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- Acacia acinacea – Gold Dust Wattle
A fast growing hardy small to medium shrub, around 2 to 3 metres high and 2metres wide, massed with golden ball flowers in spring. Naturally grows in dry or moist soils, well drained gravels or sandy soils and adapts well to clay. Likes full sun to… Read more: Acacia acinacea – Gold Dust Wattle - Acacia acinacea ‘Pot o Gold’ – Gold Dust Wattle
A low dense spreading mounded shrub. Soft rounded leaves on graceful stems which are covered in golden balls in spring and early summer. A handsome and low maintenance landscape accent. Plant along path edges for a soft mounded hedge effect,… Read more: Acacia acinacea ‘Pot o Gold’ – Gold Dust Wattle - Acacia alcockii – Wattle
A low growing shrub with an open habit, native the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It has pale yellow ball flowers along the stems in spring and interesting bubbled seed pods. It grows on sandy soils, and needs good drainage.… Read more: Acacia alcockii – Wattle - Acacia aneura – Mulga Wattle
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. Livestock… Read more: Acacia aneura – Mulga Wattle - Acacia aphylla – Leafless Rock Wattle
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. Conservation status… Read more: Acacia aphylla – Leafless Rock Wattle - Acacia ashbyae – Ashby’s Wattle
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 botanical artist and plant… Read more: Acacia ashbyae – Ashby’s Wattle - Acacia aulacocarpa – Brown Salwood Wattle
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 can grow significantly… Read more: Acacia aulacocarpa – Brown Salwood Wattle - Acacia baileyana – Cootamundra Wattle
This is a very fast growing small tree with beautiful grey feathery foliage and bright yellow flowers in winter. The winter flowering is often so prolific that can hide the foliage. The colour and texture of the leaves is a… Read more: Acacia baileyana – Cootamundra Wattle - Acacia baileyana ‘Prostrate’ – Cootamundra Wattle
The prostrate form of Acacia baileyana has feathery silver-grey bipinnate foliage with masses of spherical flower heads 1 cm in diameter. It is an easy care plant, and the dense habit makes for even less maintenance as it deters weed… Read more: Acacia baileyana ‘Prostrate’ – Cootamundra Wattle - Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ – Cootamundra Wattle
This easy care and fast growing large shrub makes a great colour contrast plant. It has feathery silver-grey bipinnate foliage which features striking purple new growth for most of the year. In spring it is graced with masses of spherical golden… Read more: Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ – Cootamundra Wattle - Acacia binervia – Myall Wattle
A small to medium tree, and long lived for a wattle. It grows in an upright or spreading shape, with blue green and hairy leaves. It flowers in spring with rod shaped bright yellow flowers. It is an adaptable plant,… Read more: Acacia binervia – Myall Wattle - Acacia burrowii – Yarran Wattle
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… Read more: Acacia burrowii – Yarran Wattle - Acacia buxifolia ‘Prostrate’ – Box-leaf Wattle
Acacia buxifolia ‘Prostrate’ is a popular ornamental species, and this form is great as a groundcover, or where there is no space for a shrub. Sometimes plants have purple-coloured new growth, in order to promote this aspect, the plant must… Read more: Acacia buxifolia ‘Prostrate’ – Box-leaf Wattle - Acacia cardiophylla – Wyalong Wattle
The feathery foliage coupled with bright yellow spring flowers and a relatively compact habit make this a wattle well worth planting in your garden. This popular shrub grows upright, and can vary from low growing to quite tall. It has greyish… Read more: Acacia cardiophylla – Wyalong Wattle - Acacia cardiophylla ‘Gold Lace’ – Wyalong Wattle
A prostrate form of Wyalong wattle, Gold Lace is a dense growing ground covering shrub studded with lightly perfumed golden ball flowers in late winter to early spring. It is also suited to standardising, where it will cascade, and the… Read more: Acacia cardiophylla ‘Gold Lace’ – Wyalong Wattle - Acacia chinchillensis – Chinchilla Wattle
A highly ornamental and fast growing Acacia, growing to a dwarf or small shrub. This species grows well in cultivation, and makes a good container plant as well. To promote a dense habit, prune the plant after flowering. Acacia chinchillensis… Read more: Acacia chinchillensis – Chinchilla Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Bower Beauty’ – River Wattle
