Natives

Create a paradise for birds and butterflies with the tall and airy Grevillea Elegance. A sky-reaching dense shrub, Elegance is coated with burnt-orange-red-warm-pink flowers for most of the year. Fine green foliage and an upright branching shape allow Elegance to live up to its name! Elegance is commonly included in a mixed planting, trimmed into a hedge, for screening, added to coastal gardens, or planted to attract birds. It is also ideal for planting around pool and barbecue areas, growing as a specimen, or maintaining in a large container.

Soil: Well-drained soil but can tolerate heavy soils
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, light frost, wind and coastal hardy.
Size: Height 3m x width 3m

Isopogon cuneatus is an attractive, hardy upright native shrub with leathery dark green mature foliage with copper tones on newer leaves. It has an abundance of spectacular, drumstick-like pink coneflowers appearing from spring through to late summer. The flowers are followed by large globular seed heads which remain on the plant - giving it a decorative appearance even when not in bloom. It works well when used in informal hedging, mass plantings, specimen plants in gardens or pots and as cut flowers

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coast, drought and frost hardy
Size: Height 1.2m x width 1m

A pretty evergreen shrub that displays clusters of beautiful vibrant pink spider flowers that bloom all year round, Lana Maree is a quick-growing and hardy grevillea Attractive to birds and insects, Lana Marie can be pruned to encourage a bushier habit and more flowers. This fine-leafed variety is ideal for hedging, windbreaks, native landscaping and feature planting.

Soil: Most well-drained soils including loam and sandy loam soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, wind, salt, coastal and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 1-1.5m x width 1m

Hibiscus tiliaceus Rubra syn Talipariti, commonly known as the Red Cotton Tree, is a striking hibiscus with large maroon-green foliage and bright yellow flowers that occasionally appear coral. It forms a low, broad crown that provides excellent shade and creates a bold tropical look in the garden. It is a versatile plant that can be grown as a feature tree, informal hedge or screening plant. Prune after flowering to maintain shape and fertilise in spring to encourage healthy growth and vibrant foliage. Regular trimming will keep it neat as a hedge, or it can be left to grow naturally as an attractive spreading tree.

Soil: Tolerates most soil types including clay and salt.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Wind, drought and coastal hardy. Protect from frost.
Size: Height 3-5m x width 3.5m