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BANGALOW PALM
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
THIS PALM WILL GROW WELL IN MOIST GULLIES AND OPEN FOREST, BUT IS BEST IN WET RAINFOREST SOILS AND WATER-LOGGED
AREAS. AMPLE WATER IS THE MAIN REQUIREMENT. WILL TOLERATE FULL SUN BUT NOT FROSTS. PRODUCES SMALL LILAC FLOWERS
FOLLOWED BY LARGE CLUSTERS OF RED FRUITS LASTING SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE PROVIDE FOOD FOR MANY RAINFOREST BIRDS.
BEACH ALECTRYON
Alectryon coriaceus
SMALL COASTAL TREE TO 10M. TOLERATES SANDY SOIL, COASTAL SWAMP & LITTORAL RAINFOREST. LOW BUSHY HABIT, STRIKING
RED & BLACK SEEDS. NOT FROST TOLERANT.
BEACH SCAEVOLA
Scaevola calendulacea
VIGOROUS TRAILING PLANT IN COASTAL SAND DUNES WITH STEMS REACHING 1M. GROUND HUGGING HABIT, USEFUL SAND STABALIZER.
REQUIRES FULL SUN AND FREELY DRAINING SOIL. LEAVES BRIGHT GREEN SHINY SUCCULENT, BLUE FAN SHAPED FLOWERS MOST OF THE
YEAR.
BLACK APPLE
Pouteria australis
CAN REACH UP TO 30M IN HEIGHT FORMING A THICK CROWN OF DARK SMOOTH LEAVES AND A FLUTED TRUNK. IT MAY BE SLOW
GROWING INITIALLY. PLUM-LIKE FRUIT WITH SOFT, RED PULP EATEN BY NATIVE MAMMALS. A GREAT CABINETTIMBER WITH
BEAUTIFULLY MARKED WOOD.
BLACK SHE-OAK
Allocasuarina littoralis
ROUNDED SMALL TREE TO 10M. SUITABLE AS A SHADE OR STREET TREE. HARDY IN MOST SOILS BUT PREFERS GOOD DRAINAGE
AND WILL STAND SOME EXPOSURE TO SALT SPRAY. A FOOD SOURCE FOR GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOOS.
BLACKWOOD
Acacia melanoxylon
FAST GROWING LARGE TREE TO 30M. TOLERATES A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING MANY SOIL TYPES, POOR DRAINAGE, EXTREMES
OF HEAT AND COLD. THE TIMBER IS DARK AND VERY HARD AND STRONG. IT PRODUCES ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST FURNITURE TIMBERS
BEING BEAUTIFULLY PATTERNED AND POLISHES TO A RICH GLOSS. MASSES OF PALE POMPOM FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED IN THE WARMER
MONTHS.
BLEEDING HEART
Homalanthus populifolius
SMALL FAST GROWING SHRUB OR TREE TO 5M. YOUNG TREES HAVE HUGE HEART-SHAPED LEAVES WHICH TURN BRIGHT RED AS THEY DIE.
GROWS IN SUN OR SHADE. GREAT PIONEER TREE. THROUGH-OUT SUMMER ALL PIGEONS FLOCK TO EAT THE PURPLE FRUITS.
BLUE FLAX LILY
Dianella caerulea
ADAPTS EFFORTLESSLY TO MOST CONDITIONS BUT RESPONDS WELL TO WATERING AND MULCH. FLOWERS VARY IN COLOUR BETWEEN
LIGHT & DARK BLUE OR MAUVE WITH RICH DARK PURPLE FRUIT VISIBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OVER SUMMER. BIRD ATTRACTING.
BLUE LILY PILY
Syzygium oleosum
A SMALL TREE ABOUT 10M BUT MAY REACH 15M. A DENSE FAST GROWING ADAPTABLE TREE PRODUCING FLUSHES OF RUSTY-BRONZE
NEW GROWTH. THE FLOWER BUDS ARE BRIGHT RED AND OPEN TO MASSES OF FLUFFY WHITE FLOWERS. THE PURPLE FRUITS PRODUCE
TASTY CRISP FLESHY FRUITS. TOLERANT OF LIGHT FROSTS.
BROAD-LEAVED PALM LILY
Cordyline petiolaris
MOST SPECIMENS ARE 2M-4M TALL. THIS IS A VERY HARDY PLANT UNDER CULTIVATION GROWING BEST IN SEMI-SHADE. IT HAS
BRANCHING SPIKES OF TINY PURPLE FLOWERS FOLLOWED BY EDIBLE RED FRUITS WHICH LAST FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
MAKES AN EXCELLENT INDOOR PLANT.
BROAD-LEAVED PAPERBARK
Melaleuca quinquinervia
VERY HARDY TREE TO 25M SUITED TO MOST SOILS AND CONDITIONS. MASSES OF CREAM FLOWERS LATE SUMMER & AUTUMN.
BROWN BEECH
Pennantia cunninghamii
TREE TO 30M. NATURALLY FOUND IN COOL MOIST VALLEYS AND WATER COURSES OF HIGHER ALTITUDE SUBTROPICAL AND TEMPERATE
RAINFORESTS. CLUSTERS OF DENSE WHITE FLOWERSIN SPRING TO SUMMER FOLLOWED BY ROUND BLACK FRUITS WHICH ARE RELISHED
BY MANY BIRDS.
BROWN BOLLY GUM
Litsea australis
TREE TO 20M SMALL GREENISH YELLOW FLOWERS IN CLUSTERS SUMMER/AUTUMN. OBLONG PURPLISH BLACK FRUIT ARE BIRD
ATTRACTING, IN PARTICULAR DOVES AND RAINFOREST PIGEONS.
BROWN KURRAJONG
Commersonia bartramia
A USEFUL TREE FOR RAINFOREST REGENERATION AS IT CAN WITHSTAND EXPOSURE AND IS FAST GROWING. IT HAS A PALE TRUNK AND
ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE WHICH APPEARS TO BE HORIZONTALLY LAYERED. CLUSTERS OF DENSE WHITE FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED DURING
SUMMER. IT WILL NEED PROTECTION FROM FROST WHEN YOUNG BUT OTHERWISE IS VERY HARDY.
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BRUSH BOX
Lophostemon confertus
DENSELY CROWNED, HANDSOME TREE IN OPEN SITUATIONS. MUCH TALLER IN FOREST. QUICK GROWING EXCELLENT TREE FOR
TALL WINDBREAKS AND STOCK SHELTER. TOLERANT OF A WIDE VARIETY OF SOILS AND CLIMATES. SALMON COLOURED TRUNK,
PROMINENT CLUSTERS OF FEATHERY WHITE FLOWERS. HOST TREE FOR ORCHIDS.
BRUSH CHERRY
Syzygium australe
HEIGHT RANGES FROM 3M-20M DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS. EXCELLENT ORNAMENTAL WHICH FLOWERS & PRODUCES PINK/RED
CRISP JUICY FRUITS AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGH OUT THE YEAR ATTRACTING BIRDS. ADAPTS TO MOST SOILS, FROST & FULL SUN.
SUSCEPTIBLE TO PSYLLID ATTACK.
BRUSH SENNA
Senna acclinis
BUSHY SHRUB TO 3M. EXTREMELY HARDY WILL TOLERATE FULL SUN OR SHADE. GOLDEN YELLOW FLOWERS HANG IN CLUSTERS IN
EARLY SUMMER ATTRACTING NATIVE BEES. NATURALLY OCCURRING AS UNDER-STOREY PLANT IN SUB-TROPICAL RAIN FOREST.IT IS AN
ENDANGERED NATIVE NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH WEEDY INTRODUCED SPECIES.
