Native plant giveaway 2025
Residents living within our region are eligible to receive a pack of 10 native plant seedlings for free (one per person and their property). Seedlings are native to our region and grown locally, with a variety of trees, shrubs and groundcovers available.
Plants are limited and this giveaway booked out extremely quickly last year – book your native plant pack now to avoid missing out!
Our friendly open spaces team will provide plant care advice on the day, and where possible, provide plants suitable for the property. For example, coastal residents can expect some different varieties to those living in the Mallala township.
This year’s plants have been grown by Kersbrook Landcare Nursery and the Two Wells Community Nursery.
This project is funded by the Landscape Levy and delivered on behalf of the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.
Order your native plant pack
Booking is required. Plants must be collected:
- Saturday 31 May 2025
- Two Wells Village Green
- Between 9:30am to 11:30am, or 12pm to 2pm
Plants must be collected on the day and time of your booking.
Orders close Sunday 25 May 2025, or when 300 packs have been allocated.
Conditions
- One native plant pack (10 native plant seedlings) is available per resident and their chosen property, until 300 packs have been allocated
- Available only to residents living within the Adelaide Plains Council region (proof of address is required on the day)
- Plants must be collected at the scheduled date and time
Gardening with native plants
Native plants are low maintenance, drought tolerant and provide food and shelter for local wildlife.
The Northern and Yorke Landscape Board has helpful advice on their website about planting and caring for native vegetation in our region.
Planting native gardens – Northern and Yorke Landscape Board
Plant species list
Limited amounts of each species will be available to select from. Numbers are limited and are subject to availability on the day.
Search the Botanic Gardens plant selector website for more information about each species.
| Botanical name | Common name | Habitat and dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia acinacea | Gold-dust Wattle | Shrub – Height 2.5m Spread 2-4m |
| Acacia notabilis | Notable Wattle | Shrub – Height 4m Spread 2-3m |
| Acacia pycnantha | Golden Wattle | Shrub to small tree – Height 5m Spread 3-4m |
| Acacia victoriae | Elegant Wattle | Shrub – Height 4m Spread 2-4m |
| Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping Sheoak | Tree – Height 5-8m Spread 4-6m |
| Arthropodium strictum | Chocolate Lily | Tuber – Height 0.2-0.3m Spread 0.2m |
| Atriplex semibaccata | Berry Saltbush | Groundcover – Height 0.1-0.3m Spread 1-3m |
| Austrodanthonia caespitose /Rytidosperma caespitosum | Common Wallaby Grass | Grass – Height 0.2-0.8m Spread 0.2m |
| Austrostipa spp. | Spear Grass | Grass – Height 0.8-1m+ Spread 0.2-0.5m |
| Bulbine bulbosa | Bulbine-Lily | Tuber - Height 0.2-0.6m Spread 0.1-0.2m |
| Bursaria spinosa | Christmas Bush | Shrub – Height 2-4m Spread 1-3m |
| Callitris gracilis | Southern Cypress Pine | Tree – Height 5-10m+ Spread 3-8m |
| Calocephalus citreus | Lemon Beauty Heads | Small Herb – Height 0.2-0.5m Spread 0.3-1m |
| Carpobrotus rossii | Pig Face | Ground Cover - Height 0.1m Spread 1-2m |
| Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Common Everlasting | Ground Cover - Height 0.1-0.2m Spread 0.3-0.4m |
| Correa glabra | Rock Correa | Shrub – Height 0.6-0.8m Spread 0.8-1m |
| Cullen australasicum | Native Scurf Pea | Shrub – Height 0.5-1.5m Spread 0.5-1.5m |
| Dianella revoluta | Flax Lily | Strap-leaf – Height 0.3-1m Spread 0.5-2m |
| Dianella brevicaulis | Short Stem Flax Lily | Strap-leaf – Height 0.3-1m Spread 0.5-2.5m |
| Dichondra repens | Kidneyweed | Groundcover – Height 0.1m Spread 1m+ |
| Disphyma crassifolium | Round-leaf Pigface | Groundcover – Height 0.2-0.3m Spread 1-2m |
| Dodonaea viscosa | Hop Bush | Shrub – Height 2-3m Spread 1-2m |
| Einadia nutans | Climbing Saltbush | Groundcover – Height 0.1-1m Spread 0.8-1m |
| Enchylaena tomentosa | Ruby Saltbush | Shrub – Height 0.3-1m Spread 0.5-1.5m |
| Eremophila glabra | Emu Bush | Shrub – Height 0.3-1m Spread 1-2m |
| Eucalyptus largiflorens | River Box | Tree – Height 10m+ Spread 8-15m |
| Eucalyptus porosa | Mallee Box | Tree – Height 2-14m Spread 5-12m |
| Eucalyptus socialis | Red Mallee | Tree – Height 2.5m-12m Spread 5-12m |
| Ficinia nodosa | Knobby Club-rush | Sedge – Height 0.5-1.5m Spread 0.6m-2m |
| Goodenia albiflora | White Goodenia | Shrub – Height 0.3-1m Spread 0.3-1m |
| Hardenbergia violacea (purple, white, pink) | Native Lilac | Climber/shrub – Height 1-2m Spread 1-2m |
| Juncus pallidus | Pale Rush | Rush – Height 0.5-2.3m Spread 0.3-1m |
| Kennedia prostrata | Running Postman | Groundcover – Height 0.1m Spread 1-4m |
| Leucophyta brownii | Cushion Bush | Shrub – Height 0.4m-1m Spread 0.5-1.5m |
| Leptorhynchos squamatus | Scaly Buttons | Small Herb - Height 0.1-0.4m Spread 0.1-0.2m |
| Melaleuca lanceolata | Dryland Tea Tree | Shrub/Tree – Height 3-8m Spread 3-5m |
| Myoporum parvifolium | Creeping Boobialla | Groundcover– Height 0.1-0.2m Spread 2-3m |
| Olearia axillaris | Coast Daisy Bush | Shrub – Height 1.5-3m Spread 1-2.5m |
| Pittosporum angustifolium | Native Apricot | Tree – Height 6-10m Spread 1.5-5m |
| Poa labillardieri | Common Tussock-grass | Grass –Height 0.5-1.3m Spread 0.3-0.7m |
| Rhagodia parabolica | Fragrant Saltbush | Shrub – Height 1.5-3m Spread 2-5m |
| Scaevola aemula | Fairy Fan | Groundcover – Height 0.5m Spread 0.3-1m |
| Senecio spanomerus | N/A | Herb – Height 1m Spread 0.5m |
| Senna artemisioides | Silver Cassia | Shrub – Height 1-3m Spread 1-2m |
| Sida petrophila | Rock Sida | Shrub – Height 1-2m Spread 0.3-1m |
| Templetonia retusa | Cocky’s Tongue | Shrub – Height 1-2m Spread 2-3m |
| Themeda triandra | Kangaroo Grass | Grass – Height 1m Spread 0.8-1m |
| Vittadinia spp. | New Holland Daisy | Small Herb – Height 0.2-0.3m Spread 0.4-0.5m |
| Westringia rigida | Stiff Westringia | Shrub – Height 0.3-0.5m Spread 0.4-1m |
| Xanthorrhoea semiplana | Grass Tree | Shrub – Height 1-3m Spread 1-2m |
Published 29 April 2025
Last updated 16 May 2025