An attractive small tree, this native conifer is hardy and low maintenance. Upright in habit with spreading branches, its dense dark green foliage and clusters of cones make it a highly ornamental tree year round,...
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Callitris rhomboidea – Oyster Bay Pine
This native conifer is a highly ornamental and useful evergreen tree which grows across Australia in a variety of conditions. Hardy and drought tolerant, it responds well to pruning and its upright form with dense foliage...
Callicarpa pedunculata – Velvet Leaf
This highly ornamental small to medium shrub makes a great plant for a variety of uses, reaching up to 2m with dense soft green foliage, the flowers and brightly coloured fruits add to its appeal. Flowers through Summer...
Calectasia cyanea – Blue Tinsel Lily
A clumping perennial herb with stunning star shaped blue to purple flowers with bright yellow contrasting centres. Native only to Western Australia, it grows only in a small region in Torndirrup National Park and is...
Caladenia flava – Cowslip Orchid
This native orchid stands out for its stunning flowers, large yellow blooms with cream or pink tones and magenta flecks appearing on some petals. A perennial herb which produces small clusters of flowers borne on stems up...
Bursaria spinosa – Sweet Bursaria
A small shrub usually about 3 to 4m tall which produces abundant small white flowers through Summer. Native to the east coast, the form in the wild varies greatly depending on habitat -- ranging from a prostrate shrub to a...
Brunonia australis – Blue Pincushion Flower
This lovely perennial plant is known for its unique and eye-catching blue flowers, produced mostly in Spring and appearing at times through Autumn. The unique charm of the flowers makes it a great feature in a container or...
Brachychiton populneus – Kurrajong Tree
This small to medium tree is attractive and highly drought tolerant, and makes a lovely ornamental specimen.Low maintenance and attractive, the kurrajong is a great feature tree for use in a range of settings, it can reach...
Boronia serrulata – Native Rose
An attractive Boronia species, this small shrub is commonly named the Native Rose for the delicately and beautifully perfumed deep pink flowers. The star shaped flowers appear atop the branches in Spring and continue to...
Boronia purdieana
A dense shrub with small narrow leaves, ideal for garden or landscape use. This form produces masses of yellow flowers which are strongly perfumed through Winter and Spring. The bell shaped flowers change from red to...
Boronia anemonifolia – Sticky Boronia
A fast-growing shrub with strongly scented leaves, this native blooms abundantly, making an attractive specimen for garden or landscape use. The dark green foliage covers the plant densely making it a great screening...
Billardiera scandens – Apple Berry
This native climber makes a fantastic garden and landscape plant as it grows in a wide range of conditions, taking the form of a groundcover, climber or small shrub in more open areas. Tough and adaptable, the non-invasive...
Billardiera lehmanniana – Kurup
This rambling native perennial grows as a medium twining shrub, or as a climber if provided support. Flowers abundantly from late Summer to early Winter, producing extravagant displays of small white or pale blue...
Baloskion ‘Green Wedge’ – Tassel Cord Rush
This dwarf selection of the Tassel Cord Rush is a wonderful low-maintenance plant which was developed for it's compact size and fantastic ornamental foliage. An ideal plant for landscape and garden use, it performs best in...
Baloskion tetraphylllum – Tassel Cord Rush
This rush-type plant grows in dense clumps, with striking green foliage ending in feathered tips which create an attractive display. Produces bronze flowering stems in Summer, these can be used for indoor floral...
Callistemon viminalis ‘Slim’ – Bottlebrush
A useful new bottlebrush variety with a neat upright habit, lush foliage with pale new growth, bearing stunning large red flowers for most of the year. This large shrub to small tree is perfect for use in hedges,...
Callistemon ‘Wee Johnnie’ – Bottlebrush
A new dwarf variety of bottlebrush, this small shrub has been selected for its fantastic growth habit- compact in size, with dense grey green foliage. Flowers in Spring, producing abundant red brushes clustered tightly along the stem....
Callistemon ‘Little Jet’ – Bottlebrush
A small to medium shrub with a compact upright form, this great new bottlebrush variety was selected for its unique growth habit and dense foliage displays. Small red flowers appear along the stems throughout Spring,...
Callistemon viminalis ‘Green John’ – Bottlebrush
Low maintenance and quick to establish, this new dwarf bottlebrush cultivar has emerald-green foliage with a light silver tones on new growth. A good feature plant or pruned into a hedge due to the dense foliage, this...
Grevillea agrifolia – Blue Grevillea
A tropical grevillea from the Kimberley and NT, growing as a large shrub to small tree. It has prickly margined leaves and cream or green flowers. Low phosphorus fertiliser is advisable. Note - some grevilleas can cause...