Lilac

Grevillea Lilac Tangles is an exceptional and eye-catching native groundcover, prized for its finely divided, softly prickly silver foliage and delicate, lightly scented spider-like lilac flowers. Blooming from spring through to autumn, the nectar-rich flowers are a magnet for native birds and pollinators, bringing life and movement to the garden. Fast-growing with a naturally dense, low-spreading habit, Lilac Tangles is ideal for use as groundcover, on embankments and slopes, or for erosion control. Its textured foliage and subtle floral colour make it a standout in native landscapes, rockeries and informal plantings, where it delivers year-round interest with minimal maintenance.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types. 
Conditions: Prefers full sun. Drought and coastal tolerant. Protect from heavy frosts.
Size: Height 0.5m x width 1-2m

Syringa Cora Brandt is a beautiful upright deciduous shrub, prized for its abundance of exquisitely fragrant blooms. In early spring, it produces large clusters of elegant double white flowers that fill the garden with their sweet perfume while attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. Fresh light green foliage provides a lovely backdrop to the dazzling floral display, and both the flowers and foliage have an excellent vase life, making them ideal for cut flower arrangements. Perfect as a feature plant, in mixed borders, or mass planted for a breathtaking spring display, Cora Brandt is a timeless favourite that brings beauty, fragrance, and charm to any garden.

Soil: Well-drained soil. Can tolerate slightly alkaline soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost tolerant
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

Syringa Primrose Lilac is a beautiful deciduous shrub known for its abundant single, scented blooms. The flower buds appear in mid to late spring in tight heads as a creamy white,  before opening to a pale yellow to creamy white. The flowers can take on a more golden tone as they age. This upright shrub with green heart-shaped leaves makes a captivating addition to any garden, providing a burst of colour and scent. This is an excellent plant for the smaller garden, it can be used as a hedge, or as a feature plant in the garden border or in the lawn.
Prune after flowering to remove spent blooms and shape the plant.

Soil: Well-drained soil with added mulch
Conditions: Full sun. Cold and pollution tolerant. Frost hardy.
Size: Height 2-3.5m x width 1.8-3m

Syringa Blue Hyacinth is a beautiful deciduous lilac prized for its early flowering and wonderfully fragrant blooms. Opening one to two weeks before most common lilacs, it welcomes spring with clusters of rich purple-pink buds that unfurl into soft mauve-blue flowers, their cool tones appearing almost blue in the crisp light of the season. This long-lived ornamental shrub forms an attractive upright habit, complemented by fresh green, heart-shaped foliage that may develop warm bronze tones in autumn. The sweetly scented flowers are a magnet for bees and butterflies, while also making exceptional cut blooms for filling the home with their classic lilac perfume.

Soil: Well-drained soil. They dislike waterlogged conditions.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Cold hardy.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m 

Clarke's Giant Lilac is a deciduous medium to tall shrub with large clusters of fragrant gentian-blue flowers. This species flowers in spring with dense and heavily fragrant clusters of flowers that attract butterflies, bees and nectar-eating birds into the garden. Clarke's Giant Lilac flowers and their heart-shaped, dark green foliage are great for bouquets and have a long vase life. This species is used in borders, screening, mass planting or as a specimen plant.

 Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost hardy.
Size: Height 2-3m x width 1-2m