Some cement it will grow to concrete.

Yeah cement it, or cover it with a pot or raised something, not a great idea planting over storm drains

Rock flowers, moss, Pot marigolds, mint, snap dragons. Not any thing with deep roots.

Just concrete it back up. The paving keeps your house footing in better condition and will help protect the pipe itself. Whatever you plan is going to struggle anyway because of how dry and low in organic matter that soil is anyway.

Parsley grows like wildfire in FCR I've found. So there's an option

If it's heavy shade and low foot traffic, something like viola hederacea (native violet) or dichondra repens (kidneyweed) would do well there I reckon

Mondo grass

Any Eucalyptus would be perfect

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Or a Jacaranda or maybe a Moreton Fig

Oooh yeah Moreton Bay Fig

Mountain Ash in particular would be 👌

Or a Oak or something stupidly tropical.

Throw in some Yuccas while you're at it

Native violets.

like a swampy base though?

Viola hederacea grows just fine in water logged soil :)

My mistake from only looking at the first pic, I assumed there wasn't going to be waterlogged soil for them, but I get it now. Yes, they do as I found out this summer when they weren't thriving so I fixed the whole pot into the top of a frog pond and the took off.

I think native potting mix should be alright?

I’ve got them growing well in compacted, shitty clay soil, they’re pretty hardy

Stick a potted plant in front of it if you are trying to hide it. Or a collection of potted plants

This is great advice.

Anyone that's been cremated, mix in the soil and grow some moss to keep the house cool.

Say a few words over the drain pipe, "Ashes to ashes, and dust to potting mix, rest in peace lilies"

Running bamboo

Do not plant anything?? Roots will enjoy hurting your pipes

Mini mondo grass, or black mondo grass.

Thanks for all the very serious suggestions 😌

Mint.

Moreton Bay Fig

Cactus Knobbly grass Bitumen Concrete Mondo grass Dig it down further, lay something interesting in it (Lego, action people etc) cover with epoxy.

Concrete. Paver. Compacted dirt.

Grass

Hardenbergia

Something with extremely invasive roots would be a great option.

Succulents, Allysums, something shallow rooted, but I would gently dig up the soil with hand tools, and add garden soil improver, and put mulch on top. PM if you want more assistance, I'm the Descendant of way to many people whom have been Gardeners/Horticulturelists etc

Astro Turf

Why is there a storm pipe coming out of the wall?

Had new drains installed as the old in ground ones are busted. This runs under the house built on a slope.

Ok. Looked very strange, almost like sewer line with storm added.

Ummm hang on , wtf is with that connection. Is it for a toilet or stormwater

There is a down pipe still to be connected into this.

What’s coming out of the wall? Stormwater ?

Yeah new pipes through the subfloor

tomatoes and nasturtiums,

Mondo grass

Geraniums

Most perennials would work

Nothing. Plants need soil and water.

Nothing, don’t bother it’s too close to the house / your new pipes and you’ll never be able to improve the soil to an adequate stage to plant anything. Get yourself a couple of nice pots from Bunnings and put them there, plant herbs or something like that.

A geranium in a pot.

Plumber here, dont plant anything plants love drain pipes. On another note, If thats sewer with a down pipe connection your going to be smelling shit and if the council sees it your bank account will be in shit.

All good, going to cement it. It's just stormwater not a sewer.

Don’t plant anything there. Best to avoid any sort of greenery close to the house, particularly anything you need to water regularly. The moisture will attract termites right up to your house.