Natives

Grevillea Variegated Stripey is a compact groundcover with attractive variegated foliage and apricot coloured flowers in spring, followed by green and cream striped seed pods. The variegated foliage contrasts well with other ground covers, and attracts native wildlife to its nectar-filled flowers. Fantastic in rockeries as well as containers.

Soil: Adaptable to most soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 1m

The Dwarf Lemonade Tree is a compact evergreen citrus with glossy, dense green foliage, fragrant white flowers in winter, and bright yellow fruit that ripens through winter and spring. Its deliciously sweet, juicy fruit has a refreshing lemonade flavour and can be enjoyed straight from the tree without the sharp acidity of a traditional lemon. This dwarf variety is ideal for pots, courtyards, and small gardens, producing several heavy crops once established, typically from around three years of age. Like many citrus, it may have thorns, and its attractive foliage, fragrant blossoms, and colourful fruit make it as ornamental as it is productive.

Soil: Well-drained soil. Fertilise throughout the peak growing seasons.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, coastal and cold tolerant.
Size: Height 1-2m x width 1-2m

Judy's Everbearing is a prolific native finger lime cultivar that produces abundant crops of delicious fruit over an extended season. The slender fruit has rich dark green skin and is filled with refreshing citrus pearls, with flesh colour varying depending on the climate. Perfect for adding a burst of zesty flavour to seafood, salads, desserts, or drinks, it can be used anywhere you would use a lemon or lime. Grafted plants offer improved frost tolerance, greater vigour, and will begin fruiting much sooner than seed-grown trees.

Soil: Well-drained, native soil.
Condition: Prefers best in dappled light to full sun. Tolerates frost and dry conditions once established.
Size: Height 5m x width 2m 

Lomandra longifolia PBR Dalliance is a compact native grass with firm, relatively wide, vibrant green foliage and gold-yellow flower spikes during spring. With a slim, upright and symmetrical habit, Dalliance is ideal for large landscaping projects, and is a good hard-wearing yet soft-to-fall-on plant for kids playgrounds. Cut back hard if needed to tidy, and the plant will reshoot from the underground rhizome.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Loves it by the coast, happy almost anywhere that doesn't get hard frost or long hot droughts.
Size: Height 1m x width 1m

Leptospermum Rhiannon is a hardy, small to medium upright shrub complete with dark, glossy foliage. Brightly coloured, mauve-pink flowers with a green centre appear in spring, and are followed by woody fruits containing many seeds; the fruits remain unopened until they are removed from the plant or the plant dies. Rhiannon is relatively narrow and therefore suitable for confined spaces such as driveways or can be used as a screen or feature plant. Prune after flowering to encourage a denser habit and promote future flowering next spring. The blooms are popular in floral arrangements.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Plants prefer full sun or partial shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m