To Attract Honeyeaters
Banksia aquilona
Banksia dentata
Banksia plagiocarpa
Banksia robur
Callistemon species
Darlingia darlingiana
Grevillea species – particularly those with large flowers
Lagunaria queenslandica
Lophostemon grandiflorus
Melaleuca species
Melicope rubra (syn Evodiella muelleri)
Xanthostemon chrysanthus
To Attract Fruit Eating Birds
Acmena hemilampra
Chionanthus ramiflora
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Diospyros geminata
Drypetes deplanchei
Euroschinus falcata
Ficus species (Native figs)
Flacourtia sp. ‘Cooktown’
Livistona decora
Livistona drudei
Micromelium minutum
Pittosporum ferrugineum
Pleiogynium timorense
Scolopia braunii
Syzygium australe
Syzygium leuhmannii
Syzygium oleosum
Terminalia catappa
Terminalia muelleri
To Attract Insect Eating Birds
Bursaria tenuifolia
Callistemon species
Darlingia darlingiana
Grevillea species
Melaleuca species
Xanthostemon chrysanthus
To Attract Parrots & Cockatoos
Banksia aquilona
Banksia dentata
Banksia plagiocarpa
Banksia robur
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Corymbia clarksoniana
Corymbia erythrophloia
Corymbia ptychocarpa
To Attract Butterflies
Aristolochia tagala – Cairns Birdwing, Big Greasy, Red-bodied Swallowtail
Brachychiton australis – Common Aeroplane
Cissus opaca – Hawk Moths
Cissus reniformis – Hawk Moths
Citrus species – Ulysses, Orchard Swallowtail, Chequered Swallowtail
Drypetes deplanchei – Albatross spp.
Ficus species – Common Crow, Two Brand Crow
Flacourtia sp. ‘Cooktown’ – Australian Rustic
Gahnia aspera – Skipper spp.
Geijera salicifolia var. latifolia – Orchard Swallowtail
Graptophyllum species – Orchard Swallowtail
Hoya australis – Eichorn’s Crow
Melicope elleryana – Ulysses Swallowtail
Melicope rubra – Ulysses Swallowtail
Micromelium minutum – Cruiser, Glasswing Cruiser
Scolopia braunii – Australian Rustic
Terminalia cattapa – Common Oak Blue
To Attract Gliders/Possums
Acmena hemilampra
Banksia species
Callistemon species
Corymbia clarksoniana
Corymbia erythrophloia
Corymbia ptychocarpa
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus crebra
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Lophostemon grandiflorus
Melaleuca species
Syzygium australe
Syzygium leuhmannii
Syzygium oleosum
To Attract Koalas
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus crebra
Eucalyptus tereticornis
To Attract Skinks/Dragons
Any tufted grass or rush
Asplenium nidus
Dianella atraxis
Dianella caerulea
Dianella congesta
Gahnia species
Lomandra hystrix
Lomandra longifolia
Microsorum spp.
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii
Heavily mulched gardens