Doryanthes palmeri – Mallee Design

Native plants in the Melbourne City Streetscape

This post is all about praising the plant selection used in the ‘Grey to Green’ project in the City of Melbourne. Much of the plant palate features native species, and on a recent tour I was so impressed with the… Read more ›

02/05/2023 2 Comments

Kath Gadd

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Frost tolerant, Landscape Design, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Water plants

bee attracting, Calothamnus quadrifidus grey form, Casuarina glauca, Doryanthes palmeri, Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue', Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea, grey green leaves, Grey to Green, Melaleuca hypericifolia, melaleuca quinquenervia, Melbourne City, Micromyrtus ciliata, openspace, Plectranthus argentatus, public space, Rhagodia spinescens, streetscape, understory planting, urban greening

Spear Lily: Doryanthes palmeri

This is Doryanthes palmeri or the Spear Lily, a striking feature plant similar to the Gymea Lily except that it has a flower spike that leans over and isn’t spherical and the foliage is less clumping and more linear.

26/01/2013 2 Comments

fantastic

Bird attracting, Drought hardy, Feature shrub, Naturalistic garden, Ornamental grass, Shade tolerant

Banksia ericifolia, banksia spinulosa, Doryanthes palmeri, foliage contrast, large flower, Lomandra hystrix, Lomandra longifolia, Red flowers

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Native plants in the Melbourne City Streetscape

Spear Lily: Doryanthes palmeri