a little garden near Gawler
We’re not bragging (well, not much) but there’s a lot of plants squeezed, convinced and cajoled to fit into our garden. Definitely more than an average garden though. We’ve made this list so that you can see what grows well around Gawler, then extrapolate to your area to save you time and money when choosing plants.
Here’s an alphabetical list –
Ajuga
Almond (All in One)
Aloe Vera
Amaranth (Green)
Amaranth (Love Lies Bleeding)
Anise Hyssop
Apple (Granny Smith)
Arrowroot
Asparagus
Avocado
Azolla
Banana (unknown variety)
Barbados Gooseberry
Basil (Bush)
Basil (Cinnamon)
Basil (Purple)
Basil (Sacred)
Beans (Broad Yellow)
Beans (Broad)
Beans (Scarlet Runner)
Beetroot
Blackberry Nightshade
Blood Orange
Blueberry (Blue Pearl)
Blueberry (Sunshine)
Boobiala
Brahmi
Broccoli (Purple Sprouting)
Broccolini
Cabbage
Calamansi
Cape Gooseberry
Capsicum (Bell Green)
Capsicum (Bell Red)
Capsicum (Hungarian Yellow Wax)Capsicum (Long Red)
Capsicum (Small brown)
Catmint
Cauliflower (Purple Head)
Celery
Celery (Native)
Cherry
Chickweed
Chili (several varieties)
Chives
Chrysanthemum (Edible)
Coastal Rosemary
Comfrey
Corn (Sweet)
Costamary
Crab Apple (Floribunda)
Cumquat (Nagami)
Cumquat (Calamansi)
Curry Leaf Trees
Cut Leaf Mint
Cyperus rushes
Daikon
Day Lily
Dragon Fruit (Red)
Duckweed
Eggplant (Globe)
Eggplant (Lebanese)
Eggplant (Vietnamese Long)
Elder
Feijoa
Feverfew
Fig (Brown Turkey)
Fig (White Adriatic)
Fig (White Genoa)
Finger Lime (Green)
Finger Lime (Red)
Flag Iris
Fumitory
Galangal
Garlic (Australian Purple)
Garlic (Chinese)
Garlic (Hard Necked Red)
Garlic (Local Purple)
Ginger
Red Back Ginger
Goji berry
Goosefoot
Grape (Sultana)
Hakurei
Hibiscus (3 varieties)
Hibiscus (Native)
Honeysuckle
Hoarhound
Hops(Pearl)
Jambu
Jasmine (Star)
Jerusalem Artichoke
Jujube
Kailaan
Kale (Dinosaur)
Kale (Green)
Kale (Purple)
Kale (Red)
Kangaroo Apple
Kangkong
Lab Lab beans
Lavander (French)
Lemon (Meyer)
Lemon Balm
Lemon Verbena
Lemongrass
Lime (Kaffir)
Lime (Tahitian)
Loquat
Longevity Spinach
Madeira vine
Magnolia (Champagne)
Malabar Spinach (Red)
Malabar Spinach (White)
Mallow (Small flowered)
Mandarin (Emperor)
Mango
Melon (Cassave)
Melon (Jap)
Melon (Winter)
Mexican Corriander
Mibuna
Midyum berry
Mizuna
Moringa
Nectarine (Siciliain)
Nectarine (Unknown variety)
Nettles
New Zealand Flax
New Zealand Yam
Okra (Burgundy)
Okra (Clemson’s Spineless)
Old Man’s Beard
Olive (Kalamata Jumbo)
Onion (Hunter Brown)
Onion (Spring)
Onion (Walking)
Onion (White)
Orange (Lanes Late Navel)
Oregano
Orris Root
Outback Lime
Oxalis (Creeping)
Oxalis (Purple)
Pak Choy
Parsely (Italian)
Parsley (Curly Leaved)
Passionfruit (Black)
Passionfruit (Yellow)
Peach (Unknown varieyty)
Pear (Packham’s Triumph)
Pepino
Peppermint
Pig Face
Plum (Satsuma)
Pomegranate (Wonderful)
Potato (Sebago)
Purslane
Raspberry
Raspberry (Native)
River Mint
Rosella
Rosemary
Round Leaved Pigface
Rue
Sage
Saltbush (Ruby)
Saltbush (Unknown)
Sambung Nyawa
Sampaguita
Shallots
Shisho
Silver Beet
Society garlic
Sorrel (Red)
Soursob
Soursob
Spearmint
Spinach (Perpetual)
Spinach (Okinawa)
Sticky Hop Bush
Strawberry (Alpine)
Strawberry (unknown)
Sugarcane
Sweet Appleberry
Sweet Potato (Orange)
Sweet Potato (Purple)
Sweet Potato (white)
Tagasaste
Tamarillo
Tamarind
Tansy
Taro (Pacific)
Taro (Unknown var)
Tarragon
Thyme
Thyme (orange)
Tomato (Black Krim)
Tomato (Burnley Bounty)
Tomato (Cherry)
Tomato (Yellow)
Turmeric
Warrigal Greens
Water Chestnuts
Water Lily
Water Parsley
Wiridlla
Wong Bok
Yacon
That’s it. You can stop scrolling now!
Pretty soon I’ll be adding the botanic names to everything, then dividing the list by season, plant type and family. That’ll keep people happy!