Natives

Grevillea Sylvia is a striking, long-flowering native shrub prized for its elegant foliage and vibrant blooms. It features finely divided, feathery grey-green leaves that create a soft, textured backdrop to its standout flowers. The large, spider-like blooms appear in rich rosy pink tones for most of the year, bringing long-lasting colour and interest to the garden. The unusual flowers are highly attractive to nectar-feeding birds, bees, and other pollinators, making this plant an excellent choice for supporting local wildlife.  With its naturally dense growth habit, Sylvia works beautifully as a feature plant or as part of a screening or informal hedge.  Regular light pruning from an early age will help maintain a compact, bushy shape and prevent the plant from becoming leggy. 

Soil: Well-drained soils
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, light frost and coastal tolerant
Size: Height 3-5m x width 3-5m

Purple Fusion Scaevola is a wondrous, low-growing, wide-spreading native with masses of tiny purple-lilac flowers. The ground cover will bloom for the whole year unless a heavy frost occurs, with its heaviest flowering period in September-December. This variety does not mound so less cutting back is required. Purple Fusion is ideal in courtyards, landscapes, rockeries or cottage gardens.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, coastal and moderately frost tolerant.
Size: Height 0.20m x width 1.5m

Soil: Well-drained, well-watered soil.
Conditions: Fun sun to semi-shade. Drought, frost, wind and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.60m x width 0.60m

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

Grevillea Billy Wings is an eye-catching, low-growing shrub that forms a mounded, spreading shape with attractive grey-green foliage. It produces a vibrant display of red spider flowers from late winter through spring. This grevillea is ideal for mixed borders, rockeries, and embankments. For best results, prune after flowering to encourage new growth and avoid using fertilisers that contain phosphorus.

Soil: Well-draining native soil.
Conditions: Prefers full sun but will tolerate light shade. Drought, coastal and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 30cm x width 1m 

If you’re looking to infuse your garden with a burst of vibrant colour, consider adding Brachyscome Pink. Its stunning daisy-like blooms are a vibrant shade of pink, with a yellow centre that adds a lovely contrast. The attractive foliage and easy-care nature make it an excellent choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners alike. To maintain the plant’s compact and bushy shape, it’s a good idea to prune back any leggy growth or spent flowers throughout the season. With its abundance of blooms and striking appearance, this perennial is sure to be a showstopper in any garden.

Soil: Thrives in well-draining soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH
Conditions: It prefers full sun but can tolerate some light shade. Drought, heat, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 15-30cm x width 45cm

Leptospermum Merinda is a beautiful low-growing native shrub with soft bronze-green foliage that adds year-round colour and texture to the garden. Its graceful, spreading habit gradually develops into a neat, rounded shrub, while masses of vibrant magenta flowers create a spectacular display throughout spring. Ideal for pots, borders, rockeries, or as a colourful feature in native and cottage-style gardens, Merinda is both hardy and easy to grow. Lightly prune after flowering to maintain its compact shape and encourage even more blooms, then feed in spring with a native fertiliser for best results.

Soil: Moist, well-drained soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1m x width 2m