Shrubs

Phoenix Rising Leucospermum lives up to its name with a blazing display of fiery yellow-orange pincushion flowers that erupt throughout spring like sparks from a flame. This dense-growing leucospermum features soft blue-green foliage that perfectly complements the vivid blooms, creating a bold, sculptural statement in the garden. Low maintenance and sun-loving, Phoenix Rising is stunning in feature pots, garden beds, mass plantings or vibrant flowering hedges. Like all proteas, it attracts birds and pollinators while delivering exceptional long-lasting cut flowers. Dramatic, colourful and impossible to overlook, this variety brings serious energy to any outdoor space.

Soil: Well-drained soil. If you have clay soils, use mounds to plant into to facilitate drainage. Be sure to use a native soil mix when planting. Exotic potting mix or exotic fertiliser will kill them. 
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. These plants are moderately frost, coast and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2m

Helleborus Gold Collection® Ice Breaker Max is an exceptional evergreen perennial celebrated for its early blooming and long-lasting flowers. Belonging to the Ranunculaceae family, Ice Breaker Max features large, outward-facing, white blooms with a distinctive green center. Flowering in late winter to early spring, the helleborous is a beacon of colour in colder months. The leathery, dark green foliage adds to its year-round appeal. Apply a balanced slow-release fertiliser in early spring and autumn to encourage strong growth and flowering. Remove any damaged or old foliage in late winter before new growth emerges to keep the plant looking tidy and healthy.

Soil: Thrives in well-drained, humus-rich soil with good moisture retention. Performs best in neutral to slightly alkaline soil but adapts to a range of conditions
Conditions: Prefers partial to full shade, though it can tolerate some morning sun.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 0.40m

Grevillea Black Flowering Form is a spectacular West Australian upright spreading shrub with lustrous dark green, deeply divided foliage with bronze/brown stems. The highlight of this native is the unusual black to deep burgundy toothbrush-style flowers that grow in clusters in winter and spring. The flower colours can vary quite a lot with some being quite dark red and others almost black. The Black Flowering grevillea is a vigorous grower often long-lived, making a great long-term screen or feature in your shrubbery. Trim back after flowering as the heads can be messy. Fertilise with blood and bone or a slow-release, native formulated fertiliser.
 
Soil: Well-drained, not too moist, slightly acid soils with lots of leaf matter and mulch around roots.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Moderately tolerant to frost and drought. Coastal hardy.
Size: Height 2.5-4m x width 1-3m

Protea Donna is a striking evergreen shrub admired for its large, elegant blooms featuring soft cream and blush pink bracts surrounding a prominent central cone. Flowering from late autumn through spring, it provides an extended display of colour and interest when many other plants are dormant. The long-lasting flowers are excellent for cutting and make an impressive addition to floral arrangements. Combining exceptional ornamental appeal with a hardy, low-maintenance nature, Protea Donna is ideal as a feature plant, in mixed garden beds, or grown in large containers.

 
Soil: Well-draining native soil mix.
Conditions: Prefers full sun. Moderate frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2m  

Lavandula LaDiva Papillon Romance is a beautifully compact semi-dwarf English Lavender. Featuring softly fragrant grey-green leaves and tall purple-blue flower heads, this aromatic variety will add a fragrant dimension wherever it is planted. English Lavender is suited for culinary, perfumery and oil production making this beautiful shrub extremely popular. Perfect for cottage gardens and stepover hedging, rockeries and pots, the cut flowers may be dried and used in flower arrangements or potpourri. Lightly prune and fertilise after the main flowering flush to encourage a neat compact growth habit and repeat flushes of flowers.

Soil: Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil that is slightly alkaline. It does not like wet soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, coastal, light frost, wind and pollution tolerant. 
Size: Height 30-40cm x width 30-40cm