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A selected form of elkhorn fern which grows well in pots, forming an interesting and sculptural growth habit. It does well indoors, as well as for sheltered spots outdoors. It can be grown in hanging baskets, or tied to a backplate, or onto trees. Feed once a month...
An easy care and drought tolerant medium sized shrub, it has masses of papery white clusters of pure white flowers. Does best in light and well drained soils, if planting into heavier soil, mound it up to...
An easy care and colourful groundcovering perennial daisy, with gorgeous grey green foliage and golden orange flower clusters in spring and summer. It grows to around half a metre wide and will cascade over banks and...
A beautiful small shrub growing to a metre high, it bears masses of pink starry flowers in winter and spring. It needs a well drained and moist soil for best performance. A light coverage of mulch or a few rocks to...
A large and also compact shrub that grows to 3 metres high and 2 metres wide, making it great for informal hedging and screening. It has large two toned flowers of pink and beautifully contrasting dark burgundy, and they...
A lovely little shrub that is very waterwise, hardy and decorative. It gives a prolific display of deep pink flower buds in winter which gradually fade to light pink as the buds mature and open to a lemon...
Magic Marmalade is a hardy and useful plant for general landscaping and the flowers are great for cut flowers. It has prolific red-bronze buds which open to orange heads which age to lemon, creating a delightful...
Hibiscus 'Aussie Pink' is a product of careful breeding between 3 native Hibiscus species to produce a fast growing and bushy plant, useful for informal hedging and screening, as well as for container growing....
A lovely shrub for low maintenance gardens, it has white flowers with a pink tinge to the petal edges. Useful for informal hedging and screening, it is compact and bushy as well as hardy. It can take heat and...
A delightful native hibiscus with prolific pale pink flowers that are perfumed. Suits most areas except for very cold ones. Once established it will take periods of drought, light frost, and high heat and humidity....
A lovely native succulent with masses of bright pink flowers, Hot Stuff is a superbly tough and useful groundcover which does well on a wide range of soil types, including saline and sand. Rooting at the nodes makes it...
Growing into a small to medium tree, this acacia is only just beginning to be appreciated as an ornamental. Its natural habitat is dry inland zones of NSW and southern Qld, and it can be useful as a shade or shelter...
This Acacia grows to a small or medium tree, and flowers quite abundantly with rod-shaped flowers appearing from late summer to mid-winter. It grows naturally in open forest and can also be found in rainforest where it...
An eye catching small perennial shrub, Gold Dust has plumes of golden yellow flowers in late winter and spring. The foliage is attractive grey green and is sculptural and upright to a metre high. Likes a sunny spot in well drained soil, dry tolerant and can take light...
Pink Gem is a decorative annual flowering plant, with masses of lovely globe shaped bright pink flowers that are long lasting. The plant is rounded and mound shaped with green foliage, and looks great in containers or massed in the garden. Best in an open position in...
Gomphrena 'Empress' is the Aussie version of the colourful annual globe amaranth. It is great for adding colour to the flower garden, with long lasting round flower heads in purple shades borne all year round. The...
A lovely ornamental wattle species from Western Australia, with a shrubby habit and rod-shaped flower heads. This Acacia is a dense shrub with a tendency to spread its long branches. Named after Miss Alison Ashby, a...
This shrubby Acacia has a beautiful, complex structure of branches; the name 'aphylla' means 'without leaves'. It is native to the area around Perth, and loves an extremely well-drained soil. It can grow in full or part sun....
This Acacia has a variable habit and can grow as a shrub (in more arid conditions) or a small tree (with more water available). It is often a profuse flowering plant with rod-like flower heads and provides light shade....
Lime Magik is a large shrub to small tree, depending on the situation, with the most beautiful soft lime foliage. It is eye catching with its graceful willow like form, and makes a great contrast plant. It grows to 10...