BUNYA PINE
Araucaria bidwillii
A MATURE SPECIMEN CAN REACH 40M WITH A CYLINDRICAL TRUNK 2M IN DIAMETER. VERY TOUGH TOLERATES FROSTS, LOW MOISTURE
STRONG WINDS. SHINING SHARPLY POINTED LEAVES ARE HELD IN CLUSTERS AT THE ENDS OF BRANCHES. LARGE FEMALE CONES PRODUCE
DELICIOUS NUTS BUT FALLING CONES CAN BE A HAZARD.
CABBAGE TREE PALM
Livistona australis
HEIGHT TO 20M VERY SUN HARDY ONCE ESTABLISHED. ADAPTABLE TO MOST SOIL TYPES, REQUIRES ADEQUATE WATER AND SOME
SHELTER FROM FROSTS WHEN YOUNG. DROOPING FAN LEAVES FORM A MAGNIFICIENT SHINING CROWN. MASSED CREAMY WHITE
FLOWERS PRODUCE MANY ROUND BLACK FRUITS IN LATE SUMMER.
CELERYWOOD
Polyscias elegans
FAST GROWING TREE HAPPY IN SUN OR SHADE RARELY EXCEEDING 15 M IN HEIGHT. IT HAS LONG SHINY LEAVES AND THE BARK WHEN CUT
SMELLS AND TASTES LIKE CELERY. THE MATURE SEEDS ARE BIRD ATTRACTING IN AUTUMN AND WINTER.
CHEESE TREE
Glochidion ferdinandi
HEIGHT 6M-12M ATTRACTIVE BUSHY TREE WITH SPREADING THICK CROWN. ADAPTS WELL TO DIFFERENT SOILS, TOLERATES FULL SUN
AS WELL AS COLD CONDITIONS. SHINY SMOOTH GREEN LEAVES, SMALL GREENISH FLOWERS IN LATE WINTER/SPRING. RED/YELLOW
CAPSULAR FRUITS LIKE MINI PUMPKINS RIPEN IN LATE SUMMER.
COACHWOOD
Ceratopetalum apetalum
A BEAUTIFUL BUSHY SPECIMEN TREE RARELY TALLER THAN 10-12M IN THE OPEN ALTHOUGH REACHES UP TO 25M IN FOREST. STARRY
CREAM FLOWERS TURN RED AS THEY MATURE INTO SEED CAPSULES. THE STRAIGHT TRUNK IS PINKISH WITH PALE BANDS AND IS CARAMEL
SCENTED. IT WILL TOLERATE COOL CONDITIONS AND WILL ALSO DO WELL IN COASTAL SITUATIONS. FAST GROWING AND WILL FLOWER AT
AN EARLY AGE.
COAST BANKSIA
Banksia integrifolia
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREE TO 15M. LEAVES ARE SILVER ON THE UNDERSIDE AND OCCASIONALLY TOOTHED WHEN YOUNG. FLOWERS
FORM A CYLINDRICAL YELLOW SPIKE AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE YEAR. WILL DO WELL IN MOST WELL DRAINED SOIL. IS A GOOD TREE FOR
COASTAL PLANTING AS VERY RESISTANT TO SALT SPRAY. IT IS ALSO FROST HARDY IN INLAND LOCATIONS.
COASTAL THREE- VEINED LAUREL
Cryptocarya triplinervis
BUSHY TREE TO 10M FOR COASTAL SANDY SITES EXPOSED TO SALT WINDS. ALSO FOUND AWAY FROM THE COAST. BIRD ATTRACTING
FRUIT. SUNNY POSITION. SLOW GROWING, FROST HARDY.
COMMON LILLY PILLY
Syzygium smithii
BUSHY UPRIGHT TREE HEIGHT FROM 3M-4M UP TO 15M. EXTREMELY HARDY IN SUNNY OPEN SITE. TOLERATES SHADE, WET, LIGHT FROSTS
& POOR SOILS. ATTRACTIVE MAUVE-PINK TO SHINY DARK RED NEW GROWTH ENCOURAGED WITH HEAVY PRUNING. CREAMY WHITE
FLUFFY FLOWERS, EDIBLE WHITE OR PINKISH/PURPLE BERRIES.
CORKWOOD
Duboisia myoporoides
SMALL TREE OR SHRUB OCCASIONALLY REACHING 20M. FAST GROWING AND FROST HARDY WITH BRITTLE CORKY BARK AND SOFT
APPLE-SMELLING WOOD. PRODUCES TINY WHITE FLOWERS MOST OF THE YEAR AND THE SMALL BLACK FRUITS ARE BIRD ATTRACTING.
CREEK SANDPAPER FIG
Ficus coronata
HEIGHT 6M-15M BUSHY TREE, LEAVES HAVE ROUGH SURFACE, HARDY IN AREAS WITH LOW FROST, FAST GROWING. THE PURPLE/BLACK
FRUIT IS SWEET AND EDIBLE AND BIRD ATTRACTING.
CRINKLE BUSH
Lomatia silaifolia
SHRUB TO 1.5M HIGH X 1.5M WIDE. HARDY IN MOST SITUATIONS. LONG SPRAYS OF CREAM FLOWERS STAND OUT ABOVE FOLIAGE AND
HAVE INSECTICIDAL PROPERTIES REPELLING FLYS.
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CRINUM LILY
Crinum pedunculatum
THIS BEAUTIFUL LILY IS FOUND GROWING IN A RANGE OF DIFFERENT HABITATS FROM RAINFORESTS TO EXPOSED BEACHFRONTS. IT IS AN
EXTREMELY HARDY PLANT TOLERATING SUN, SHADE, POOR DRAINAGE, SALT, FROST AND VARIOUS SOIL TYPES. IT PRODUCES NUMEROUS
FRAGRANT WHITE FLOWERS ON A THICK TALL STEM THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS. MAKES A GREAT POT PLANT.
CUNJEVOI
Alocasia brisbanensis
CLUMP HEIGHT 1M-1.5M PREFERS SOME SHADE, WILL TOLERATE WET OR POORLY DRAINED SOILS. LARGE SOFT GREEN LEAVES, FRAGRANT
YELLOW/GREEN FLOWER RESEMBLING AN ARUM LILY, RED FRUITS. ALL PARTS OF THE PLANT ARE POISONOUS INCLUDING THE RHIZOME.
DECIDUOUS FIG
Ficus superba var. henneana
A TALL OR SPREADING STRANGLER FIG TO 35M. USUALLY BUTTRESSED AND MAY BE DECIDUOUS. FLESHY FRUIT IS YELLOWISH TURNING
RED TO PURPLE, WITH PALE PINK SPOTS. COMMONLY FOUND IN DRY, RIPARIAN AND LITTORAL RAINFORESTS. IDEAL FOOD SOURCE FOR A
WIDE RANGE OF BIRDS.
DRUMSTICKS
Isopogon anemonifolius
AN UPRIGHT DENSE SHRUB TO 2M HIGH X 1.5M ACROSS. FINELY DIVIDED LEAVES ARE LIGHT GREEN AND FLOWER HEADS PRODUCED IN
SPRING ARE BRIGHT YELLOW. VERY HARDY AND CAN TOLERATE FROST.
FEATHER WATTLE
Acacia oshanesii
A FAST GROWING SMALL TREE TO 7M WITH ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE. PRODUCES CREAMY FLOWERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FIREWHEEL TREE
Stenocarpus sinuatus
A SPECTACULAR MEDIUM SPECIMEN TREE UP TO 15M IN CULTIVATION. REASONABLY FAST GROWING IF GIVEN PLENTY OF WATER AND
FERTILIZER IN SUMMER, BUT REQUIRES PROTECTION FROM WIND AND FROSTS WHEN YOUNG. PRODUCES BRIGHT RED SPIDERY FLOWERS
IN SUMMER.