A compact form of A.cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its graceful weeping foliage. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring. Prone to root rot in humid climates, it is… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Bower Beauty’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Burgundy Cascade’ – River Wattle
A beautiful and quite hardy weeping large shrub with gorgeous soft foliage with burgundy tones amongst the green leaves. It is fast growing to a useful 3 metres high and 2 metres wide, making it a great screening and wind… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Burgundy Cascade’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Copper Cascade’ – Wattle
A small wattle grown for the dense growth habit and foliage colour, making it a great landscaping plant. It is a fresh green with copper coloured new leaves with each new flush. A good low maintenance plant, growing to around… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Copper Cascade’ – Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ – River Wattle
This is a tall growing form of the River Wattle that has beautiful coppery new foliage that contrasts nicely with the masses of yellow flowers in spring. Use it as a very fast growing screen and feature plant that will… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Curvaceous’ – River Wattle
A compact form of A.cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its graceful weeping foliage. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring. Prone to root rot in humid climates, it is… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Curvaceous’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Emerald Curl’ – Wattle
Emerald Curl is a low maintenance large shrub to small tree, with lovely emerald green softly curling foliage and a weeping habit. It grows to around 7 metres tall and 2 metres wide, and is great for screening and windbreaks.… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Emerald Curl’ – Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Fettuccini’ – River Wattle
A compact form of Acacia cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its rippled weeping foliage which gives a wavy appearance to the plant. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring.… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Fettuccini’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Green Mist’ – River Wattle
A relatively compact form of Acacia cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its graceful weeping foliage. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring. Prone to root rot in humid climates,… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Green Mist’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Lime Cascade’ – Wattle
Lime Cascade is an attractive dwarf wattle, with beautiful lime green weeping foliage. It is low maintenance, but needs a very well drained soil. Low maintenance apart from a quick tip prune once or twice a year to encourage a… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Lime Cascade’ – Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Lime Magik’ – Wattle
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… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Lime Magik’ – Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Limelight’ – River Wattle
A compact form of A.cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its graceful weeping foliage. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring. It can be prone to root rot in humid… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Limelight’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Mini Cog’ – River Wattle
A compact form of Acacia cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its graceful weeping foliage. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring. While it can be prone to root rot… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Mini Cog’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Mop Top’ – River Wattle
A low mounding dense shrub with aromatic foliage, plum-coloured new growth, and bright yellow perfumed flowers in spring, enticing small insect feeders such as wrens and thornbills to dart amongst the soft foliage. Create soft low hedging along pathways; plant… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Mop Top’ – River Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’ – River Wattle
