Great water wise options include:

• Local indigenous plants that have adapted to the local rainfall and temperature.
• Other Australian natives – many natives from other parts of Australia are well adapted for dry conditions
• Succulents, which are adapted to extreme arid conditions.
• Plants from similar environments around the world such as the Mediterranean, California, South Africa, and parts of India and Asia.
• Survivors – Some species of rose, English box, and other plants doing well in “abandoned gardens”.
• Dry period dormancy plants – for example, winter/spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils or irises.