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A great easy care small shrub with a naturally neat habit. It flowers from late winter through spring, and the red flowers are nectar rich and bird attracting. Adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates including...
A very drought tolerant small shrub, growing to around a metre high and wide, as well as prostrate forms. It bears edible berries which start out greenish, and ripen to red, with a range of colours together on the...
A large rainforest tree, not for gardens as it grows to around 30 metres tall, but good for parks and farms. Fast growing in moist and fertile soils, adaptable to different situations. It produces good wood for...
A small shrub that can be short lived, with attractive numerous white and pink flowers in winter and spring. Likes acid to neutral well drained soils, in a sunny position. Prune back after flowering to encourage a more compact habit. This plant is now known as...
A good medium sized kangaroo paw with yellow flowers, which are great for cut flowers and to attract nectar feeding birds to the garden. Easy care plants, simply pull off any leaves that get brown to tidy, and once...
A small shrub that is rather insignificant when not in flower, but is enlivened by bright mauve-pink nodding flowers from winter through to summer. Naturally occurring in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania...
A useful and variable small shrub for cool to warm temperate areas, with profuse bright pink-mauve nectar rich flowers in spring to summer. There are prostrate forms available, but they are mostly upright and wide plants...
A large woody shrub from arid areas of inland Australia, useful for its drought tolerance and attractive large hibiscus-like flowers. They are mauve to lilac with red centres, it flowers mostly in late winter with...
A medium sized shrub to small tree. In its natural range in damp forests in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania it can grow to 9 metres tall. Attractive foliage, toothed green leaves with silver reverse, and trusses of white...
An attractive large shrub to small tree with beautiful new growth in bright tones of red and orange which contrast nicely with the green older foliage, making it great for hedging and screening. Growing from 3 to 5 metres...
A useful small shrub for coastal and dry gardens and winter flowering in partly shaded positions. It has pretty pink bell shaped flowers which attract nectar feeders. Grows to 1.5 metres high and 2 metres wide, and light...
An attractive compact small Grevillea, growing to 1 to 2 metres high and wide. It flowers in winter through spring with bright red and yellow nectar rich flowers. An easy care plant which is tolerant of dry spells and...
A lovely small tree with decorative fine foliage. It flowers in spring with small yellow to orange flowers followed by smooth orange seed capsules in summer. It can grow to 15 metres in its natural range, but...
An interesting tussock forming perennial from inland areas of Australia, worth planting in larger gardens and landscaping for a real wow factor. Growth is by creeping stolons, and older clumps form eye catching ring...
A slow growing small tree from inland Australia, it has attractive drooping foliage and branches which have a strong scent when crushed. It is very drought tolerant, and is a useful tree for shade and on farms for...
An easy care low ground cover which creates a dense mat of fine-leaved foliage with purple toned new growth. It gets small white flowers in spring through summer. Great to deter weed growth and to cover slopes and...
A good small and ground covering shrub with bell shaped pink and green tipped flowers in winter. Fast growing and with a dense habit, good for sun to light shade. Prefers reasonably drained soil, however it is...
A useful medium sized dense shrub, growing around a metre wide and to 3 metres tall, with attractive pom pom pale purple flowers from spring through summer. The narrow habit makes it good choice for those difficult spots...
A dense growing and mat forming hardy ground cover, this form has pale pink with darker markings on the flowers, produced from spring to early summer in profusion. It is good for planting on banks and retaining walls...
A great hedging and privacy plant, with a fast growing and dense growth habit. It has glossy green leaves with bronze orange new growth. Also good for topiary and bonsai. Grows naturally to around 5metres tall, but can be...