A prostrate form of this very popular and hardy wattle that retains its foliage along the stem as it matures. The base from which the stems emerge will, over time, develop its own architectural character, adding to the intrigue of… Read more: Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’ – River Wattle - Acacia congesta – Wattle
Also known as Acacia cliftoniana, Acacia congesta is a prostrate, dome-shaped shrub. This species flowers in profusion, and is great as an ornamental. Native to south-western WA, it makes a useful ground-cover for planting on embankments. - Acacia consobrina – Watercourse Wattle
Native to south-western WA, this Acacia is a small, spreading shrub that flowers from autumn to winter. It forms a rounded shape and naturally grows on clay and sandy clay loams. - Acacia courtii – Wattle
A relatively new species occurring in a very limited area of eastern NSW, around Laurieton. It grows to a large shrub or tree with a spreading habit and has pale to cream flower heads in summer. New growth is a… Read more: Acacia courtii – Wattle - Acacia covenyi – Blue Bush Wattle
Acacia covenyi – blue bush wattle is a super hardy wattle for most sites apart from waterlogged soils, and is very easy care. It is a great foliage plant, having beautiful blue-grey leaves which contrast nicely with other plants. An added… Read more: Acacia covenyi – Blue Bush Wattle - Acacia craspedocarpa – Broad-leaved Mulga
This Acacia would make a wonderful addition to the garden as it is quite adaptable and decorative, particularly the seed pods. Flowers are a vibrant yellow colour. A great plant for semi-arid gardens, it is tolerant of both frost and… Read more: Acacia craspedocarpa – Broad-leaved Mulga - Acacia cultriformis ‘Cascade’ – Knife Blade Wattle
A dense groundcover or cascading plant with arching or weeping stems with neatly arranged silver-grey foliage covered in clusters of golden flowers in spring. Small insect-eating birds such as wrens and thornbills will probe amongst the flowers for food. Spectacular… Read more: Acacia cultriformis ‘Cascade’ – Knife Blade Wattle - Acacia delphina – Dolphin Wattle
Growing to a small shrub, Acacia delphina is native to coastal areas of south-western Australia. In the garden, it will need well-drained soils and part to full sun, and will provide a display of flowers through the winter months. Can… Read more: Acacia delphina – Dolphin Wattle - Acacia denticulosa – Sandpaper Wattle
An uncommon and beautiful Acacia with very dense flower heads, Acacia denticulosa is a great plant for attracting butterflies and birds when in flower and seed. It is a medium-sized, spreading shrub that can be encouraged into a bushier habit… Read more: Acacia denticulosa – Sandpaper Wattle - Acacia excelsa – Ironwood Wattle
A fine looking tree, important for shelter and shade in inland regions, this Acacia is hardy to both frost and drought and can live quite some time. The wood of this acacia is hard and has a beautiful grain. Flowering… Read more: Acacia excelsa – Ironwood Wattle - Acacia fimbriata ‘Crimson Blush’ – Wattle
Crimson Blush is a great landscaping wattle, with a naturally dwarf, compact and rounded habit and beautiful foliage. It is golden lime, with stunning crimson new growth. It grows from one to two metres high and wide, making it a… Read more: Acacia fimbriata ‘Crimson Blush’ – Wattle - Acacia fulva – Velvet Wattle
The Velvet or Soft Wattle, so named for its velvety young leaf tips and seed pods, grows to a beautiful small tree that will provide flowers through autumn and winter. Great as a shelter tree around farms and in parks,… Read more: Acacia fulva – Velvet Wattle - Acacia glaucocarpa – Feathery Wattle
Acacia glaucocarpa makes a wonderful low maintenance ornamental plant, but needs good pruning each year to keep it in line. The Feathery Wattle has attractive foliage, and displays a mass of flowers in autumn. Prefers a warm climate as it… Read more: Acacia glaucocarpa – Feathery Wattle - Acacia glaucoptera – Clay Wattle
An uncommon, spreading shrub with outstanding ornamental foliage. Acacia glaucoptera has red-tinged new growth and requires regular pruning to keep it looking its best and promote this new growth. It is quite tolerant of frosts (down to -7°C) and grows… Read more: Acacia glaucoptera – Clay Wattle - Acacia howittii ‘Honey Bun’ – Wattle
A great naturally compact and dense wattle, growing to just over a metre high and wide. It flowers in spring with pale lemon ball shaped flowers, which can attract butterflies. A lovely and easy care plant. Frost and dry spell tolerant. Good for… Read more: Acacia howittii ‘Honey Bun’ – Wattle - Acacia iteaphylla – Flinders Range Wattle
