PLANT LIST

 

 

List A – Groundcovers

140mm Pots @ Minimum 800mm Spacings

 

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Groundcovers

Size

Locality

Description

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​​ Leucophyta Brownii

1m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

A small rounded shrub, with silver grey foliage. Small yellow flowers in spring & summer.

Carpobrotus ‘Aussie Rambler’

​​ 0.2m​​ high – 2m wide

Full Sun -

Part Shade

Creeping succulent that produce large deep pink flowers in spring and autumn with purple stems.

Casuarina ‘Cousin It’

​​ 0.15m​​ high – 1m wide

Full Sun -

Part Shade

Vibrant fine foliage on a ground-cover plant. Adorable dangling foliage that is very touch friendly.

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Eremophila​​ 

‘Glabra Compactum’

​​ 0.5m high – 1.5m wide

Full Sun​​ 

 

Small native of silver – grey, producing bird attracting lime green flowers from late winter to autumn.

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​​ Gazania ‘Sahara’

​​ 0.4m

Full Sun​​ 

Hardy, low growing with masses of bright yellow flowers throughout the year. ​​ Low maintenance & fast growing.

Grevillea ‘Gin Gin Gem’

​​ 0.3m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

Spreading groundcover with shining green leaves with pendulous clusters of deep red flowers in winter & spring.

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Grevillea ‘Mt Tamboritha’

​​ 0.4m high – 1m wide

Full Sun

 

Low spreading ever green shrub. ​​ Flowering primarily from late winter to spring. ​​ Great for attracting birds.

Hemiandra pungens

​​ 0.3m high – 1m wide

Full Sun​​ 

Dense spreading, hardy groundcover with slightly prickly green foliage and

masses of fine mauve flowers most of the year.

Myoporum parvifolium

‘Yareena’

​​ 0.3m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

Matting groundcover with purple tinged foliage which deepens in colour during winter.

Scaevola ‘Purple Fusion’

​​ 0.2m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

Drought tolerant, flat growing Scaevola with small purple lilac-like

flowers that grow for most of the year.

Westringia ‘Low Horizon’

​​ 0.3m

Full Sun -

Light Shade

Low Maintenance Groundcover with masses of beautiful white flowers in the Spring.

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Kennedia ‘Prostrata’

 

0.1m high – 3m wide

Full Sun

Highly attractive native, producing bright red pea shaped flowers during spring.

 

 

 

List B – Low Planting (Shrubs & Grasses under​​ 1000mm high)

140mm Pots @ Maximum 700mm Spacings

 

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Small Shrub (-1.0m)

Size

Locality

Description

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Dianella ‘Hybrid Variegated’

0.5m – 1m

Full​​ sun -

Part Shade

Evergreen – creamy white margins bordering wide green leaves. ​​ Stalks of shiny blue berries appear above foliage in autumn and winter. ​​ Non-bird attracting

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​​ Melaleuca ‘Little Red’

1m

Full​​ sun – part shade

 

A compact shrub that produces fragrant foliage. ​​ From April to October displays brilliant purple-red new growth. ​​ Once established fairly low maintenance.

Anigozanthos 'Bush Pearl'

0.5m​​ high - .045m wide

Full​​ sun​​ – part shade​​ 

 

Compact bushy Kangaroo Paw with prolific bright candy pink flowers on stalks to 0.6m tall from late winter to summer. Great for pots or as feature plants.

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Lomandra ‘Katrinus Deluxe

0.7m

Full sun – part shade

 

​​ Ever green with large clusters of yellow flowers. ​​ Good for mass planting and borders. Non-bird attracting.

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Callistemon​​ 

‘Green John’

1m high – 0.6m wide

​​ Full sun​​ 

Compact dwarf variety with light green new growth, contrasts well with the grey – green mature leaves. ​​ Red flowers appear in mid – late spring. ​​ Low maintenance once established.

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Boronia ‘Crenulata Pink’

1m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

​​ Small evergreen shrub, producing aromatic light green cuneate foliage and a profusion of pink cruciform flowers during winter and spring. ​​ Non-bird attracting

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Pimelea ‘Bonnie Petite’

0.7m

Full Sun

 

A compact shrub with shiny, glossy green leaves and an abundance of cerise-pink

​​ flowers. A great feature plant for rockeries or garden beds. ​​ Non-bird attracting

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Dianella 'Florero'

0.3m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

This Dianella cultivar is a small robust tufting lily with bright green strappy foliage.

