Indoor, hanging and potted plants provide many gardeners, particularly those who live in higher densities, a connection to nature. They also support micro habitats which are critical to biodiversity.
Many native plants are well suited to being potted indoors, or on verandahs and balconies. Understorey rainforest plants, such as Silky Oaks and Black Beans, are revered in northern hemisphere indoor low light environments which replicate rainforest understorey conditions for instance!
My pick for indoor locally native potted plants:
Lower Light: Adiantum aethiopicum – Maidenhair Fern
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana – Bangalow Palm
Asplenium australasicum – Birds Nest Fern
Castanospermum australe – Black Bean
Cissus antarctica – Kangaroo Vine
Cordyline sp. – Palm Lillies
Doodia aspera – Rasp Fern
Eupomatia laurina – Bolwarra
Livistona australis – Cabbage Palm
Podocarpus elatus – Brown Pine
Viola hederacae – Native Violet
Sunnier Spot (be careful of western sun through glass!):
Alocasia brisbanensis – Cunjevoi
Alpinia caerulea – Native Ginger
Araucaria cunninghamii – Hoop Pine
Davidsonia jerseyana – Davidson’s Plum
Ficus macrophylla – Moreton Bay Fig
Grevillea robusta – Silky Oak
Hoya australis – Wax Flower
Other suggestions for hanging baskets:
Lower Light: Adiantum aethiopicum – Maidenhair Fern
Asplenium australasicum – Birds Nest Fern
Christella dentata – Binung Fern
Cissus antarctica – Kangaroo Vine
Cyperus mirus – Mirus Sedge
Platycerium spp – Elkhorn / Staghorn
Viola hederacae – Native Violet
Sunnier Spot: Chrysocephalum apiculatum – Yellow Buttons
Dendrobium speciosum – King Orchid
Hoya australis – Wax Flower
Myoporum ellipticum – Coastal Boobialla
Scaevola spp – Fan Flowers
For more information check out the extensive information on the Sunshine Coast Council website: Habitat in a Pot
https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/environment/education-resources-and-events/environment-resources-and-publications/backyard-conservation/habitat-in-a-pot
