalis WEEPING BOTTLEBRUSH Syzygium australe SCRUB CHERRY Syzygium francisii GIANT WATER GUM Syzygium luehmannii RIBERRY Syzygium oleosum BLUE LILLY PILLY * indicates cultivars or species naturally occurring outside of Gold Coast City boundaries iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 4 of 20 Phaius australis Special plants of the Gold Coast These plants are important to the coast, or have exceptional foliage, flowers, fruit or habit Botanical name Common name Baeckea frutescens WEEPING COAST MYRTLE Banksia aemula WALLUM BANKSIA Callitris columellaris COAST CYPRESS PINE Cyathea spp. TREE FERN Dendrobium kingianum PINK ROCK ORCHID Dendrobium linguiforme TONGUE ORCHID Diploglottis campbellii SMALL-LEAVED TAMARIND Dissiliaria baloghioides LANCEWOOD Doryanthes palmeri SPEAR LILY Hakea actites MULLOWAY NEEDLE BUSH Lepiderema pulchella FINE-LEAVED TUCKEROO Lepidozamia peroffskyana BURRAWANG Leptospermum brachyandrum WEEPING TEA-TREE Leptospermum flavescens WILD MAY Leptospermum liversidgei OLIVE TEA-TREE Leptospermum petersonii LEMON-SCENTED TEA TREE Leptospermum polygalifolium WILD MAY Melaleuca irbyana BUSH-HOUSE PAPERBARK Melaleuca linariifolia FLAXLEAF PAPERBARK Melaleuca nodosa PRICKLY-LEAVED PAPERBARK Melaleuca salicina WILLOW BOTTLEBRUSH Melaleuca thymifolia THYME HONEY MYRTLE Pararistolochia praevenosa RICHMOND BIRDWING BUTTERFLY VINE Phaius australis LESSER SWAMP ORCHID Xanthorrhoea johnsonii FOREST GRASS TREE iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 5 of 20 Doodia aspera Interesting plants, shrubs and groundcovers Botanical name Common name Alocasia brisbanensis CUNJEVOI Alpinia arundelliana NARROW-LEAVED NATIVE GINGER Alpinia caerulea NATIVE GINGER Asplenium australasicum BIRDS NEST FERN Atractocarpus chartaceus NARROW-LEAVED GARDENIA Callicarpa pedunculata CALLICARPA Carex brunnea GREATER BROWN SEDGE Citrus australasica FINGER LIME Cordyline congesta PALM LILY Cordyline petiolaris BROAD LEAVED PALM LILY Cyathea australis ROUGH TREE-FERN Cyathea cooperi SOFT TREE FERN Dendrobium speciosum KING ORCHID Dianella caerulea BLUE FLAX-LILY Doodia aspera RASP FERN Doodia media COMMON RASP FERN Doryanthes palmeri SPEAR LILY Eupomatia laurina BOLWARRA Freycinetia excelsa NARROW-LEAVED CLIMBING PANDAN Graptophyllum excelsum SCARLET FUCHSIA Linospadix monostachya WALKING STICK PALM Lomandra multiflora MANY FLOWERED MAT RUSH Lomandra spicata YELLOW-FRUITED MAT RUSH Micromelum minutum MICROMELUM Oplismenus spp. BEARD GRASS Orthosiphon aristatus CAT’S WHISKERS Pararistolochia praevenosa RICHMOND RIVER BIRDWING VINE Pavetta australiensis PAVETTA Pipturus argenteus NATIVE MULBERRY Platycerium bifurcatum ELKHORN FERN Platycerium superbum STAGHORN FERN Psychotria loniceroides HAIRY PSYCHOTRIA Trema tomentosa POISON PEACH Tripladenia cunninghamii TRIPLADENIA Wilkiea austroqueenslandica SMOOTH WILKIEA Wilkiea huegeliana VEINY WILKIEA Ziera smithii SANDFLY ZIERA iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 6 of 20 Backhousia citriodora Bushfood species Botanical name Common name Alpinia caerulea NATIVE GINGER Austromyrtus dulcis MIDYIM BERRY Acronychia laevis GLOSSY ACRONYCHIA Backhousia citriodora* LEMON MYRTLE Backhousia myrtifolia ANISEED MYRTLE Carpobrotus glaucescens