How flammable are garden plants? Your guide to plant flammability
Shrubs
Herbs
Find out how your garden plants rated for flammability. Common name
Provenance
Poa
Tasmanian native
Poa sp
Sweet corn
Exotic
Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa
Eggplant
Exotic
Solanum melongena
Golden bamboo
Exotic
Phyllostachys aurea
Paper daisy
Tasmanian native
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Sagg
Tasmanian native
Lomandra longifolia
Rush
Tasmanian native
Juncus sp
Sedge
Tasmanian native
Lepidosperma sp
Comfrey
Exotic
Symphytum officinale
Kangaroo paw
Australian native
Anigozanthos flavidus
Heart-leaved Bergenia
Exotic
Bergenia crassifolia
Thai basil
Exotic
Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
New Zealand flax
Exotic
Phormium tenax
Broccoli
Exotic
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Calendula
Exotic
Calendula officinalis
Sweet basil
Exotic
Ocimum basilicum
Parsley
Exotic
Petroselinum crispum
Nasturtium
Exotic
Tropaeolum majus
Old man's banksia
Tasmanian native
Banksia serrata
Limelight
Australian native
Acacia cognata
Sacred bamboo
Exotic
Nandina domestica
Confetti bush
Exotic
Coleonema pulchrum
Silver wattle
Tasmanian native
Acacia dealbata
Native cherry
Tasmanian native
Exocarpos cupressiformis
Slender westringia
Australian native
Westringia eremicola
Black wattle
Tasmanian native
Acacia mearnsii
Lilly pilly
Australian native
Syzygium smithii
Rosemary grevillea
Australian native
Grevillea rosmarinifolia
Willow myrtle
Australian native
Agonis flexuosa
Ovens wattle
Tasmanian native
Acacia pravissima
Long-leaf wax flower
Australian native
Philotheca myoporoides
Swamp wattle
Australian native
Acacia retinodes
Royal grevillea
Australian native
Grevillea victoriae
Black sheoak
Tasmanian native
Allocasuarina littoralis
Willow leafed hakea
Australian native
Hakea salicifolia
Juniper leafed grevillea
Australian native
Grevillea juniperina
Dolly bush
Tasmanian native
Cassinia aculeata
Coastal westringia
Australian native
Westringia fruticosa
Tick bush
Tasmanian native
Kunzea ambigua
Manuka
Tasmanian native
Leptospermum scoparium
Weeping bottlebrush
Australian native
Melaleuca viminalis
Coast tea-tree
Tasmanian native
Leptospermum laevigatum
Woolly tea-tree
Tasmanian native
Leptospermum lanigerum
PLANT FLAMMABILITY
Flammability
Scientific name
VERY HIGH
MODERATE
HIGH
LOW
Sparking Conversations, Igniting Action is a Greater Hobart Bushfire Resilience Project funded through the National Emergency Management Agency – Preparing Australian Communities Grants Program.