This adaptable wattle features beautiful silvery weeping foliage with a great display of pale yellow flowers in spring. It is a medium to large shrub with longish, narrow leaves and it varies in the degree to which these weep, with… Read more: Acacia iteaphylla – Flinders Range Wattle - Acacia ixiophylla – Wattle
A medium to large shrub, Acacia ixiophylla is a wonderful ornamental plant for inland regions as it is reasonably drought resistant. It is also frost tolerant and can thrive in a range of soil types, including clay soils. - Acacia lanuginosa – Wattle
Recently changed to Acacia lanuginophylla, lanuginosa means ‘very woolly’, referring to the phyllodes of the plant that are covered in grey hairs. This Acacia is great for controlling soil erosion, and is also a good drought tolerant plant. It is… Read more: Acacia lanuginosa – Wattle - Acacia lasiocarpa – Wattle
This species is a dwarf or small shrub with dense ornamental golden flowers from winter through to spring. Acacia lasiocarpa needs a medium to well drained soil and can grow in conditions from light shade to full sun. It can… Read more: Acacia lasiocarpa – Wattle - Acacia leiocalyx – Black Wattle
Acacia leiocalyx is not commonly cultivated, but it makes a great species for a number of situations and specifically grows well in coastal areas. This species grows to a large shrub to small tree and provides colour in the garden… Read more: Acacia leiocalyx – Black Wattle - Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet Blaze’ – Cinnamon Wattle
A red flower in the genus Acacia is a real novelty. The weeping habit of this medium shrub is also a very attractive feature. The ball-shaped flowers appear in spring, and attract attention wherever it is planted. A good drought… Read more: Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet Blaze’ – Cinnamon Wattle - Acacia lineata – Streaked Wattle
The Streaked Wattle is a great adaptable garden plant as it is hardy to both drought and frost, growing naturally in dry forest throughout inland NSW. It has a dense habit, very bushy, and would make a great choice for… Read more: Acacia lineata – Streaked Wattle - Acacia linifolia – Flax Wattle
A graceful shrub with cream coloured flowers in summer and often second flowering in winter, grows around the Sydney region, and can be seen in Lane Cove National Park, where it takes over disturbed ground along roadsides. Acacia linifolia has… Read more: Acacia linifolia – Flax Wattle - Acacia littorea – Wattle
The shark tooth wattle is a lovely Western Australian shrub, with interesting triangular leaves and a wonderful flower display in spring. The flowers are yellow and ball shaped, and the shrub is pungent. It is dense growing and attractive in… Read more: Acacia littorea – Wattle - Acacia macradenia – Zig Zag Wattle
A winter flowering wattle, Acacia macradenia is an attractive medium shrub with bright yellow flowers and zig-zagged branchlets, giving it an interesting architectural form. This wattle is a hardy plant that will grow particularly well in warm dry areas, although… Read more: Acacia macradenia – Zig Zag Wattle - Acacia merinthophora – Wattle
A beautiful ornamental species, Acacia merinthophora has long, thin phyllodes that give it a particularly graceful appearance. Somewhat uncommon in cultivation, it definitely deserves to be grown more widely. The slender leaves are contrasted with plump, yellow blossoms during the… Read more: Acacia merinthophora – Wattle - Acacia oxycedrus – Spike Wattle
A useful and highly adaptable plant, the Spike Wattle is an interesting ornamental, and its dense, prickly and bushy habit makes it highly functional as part of a windbreak or as a hedge to protect areas from animal or human… Read more: Acacia oxycedrus – Spike Wattle - Acacia pravissima – Ovens Wattle
Acacia pravissima grows to a large shrub or small tree, and has been known to grow in unusual shapes and forms, providing interest in the garden as well as delightful golden blooms from winter to spring. The flowers are lightly… Read more: Acacia pravissima – Ovens Wattle - Acacia pravissima ‘Bushwalk Baby’ – Wattle
This is a delightful low growing wattle with small wedge shaped grey leaves and yellow ball-like flowers in spring. It is perfect for rockeries or gracefully spilling out of a tub, hanging basket or over a retaining wall. Just give it… Read more: Acacia pravissima ‘Bushwalk Baby’ – Wattle - Acacia pulchella – Prickly Moses Wattle
