Category: NT plant suggestions

Here is a list of Northern Territory plant suggestions developed by Naomi Lacey:

Winged Bean — Vanilla — Sweet Potato/ Kumera
Ruby Red Grapefruit — Papaya — Okra — Native Ginger
Madrono — Loofah — Long Net Stinkhorn — Lemongrass — Kang Kong — Hummingbird Tree — Cassava
Carambola — Calytrix exstipulata — Black Sapote — Black Mulberry — Aloe Vera — Acacia gonocarpa

Loofah

A vigorous annual fruiting vine with vines growing up to 5m long. They look very similar to a cucumber vine

Long Net Stinkhorn

A very unusual-looking fungus, the veiled stinkhorn grows up to 25cm high with a slimy, conical-shaped cap approx. 50mm x

Lemongrass

Lemongrass is a small clumping grass grows to a maximum 1m high with thicker white stems producing bright green leaves

Kang Kong

A semiaquatic tropical perennial that produces edible leaves and tips year-round.

Hummingbird Tree

The Hummingbird Tree is a softwood that grows to a height of between 3 and 10m.

Cassava

A perennial plant that grows to 2m it is best grown as an annual for its crop of long and

Carambola

A beautiful tree with edible fruit that is perfect for any food forest in the tropics.

Calytrix exstipulata

A small to a medium-sized shrub that rarely exceeds 2m in height but can reach up to 4.5m.

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Category: NT plant suggestions