FLANNEL FLOWER
Actinotus helianthi
SMALL PLANT TO 50CM HIGH WITH SOFT SILVERY GREY LEAVES AND WHITE DAISY-LIKE FLOWERS. REQUIRES FULL SUN, GOOD DRAINAGE
AND PREFERRABLY SANDY SOIL. EXCELLENT CUT FLOWER.
FLAT STEMMED WATTLE
Acacia complanata
ROUNDED SHRUB TO 3M. STEMS ARE FLATTENED AND BARK SLIGHTLY REDDISH. DEEP YELLOW BALL FLOWERS FROM SPRING TO AUTUMN
PARTICULARLY AFTER RAIN. PREFERS FULL SUN OR PART SHADE AND SANDY SOIL.
FOAMBARK
Jagera pseudorhus
SMALL SPECIMEN TREE TO 15M. IN OPEN SITUATIONS. HAS DISTINCTIVE FERNY FOLIAGE AND NEW GROWTH IS A PALE APRICOT COLOUR.
THE FRUIT IS MAROON MATURING TO YELLOWY BROWN. THIS FAST GROWING TREE WILL TOLERATE MILD FROST AND FULL SUN.
FOREST CLEMATIS
Clematis glycinoides
A VIGOROUS RAMBLING CLIMBER WHICH ATTACHES ITSELF TO SUPPORTING SHRUBS. IT HAS MASSES OF WHITE STAR-LIKE 4 PETALLED
FLOWERS IN EARLY SPRING AND BEARS FEATHERY FRUITS. HARDY IN WELL DRAINED POSITION. TOLERATES FULL SUN, PART SHADE AND
MILD FROST.
FOREST SHEOAK
Allocasuarina torulosa
MEDIUM TREE, TOLERATES DRYNESS & WETNESS, SALT SOILS, FROST TENDER WHEN YOUNG. ORNAMENTAL OR WINDBREAK. FINE GREEN
OR PURPLISH FOLIAGE EVERGREEN.
FRINGE LILY
Thysanotus tuberosus
TUBEROUS PLANT WITH GRASS-LIKE LEAVES. ERRECT FLOWERING STEM 15-20CM BRANCHING TO PRODUCE CLUSTERS OF PURPLE FLOWERS
IN SPRING AND SUMMER.
FRINGED WATTLE
Acacia fimbriata
SMALL TREE TO 6M FAST GROWING, HARDY TO LIGHT FROSTS. SLIGHTLY WEEPING HABIT BEARS YELLOW FLOWERS IN PROFUSION DURING
WINTER.
GRASS TREE
Xanthorrhoea australis
A SPLENDID SPECIMEN WHICH WILL FORM RADIATING LEAVES IN 3 YEARS BUT TAKES MANY YEARS TO FORM A TRUNK. THIS IS USUALLY A
SINGLE STEM BUT MAY BRANCH ONCE OR TWICE TO FORM COMPOUND HEADS WHICH BEAR THE SKIRT OF LONG GRASS-LIKE LEAVES. THE
TOWERING SPEAR-LIKE FLOWER SPIKES ARE 4-5M HIGH AND CAN APPEAR WITHIN 4 YEARS. NEEDS WELL DRAINED SUNNY POSITION.
GREEN WATTLE
Acacia irrorata
A SMALL TREE TO 10M. NATURALLY FOUND IN MOIST FORESTS AND ALONG CREEK BANKS. A HARDY, FAST GROWING, GOOD PIONEER
TREE, USEFUL FOR REVEGETATION PROJECTS . IT PRODUCES CREAMY WHITE FLOWERS IN SPRING AND THE FLATTENED SEED PODS ARE
ABOUT 7CM LONG.
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GREY MYRTLE
Backhousia myrtifolia
A HARDY SHRUB OR SMALL TREE FROM 3M – 7M. FOLIAGE IS VERY DENSE RIGHT TO THE GROUND AND IT’S CREAMY WHITE FLOWERS ARE
PROFUSE. TOLERATES COOL CONDITIONS. TENDS TO BE SLOW GROWING INITIALLY BUT THIS CAN BE OVERCOME WITH FERTILIZER AND
REGULAR WATERING. THE WOOD IS VERY HARD, MAKING IT IDEAL FOR BUILDING. IT’S SCALY BARK MAKES IT A VALUABLE HOST TREE FOR
ORCHIDS.
GROUND LILY
Tripladenia cunninghamii
THIS PRETTY COMPACT GROUND COVER WITH IT’S WIRY ZIGZAG STEMS, BRIGHT SPEAR-SHAPED LEAVES AND A MAUVE-PINK FLOWER AT
EVERY LEAF JUNCTION CAN GROW TO ABOUT 40CM IN HEIGHT. SUCKERS FORM AROUND BASE BUT DO NOT SPREAD EXTENSIVELY. IN THE
GARDEN IT IS HARDY IF GIVEN LIGHT SHADE AND THICK MULCH. MAKES A GOOD INDOOR POT PLANT.
GUINEA FLOWER
Hibbertia scandens
GROUND COVER OR CLIMBER WITH LARGE 3-4CM BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS MOST OF THE YEAR. QUICK GROWING AND VERY HARDY IN
MOST CONDITIONS EXCEPT EXTREMECOLD FROM SAND DUNES TO DENSE RAINFOREST.
GUIOA
Guioa semiglauca
A COMMON PIONEER TREE TO 10M BUT MAY ATTAIN GREATER HEIGHT. SUITABLE FOR RAINFOREST REGENERATION PLOTS AS IT IS FAST
GROWING AND BIRD-ENTICING. TENDS TO GROW MANY BRANCHES LOW ON THE TRUNK AND REQUIRES SHELTER FROM STRONG WINDS.
PRODUCES DENSE BUNCHES OF SMALL YELLOW-GREEN FLOWERS EVERY FEW YEARS IN LATE SPRING FOLLOWED BY ORANGE THREE-LOBED
FLATTENED CAPSULES ENCLOSING DARK SEEDS. THE SMOOTH GREY BARK IS OFTEN DECORATED WITH LICHEN PATTERNS.
GYMEA LILY
Doryanthes excelsa
SPECTACULAR FEATURE PLANT, HEIGHT 3M-6M WIDTH 2M-3M LEAVES BRIGHT OR SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH GREEN. FLOWER STALK UP TO 6M
TERMINATING IN DENSE HEAD OF NUMEROUS BRIGHT RED FLOWERS IN SPRING/SUMMER – CAN TAKE 6-7 YEARS. PRODUCES LARGE
QUANTITIES OF BIRD ATTRACTING NECTAR. DARK COLOURED CAPSULES. REQUIRES REASONABLY WELL DRAINED SOIL AND FULL SUN.
FLOWER SPIKE CAN BE DAMAGED BY FROST BUT FOLIAGE IS UNAFFECTED.
HAIRY CLERODENDRUM
Clerodendrum tomentosum
SMALL TREE COMMONLY 3-4M VERY OCCASIONALLY REACHING 10M. LARGE HEADS OF SWEET-SMELLING CREAMY-WHITE FLOWERS IN
EARLY SUMMER ATTRACT SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES. PRODUCES BLACK 4 – SEGMENTED FRUITS SURROUNDED BY ROSY-RED CALYX
ATTRACTING SATIN BOWER BIRDS. WILL BENEFIT FROM PRUNING AND FERTILIZER. MAY PRODUCE SOME SUCKERS.
HAIRY PSYCHOTRIA
Psychotria loniceroides
SHRUB TO 4M. MAKES A USEFUL SCREEN PLANT IN SHADED SITUATIONS. NEW GROWTH IS SOFTLY HAIRY. PRODUCES WHITE FLOWERS
DURING SPRING AND SUMMER FOLLOWED BY CREAMY YELLOW FRUIT.
