Plant of the Week

Discover plants

Deepen your understanding of a new plant each week.

This week's plant of the week is:

Past plants of the week

Explore our previously featured plants.

• Bogon Moths and Bottlebrush
• Eucalyptus citriodora - Lemon-scented  Gum
• Dalbergia melanoxylon - African Blackwood
• Eucalyptus multicaulis - Whipstick Ash
• Caustis flexuosa - Old Man's Beard
• Banksia ericifolia -  Heath-leaved Banksia
• Stevia  rebaudiana - Stevia
• Fraxinus angustifolia - Desert Ash
• Hibiscus sabdariffa - Rosella
• Begonia
• Sigesbeckia orientalis

• Saccharum officinarum - Sugar Cane
• Coreopsis lanceolata
• Sambucus nigra - Elderberry
• Eucalyptus camaldulensis - River Red Gum
• Daviesia and Diuris - Peas and Donkey Orchids
• Antirrhinum majus  - Snapdragons
• Dendrobium kingianum
• Indigofera australis -  Australian Indigo
• Magnolia
• Primula x polyantha - Polyanthus
• Plantago lanceolata - Psyllium
• Goniomitrium acuminatum - a really small moss
• Citrus x paradisi - Grapefruit
• Pyrrosia rupestris -  Rock Felt Fern
• Apocissus antarctica -  Kangaroo Vine
• Gingko biloba - Maidenhair Tree
• Pittosporum angustifolium -  Weeping Pittosporum
• Themeda  triandra - Kangaroo Grass
• Salvia rosmarinus - Rosemary
• Pisonia grandes -  Bird Catcher Tree
• Ziziphus  jujuba - Chinese Red dates
• Melastoma malabathricum - Blue Tongue
• Plumeria rubra - Frangipani
• Alcantarea imperialis  - Giant Bromeliad
• Microlaena stipoides - Weeping  Rice Grass
• Echinaceae - Cone Flower
• Passiflora edulis - Passionfruit
• Exocarpos cupressiformis - Native Cherry
• Lagerstroemia indica - Crepe Myrtle

• Prunus persica - Peaches
• Ananas comosus - Pineapple
• Ochna serrulata - Mickey Mouse Bush
• Kniphofia - Red Hot Poker
• Salix  babylonica - Weeping Willow
• Drosera - Sundews
• Ranunculus - Buttercups
• Pinus radiata and the Sirex Wasp
• Brachychiton rupestris - Bottle Tree
• Argyranthemum - Marguerite Daisies
• Logania albiflora -  Logania
• Flindersia bennettii -  Bennett's Ash
• Brachychiton populneus - Kurrajong
• Osmanthus fragrans - Osmanthus
• Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnuts
• Senegalia senegal - Gum Arabic
• Fossombronia - a liverwort
• Juniperus communis - Common Juniper
• Quercus suber - Cork Oak
• Breynia oblongofolia - Coffee Bush
• Tacca  chantrieri - Black Bat Plant
• Radermachera sinica - China Doll
• Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit
• Colchicum - Autumn Crocus
• Theobroma cacao - Chocolate
• Castanospermum australe - Queensland Black Bean
• Dietes robinsoniana

• Lomatia myricoides
• Trigonella foenum-graecum - Fenugreek
• Macadamia - Macadamia nuts
• Coffea arabica - Coffee
• Anthurium andreanum - Flamingo Lily
• Dendrobium  linguiforme - Thumbnail Orchid
• Strychnos nux-vomica - Strychnine Tree
• Dodonaea viscosa - Hop Bush
• Metrosideros - New Zealand Christmas Bush
• Punica granatum - Pomegranate
• Cycads
• Atriplex nummularia - Old Man Saltbush
• Narcissus tazetta subsp. chinensis - Chinese Sacred Lily
• Alectryon coriaceus - Beach Bird's Eye
• Holmskioldia sanguinea - Chinese Hat  Plant
• Isoetes - Quillworts
• Eucalyptus urophylla - Timor  White Gum
• Pseudotsuga  menziesii - Douglas Fir
• Arachis hypogea - Peanuts
• Xerochrysum  bracteatum - Paper Daisies
• Davidsonia pruriens - Davidson's Plum
• Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palms in the Middle East
• Fragaria x ananassa - Garden Strawberry
• Cedrus deodara - Himalayan Cedar
• Araucaria bidwillii - Bunya Bunya Pine
• Helianthus annuus - Sunflowers
• Araucaria araucana - Monkey Puzzle
• Bursaria spinosa - Australian Blackthorn
• Carya illinoinensis - Pecan Nut
• Melaleuca polandii - Gold Tipped Bottlebrush

• Adenanthos - Western Australian Woollybushes
• Syzygium - Lillipillies
• Arthropodium cirratum - New Zealand Rengarenga
• Cynoglossum amabile - Chinese Forget-me-nots
• Digitales purpurea - Foxglove
• Nicotiana benthamiana - Australian Wild Tobacco
• Eutaxia myrtifolia - Eggs and Bacon
• Vaccinium ssp.  - more about Blueberries
• Eutrema japonicum - Wasabi
• Vaccinium ssp. - Blueberries
• Acacia - leaves
• Cyclamen
• Tulipa spp. - Tulips
• Vitis vinifera - White Grapes and Seedless Grapes
• Vitis vinifera - Wine Grapes
• Humulus lupulus - Hops
• Dillenia alata - Red Beech, Golden Guinea Tree
• Hibbertia scandens - Golden Glory Vine
• Phoenix dactylifera -  Date Palms in Australia
• Asimina triloba - North American Pawpaw
• Carica papaya - Pawpaw and Papaya
• Dipodium variegatum - Slender Hyacinth Orchid
• Salvia rosmarinus - Rosemary
• Ficus desertorum - Desert Fig
• Ricinus communis - Caster Oil Plant
• Anigozanthos 'Masquerade' - Blue Kangaroo Paw
• Lycoris aurea - Golden Spider Lily
• Howea fosteriana and Howea belmoriana - Lord Howe Island Palms
• Livistona mariae subsp. mariae - Central Australian Cabbage Palm

• Geastrum triplex - Collared Earthstars
• Omphalotus nidiformis - Ghost Fungus