Natives

Grevillea Winter Wonder is a compact Australian native prized for its profusion of striking red and cream flowers that brighten the garden throughout winter. Its soft, silvery-grey foliage provides year-round texture and contrast, ensuring it remains attractive even when not in bloom. Naturally low-growing with a gently spreading habit, Winter Wonder may produce longer flowering stems that can be lightly pruned to maintain a dense, compact shape. Ideal for rockeries, native gardens, decorative pots and containers, or as a colourful mounding groundcover, this hardy, low-maintenance variety also attracts nectar-feeding birds and beneficial pollinators to the garden.

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

Grevillea Deua Flame is a versatile Australian native that delivers a spectacular display of pendulous, spidery red flowers throughout the year. The nectar-rich blooms are highly attractive to birds, bees and other beneficial pollinators, while the soft, rounded foliage emerges with attractive copper-bronze tones before maturing to green. Naturally dense and easy to maintain, an occasional light prune will encourage an even more compact habit and prolific flowering. Ideal as a flowering hedge or screen, a feature shrub, or grown in decorative pots and containers, Deua Flame is a hardy, low-maintenance addition to native and contemporary gardens alike.

Soil: Tolerates poor soils. Use a low phosphorus native fertilizer.
Conditions: Full sun to partial sun. Drought, salt, coastal and light frost tolerant.
Size: Height 1.5m x width 1.5m

Acacia Waterfall is a delightful addition to any garden or container space! Its pendulous, weeping form and light green foliage create a serene, cascading effect. And those creamy yellow globular flowers in late winter and early spring surely add a touch of brightness and charm. At a height of up to 1.5 meters, it is a versatile choice, whether used as a striking feature in a garden or as an eye-catching focal point in a large container. Waterfall thrives in its natural habitat and can bring a piece of that beauty to any landscape or outdoor setting.

Size: 1.5m Standard Grafted 0.5 m W
Soil: Well-drained native soil.
Condition: Full sun or part shade, frost and drought tolerant.

Commonly known as the Prickly Rasp Fern, Doodia aspera is a native woodland fern found along the east coast of Australia. Naturally compact, it spreads slowly via underground rhizomes, gradually forming dense clumps over time. One of its standout features is its striking new foliage, which emerges in shades of pink to bright red before maturing to a mid-to-deep green. Although the Prickly Rasp Fern is an evergreen plant, many gardeners prune the old growth away at the end of winter to allow the new growth to show itself off. Just make sure you prune back before the new growth shoots. Prickly Rasp Fern is ideal as a ground cover in shaded garden areas or as an understory plant in woodland gardens.

Soil: Humus-rich, moist soil.
Conditions: Dappled shade to full shade. Drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 35cm x width 60cm