HARD ASPEN
Acronychia oblongifolia
DENSE SMALL BUSHY TREE TO 12M. ADAPTS WELL TO A RANGE OF CONDITIONS. NEEDS WELL DRAINED SOIL BUT IS TOLERANT OF SUN AND
SHADE. PRODUCES LARGE QUANTITIES OF WHITE FRUITS IN THE COOLER MONTHS PROVIDING A FOOD SOURCE FOR BIRDS. NEW LEAVES
ARE BRIGHT SHINY GREEN AND HAVE A PLEASANT AROMATIC FRAGRANCE.
HEATH BANKSIA
Banksia ericifolia
ROUNDED BUSHY SHRUB TO 5 M HIGH AND 4 M WIDE. VERY HARDY IN MOST SITUATIONS. USEFUL AS A SCREEN OR HEDGE BECAUSE OF
IT’S DENSE HABIT. BRIGHT GREEN LEAVES AND LARGE CYLINDRICAL ORANGE FLOWER SPIKES IN AUTUMN AND WINTER.
HORSETAIL SHEOAK
Casuarina equisetifolia
MEDIUM TREE TO 10M. HAS AN OPEN HABIT AND VERY PENDULOUS SILVER-GREY FOLIAGE. GOOD COASTAL TREE TOLERATING SALT
SPRAY.
HOVEA
Hovea acutifolia
HEIGHT 1.5M. MASSES OF PURPLE FLOWERS IN SPRING. VERY HARDY. TOLERATES FULL SUN BUT ALSO DOES WELL IN PART SHADE. PREFERS
GOOD DRAINAGE. FROST TOLERANT.
INDIGOFERA
Indigofera autralis
HARDY OPEN SHRUB TO 1M. BENEFITS FROM REGULAR PRUNING. GROWS IN ALL EXCEPT VERY WET SOILS. VERY FROST HARDY. FLOWERS
WELL IN SUN OR SHADE. PRODUCES SMALL PEA-FLOWERS WHICH ARE EITHER WHITE OR MAUVE AND APPEAR FROM SPRING TO LATE
SUMMER. BUTTERFLY ATTRACTING.
JACKWOOD
Cryptocarya glaucescens
10-15M IN CULTIVATION WITH DENSE DARK CROWN. ADAPTS TO POORER SOILS AND TOLERATES MODERATE EXPOSURE & COOL
CONDITIONS IF NOT STRESSED BY LACK OF WATER. HARD BLACK FRUITS ARE IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE FOR FRUIT PIGEONS.
KNOTTED CLUB RUSH
Isolepis nodosa
TUFTED GRASS-LIKE PLANT TO 1M HIGH. A VERY HARDY PLANT SUITABLE FOR COASTAL/SAND DUNE STABILIZATION AS IT WILL BIND
SANDY SOILS WITH IT’S FIBROUS ROOT SYSTEM. THE ROUNDED FLOWER HEADS BECOME HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL WHEN MATURED INTO
SEED HEADS.
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KOALA BELLS
Artanema fimbriatum
ERECT HERB TO 60CM. DAINTY MAUVE TUBULAR FLOWERS FROM SPRING TO AUTUMN. SUITABLE AS A ROCKERY SPECIMEN. TOLERATES
FULL SUN OR PART SHADE AND ADAPTS TO MOST SOIL TYPES. MODERATELY FROST RESISTANT.
KODA
Ehretia acuminata
MEDIUM TREE TO 10M. FAST GROWING IN A VARIETY OF SOILS IN EITHER SUN OR PARTIAL SHADE PRODUCING FLOWERS AND FRUIT AT A
VERY EARLY AGE. IN SPRING THE SWEET-SCENTED FLOWERS FORM DENSE WHITE CLUSTERS AND IN AUTUMN THE GREAT QUANTITIES OF
YELLOW BERRIES ARE BIRD ATTRACTING. IT IS NOT AFFECTED BY FROST AS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD DURING WINTER IT IS DECIDUOUS.
LACEBARK TREE
Brachychiton discolor
HEIGHT 20M HARDY IN MOST SITUATIONS AND HEAVY SOILS. FROST MAY DAMAGE LEAVES BUT WILL NOT KILL THE TREE. LOSES ITS LEAVES
PRIOR TO FLOWERING IN SPRING & EARLY SUMMER PRODUCING LARGE FELTY PINK FLOWERS. LARGE BOAT SHAPED SEED-CASES.
MAT RUSH
Lomandra hystrix
A DENSELY CLUMPING RAINFOREST PLANT, HEIGHT 1M OR MORE WITH DARK GREEN LEAVES. CLUSTERS OF CREAMY STRONGLY FRAGRANT
FLOWERS, EXCELLENT FOR INHIBITING STREAM BANK EROSION. VERY ADAPTABLE TO VARIETY OF SOILS, HARDY IN SUN OR SHADE. FROST
TOLERANT.
MIDGEN BERRY
Austromyrtus dulcis
A SPRAWLING SHRUB TO LESS THAN A METER. OCCURS NATURALLY IN SANDY SOILS BUT WILL TOLERATE OTHER SOIL TYPES. PRODUCES
MASSES OF TINY WHITE FLOWERS IN SPRING FOLLOWED BY GREY SPOTTED EDIBLE FRUIT. THE LEAVES ARE AROMATIC WHEN CRUSHED.
MOCK OLIVE
Notelaea longifolia
LARGE SHRUB FROM 2M TO 8M. EXTREMELY HARDY IN DRY AND POOR SOILS. HAS TOUGH LEATHERY LEAVES AND SMALL CLUSTERS OF
CREAMY YELLOW FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED ON THE STEMS. THESE ARE FOLLOWED BY DARK BLUE OLIVE-LIKE FRUITS. AN EXCELLENT PLANT
FOR ATTRACTING NATIVE BEES.
MORETON BAY FIG
Ficus macrophylla
A WIDE SPREADING SPECIMEN FIG TO 50M WITH WIDE BUTTRESSES. IN IT’S NATURAL HABITAT IT LIVES AS AN EPIPHYTE BEGINNING IN THE
BRANCHES OF A HOST TREE AND SENDING FINE ROOTS DOWN TO THE GROUND. ONCE IT REACHES THE SOIL, THE ROOTS THICKEN AND
FORM A LATTICEWORK WHICH EVENTUALLY STRANGLES THE HOST TREE. THE FRUIT IS ORANGE TURNING PURPLE AND ATTRACTS MANY
VARIETIES OF BIRDS. MAKES A GREAT POT PLANT.
MYRTLE EBONY
Diospyros pentamera
GREAT SPECIMEN TREE TO 20M WITH A DISTINCTIVE CONICAL SHAPED CROWN. FRUITS ARE EITHER YELLOW OR RED AND RIPEN IN WINTER
OR SPRING WHEN FEW OTHER FRUITS ARE AVAILABLE MAKING IT AN IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE FOR PIGEONS. SMALL, WHITE, SWEETLYSCENTED FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED IN SPRING OR SUMMER. SLOW GROWING BUT TOLERATES FROST AND FULL SUN.
NARROW LEAVED HOVEA
Hovea ramulosa
HEAVILY BRANCHED SHRUB TO 2 M NATURALLY OCCURRING IN SANDY SOILS AND OPEN FORESTS BUT WILL DO WELL IN MOST WELL
DRAINED SOILS. VERY NARROW LEAVES HAVE HAIRY UNDERSIDES. MASSES OF PURPLISH FLOWERS IN LATE WINTER AND SPRING.