This species makes a lovely ornamental for the garden, as it flowers in abundance from winter through to mid-spring with golden yellow blooms. It is native to Western Australia, in the areas around Perth and Albany. The prickly nature of… Read more: Acacia pulchella – Prickly Moses Wattle - Acacia pycnantha – Golden Wattle
The golden wattle is the floral emblem of Australia with its masses of sunshine yellow balls of flowers brightening the bush and gardens in late winter to early spring. It grows from 2 to 10 metres tall and is fast… Read more: Acacia pycnantha – Golden Wattle - Acacia resinicostata – Wattle
This Acacia grows to a medium-sized, round bushy shrub, flowering from late winter to spring. The name ‘resinicostata’ refers to resinous veins found on the branches. It is native to south-eastern Queensland, growing in sandstone country. For optimum cultivation, full… Read more: Acacia resinicostata – Wattle - Acacia restiacea – Wattle
The name ‘restiacea’ means rush-like, and describes the appearance of the branches on this Acacia. It is a dwarf shrub from southern WA that can be spreading or erect, pruning will encourage a bushier habit if desired. Produces ball shaped… Read more: Acacia restiacea – Wattle - Acacia spathulifolia ‘Gold Carpet’ – Wattle
Profuse golden-yellow flowers on a low-growing shrub with interesting spoon-shaped foliage are the key features of this spectacular wattle. Use it as a feature groundcover to spill over walls and along borders or in a large pot so it can… Read more: Acacia spathulifolia ‘Gold Carpet’ – Wattle - Acacia spectabilis – Mudgee Wattle
A very ornamental and fast growing wattle, with clear and bright golden yellow ball shaped flowers in spring and quite attractive when not in bloom. It can be a large shrub to small tree, with ferny soft foliage. It is… Read more: Acacia spectabilis – Mudgee Wattle - Acacia terminalis – Sunshine Wattle
This Acacia makes an excellent choice for the flower garden, as it has an unusually long flowering time through the colder months. It is well named, as it brings a bit of sunshine to gardens in the cooler months. The… Read more: Acacia terminalis – Sunshine Wattle - Acacia triptera – Spur-wing Wattle
Acacia triptera (meaning three wings) is a hardy species, putting on an impressive display of soft, golden yellow flowers in the spring. A graceful looking shrub, it has stiff bluish-grey phyllodes that are quite ornamental. It must be watered until… Read more: Acacia triptera – Spur-wing Wattle - Acacia ulicifolia – Juniper Wattle
This is a small shrub with prickly phyllodes, making it useful as a barrier or hedge to deter humans and animals. This protective environment can also provide shelter for small birds. Flowering through autumn and winter to spring, Acacia ulicifolia… Read more: Acacia ulicifolia – Juniper Wattle - Acacia vestita – Hairy Wattle
The weeping greyish foliage coupled with a manageable size and brilliant spring displays of golden yellow flowers have made this a very popular wattle in cultivation. It forms a medium to tall shrub with very dense foliage that makes it… Read more: Acacia vestita – Hairy Wattle - Acacia wardellii – Wattle
Acacia wardellii is a medium sized shrub, growing to a small tree, with a white or silvery coloured trunk. It has an open habit and is quite graceful as an ornamental, well suited to inland areas and has been cultivated… Read more: Acacia wardellii – Wattle - Acmena hybrid ‘Minnie Magic’ – Lilly Pilly
Acmena ‘Minnie Magic’ is a compact variety of lilly pilly with striking white and green splashed leaves, with contrasting bright pink new growth. Great for low growing hedging, topiary, or as a feature shrub to brighten the garden. Also suits… Read more: Acmena hybrid ‘Minnie Magic’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena ingens – Lilly Pilly
A medium to large rainforest tree, which will grow to thirty metres tall. This lilly pilly makes a good ornamental for parks and farms with red flushes of new growth. The large size makes it unsuitable for garden planting. It… Read more: Acmena ingens – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii – Lilly Pilly
Acmena smithii is a compact, fast growing shrub to small tree with pink new foliage growth, cream to white flowers and white to dark red or purple berries in summer. It has a naturally dense growth habit which responds beautifully… Read more: Acmena smithii – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Allyn Magic’ – Lilly Pilly
