Natives

Lemon Daze is a lovely, compact grevillea plant - featuring pendulous, bright yellow claw-shaped flowers with a hint of pink. These vibrant blooms provide colour to the garden for a long period from autumn through spring. The nectar-rich flowers are adored by native birds and bees, while the slender foliage resembling rosemary adds to the plant's beauty. Being low-maintenance, Lemon Daze is perfect for informal hedging, path edging, mass planting, and underplanting. After flowering, a light pruning is recommended to ensure good dense growth.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Sunny position. Drought, frost and coastal hardy.
Size: Height 0.8-1.5m x width 0.8-1.5m

A spectacular compact flowering gum, Corymbia Baby Orange is prized for its dazzling clusters of vivid orange blooms that smother the tree from late spring into summer. The brilliant flowers attract nectar-loving birds and pollinators while creating a vibrant seasonal display against the elegant gum foliage. Baby Orange develops a dense, rounded canopy with a refined branching habit, making it ideal for smaller gardens, courtyards, streetscapes and large decorative pots. As the flowers fade, they give way to oversized ornamental gum nuts that add further interest and texture. With its compact size, prolific flowering and striking colour, this hardy native tree is perfectly suited to coastal, contemporary and Australian native landscapes where a bold feature tree is desired.

Soil: Tolerant of most soil types
Conditions: Full sun to semi-shade. Drought, coastal and light frost tolerant.
Size: Height 3-4m x width 3m

Grevillea laurifolia, commonly known as the Blue Mountains Rambler, is a hardy Australian native valued for its dense, spreading habit and ability to stabilise challenging sites. This evergreen ground cover or low-growing shrub features broad, heart-shaped leaves with a tough, leathery texture. From winter through to early summer, it puts on a striking display of wiry, toothbrush-like flowers in deep red tones, highlighted with golden tips. These nectar-rich blooms are highly attractive to birds and other pollinators, bringing life and movement into the garden during the cooler months. Well suited to embankments, slopes and areas prone to erosion, this grevillea thrives in difficult conditions where many other plants struggle. Care should be taken when pruning or planting, as the root system is sensitive to disturbance.

Soil: Prefers lighter, sandy soils.
Conditions: Sunny location. Coastal and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 0.15m x width 2-4m

Callistemon Purple Splendour is a relatively compact bottlebrush with an abundance of brilliant purple flower heads in spring with a follow-up flush in autumn. The new foliage is a soft pink colour - adding a colourful contrast to the more mature, grey-green foliage. Naturally open in habit, prune Purple Splendour regularly to encourage more dense growth and even more flowers. 

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Tolerant of drought, frosts and coastal conditions.
Size: Heigh 2-2.5m x width 1-2m