NARROW-LEAVED PALM LILY
Cordyline stricta
HEIGHT UP TO 5M WITH MULTIPLE STEMS AND SOMETIMES A SPRAWLING HABIT. BEST SUITED TO SEMI-SHADED POSITION BUT CAN
WITHSTAND EXPOSURE, SOME COLD AND POOR SOILS. HANDSOME LANDSCAPING PLANT. PROLIFIC PALE MAUVE FLOWERS, PURPLISH
OR BLACK FRUIT.
NATIVE BREYNIA
Breynia oblongifolia
SHRUB TO 3 M WITH SLIGHTLY WEEPING OPEN HABIT. IT IS NOT PARTICULAR ABOUT SOIL TYPE BUT PREFERS NOT TO BE TOO EXPOSED
ALTHOUGH IT WILL TOLERATE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUN. IT PRODUCES TINY PENDULOUS FLOWERS AND BIRDS LOVE THE FRUIT WHICH ARE
RED TURNING TO BLACK AS THEY RIPEN. IT IS ALSO BUTTERFLY ATTRACTING, IN PARTICULAR THE COMMON GRASS YELLOW BUTTERFLY.
NATIVE ELDERBERRY
Cuttsia viburnea
SMALL TREE TO 7M PRUNE TO KEEP BUSHY SHAPE. NEEDS SHADED LOCATION AND WELL COMPOSTED SOIL. SPRAYS OF SMALL WHITE
FRAGRANT FLOWERS SPRING/SUMMER. ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE.
NATIVE FRANGIPANI
Hymenosporum flavum
VERY TOUGH ADAPTABLE MEDIUM TREE TO 20M. PRUNING WILL PROVIDE A SMALLER, MORE DENSE TREE WHICH WILL FLOWER MORE
PROFUSELY. TOLERATES FULL SUN AND FROST. THE VERY ATTRACTIVE, HIGHLY PERFUMED FLOWERS APPEAR IN LATE SPRING AND LAST
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
NATIVE GARDENIA
Atractocarpus benthamianus
AN UNDERSTORY SHRUB TO 3-4M. PREFERS WELL DRAINED SHADY POSITION AND IS FAIRLY SLOW GROWING. PRODUCES WHITE FLOWERS
IN SPRING WHICH ARE HIGHLY PERFUMED FOLLOWED BY YELLOW OR RED BERRIES.
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NATIVE GINGER
Alpinia caerulea
CLUMPS OF 1M-2M CANES. VERY HARDY BUT PREFERS SEMI-SHADE, MOIST SOIL. LUSH GLOSSY FOLIAGE WITH BRIGHT BLUE FRUITS
DURING AUTUMN & WINTER. THE FLESH SURROUNDING SEEDS & GINGERY TIPS OF ROOTS EDIBLE.
NATIVE IPOMOEA
Ipomoea pes-caprae
A COMMON GROUND COVER OF COASTAL SANDUNES WITH LARGE MAUVE-PURPLE FUNNEL-SHAPED FLOWERS. PREFERS SANDY SUNNY
SITUATIONS BUT WILL TOLERATE OTHER CONDITIONS. IS FROST TENDER.
NATIVE LASIANDRA - MAUVE FLOWERED VARIETY
Melastoma malabathricum
SHRUB TO 2M. PRUNE TO MAINTAIN BUSHY COMPACT SHAPE. FIVE PETALLED FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED OVER MANY MONTHS OF
THE YEAR. THE BLUE-BLACK FRUITS HAVE SWEET EDIBLE PURPLE PULP WHICH STAINS THE LIPS AND TONGUE HENCE ALTERNATIVE
COMMON NAME OF BLUE TONGUE.ALTHOUGH HARDY IN A LARGE RANGE OF SOILS AND SITUATIONS IT IS INTOLERANT OF DRY
CONDITIONS.
NATIVE LASIANDRA - WHITE FLOWERED VARIETY
Melastoma malabathricum
SHRUB TO 2M. PRUNE TO MAINTAIN BUSHY COMPACT SHAPE. FIVE PETALLED FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED OVER MANY MONTHS OF
THE YEAR. THE BLUE-BLACK FRUITS HAVE SWEET EDIBLE PURPLE PULP WHICH STAINS THE LIPS AND TONGUE HENCE ALTERNATIVE
COMMON NAME OF BLUE TONGUE.ALTHOUGH HARDY IN A LARGE RANGE OF SOILS AND SITUATIONS IT IS INTOLERANT OF DRY
CONDITIONS.
NATIVE TAMARIND
Diploglottis australis
SLOW GROWING BUT MATURES TO A VERY TALL TREE UP TO 25M – TRUNK IS UNBRANCHED UNTIL ABOUT 6 M. NEEDS A POSITION
SHELTERED FROM FROST AND WIND AND WILL GROW IN SUN OR SHADE. FLOWERS ARE YELLOW AND THE BRIGHT ORANGE FRUIT
ATTRACTS BIRDS AND BATS.
NEEDLE BUSH
Hakea actites
SMALL ROUNDED BUSH TO 3M BUT MAY REACH 5M. SUITABLE FOR SMALL GARDENS. VERY HARDY IN WELL DRAINED SOIL. PREFERS
FULL SUN. SMALL WHITE FLOWERS APPEAR IN SPRING.
ORANGE THORN
Pittosporum multiflorum
A VERY HARDY DENSE SPINY SHRUB TO 2M. CREATING PERFECT HABITAT FOR SMALL BIRDS. WILL DO WELL IN SHADE OR SUNNY
SITUATIONS. TOLERATES MOST SOIL TYPES AND IS FROST HARDY. ATTRACTIVE TUBULAR WHITE FLOWERS IN SPRING AND SUMMER
FOLLOWED BY BIRD ATTRACTING ORANGE FRUIT.
PENCIL CEDAR
Polyscias murrayi
A GRACEFUL DISTINCTIVE PIONEER TREE WITH A RAPID GROWTH RATE OF UP TO 3M IN THE FIRST YEAR REACHING 20M WHEN MATURE.
IT HAS PALE TRUNK, FORMS NO BRANCHES FOR THE FIRST 5-6M AND PRODUCES A TUFT OF LEAVES AT THE CROWN. IT IS HARDY IN FULL
SUN AND WILL TOLERATE LIGHT FROST. SMALL BLUE FRUITS ARE PRODUCED IN GREAT QUANTITIES IN WINTER AND ARE A GREAT FOOD
SOURCE FOR BIRDS.
PEPPERBERRY
Cryptocarya obovata
A LARGE TREE REACHING A HEIGHT OF 40M. THE CROWN HAS A RUSTY BROWN APPEARANCE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE GROUND.
THE TRUNK IS USUALLY TALL AND STRAIGHT AND OFTEN BUTTRESSED. CLUSTERS OF CREAM FLOWERS LATE SUMMER AND AUTUMN
FOLLOWED BY BLACK FLESHY FRUIT WHICH IS BIRD ATTRACTING.
PEPPERBUSH
Tasmannia insipida
SHRUB HEIGHT TO 3M OCCASIONAL PRUNING ENCOURAGES BUSHY GROWTH. PREFERS SEMI-SHADE. NEW SHOOTS AND STEMS HAVE
REDDISH TINGE. SMALL WHITE FLOWERS IN SPRING. SOFT PALE PURPLE FRUITS IN AUTUMN. TINY SEEDS ARE HOT AND PEPPERY.
PIG FACE
Carpobrotus glaucescens
SUCCULENT CREEPING GROUND COVER PLANT. HAS LARGE DARK PINK FLOWERS WITH CREAM CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
NATURALLY OCCURRING IN COASTAL SANDDUNES BUT TOLERATES A WIDE RANGE OF SOILS AND LIGHT FROSTS. PREFERS FULL SUN.
FRUITS ARE EDIBLE.
