Evergreen Plants

Elaeocarpus reticulatus Prima Donna is an elegant native rainforest tree admired for its refined appearance and versatile use in the landscape. In spring, it produces an abundance of delicately fringed, soft pink flowers that resemble miniature petticoats, emitting a subtle, sweet fragrance. These blossoms are followed by ornamental blue berries, which provide seasonal interest and attract seed-eating birds. Highly adaptable and fast-growing, Prima Donna performs well in a variety of settings, making it ideal for screening, hedging, avenue planting, or as a standalone feature tree. Its evergreen foliage and graceful structure offer year-round appeal.

Soil: Prefers well-drained soil enriched with organic matter; avoid waterlogged conditions.
Conditions: Thrives in full sun. Best suited to warmer regions; protect from frost in cooler climates.
Size: Height 4–7m in height and up to 3m in width

Correa alba Compacta, or White Correa, is an attractive low-growing compact plant with grey/green foliage and starry white flowers in late autumn to winter. The extremely hardy native is well-suited to native gardens, rockeries, understorey planting, coastal, groundcover, and mass plantings. It responds beautifully to pruning and can be shaped for formal uses.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to heavy shade. Drought, wind, salt and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 0.40m x width 1.2m

Banksia Pygmy Possum is an unusual and attractive native ground cover with dense, trailing growth and mid-green foliage. During summer and autumn it produces large, silver-yellow flower cones that are rich in nectar and create a striking display.This low-growing banksia is ideally suited to coastal gardens, poolside planting, rockeries, and mixed borders, where it can be used effectively as a carpet plant. It also performs well in large containers, cascading naturally over edges. Like all banksias, Pygmy Possum attracts birds, bees and butterflies, adding colour, movement and wildlife interest to the garden.

Soil: Well-drained clay to sandy loam, neutral to slightly acid soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought and light frost tolerance once established. Tolerates wind and salt spray.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 2-3m.

Coast Banksia is an impressive native tree with bright yellow flowers that stand out against the green-grey foliage. Nectar-rich flowers are produced from autumn through winter to spring, attracting birds, bees and butterflies to the garden. These evergreen plants are ideal for coastal gardens, flower gardens, as borders, screening and adding a splash of vibrant colour to the landscape.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Frost tolerant to –10C, drought and coast hardy.
Size: Height 15m x width 6m

The Red Hydrangea is a medium-sized shrub adorned by rich red mop-head flowers throughout spring, summer and autumn. This cottage-garden style plant is particularly useful for semi-shade positions as a feature, screen, mass planting or potted specimen. Red hydrangeas make impressive, long-lasting, cut flowers.

Soil: Well-drained, loamy soil. The occasional top dressing of dolomitic lime will help to maintain its colour.
Conditions: Hydrangeas do not like hot, direct sunlight so plant with morning sunlight and partial shade in the later parts of the day. It is a particularly hardy, deciduous shrub that copes with wind and coastal conditions and tolerates frost to -20C.
Size: Height 1.3m x width 1.3m

Corymbia Summer Red Flowering Gum is one of the most outstanding flowering trees in Australia. In summer, the canopy is covered in masses of brilliant pink-red flowers, followed by large woody gum nuts. This small to medium flowering gum has rough non-shedding bark and forms a rounded and dense crown, making it an excellent shade tree.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of coastal conditions and light frosts.
Size: Height 6m x width 4m

If you are looking for an easy-to-grow, eye-catching evergreen plant, you should check out Lamb's Ear! The main attraction is the grey-green, soft velvety foliage that gives the plant its common name. Thanks to its unique-looking foliage, Lamb's Ear is a great way to add some texture and diversity to your garden. Used widely as a ground cover plant, as a low edging plant next to paths and at the front of the perennial border as well as for underplanting taller shrubs in containers.

Soil: Well-drained humus-rich soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost free position.
Size: Height 40cm x width 80cm-1m

Magnolia Princess Little Sarah is a charming compact evergreen magnolia, prized for its naturally neat, tidy habit—making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance flowering hedges or container planting. Its lush mid-green foliage provides year-round appeal, while in spring it produces creamy white, lightly pink-tinged blooms with a distinctive sweet, bubblegum-like fragrance. Flowering often occurs twice a year, offering extended seasonal interest and added value. Ideal for low-privacy hedging, topiary, or scented garden spaces, Princess Little Sarah brings both structure and fragrance to smaller landscapes.

Soil: Plant in a free-draining soil rich in organic matter. Maintain mulch and water during dry periods.
Conditions: A full sun to partly shaded position in the garden. Protect from strong wind. Coastal and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m