A fantastic dwarf form of this species, low mounding shrub. The new foliage growth is bright orange-red, and is psyllid resistant. Fleshy pink berries follow cream fluffy flowers. The berries are edible. Ideal for low hedging and borders or as… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Allyn Magic’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Cherry Surprise’ – Lilly Pilly
Lilly pilly ‘Cherry Surprise’ is a compact, small shrub with bright red new foliage growth which matures to deep green. An easy care plant that responds well to pruning, making it good for hedges and topiary work. It grows… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Cherry Surprise’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Dusky’ – Lilly PillyA tough lilly pilly with bronze new foliage growth. Great for hedges and screens, Dusky is a very tough plant. Will perform best in a good organic soil with regular water through dry periods. Fertilise in spring with a good… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Dusky’ – Lilly Pilly
- Acmena smithii ‘Fire Screen’ – Lilly Pilly
Lilly pilly ‘Fire Screen’ is a compact, fast growing shrub with coppery red new growth, and a dense growth habit all the way to the ground, making it a fantastic hedge and topiary plant. A good easy care plant… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Fire Screen’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Forest Flame’ – Lilly Pilly
Lilly pilly ‘Forest Flame’ is a hardy, easy care plant that responds well to pruning, making it good for low hedges and topiary work. It grows to around 2 metres tall, and is very compact, with bright red new growth… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Forest Flame’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Hot Flush’ – Lilly Pilly
A lovely easy care lilly pilly that grows to around 3 metres tall and a metre and a half wide. It has flushes of red new foliage and a dense habit. A perfect native hedge plant that responds well to… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Hot Flush’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Minipilly’ – Lilly Pilly
A small bushy form of Acmena smithii. It has striking new colourful tips and responds well to regular pruning and feeding. Fleshy pink berries follow cream fluffy flowers. The berries are edible and are good for making jam. A great… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Minipilly’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Moonlight Flame’ – Lilly Pilly
The brightly coloured variegated foliage is the key feature of this excellent form of Acmena smithii. It makes a superb low growing hedge or as a feature shrub in a garden bed or pot. Give it a light trim and… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Moonlight Flame’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Red Head’ – Lilly Pilly
Acmena ‘Red Head’ is a compact, fast growing shrub with coppery red new growth, and a dense growth habit, making it a great hedge and topiary plant. A tall variety of lilly pilly, growing to around 4 metres tall and… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Red Head’ – Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Sunrise’ – Lilly Pilly
An attractive lilly pilly with reddish-pink new growth on pale green older growth, creating an attractive multi-coloured effect. It is dense growing and brilliant for hedging and screening. It responds beautifully to pruning and can be shaped to size. Grows… Read more: Acmena smithii ‘Sunrise’ – Lilly Pilly - Acronychia acidula – Lemon Aspen
The lemon aspen is a rainforest tree of small to medium height with a dense crown that bears useful and tasty fruit. Good for tropical to subtropical areas with loamy well drained moist soils. Grows to around 15 metres tall,… Read more: Acronychia acidula – Lemon Aspen - Actinodium cunninghamii – Swamp Daisy
[et_pb_section admin_label=\”section\”] [et_pb_row admin_label=\”row\”] [et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text admin_label=\”Text\”] The extraordinary flowers of this plant are its most striking feature. Whilst the common name portrays it as a daisy, this plant in fact belongs to the gum tree family, Myrtaceae. It is… Read more: Actinodium cunninghamii – Swamp Daisy - Actinostrobus acuminatus – Dwarf Cypress
This plant is native to SW Western Australia, and grows in sandy soils, but is adaptable to a wide range of soil types. It is a shrub or small tree, growing from 1 to 3 metres tall and wide. Useful… Read more: Actinostrobus acuminatus – Dwarf Cypress - Actinotus forsythii – Pink Flannel Flower