POSSUM WOOD
Quintinia verdonii
A MODERATELY FAST GROWING SPREADING TREE 10-15M. A GREAT ORNAMENTAL TREE WITH VERY ATTRACTIVE RED-TIPPED LEAVES
AND SPIKES OF WHITE FLOWERS IN PROFUSION. REQUIRES SOME PROTECTION FROM FROST WHEN YOUNG.
PRICKLY LEAVED PAPERBARK
Melaleuca nodosa
SHRUB OR SMALL TREE TO 7M. WILL TOLERATE A WIDE RANGE OF SOIL TYPES. FROST HARDY. LEAVES ARE NEEDLE-LIKE AND IT IS VERY
SHOWY, PRODUCING MASSES OF DEEP YELLOW TO WHITE FLOWERS FROM APRIL – DECEMBER. PRUNE TO MAINTAIN SHAPE.
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RED ASH
Alphitonia excelsa
FAST GROWING TREE USUALLY AROUND 20M MAKING IT A GOOD PIONEER TREE FOR RAINFOREST REVEGETATION. IT TOLERATES A HUGE
RANGE OF CONDITIONS FROM COASTAL AREAS TO INLAND. THE LEAVES ARE SILVER-BACKED AND ATTRACT CATERPILLARS WHICH IN TURN
ATTRACT INSECT EATING BIRDS. THE TINY CLUSTERS OF CREAM FLOWERS AND THE ROUND BLACK FRUITS ARE ALSO SOUGHT BY MANY
BIRDS. GOOD CABINET TIMBER BEING STRONG AND DARK RED WHEN MATURE.
RED CARABEEN
Geissois benthamii
LARGE IMPRESSIVE TREE UP TO 35M WITH HEAVY BUTTRESSING. GROWTH SHOOTS GIVE IT A SHOWY RED CROWN AT THE END OF
SUMMER AND THE FLOWERS ARE PALE YELLOW OCCURRING IN MID-SUMMER. IT IS ABLE TO WITHSTAND FULL SUN IN AN OPEN
SITUATION AND ALSO TOLERATES COLD CONDITIONS.
RED KAMALA
Mallotus philippensis
MEDIUM TREE TO 10M. PERFECT AS A PIONEER TREE FOR REFORESTATION AS IT IS VERY TOUGH AND WILL TOLERATE POOR SOIL AND
FULL SUN. THE RED FRUITS ARE COVERED IN A POWDER WHICH CAN BE MADE INTO A RED DYE.
RED OLIVE BERRY
Elaeodendron australe
BUSH TO SMALL TREE VARIABLE IN GROWTH & FORM. HARDY, BEST IN FREE DRAINING SOIL. TINY GREEN FLOWERS IN SPRING PRODUCING
DECORATIVE BRIGHT RED FRUIT LASTING FOR WEEKS IN AUTUMN.
RED PEAR FRUIT
Mischocarpus australis
SMALL TREE TO 7M WITH A ROUNDED SHAPE AND DARK GLISTENING LEAVES –PARTICULARLY DECORATIVE WHEN IN FRUIT FROM APRIL JULY. THE SWOLLEN STALK OF THE FRUIT GIVES THE CAPSULE A PEAR SHAPE WHCH IS BRIGHT RED. PREFERS MOIST FERTILE SOIL BUT WILL
WITHSTAND FULL SUN AND FROST. QUITE SLOW GROWING BUT BENEFITS FROM MULCH AND FERTILIZER.
RIVER OAK
Casuarina cunninghamiana
TREE TO 20M OCCURRING NATURALLY ALONG CREEKS, RIVERS AND ON FLOOD PLAINS. FAST GROWING PIONEER TREE IDEAL FOR WIND
BREAKS AND REVEGETATION AREAS.
ROSE-LEAF MARARA
Ackama paniculata
MEDIUM TO TALL SIZED SPECIMAN TREE, RAPID GROWTH. NEEDS PART SHADE & MOIST SOIL WHILE YOUNG. COVERED IN MASSES OF TINY
WHITE FLOWERS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN GRADUALLY TURNING RED OVER SEVERAL MORE WEEKS BEFORE SETTING TINY RED FRUITS
LASTING ANOTHER MONTH. LEAVES RESEMBLE BEAUTIFULLY FROSTED STRAWBERRY LEAVES.
ROSE MAPLE
Cryptocarya rigida
SMALL TREE TO 10M. EASY TO GROW AND MAKES A GOOD UNDERSTOREY PLANT. WILL TOLERATE POORER SOILS. FLOWERS ARE GREEN
SMALL AND HAIRY. BLACK OLIVE-SHAPED FRUIT ARE PRODUCED EVERY TWO YEARS ATTRACTING BIRDS.
ROSE MYRTLE
Archirhodomyrtus beckleri
BUSHY SHRUB 3M-4M HIGH GRACEFUL WEEPING OUTLINE, USEFUL SCREEN PLANT, REASONABLY HARDY BUT FAIRLY SLOW GROWING,
TOLERATES POOR SOILS, SUN OR SEMI-SHADE, LIGHT FROSTS. AROMATIC LEAVES, DELICATE PINK/WHITE FLOWERS, ORANGE FRUIT,
BIRD ATTRACTING.
ROSE WALNUT
Endiandra discolor
A PROMINENTLY BUTTRESSED TREE TO 40M. THIS NATIVE LAUREL IS A GREAT FOOD SOURCE FOR NATIVE BIRDS PARTICULARLY DOVES AND
PIGEONS. NATURALLY OCCURRING IN RAINFOREST AND ALLUVIAL FLATS NEAR STREAMS.
ROUGH-LEAVED ELM
Aphananthe philippinensis
ATTRACTIVE SPECIMEN TREE TO 30M WITH DENSE FOLIAGE AND DARK ROUGH TEXTURED LEAVES. VERY ADAPTABLE, TOLERATING
EXTREMES OF DRY CLIMATE AND COLD EXPOSED SITES. FLOWERS ARE TINY. MASSES OF YELLOW FRUIT APPEAR IN LATE SUMMER AND
ARE BIRD ATTRACTING. THE BARK IS ATTRACTIVE AS IT FLAKES LEAVING IRREGULAR INDENTATIONS.
RUSTY FIG
Ficus rubiginosa
TREE TO 30 METERS WITH BUTTRESSED TRUNK AND MILKY SAP. LEAVES ARE DARK AND GLOSSY ABOVE AND OFTEN RUSTY-BROWN BELOW
SOMETIMES WITH FINE HAIRS. FRUITS ARE YELLOW TURNING RED AND USUALLY WARTY. THESE ARE PRODUCED FROM LATE AUTUMN TO
WINTER MAKING IT AN IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF BIRDS DURING THE COLDER MONTHS OF THE YEAR WHEN
OTHER PLANTS ARE NOT FRUITING.
RUSTY PLUM
Niemeyera whitei
HEIGHT 10M-20M RICH OR POOR SOILS SLOW GROWING BRIGHT RED COLOURED NEW LEAF TIPS GRADUALLY BECOMING GREEN. HAS
LARGE BLUE-BLACK EDIBLE FRUIT IN SPRING OR SUMMER. SHELTER SHOULD BE PROVIDED WHILE PLANT IS YOUNG WITH AMPLE WATER.
SCENTED TOP GRASS
Capillipedium spicigerum
LARGE TUFTED GRASS TO 1 M. FLOWER HEAD IS PURPLISH AND EMITS A SCENT WHEN CRUSHED APPEARING LATE SPRING TO AUTUMN.
TOLERATES POOR SOILS AND PREFERS FULL SUN.
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SILKY OAK
Grevillea robusta
AN EXCEPTIONALLY HARDY FAST GROWING TREE TO 30M. TOLERATES A WIDE VARIETY OF SOIL CONDITIONS AND MOISTURE LEVELS.
