Creating a wildlife-friendly garden? Or perhaps you are trying to establish a drought-proof garden? Finding local plants for gardens is not always easy.
Finding local plants for gardens in Adelaide and SA
This plant selection site is a great resource for gardeners:
- Plant Selector by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia
Other plant resources for this region
Below I have compiled list of website links and books I can strongly recommend.
If you have other local plant resources that would be useful for this region, please let me know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page.
Links to resources for local plants for gardens in South Australia:
A Guide to Plants of Inland Australia
Covers the major plants of three-quarters of the continent of Australia. This book features 800 species that are well-known, and can be easily seen throughout inland Australia ...
Adnyamathanha and Beyond
Adnyamathanha and Beyond: useful plants of an ancient land is about plants in the Flinders Ranges that are significant to the Adnyamathanha Aboriginal people in South Australia. These are the plants that have provided the Adnyamathanha people with plentiful food, medicine, craft and hardware supplies for thousands of years ...
Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia
Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia identifies 47 Acacia species that have potential for cultivation in the southern semi-arid region of Australia as a source of seed for human consumption ...
eFloraSA — Electronic Flora of South Australia
The Electronic Flora of South Australia aims to provide a comprehensive online account of the plants of South Australia. The website includes several components: the Plant Distribution Mapper, the Census of South Australian Plants, Algae and Fungi, plant fact sheets (based on the 1986 edition of the Flora of South Australia), and plant identification tools ...
Field Guide to the Plants of Outback South Australia
A field guide to the more common plants of outback South Australia with maps and colour photographs ...
Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia
Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia is one of the best illustrated tools for field identification of trees and shrubs. It covers areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia ...
Seeds of South Australia website
The Seeds of South Australia website is a unique website with special information about seeds of South Australian native plants ...
Resources for other areas
- Sydney and New South Wales (NSW)
- Melbourne and Victoria (Vic)
- Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Brisbane and Queensland (Qld)
- Darwin and the Northern Territory (NT)
- Hobart and Tasmania (Tas)
- Perth and Western Australia (WA)