The pink flannel flower is an uncommon perennial plant to find in the wild, and even less commonly found as a garden plant due to the rarity of commercially available seed. It naturally grows in damp eucalypt forests from the… Read more: Actinotus forsythii – Pink Flannel Flower - Actinotus helianthi – Flannel Flower
The shape and felt-like texture of the flowers and foliage make this one of our most iconic wildflowers. There are a number of wild forms of this species from compact bun-shaped plants to taller shrub-like habits. The flowers can be cut… Read more: Actinotus helianthi – Flannel Flower - Actinotus helianthi ‘Starbright’ – Flannel Flower
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 to mid summer. Needs a well drained open… Read more: Actinotus helianthi ‘Starbright’ – Flannel Flower - Actinotus minor- Lesser Flannel Flower
This charming perennial is a miniature version of the larger flannel flower, and has wiry stems with smaller and similar felty flowers. It blooms for most of the year. It has small grey leaves scattered over the plant. It grows naturally on… Read more: Actinotus minor- Lesser Flannel Flower - Adansonia gregorii – Bottle Tree
The distinctive Baobab tree is an amazing plant, most successful in tropical areas, and not to be confused with the Queensland Bottle Tree, Brachychiton rupestris. Adansonia does not like the cold at all and will flourish only in tropical conditions,… Read more: Adansonia gregorii – Bottle Tree - Adenanthos cuneatus – Jug Flower
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 birds. Suits sunny to partly… Read more: Adenanthos cuneatus – Jug Flower - Adenanthos cuneatus ‘Coral Carpet’ – Jug Flower
This delightful ground cover features beautifully textured colourful foliage that provides a year round highlight in the garden. Best in coastal areas of Western Australia but also grows well in well drained soils in other parts of southern Australia. It… Read more: Adenanthos cuneatus ‘Coral Carpet’ – Jug Flower - 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 rockeries. It also makes… Read more: Adenanthos cuneatus ‘Flat Out’ – Jug Flower - Adenanthos cunninghamii ‘Lighthouse’ – Woolly Bush
A sculptural cultivar of Adenanthos, this plant has a tall and dense form resembling a pillar. Grown primarily for its silvery, soft smooth foliage, it also produces small red flowers in spring which attract birds with their nectar. Growing to… Read more: Adenanthos cunninghamii ‘Lighthouse’ – Woolly Bush - Adenanthos hybrid ‘Waratah Bay’ – Woolly Bush
A low growing plant with grey-green leaves and beautiful contrasting red new growth. A good waterwise plant that needs good drainage and dislikes wet feet. Best in a sunny position. Feed with a good native fertiliser. Can take some frost.… Read more: Adenanthos hybrid ‘Waratah Bay’ – Woolly Bush - Adenanthos pungens subsp effusus ‘Coral Cover’ – Spiky Adenanthos
A low growing form of Adenanthos, Coral Cover is a densely ground covering plant with pale to bright pink flowers on the ends of the branches. It is attractive to birds and insects, and the needle-like nature of the leaves… Read more: Adenanthos pungens subsp effusus ‘Coral Cover’ – Spiky Adenanthos - Adenanthos sericeus – Woolly Bush
The wonderful soft, velvet-like texture and the silver coloured foliage are the outstanding features of this species. From the south coast of Western Australia, this plant is best suited to areas of southern Australia that have a Mediterranean climate (ie… Read more: Adenanthos sericeus – Woolly Bush - Adenanthos sericeus ‘Bronze Glow’ – Woolly Bush
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 sunny spot, does well… Read more: Adenanthos sericeus ‘Bronze Glow’ – Woolly Bush - Adenanthos sericeus ‘Copper Glow’ – Woolly Bush
The soft, silvery foliage is irresistible to touch and feel and in this cultivar, it has a very distinct and beautiful coppery-coloured tinge on the ends of the branches. It forms a beautiful upright shrub that makes an excellent feature… Read more: Adenanthos sericeus ‘Copper Glow’ – Woolly Bush - Adenanthos sericeus ‘Dwarf Woolly Bush’
An attractive shrub with beautiful tactile foliage of silver-green. It has tiny red flowers in spring. It grows to around a metre high and wide. A low maintenance plant that naturally forms a good shape, but not suited to areas… Read more: Adenanthos sericeus ‘Dwarf Woolly Bush’