Plants for Melbourne’s North-Eastern Suburbs
The plants listed grow in Melbourne’s NE suburbs without the need for special skill or attention.
Use the descriptions as a rough guide, because conditions vary from location to location and season to season. Colours may vary between plants.


Plant lists
> Groundcover plants > Tall shrubs and small trees
> Bulbs, lilies and tuft-like plants > Trees
> Small shrubs to 2 m > Climbing plants
> Medium shrubs 2 - 4 m > Cottage plants

Further information
> "Guide to Australian Plants"
Information on a wide range of Australian plants: selection; propagation; cultivation
> Australian Native Plants Forum
Got a garden problem? Describe it in this on-line forum and receive responses from knowledgeable APS members
> “Australian Plants Online”
Cultivation, preservation and propagation
> “Australian Garden Design”
Garden design using Australian plants
> Indigenous Plant Nurseries
Greening Australia's list of nurseries in
Greater Melbourne.
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> SGA Accredited Nurseries
Sustainable Gardening Australia's list of certified garden centres in Victoria.