Description: This slender graceful evergreen tree grows to 6 - 10m, slow at first. It occurs throughout tropical East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand. The flowers, which come in pink or white, are delicate, fringed, bell-shaped and lightly fragrant. The bright blue berries, 1cm diameter, follow the flowers and persist int...
Description: There are 365 species and 100 subspecies of grevillea, making grevillea the third largest genus in Australia. Many species attract birds into the garden as they produce huge quantities of nectar. They are so many different colours, shapes and sizes and they flower for such an extended period of time, there's so ...
As we move into the winter months gardens can become a little drab and devoid of colour. Luckily it is over these months that many wattles begin to flower with a burst of vivid colour.The most iconic of these plants is Acacia pycnantha - the Golden Wattle, our national flower emblem (pictured above).Growing ConditionsWattles all...
Xanthorrhoea australis, Xanthorrhoea glauca, Xanthorrhoea pressii, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii Description: This plant, from the deserts of Australia, is extremely slow growing. Mature plants can feature a 1.2m flower spike made up of hundreds of tiny flowers with bird attracting sweet nectar. Very popular overseas, it fe...
Plants with black foliage or flowers can be very stylish in particular garden situations as a contrast. This one has stunning black and yellow long pea shaped flowers and it runs on the ground, up fences and arbours. Its the Black Coral Pea or the Running Postman. Description: This is a vigorous Australia native climber or fas...
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