Kennedia nigricans is a vigorous Western Australian climbing plant with unusual black and yellow flowers and handsome dark green foliage. Use it as a feature climber on fences and other structures or as a ground cover....
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Wahlenbergia ‘Sky Mist’ – Native Bluebell
Wahlenbergia Sky Mist has sky blue flowers on a compact, soft-wooded perennial. It flowers throughout the warmer months of the year. An outstanding plant for a cottage garden style as it forms small clumps that...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Ballad’ – Kangaroo Paw
This is one of the most prolific flowering of all kangaroo paws and it does it all year round. The smaller habit and bright red flowers make a dramatic statement as a feature plant in the garden, for larger landscaping...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Tenacity’ – Kangaroo Paw
This is a rather delightful smaller kangaroo paw hybrid that features red flower stems with bright yellow medium sized flowers. A sunny well-drained spot will give the best results. An alternative is to grow it in a pot to...
Leptospermum polygalifolium ‘Vertical Drop’ – Tea Tree
The unusual cascading prostrate growth habit and a profusion of small white flowers are the key features of this tea tree. It is ideal for use on banks as a groundcover, or for cascading over retaining walls and it is...
Callistemon ‘All Aglow’ – Bottlebrush
Callistemon All Aglow is a stunningly beautiful bottlebrush that is highlighted by pink to orange new growth and bright pink brushes with red undertones. All Aglow is an upright shrub growing to around 2.5m tall. It...
Westringia fruticosa ‘Flat’n’Fruity’ – Coastal Rosemary
This is a great prostrate version of that tough old favourite plant, Westringia or Coastal Rosemary. This is a very compact form and is very adaptable to most situations. Its grey-green foliage and small white...
Coronidium elatum ‘Sunny Side Up’ – Everlasting Daisy
A compact small shrub that has attractive silvery leaves and masses of white everlasting daisy flowers in early to mid-spring that persist on the plant for several months. Trim back behind the spent flowers in late spring to...
Scaevola albida ‘White Carpet’ – Fan Flower
A vigorous and relatively long-lived soft-wooded ground cover with small leaves. Small flower size is compensated for by the extremely floriferous habit. A great feature, border, pot or hanging basket plant.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius ‘Radiance’ – Rice Flower
A compact small shrub that has aromatic curry-scented leaves and clusters of white flowers all year round that are pink in bud. Trim back after each flower flush to trigger a new burst of blooms. This is a great feature or...
Leptospermum obovatum ‘Starry Night’ – Tea Tree
A graceful pendulous shrub with soft, fine, dark purple foliage and purple-pink young stems. The flowers attract butterflies, and wrens, thornbills and other small birds love to forage amongst the blossom. It may be...
Goodenia ovata ‘Gold Cover’
A very adaptable and low maintenance ground covering plant that features lush green foliage and massed, showy golden yellow flowers throughout the warmer months. It tolerates drought conditions. Uses include banks,...
Brachyscome ‘Pacific Reef’ – Native Daisy
The vibrant purple pink flower colour is a striking feature of this Brachyscome. It has a compact suckering growth habit and nice divided foliage. Good for a lovely accent plant in a flower garden, and great for...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Inferno’ – Kangaroo Paw
A compact medium sized variety, forming a good sized clump. Bold red larger flowers mainly in spring and summer, spot flowering at other times, bird attracting and great cut flowers. Very good in Mediterranean...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Diamond’ – Kangaroo Paw
An unusual and beautiful flower colour in kangaroo paws varying from snow white when grown in warmer temperatures to white with a pink overtone in cooler conditions. Dwarf habit with branched stems and prolific non-stop...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Endeavour’ – Kangaroo Paw
This is a tough and good looking kangaroo paw that gives great garden and larger landscaping performance. It has vibrant red flower colour on highly branched stems. Flowers from spring to summer, and attracts wildlife such...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Elegance’ – Kangaroo Paw
A wonderful smaller growing kangaroo paw, with distinct red to burgundy coloured flowers on branched stems. A relatively strong garden performer even in humid climates. Flowering season is limited to spring, but this makes...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Bonanza’ – Kangaroo Paw
A hardy variety of hybrid kangaroo paw that has stood the test of time. It is a smaller growing variety with 1 metre tall lightly branched red-orange stems which contrast beautifully with the bright yellow flowers. The...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Blitz’ – Kangaroo Paw
A medium sized kangaroo paw with prolific flowering on branched stems. A good performer, great in a container or in the garden and for cut flowers. Flowering season is a little later than other medium sized paws, from...
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Fury’ – Kangaroo Paw
One of the best great tough medium height kangaroo paw that flowers nearly all year round with dark red flowers. It attracts birds and native bees, and they make great cut flowers. It likes a well drained soil and a...