A low maintenance and tough ground hugging to mounding perennial plant. It gets buttercup yellow flowers over an extended period in spring and summer that contrast with bright green foliage, and it has a much larger...
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Brachyscome multifida ‘Mauve Mystery’
This popular and very easy care Australian native daisy is grown for its dainty soft green foliage and masses of intriguing mauve and white flowers produced during the year. The flowers are mainly mauve, but can also...
Pandorea jasminoides ‘Wedding Bellz’
A beautiful and low maintenance twining climber with trusses of large white bell flowers through the warm months of the year. The foliage is glossy green and dense. It can be used as a climber, a groundcover and does well for container growing when regularly pruned,...
Carpobrotus rossii ‘Pink Passion’ – Pig Face
Carpobrotus 'Pink Passion' is a wonderfully hardy ground covering perennial succulent. It can spread to 3 metres wide. It has large, silky bright pink flowers in spring and summer. Drought, salt and somewhat frost...
Disphyma crassifolium ‘Hot Stuff’ – Pig Face
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...
Carpobrotus rossii ‘White Hot’ – Karkalla
This tough perennial native succulent has beautiful blue-green foliage with large silky white flowers. It is a popular bush tucker plant, and both the fruit and leaves are edible. It makes a good ground cover for a wide...
Mentha satureioides ‘Bush Peppermint’ – Native Pennyroyal
The unique mint flavour is a feature of this low clumping native herb. It can be used in place of exotic mint and its common name reflects the fact that its scent is similar to exotic pennyroyal. It makes a perfect pot...
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...
Adenanthos cuneatus ‘Flat Out’ – Jug Flower
The totally prostrate habit combined with the texture and colour of the foliage are the outstanding features of this fantastic Western Australian plant. It is best used as a ground cover to spill over embankments or...
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...
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...
Pandorea jasminoides ‘Funky Bellz’
A moderately vigorous climber with luxurious dark green leaves and vibrant dark pink flowers with a snow white throat which is a new flower pattern for this species. Peak flowering is in late spring but it then spot flowers through the warmer months. This plant can be...
Wahlenbergia stricta ‘Blue Mist’ – Native Bluebell
Dwarf, tufted, herbaceous perennial with small leaves and stunning double royal blue flowers. A great rockery or border plant that is also good for hanging baskets and pots as well. Does well in a wide range of soils.
Pandorea jasminoides ‘Flirty Bellz’
A vigorous climber with luxurious dark green leaves and dark pink flowers with maroon throat in clusters through the warmer months. This plant can be used as a ground cover but will also climb vigorously if given...
Pandorea jasminoides ‘Jazzy Bellz’
A vigorous climber with luxurious dark green leaves and white with maroon throated flowers through the warmer months. It is an easy care plant that is rarely troubled by pests or disease. It can be used as a climber to...
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,...