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A deciduous large shrub to small tree which can grow to 6 metres. It has smooth, grey bark. The large yellow flowers are produced in spring. The seed pod is large and egg shaped with long cottony hairs surrounding the...
Old Man Saltbush has attractive silver foliage, growth habit tends to be sprawling to around 3 metres high and can get to 5 metres wide. Naturally growing in arid areas in all states of Australia, this is a very useful...
An attractive shrub growing to around 3 metres tall, great for coastal gardens. The foliage is soft looking with bronze new growth. It has small insignificant orange tubular flowers throughout most of the year. Likes a...
A selected form of the beautiful flannel flower, it is a short-lived perennial with soft divided grey-green foliage and a compact habit. The white flowers which have a soft textured flannel feel are borne from late spring...
A small shrub growing to around 1.5 metres high with small thin mid green foliage. Flowering from late winter through spring with masses of pink to mauve flowers appear in clusters along the stems. Beautiful when...
A compact small shrub growing to around a metre high and wide, it has narrow profuse leaves and a naturally dense habit, further improved by a once a year pruning. Flowers in late winter to spring with pink to red...
A hardy shrub to 2 metres high and wide, adaptable to a wide range of conditions, from sun to part shade. It has an open habit with pale green small leaves and bronze to red flowers in autumn and winter, which are highly bird attracting. Banksias are phosphorus...
A hardy and minimal care tufting perennial plant. Flowers in summer with blue-purple sprays followed by bright blue decorative berries. A useful plant for difficult positions such as under trees, and for coastal gardens....
A beautiful ornamental tree growing to around 6 to 8 metres tall, it has a gently weeping growth habit. Winter to spring flowering with large pink-red blossoms with contrasting yellow stamens. Young stems are red which age...
A small shrub that grows to less than a metre, can be short lived but worth growing for the intense beautiful flower fragrance. It has small leaves and small red cup-shaped flowers, which occur in spring. Can be used in...
Viola hederacea 'Monga Magic' is a great groundcover for moist areas, and has delicate mauve flowers. Best for part shade, but will tolerate sunnier spots. Flowers mostly spring and summer, with spot flowers the rest of...
A useful and decorative tall shrub with large showy and lightly fragrant flowers. The flowers are cream with shading of lemon and a contrasting dark red centre, and the petals are edible and can be used for jam, syrup and...
A large shrub to small tree with bluish foliage, and much admired for the stunning flowers - is grown as a street tree and hedge in Italy and the US. Best flowering is in a sunny spot, and budding starts in late...
An attractive pale pink flowered dwarf Grevillea, growing to around half a metre tall and 0.8 metres wide. Can be pruned for more compact growth after flowering, but the growth is naturally dense without pruning, making...
A large shrub to small tree size, growing to around 4 metres tall and wide. It bears numerous red-pink flowers in spring and summer, and is highly bird attracting thanks to the abundant nectar. It has thin leathery leaves,...
A compact shrub growing to approximately one metre high. It has dark green foliage that highlights the bright pink flowers. Blooms all autumn and into winter, and the nectar rich flowers attract smaller birds. Frost hardy...
An attractive and useful dwarf bottlebrush, growing to a metre high and wide, so perfect for smaller gardens and spaces. Bears red bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer, which are bird attracting. Good for a wide range...
A twining climber or shrub which can grow to 4 metres tall with support. Grown on its own it forms a dense shrubby habit. It has clusters of pendulous blue flowers from spring through summer. There are also selections with white or pink flowers, and ground cover...
A variable shrub from coastal areas in the south of Western Australia, with attractive reddish new growth in summer and very small red flowers for most of the year, peaking in spring. The flowers attract nectar feeding...
A tall fern for moist areas, likes sunny aspects as well as part shade. One common name 'tangle fern' is from the roots which trap organic matter, which helps improve erosion areas. Found in moist areas and in tall open...