PIGFACE Citrus australis NATIVE LIME Citrus australasica FINGER LIME Davidsonia johnsonii SMOOTH DAVIDSON’S PLUM Davidsonia jerseyana DAVIDSON’S PLUM Diploglottis campbellii SMALL-LEAVED TAMARIND Diploglottis cunninghamii NATIVE TAMARIND Eugenia reinwardtiana* BEACH CHERRY Ficus coronata SANDPAPER FIG Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia RED BOPPLE NUT Macadamia integrifolia MACADAMIA NUT Mentha australis NATIVE MINT Pipturus argenteus NATIVE MULBERRY Planchonella australis BLACK APPLE Rubus spp. NATIVE RASPBERRY Smilax glyciphylla SWEET SARSAPARILLA Sterculia quadrifida PEANUT TREE Syzygium australe CREEK LILLY PILLY Syzygium luehmanii RIBERRY Syzygium oleosum BLUE CHERRY Tetragonia tetragonioides WARRIGAL GREENS * indicates cultivars or species naturally occurring outside of Gold Coast City boundaries iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 7 of 20 Lepidozamia peroffskyana Palms, cycads and vines Botanical name Common name PALMS AND PALM LIKE PLANTS Archontophoenix cunninghamiana BANGALOW PALM Linospadix monostachya WALKING STICK PALM Cordyline congesta PALM LILY Cordyline petiolaris BROAD-LEAVED PALM LILY Livistona australis CABBAGE TREE PALM CYCADS Lepidozamia peroffskyana BURRAWANG Macrozamia lucida ZAMIA Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi PINEAPPLE ZAMIA VINES FOR SHADE AND TRELLISING Austrosteenisia blackii BLOOD VINE Callerya australia NATIVE WISTERIA Cissus antarctica KANGAROO VINE Cissus opaca NATIVE GRAPE Clematis aristata TRAVELLER’S JOY Clematis microphylla* SMALL-LEAVED CLEMATIS Hibbertia scandens GUINEA FLOWER Pandorea jasminoides BOWER VINE Pandorea pandorana WONGA VINE Pandorea sp. Mt Maroon WONGA VINE Pararistolochia praevenosa RICHMOND RIVER BIRDWING VINE Smilax glyciphylla SWEET SARSAPARILLA Tecomanthe hillii* FRASER ISLAND CREEPER VINES FOR MASS PLANTED GROUNDCOVER Cissus antarctica KANGAROO VINE Cissus opaca NATIVE GRAPE Eustrephus latifolius WOMBAT BERRY Geitonoplesium cymosum SCRAMBLING LILY Hardenbergia violacea NATIVE SARSPARILLA Hibbertia scandens GUINEA FLOWER Smilax glyciphylla SWEET SARSAPARILLA * indicates cultivars or species naturally occurring outside of Gold Coast City boundaries iSPOT:#73362657 v7 Page 8 of 20 Ponds and water features SHRUBS Botanical name Common name Acmena smithii LILLY PILLY Alocasia brisbanensis CUNJEVOI Alpinia caerulea NATIVE GINGER Alpinia arundelliana NARROW-LEAVED NATIVE GINGER Sannantha similis TWIGGY MYRTLE Backhousia myrtifolia GREY MYRTLE Banksia robur SWAMP BANKSIA Cordyline petiolaris BROAD LEAVED PALM LILY Crinum angustifolium FIELD LILY Crinum pedunculatum RIVER LILY Doryanthes palmeri GIANT SPEAR LILY Hibiscus diversifolius SWAMP HIBISCUS Hibiscus heterophyllus NATIVE ROSELLA Melaleuca linariifolia SNOW IN SUMMER Melaleuca pachyphylla WALLUM BOTTLEBRUSH Melaleuca thymifolia THYME HONEYMYRTLE Melastoma malabathricum BLUE TONGUE SMALLER PLANTS AND SEDGES Baumea rubiginosa SOFT TWIG-RUSH Carex appressa TALL SEDGE Carex brunnea GREATER BROWN SEDGE Carex maculata SWAMP SEDGE Cladium procerum LEAFY TWIG-RUSH Crinum pedunculatum RIVER LILY Cyperus gracilis GRACEFUL SEDGE Cyperus lucidus LEAFY FLAT SEDGE Cyperus polystachyos BUNCHY SEDGE Isolepis nodosa KNOBBY CLUB-RUSH Juncus usitatus