An attractive medium sized open shrub that is worth growing for the showy masses of bell flowers produced from autumn to spring. Peak flowering is in winter, helping to brighten the garden and feed honey eating birds which...
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Eriostemon australasius – Pink Wax Flower
An attractive medium sized shrub which grows and flowers in part shade, with profuse sprays of delicate pink blooms which are great for cut flowers. Grows to around a metre or two tall and wide and prefers a sandy to sandy...
Grevillea sericea – Silky Grevillea
An attractive and easy care medium sized shrub which flowers over many months from autumn through winter and on into spring. The flowers are spider shaped and pink, and are attractive to bees. An adaptable plant for sun to...
Dampiera stricta – Blue Dampiera
A delightful small perennial plant with lovely blue to mauve flowers from autumn to summer, with a main flush in spring. Great for feature and massed planting and works well in containers, alone or with other...
Sanantha tozerensis ‘Summer Stars’ – Baeckea
Masses of snow white flowers in summer combine with fragrant foliage as the outstanding features of this tough, long lived member of the gum tree family, Myrtaceae.This genus has had a couple of name changes, so you may...
Lechenaultia formosa ‘Stirling Orange’
The bright, burnt orange flowers that are produced for most of the year will create a 'wow factor' in your garden. Lechenaultias tend to be short-lived perennials in the garden, and are probably best used as pot plants, or...
Grevillea juniperina hybrid ‘Juniper Rose’
The dense ground covering growth habit combines with profuse flowering through the cooler months of the year to create a very useful, waterwise grevillea. Use 'Juniper Rose' as a mounding ground cover to create excellent...
Xerochrysum bracteatum ‘Lucky Penny’ – Everlasting Daisy
The compact, low growing form of this everlasting daisy, along with its very long flowering period are the key features of this showy, butterfly attracting native plant. It makes an outstanding pot plant for small gardens...
Chamelaucium uncinatum hybrid ‘Pink Ruffles’ – Geraldton Wax
The double (extra-petalled) ruffled pink flowers that are produced in profusion in springtime are the outstanding feature of this classic Western Australian shrub. It does best in well drained sandy soils in climates with...
Wahlenbergia stricta ‘Fairy Mist’ – Native Bluebell
Wahlenbergia stricta Fairy Mist has delicate pink flowers on a compact, soft-wooded perennial. It flowers throughout the warmer months of the year. An outstanding plant for a cottage garden style as it forms small...
Westringia fruticosa ‘Zena’ – Coastal Rosemary
A hardy and naturally compact plant that responds beautifully to clipping and shaping, so makes a good hedge and topiary specimen for formal native gardens. Drought and frost tolerant, and can handle salty winds, so...
Grevillea rhyolitica – Deua Grevillea
An attractive medium sized shrub, growing from 1 to 2 metres tall and wide. It has a main flush of pendulous attractive red flowers in spring to summer, with spot flowering through the rest of the year, which attract...
Corymbia ficifolia – Flowering Gum
One of the best gum trees for producing spectacular flowering, and a useful height as a shade tree. They can be variable when seed grown, coming in a range of colours from red, pink through to orange and white, and can...
Correa ‘Just a Touch’
A useful small shrub that will flower in part shade, with delicate white bells with a hint of pink. Blooming in autumn to winter, small nectar loving birds will visit them. Like a well drained soil, frost and drought...
Correa ‘Annabell’
A pretty small shrub with delicate bell shaped pink flowers in autumn through to winter. A great plant if you want flowers in a partly shaded spot. Does well in containers and great for smaller gardens. Likes well...
Correa alba – White Correa
A great little plant for coastal gardens, as it likes sandy soils and will resist salty winds. Likes a sunny spot, but will also grow in part shade, though flowering will be lessened. It responds beautifully to pruning,...
Banksia serrata – Old Man Banksia
A character filled small to medium sized tree with leathery serrated leaves and creamy yellow to brown large flowers in summer. The flowers are followed by interesting pods , and the bark is lumpy and bumpy, both of which...
Banksia integrifolia – Coast Banksia
This variable, adaptable and beautiful banksia will grow slowly to eventually attain tree size, and suits many different positions from coastal gardens where it will handle salt laden winds with ease, to inland cooler...
Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Tangerine’ – Kangaroo Paw
A strappy leafed upright plant, with tall spikes of bright flowers in tones of orange and gold in spring and summer. A great garden and larger landscaping plant which has stood the test of time. The flowers attract birds,...
Prumnopitys ladei – Mount Spurgeon Black Pine
A rare tree with a limited distribution in the wild, but a great Australian conifer that deserves a place in more landscaping, and can also be used in containers as a Christmas tree as it can be used indoors in a well lit...