FROST RESISTANT ONCE ESTABLISHED AND FULL SUN TO SHADE IS ACCEPTABLE. THE BRIGHT ORANGE FLOWERS PRODUCE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF NECTAR IN SPRING AND SUMMER ATTRACTING MANY HONEY EATERS.
SILVERBUSH
Sophora tomentose
HEIGHT 2M-5M LARGE SHRUB. REQUIRES GOOD DRAINAGE, SUN OR LIGHT SHADE. HARDY FOR FROST FREE COASTAL AREAS, RESISTANT
TO SALT SPRAY. PRODUCES SPRAYS OF LEMON/YELLOW PEA FLOWERS IN SPRING. FOLLOWED BY LONG SEEDPODS TO 15CM.
SMALL BOLWARRA
Eupomatia bennettii
SMALL SHRUB LESS THAN 1M WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO SLENDER STEMS. WHEN YOUNG MAY APPEAR TO DIE BACK BUT WILL SHOOT
AGAIN FROM A TUBEROUS ROOT. PREFERS DAPPLED SHADE. FOR LESS THAN ONE DAY THIS BEAUTIFUL SCENTED FLOWER BLOOMS AND
IN THAT TIME IT N EEDS TO BE POLLINATED BY SMALL BEETLES IF IT IS TO SET SEED.
SMOOTH PSYCHOTRIA
Psychotria daphnoides
AN OPEN SHRUB TO 2-3M HIGH BY 2M WIDE. PRODUCES WELL DISPLAYED SMALL WHITE STAR-SHAPED FLOWERS IN LATE SPRING AND
SUMMER FOLLOWED BY SMALL CREAMY WHITE FRUITS. GROWS WELL IN FULL SUN OR SHADY LOCATIONS.
SNOW GRASS
Poa sieberiana
DENSELY TUFTED GRASS TO 80CM TALL. LONG FINE ROUGH WEEPING LEAVES. PURPLE TINGED FLOWER HEADS APPEAR SPRING AND
EARLY SUMMER. TOLERATES MOST CONDITIONS. PREFERS GOOD DRAINAGE.
SOCKET WOOD
Daphnandra apatala
TREE TO 30M WITH A DENSE SPREADING CROWN AND BRANCHES GROWING HORIZONTALLY. FOUND FROM COASTAL AREAS TO RANGES.
YOUNG NEW GROWTH IS A YELLOWISH COLOUR. PRODUCES SMALL CLUSTERS OF WHITE FLOWERS. WHEN BROKEN AWAY FROM THE MAIN
STEMS, THE BRANCHES REVEAL A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT.
SPINY-HEADED MAT RUSH
Lomandra longifolia
A PLANT FROM 40-80CM HIGH WITH A TUSSOCK FORM. IT HAS NARROW RELATIVELY STIFF STRAP-LIKE LEAVES AND THE FLOWER SPIKES
BEAR CLUSTERS OF FRAGRANT CREAMY FLOWERS.
SPLENDID HIBISCUS
Hibiscus splendens
OPEN SHRUB TO 4M WITH GREY-GREEN LEAVES. VERY HARDY IN WELL DRAINED WARM POSITION. PRODUCES LARGE PINK FLOWERS WITH
REDDISH SPOT IN THE CENTRE DURING SPRING AND SUMMER.
STEELWOOD
Sarcopteryx stipata
AN ORNAMENTAL BUSHY TREE TO 10M. THE NEW LEAF BUDS ARE COVERED IN FINE SILKY HAIRS AND CREAM FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED IN
EARLY SPRING. THE ATTRACTIVE FEATURE IS THE FLESHY RED FRUIT CAPSULES WHICH STAND OUT VIVIDLY IN SUMMER. IT WILL GROW
IN SUN OR SHADE AND WILL BENEFIT FROM RICH SOIL AND PLENTY OF WATER.
STRANGLER FIG
Ficus watkinsiana
LARGE BUTTRESSED TREE TO 45M. THE FRUIT ARE LARGER THAN OTHER FIGS AND ARE PURPLISH-BLACK WITH PALE SPOTS AND A NIPPLELIKE APEX. MILKY SAP. ATTRACTS A VARIETY OF BIRDS.
STRINGYBARK PINE
Callitris macleayana
AN ATTRACTIVE TALL TREE TO 30M. VERY HARDY IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS TOLERATING POOR SOILS AND EXPOSURE TO SUN AND WIND.
USUALLY OCCURS IN MOIST HABITAT IN OR NEAR RAINFOREST. IT’S SOFT PALE BROWN WOOD IS CLOSE GRAINED, DURABLE AND EASILY
WORKED.
SWAMP BANKSIA
Banksia robur
SHRUB TO 2M. VERY HARDY AND WILL TOLERATE DAMP SUNNY CONDITIONS. HAS LARGE LEATHERY LEAVES AND CYLINDRICAL FLOWER
SPIKES WHICH ARE BLUE/GREEN IN BUD AND YELLOW GREEN WHEN OPEN. THESE APPEAR FROM LATE SUMMER THROUGH TO WINTER.
BIRD ATTRACTING.
SWEET PITTOSPORUM
Pittosporum undulatum
FAST GROWING GREAT SCREEN PLANT OR LOW WINDBREAK 8-10M. VERY ADAPTABLE TO MOST CONDITIONS. PRODUCES HIGHLY
PERFUMED WHITE FLOWERS IN SPRING . THE FRUITS PRODUCE STICKY SEEDS WHICH ARE WIDELY DISPERSED BY BIRDS.
TALLOWOOD
Eucalyptus microcorys
A FAST GROWING TREE TO 35M FOUND MAINLY ON FERTILE SLOPES AND IN MOIST GULLIES. FIBROUS RED BROWN BARK AND CREAMY
WHITE FLOWERS PRODUCED FROM AUGUST – NOVEMBER. FAVOURED KOALA FOOD TREE.
THICK-LEAVED LAUREL
Cryptocarya meisneriana
TREE TO 10M. LEAVES ARE ASHY-GREY UNDERNEATH AND TINY PERFUMED CREAM FLOWERS ARE PRODUCED IN SUMMER. RIBBED BLACK
FRUIT PROVIDE A GOOD FOOD SOURCE FOR MANY BIRDS IN AUTUMN AND WINTER.
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TWO-VEINED HICKORY WATTLE
Acacia binervata
HEIGHT 10M-15M DENSE FOLIAGE, FAST GROWING. EXCELLENT FOR SPECIMEN, WINDBREAK, OR SCREENING. HARDY IN MOST WELL
WATERED SITUATIONS, FULL SUN OR PART SHADE. RELATIVELY LONG-LIVED. SHOWY PALE YELLOW TO WHITE FLOWER BALLS LATE
WINTER/SPRING.
TUCKEROO
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED SHADE TREE FOR COASTAL AREAS. HARDY & ADAPTABLE. APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER & WATER WILL
ENCOURAGE FAST GROWTH. MASSED BUNCHES OF YELLOW FRUITS RIPENING IN EARLY SUMMER. BIRD ATTRACTING.
TURPENTINE
Syncarpia glomulifera
LARGE TREE TO 40M. FAST GROWING – SUITABLE FOR REVEGETATION AREAS. PRODUCES CREAMY WHITE POM POM LIKE FLOWERS IN
SPRING AND SUMMER AND HAS ORNAMENTAL WOODY SEED CAPSULES.
VEINY WILKIEA
Wilkiea huegeliana
LARGE SHRUB TO 6M WITH DARK GREEN, SERRATED, STRONGLY VEINED, LEATHERY LEAVES. SMALL CREAMY-YELLOW PERFUMED FLOWERS
IN SPRING AND SUMMER. THE BLACK FRUIT APPEAR IN CLUSTERS. WILKIEA SPECIES ARE HOST PLANTS FOR THE REGENT SKIPPER
BUTTERFLY.
