Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A larger growing Westringia which is brilliant for hedging and topiary work, as it responds very well to pruning. Naturally growing to around three metres tall and wide, it is a tough and hardy low maintenance plant. It has grey green foliage and white flowers from...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database, Plant of the Day
A variable species found in southern Australia, it looks very similar to dandelions, even having a fluffy seed head which is dispersed by wind. It has a rosette of toothed long and narrow leaves, yellow flowers from spring to autumn, and edible tuberous roots. The...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A spreading and open growing shrub from alpine areas of south eastern Australia, it grows from half a metre to a couple of metres high and wide. The flowers are pale grey-green with attractive purple veining, and occur in summer. Drought and frost...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A great low maintenance perennial plant with vanilla perfumed flowers from late spring to summer. The blooms are nodding, and can be white, pale pink to pale blue. It is a grass-like plant, and can be grown and flowered in both sun and shade. It will become dormant in...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A compact and shapely small shrub which grows to around 70 centimetres high and wide. It has small and attractive shiny dark green foliage which compliments the purple throated white flowers. When crushed it gives off an aromatic minty fragrance. It flowers...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
An upright shrub from Western Australia that has a beautiful massed display of mauve to pink flowers which have attractive contrasting purple to scarlet bracts. It naturally grows in drier areas, but can be successfully grown in more humid areas in a large container,...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A large ornamental tree which naturally has a lovely natural rounded habit, this makes a great shade tree for parks, larger landscaping situations and farms. It will grow to around twenty metres in warm moist areas, but will be smaller in cooler and drier areas. It...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A small shrub native to the south west of Western Australia, it grows to around half a metre tall. It bears eye catching starry bright yellow flowers in summer. It naturally grows on sandy soils, and likes good drainage in a raised bed and a sunny to lightly shaded...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A beautiful and shrub with starry flowers, it can range in height from around a metre to up to a couple of metres. The white to pink flowers are borne up the stems in profusion in mid spring, followed by decorative calyces, and both are good for cut flower work. It...
Dec 28, 2015 | Plant Database
A small shrub native to Western Australia, it naturally grows on sandy soils, so needs good drainage and a drier climate to grow at its best. It has lovely starry pink or purple flowers with contrasting stamens in spring, and makes a good cut flower. Likes a sunny to...
