BAMBOO AND TREES
Dendrocalamus minor var ‘amoenus’
(ghost bamboo)
Ceiba speciosa (Mayan tree of life)
Ficus rubiginosa (Port Jackson fig)
LARGE TALL SHRUBS
Cordyline terminalis (cordyline)
Davidsonia pruriens (Davidson’s plum)
Michelia figo (port wine magnolia)
Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine)
Rhapis excelsa lady palm
Ficus dammaropsis (false breadfruit)
Schefflera actinophylla
(umbrella plant)
Strelitzia nicolai (giant bird of paradise)
Thysanolaena maxima (tiger grass)
FEATURE PLANTS
Archontophoenix cunninghamii
(bangalow palm)
Cycas revoluta (sago palm)
Dendrobium speciosum (king orchid)
Dietes robinsoniana (Lord Howe
wedding lily)
Dioon spinulosum (giant dioon)
Howea forsteriana (kentia palm)
Metrosideros ‘Fiji Fire’ (Fiji fire)
Metrosideros ‘Tahiti’ (New Zealand
Christmas bush)
Musa spp. (cold climate lady
finger banana)Rhapis excelsa (lady palm)
Zamia furfuracea (cardboard palm)
LUSH LEAVES
Alocasia macrorrhiza (elephant’s ear)
Clivia ‘Belgian Hybrid’ (kaffir lily)
Crinum pedunculatum (swamp lily)
Ficus dammaropsis (false bread fruit)
Molineria capitulata (palm grass)
Monstera deliciosa (fruit salad plant)
Zantedeschia ‘Green Goddess’ (green
goddess lily)
TROPICANA
Agapanthus ‘Snowball’
Beschorneria septentrionalis
(green leaf Mexican lily)
Euphorbia milii ‘Lipstick’ (crown
of thorns)
Gardenia florida syn G. augusta
(gardenia)
Hedychium flavum (yellow ginger)
Hedychium greenii (ginger lily)
Neoregelia ‘Fireball’ (fireball
bromeliad)
Sansevieria trifasciata variegata
(mother-in-law’s tongue)
GROUNDCOVER
Aptenia cordifolia (heartleaf ice plant)
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myersii’
(asparagus fern)PLANT LIST – TERRACE COURTYARDAspidistra elatior (cast iron plant)
Cissus antarctica (kangaroo vine)
Liriope giganteum (giant liriope)
Lotus berthelotii (parrot’s beak)
Parthenocissus sikkimensis (evergreen
parthenocissus)
Trachelospermum asiaticum (Japanese
star jasmine)
Tradescantia pallida (purple heart)
Veltheimia bracteata (veldt lily)
Vinca minor ‘Alba’ (white periwinkle)
CLIMBERS
Aphanopetalum resinosum (gum vine)
Gelsemium sempervirens (yellow
jessamine)
Hibbertia scandens (climbing
Guinea flower)
Hoya carnosa (wax plant)
Mandevilla ‘Alice Dupont’
Mandevilla ‘Aloha Bright Pink’
Mandevilla ‘Aloha Regal Ruby’
Mandevilla ‘Crimson Fantasy’
Mandevilla laxa (Chilean jasmine)
Mandevilla ‘Sun Parasol Giant White’
Solandra maxima (golden chalice vine)
Stephanotis floribunda (bridal wreath)
POTTED PLANTS
Plumeria acutifolia alba (frangipani)- A mature Ficus rubiginosa (Port
Jackson fig) is the centrepiece to
the Terrace Courtyard, offering
shade and dappled light over the
concrete plinth seating. - Molineria capitulata (palm grass)
grows next to pieces of railway that
border the garden beds, evoking
Australian POW histories such as
the building of the Thai-Burma
Railway during WWII.
Photography:
1,4–6: John Gollings
2: Chris Erskine
3: Michael Wright
654 MAY 2017 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AUSTRALIA