Sweet Jasmine This non-invasive climber has the usual jasmine smell which flowers from late August to January. admin
Category: Australian Native plants
Eutaxia obovata
Egg and Bacon plant. This 1m high x 1m wide sized shrub never fails to signal the start of spring and flowers from late winter throughout spring with orange and yellow flowers. Eutaxia’s prefer dappled sunny spots but enjoy full sun. Prune to shape after flowering. Can be used in containers and is cery versatile. [Continue]
Boronia ‘Carousel’
Boronia molloyae x heyerophylla. This boronia hybrid is one of the most profuse flowering of the boronia family. The shrub can grow up to 2m high x 1m wide. The bright pink flowers appear early spring. Prune after flowering and as with most boronias plang in a dappled shade area in well draoned soil. Ideal [Continue]
Boronia megastigma
Brown boronia. This beautiful and highly scented shrub to 1m tall x 0.75m wide is great in rockeries and on embankments. This plant requires well drained soil in dappled shade. Prune after flowering in spring. admin
Tetratheca sp.
A compact shrub 70cm x 70cm. Frofuse flowering throughout the year. Small fuschia coloured flowers. Prefers well drained soils. Can grow well in tubs and containers. Great for cottage gardens and rockeries. Prune to keep plant bushy. Can tolerate frost and occasional frosts. admin
Brachyscome angustifolia
Purple Brachyscome This groundcover is a very hardy plant ranging in colours from white to mauve. It is a spreading plant admin
Lechenaultia formosa
‘Scarlet O’Hara’ This native shrub is an ideal flowering perennial, with a very long flowering season from January to November. A large mass of red flowers are a feature. Size is 50cm tall x 60cm. Great for any bedding, including cottage style and containers. This plant originates from Western Australia but grows well on [Continue]
Banksia integrifolia
‘Roller Coaster’ This integrifolia is a prostrate plant ideal for broad garden beds, sloping bsnks and also as a container plant. Large yellow candle shaped flowers appear in summer and spring. Attractive green semi serated leaves. This plant is suitable for coastal conditions, cool areas as well as tropical. Tolerates acid soils. Plant in well [Continue]
Banksia spinulosa
‘Coastal Cushion’ This prostrate banksia is a NSW local plant, and id a natural selection growing 50cm high x 1.5m wide. A mass of yellow/maroon cone flowers emerge from February to July. This plants prefers well drained soils on sand and light soils but tolerates heavy soils if well drained. Great feature plant enjoys [Continue]
Austromyrtus dulcis x tenuifolia
‘Copper Tops’ This ‘bush tucker’ plant produces a mass of greyish edible berries around January from white flowers. This plant due to its crossing, a natural hybrid has an enhanced ‘coppery’ leaf colour. This plant tolerates full sun to full shade spots. It is extremely versatile as it can be used as a small [Continue]