VELVET LEAF
Callicarpa pedunculata
HEIGHT 1-2M FAST GROWING – PRUNE TO KEEP BUSHY SHAPE. HARDY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, MULCH AND FERTILIZER. ARCHING STEMS
OF WHITE, PINK OR MAUVE FLOWERS IN SUMMER, FOLLOWED BY SMALL PURPLE BIRD ATTRACTING FRUITS WHICH LOOK LIKE
BLACKBERRIES.
WALKING STICK PALM
Linospadix monostachya
HEIGHT TO 2M SLOW GROWING VERY SLENDER APPEALING HABIT WITH A CROWN OF WEEPING FRONDS. LONG STRINGS OF RED FRUITS
PRODUCED IN AUTUMN. REQUIRES SHADE, WATER & PLENTY OF ORGANIC MATTER.
WATER GUM
Tristaniopsis laurina
USUALLY A MULTI-STEMMED TREE 5M-10M HIGH. FOUND ALONG WATER COURSES & IN RAINFORESTS. TOLERATES POOR SOIL, LIGHT
FROSTS, FULL SUN TO PART SHADE, WET SOIL. SMOOTH BROWN TRUNK, MAROON NEW GROWTH, BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS IN SUMMER.
EXCELLENT SCREEN PLANT.
WEEPING GRASS
Microlaena stipoides
SLENDER TUFTED MAT-FORMING GRASS TO 60CM. WEEPING FLOWER HEADS TO 15CM IN LENGTH PRODUCED FROM SPRING TO AUTUMN.
TOLERANT OF OPEN EXPOSED SITUATIONS BUT PREFERS MOIST, SHADED AREAS. IS COMMONLY FOUND ALONG FOREST EDGES AND RIVER
FLATS. WILL TOLERATE ACID SOILS AND DROUGHT.
WHITE BEECH
Gmelina leichhardtii
A HARDY, MODERATELY FAST GROWING TREE TO 50M WHEN MATURE, WITH A SPREADING CROWN. MAKES A GREAT SPECIMEN TREE
FOR LARGE GARDENS. PRODUCES MASSES OF PURPLE AND WHITE FLOWERS IN SUMMER FOLLOWED BY CLUSTERS OF MAUVE COLOURED
FRUITS. THE TIMBER IS AS VALUABLE AS RED CEDAR.
WHITE BOLLY GUM
Neolitsea dealbata
HEIGHT UP TO 10M SMALL UNDERSTOREY TREE. HARDY BUT REQUIRES PROTECTION WHEN YOUNG. PRUNING MAY BE NECESSARY TO
ENCOURAGE BUSHINESS BUT DEVELOPS DENSE FOLIAGE IN SITUATIONS OF STRONG LIGHT. LIMP YOUNG LEAVES APPEAR IN PROFUSE
FLUSHES OF NEW GROWTH. THE BACKS OF THE LEAVES ARE ALMOST WHITE. RUSTY FRAGRANT FLOWERS ARE FOLLOWED BY CLUSTERS
OF AROMATIC, BIRD ATTRACTING BLACK FRUITS.
WHITE BOOYONG
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum
LARGE STATELY BUTTRESSED TREE UP TO 40M IN RAIN-FOREST SITUATION BUT MORE LIKELY TO ONLY REACH 15M IN CULTIVATION.
ATTRACTIVE TIMBER (TULIP OAK) BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE WITH REDDISH NEW GROWTH AND FROM BELOW LEAVES APPEAR PALE BRONZE.
SMALL BELL-LIKE CREAMY FLOWERS WHICH FALL IN GREAT NUMBERS IN WINTER.
WHITE CEDAR
Melia azedarach
HEIGHT 6M-20M SPREADING FORM, EASILY GROWN IN MOST SOILS AND ASPECTS. FAST GROWING DECIDUOUS TREE WITH FRAGRANT
LILAC FLOWERS IN LOOSE PANICLES IN SUMMER. CLUSTERS OF ROUNDED YELLOW FRUITS TOXIC TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND ANIMALS
BUT NOT TO BIRDS.
WHITE EUODIA
Melicope micrococca
HEIGHT 10M-15M FAST GROWING. CLUSTERS OF CREAM FLOWERS IN SUMMER. BUTTERFLY ATTRACTING. TOLERATES FULL SUN,
MODERATE FROSTS & DIFFERING SOIL QUALITIES BUT WILL RESPOND WELL TO MULCH, FERTILIZER AND WATER. IN AUTUMN FRUITS OPEN
TO REVEAL SHINING BLACK SEEDS WHICH ARE AN IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE FOR NUMEROUS BIRDS.
WHITE SALLY WATTLE
Acacia floribunda
VERY HARDY SMALL TREE TO 6M. FAST GROWING SCREEN PLANT IDEAL AS A PIONEER SPECIES IN REVEGETATION PROJECTS. IT HAS LONG
NARROW LEAVES AND BEARS MASSES OF CREAMY-YELLOW FLOWERS IN EARLY SPRING.
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WILD QUINCE
Alectryon subcinereus
A SMALL FEATURE TREE OCCASIONALLY UP TO 18M. NEW GROWTH RICH REDDISH COLOUR WITH PINK FLOWERS. FLUTED OR FLANGED
TRUNK WHEN MATURE.
WILLOW BOTTLEBRUSH
Callistemon salignus
HEIGHT 4M-7M HARDY LARGE SHRUB WITH DENSE FOLIAGE MASSED WITH LEMON BOTTLEBRUSH FLOWERS IN SPRING/SUMMER.
ATTRACTS NECTAR BIRDS AND BEES. ATTRACTIVE WHITE PAPERY BARK. PREFERS FULL SUN AND MOIST SOIL, PRUNE AFTER FLOWERING.
FROST TENDER WHEN YOUNG.
WOMBAT BERRY
Eustrephus latifolius
A WIRY-STEMMED SCRAMBLER WHICH WILL GROW IN A RELATIVELY COMPACT CLUMP IF PRUNED REGULARLY. IT PRODUCES SMALL
WHITE OR PALE PINK OR MAUVE FLOWERS WITH FRINGED EDGES IN SPRING. THE MARBLE-SIZED SWEET-FLESHED YELLOW BERRIES SPLIT
TO REVEAL SHINY BLACK SEEDS IN WINTER. IT WILL GROW RAPIDLY IN FULL SUN WITH REASONABLE DRAINAGE, PLENTY OF MULCH AND
FERTILIZER.
YELLOW KAMALA
Mallotus discolor
COMPACT SHAPED TREE WITH A ROUNDED CROWN FROM 10M – 15M. DOES WELL IN MOST SITUATIONS BUT PREFERS PLENTY OF
SUMMER MOISTURE AND FERTILIZER. PRODUCES CLUSTERS OF YELLOW FRUITS IN LATE SUMMER WHICH ARE BIRD ATTRACTING.
YELLOW PEAR FRUIT
Mischocarpus pyriformis
IN THE OPEN THIS TREE RARELY GROWS MORE THAN 10M BUT MAY BE UP TO 18M IN FOREST CONDITIONS. NEW GROWTH IS AN
APRICOT COLOUR. SMALL SCENTED FLOWERS ARE ARRANGED IN LARGE CONSPICUOUS CLUSTERS AND THE YELLOW FRUITS WITH
THEIR RED ARIL ENCLOSING THE BLACK SEED DEVELOP IN EARLY SUMMER.
YELLOW SASSAFRAS
Doryphora sassafras
LARGE SHAPELY TREE TO 30M WITH FRAGRANT BARK AND LEAVES. WHITE FLOWERS 2.5CM ARE PRODUCED IN WINTER. NEEDS WELL
COMPOSTED SOIL AND IS FROST TOLERANT.
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