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A large shrub to small tree, growing to around 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide in garden situations but can grow to 15 metres tall in its natural ranges. It has small yellow flowers in spring which are strongly perfumed....
A great naturally compact and dense wattle, growing to just over a metre high and wide. It flowers in spring with pale lemon ball shaped flowers, which can attract butterflies. A lovely and easy care plant. Frost and dry...
A delightful mid sized bush with attractive soft pine like foliage that showcases the abundant spring flowering, which occurs from August to October. The starry white flowers also make good cut flowers. It naturally occurs...
An attractive and very drought tolerant shrub, with an interesting upright habit with long spears of stems. It bears bright pink to red flowers in winter to spring which are nectar rich, bringing birds and insects to the...
A very drought hardy small shrub, very popular for the silver grey foliage which has a soft and felty texture. Grows around a metre high and wide and can be up to three metres. It has purple mauve mid sized flowers from...
A tough plant for dry conditions, it grows as a small to medium shrub. It has tubular shaped flowers that can be white, yellow, cream or pink, often prettily spotted. Flowering is in spring, also some in autumn to winter,...
An attractive medium sized shrub, it has fine leaves and abundant flowering in spring. Each flower is relatively small, consisting of bundles of stamens, giving a delicate look. They are white to cream, borne in...
An attractive strappy leaf perennial, it grows from an underground rhizome, making it a hardy and easy care plant. Flowering from spring through summer with purple-blue flowers held up above the foliage. The flowers only...
A low growing perennial with edible scented foliage that has various culinary uses. Can be grown in sun or shade, but needs regular watering to be at its best. It can be leggy, but responds well to pruning if well...
An attractively variegated version of the hardy and useful ground covering Grevillea gaudichaudii. The new growth is pink, and fades to white with age, contrasting well with the green older ferny leaves. It gets red...
A densely growing low and spreading shrub. It gets covered in mauve flowers in late winter to late spring. Does well in a range of soil types as long as they are well drained soil. For sun or part shade. Moderately frost...
A hardy ground cover grevillea with golden flowers with light orange tones, that dot the plant from autumn through to spring. The foliage is reasonably prickly, which can be a useful feature if you want to deter pets or...
A mat forming and low growing hardy ground cover, this form has bright yellow flowers, produced from spring to early summer. It is good for planting on banks and retaining walls where it can spill over the edges, as...
A neat ground cover plant, starred with numerous small white to very pale mauve flowers for long periods through spring and summer. It grows into a dense mat of growth, which deters weeds. The small leaves and...
A ground cover form of Calothamnus quadrificus. Flowers from early spring through summer, with red brush style flowers that are bird attracting. The foliage is grey green and fine. Good for coastal gardens, tolerates some...
A superb ground cover grevillea, with red toothbrush flowers and bronze new foliage on a dense growing plant. It grows to 2 metres wide, and is a good for embankments and easy care landscaping. Likes a well drained soil,...
A hardy medium sized shrub, with delicate pale lemon spider type flowers that are bird attracting. Grows in most soil types. Good for coastal gardens. A cross between Grevillea thelemanniana x Grevillea olivacea. Feed in...
A large shrub, growing up to 3 metres high and 2 metres wide, that has eye catching bright orange flowers with gold tips through spring, summer and autumn. Tolerates dry spells and frost once established. Prune back behind...
A great hardy plant with beautifully arching branches clothed in copper coloured foliage. It grows to around 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide, making it useful for informal hedging and screening, as well as a contrast shrub...
An attractive medium sized shrub that comes alive with masses of spectacular bright pink flowers in spring. Growing to around 1.5 metres high and wide, it can be used for informal hedging and screening, or clipped to...