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!