Very pretty erect perennial shrub. Similar to T.rosea only with orange flowers. Important nitrogen fixing legume and bee attracting plant for fast colourful garden in-filling in well drained sunny areas. Relatively common across rocky, sandstone Top End and on sandy lowlands, occasionally in monsoon forest and vine thicket. Low maintenance and hardy. Most Tephrosia considered toxic, as commonly used as traditional fish poison. Very fast growing but can be short lived. 1-2M

Glorious open fast growing shrub with blue-green holly-like foliage and brilliant flowers turning from red to yellow-orange, seen ongoing throughout the year. A rare Grevillea hybrid and one of the Top End's most decorative. Open form serves to further highlight stunning blooms. Prefers well drained soils in full sun 3-4M

Beautiful mostly evergreen gum tree endemic to the Top End. Gorgeous pale pink to yellowish new bark, maturing to stunning smooth white bark throughout. Ascending branches, blue grey tinged foliage and open crown. Small cream green flower clusters. Often found in heavy soils on seasonally flooded, low lying areas of the western Top End although hardy garden or parkland specimen once established. 8-18M

Stunning slender medium sized ghost gum, endemic to the Top End. Scaly scarf of lower bark becoming smooth yellowish to creamy white - orange brown upper bark. Semi-glossy narrow pendulous green foliage creates excellent residential, rural and parkland shade. White flowers an important source of nectar for native birds & bees. Grows in open forest, sandstone escarpments and plateaus from Litchfield, Pine Creek through Arnhem Land to Gulf of Carpentaria. 7-12M

Medium sized semi-deciduous and extremely hardy woodland shade tree with dense spreading crown. Rough tessellated blackish grey lower trunk, abruptly changing to smooth, white above. Stunning new season reddish pink-purple foliage with creamy white flowers, an important source of nectar for native birds & bees. 9-12M

Very low spreading Grevillea shrub from the Western Top End. Holly like leaves and white-cream to cream-yellow-green flowers. Hardy and showy low ground cover specimen for border, filling and accent in garden beds and rockeries. Rarely seen in cultivation. Prefers rocky well drained soils in full sun. 1-2M

Fast growing, very hardy and evergreen understory bushy shrub or small tree. Smooth globular red-black fleshy berries favoured by birds. Widely distributed in coastal monsoon vine thickets, sand dunes, cliffs, rock outcrops, open woodland, sandstone and lowland country. Foundation ornamental screening tree for revegetation, coastal plantings and urban/rural gardens. 1-5M

Impressive small, erect and very hardy decorative shrub, similar to Pink Turkey Bush but bursting with masses of showy white star-like flowers. Common in open wood/shrubland on lateritic soils, sandstone escarpment country, slopes, ledges and rocky banks near freshwater streams. Suitable for borders, filling, screening and feature plantings in waterwise gardens. 1-4M

Medium sized stately wattle with attractive brown grey flaky bark and beautiful yellow flowers in bloom. Very hardy, fast growing and tolerates a variety of habitats. Common in sandstone escarpment, deep riverine sand and open forest or woodland. Excellent showy tree for gardens and rural properties. Also useful as windbreak and for rehabilitation or soil stabilisation. 2-6M

Spectacular fast growing annual ground cover. Dark green variable leaves and stunning large white-pink flowers with maroon-purple centre. Widespread in coastal vine thickets, riparian areas, Melaleuca forests and savanna-sandstone woodlands and shrublands. Grows in laterite, sandstone, clay, coastal sands and limestone. Flowers during the wet and dies off in following dry season, but re-appears readily from seed. Very attractive garden or rockery shrub. 1-2M