Northern Beaches FloraBaby Sun Rose Blowfly Grass (Briza maxima) Bottlebrushes Coastal Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) Cyathea cooperi Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’ Grevillea Poorinda Royal Mantle Native Violet Norfolk Pine Ochna Pigface Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Scurvy Weed Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Spiny-headed Mat-rush

The Northern Beaches have a diverse range of flora, although some are in danger of extinction. Listed here are some of the plants we found in gardens, verge and street plantings.

Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream” cultivar, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Mat Rush (Lomandra longifolia), Northern Beaches NSW
Mat Rush (Lomandra longifolia), Northern Beaches NSW
Callistemon viminalis / Weeping Bottlebrush, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Callistemon viminalis / Weeping Bottlebrush, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Ochna (Ochna serrulata), Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Ochna (Ochna serrulata), Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW

There is more information on flora in the Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden in Dee Why.

Fuchsia Heath (Epacris longiflora), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Fuchsia Heath (Epacris longiflora), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW

The Northern Beaches Council are proactive with information on threatened species and what will grow well in the area.

Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium australasicum), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Bird’s Nest Fern (Asplenium australasicum), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW

This section is a work in progress… more information coming.

Footnote & References

  1. Native plants, Northern Beaches Council, https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/environment/native-plants/
  2. Native planting guide, Northern Beaches Council, https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/environment/native-plants/native-planting-guide
  3. Native plants, Northern Beaches Council, https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/environment/native-plants

Northern Beaches FloraBaby Sun Rose Blowfly Grass (Briza maxima) Bottlebrushes Coastal Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) Cyathea cooperi Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’ Grevillea Poorinda Royal Mantle Native Violet Norfolk Pine Ochna Pigface Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Scurvy Weed Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Spiny-headed Mat-rush

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