In Spring-Summer​​ lilac flowers​​ perch above the leaves, transitioning into purple berries.

Dianella 'Tas Red'

0.4m

Full Sun -

Heavy Shade

Ornamental flax lily with contrasting green and red toned foliage that changes

throughout the seasons.

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​​ Acmena ‘Allyn Magic’

0.5m

Full sun – part shade

An Australian native ideal as a low hedge. ​​ Commonly known as the ‘Lilly pilly’, it produces dark green foliage as well as deep bronze/maroon new growth. ​​ Will bloom small white flowers early to late summer

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​​ Correa “Dusky Bells’

 

1m high – 4m wide

Full sun

Salmon pink bell-shaped flowers from autumn to spring. Easy to grow and bird attracting. ​​ Makes a great informal hedge.

Lomandra 'Lime Tuff'

0.5m

Full Sun -

Part Shade

Compact plant with fine lime green leaves that stay lush all year round. In summer

fragrant small yellow flower spikes emerge. This plant is extremely hardy and tolerates frost and dry conditions.

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Rhaphiolepis ‘Oriental

Pink’

1m

Full sun -

part shade

Bushy low growing evergreen shrub, soft pink flowers in winter and throughout spring. ​​ Foliage is leathery and dark. ​​ Low maintenance.

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Westringia ‘Aussie Box’

0.7m high – 0.95m wide

Full Sun

Native alternative to exotic box plants. Great for hedges, borders, containers and mass plantings. ​​ Produces mauve flowers throughout spring and summer

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Dietes ‘Grandiflora’

1m

Full sun -

part shade

Grass like plant that grows in a light clump of narrow, sword-like leaves. ​​ In spring and summer, it blooms white iris like flowers marked with mauve and orange. ​​ Once established it’s a quite hardy plant.

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Phormium​​ 

‘Bronze Baby’

 

0.75m

Full sun -

part shade

Hardy low maintenance plant once established. Clump forming dwarf plant with copper coloured foliage. ​​ Flower spikes produced in summer, attracting birds

 

 

 

List C –​​ Medium​​ Shrubs​​ (up to 2000mm​​ high)

Minimum 5L Pot Size​​ @ Maximum​​ 800mm Spacings

 

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Medium Shrub (1-2m)

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Locality

Description

Banksia menziesii ‘Dwarf’

1m​​ heigh -​​ 1.5m​​ wide

Full Sun

​​ Large, showy orange to pink/ red banksia flowers from late Summer to Winter. Coarsely toothed leaves with a light green/silver colour.

Callistemon viminalis ‘Better John’

1.2m high – 0.9m wide

Full Sun​​ ​​ -

Part Shade

Flowers from mid to late spring. Its mature foliage is blue-grey, but its new growth will have a silver tone due to the soft hairy texture.

Eremophila nivea ‘Spring Mist’

2m

Full​​ sun​​ 

This highly ornamental upright evergreen shrub has silvery grey leaves and young stems. Tubular mauve flowers from late winter to early summer.

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Grevillea ‘Rhyolitica Deua Flame’

1.5m

Full Sun – part shade

Hardy native shrub with bright green leaves and large clusters of bright red spider like flowers, mainly through spring and summer.

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Grevillea ‘Scarlet Moon’

1.6m

Full sun​​ ​​ -

part shade

​​ Hardy bird attracting shrub that boasts vibrant silvery-green foliage and white flower buds which open to become large scarlet flowers throughout the year.

 

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Astelia ‘Silver Spears’

1.5m high – 1m wide

Part sun – part shade

 

A striking evergreen perennial, with bright, almost metallic silvery leaves. ​​ Inconspicuous flowers followed by clusters of bright berries.

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Metrosideros ‘Silver Glory’

1.5m high – 1m wide

Full sun

Compact, low growing shrub with attractive silvery green leaves and vibrant orange – red flowers. Suitable as a hedging plant and good in coastal conditions.

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Grevillea thel ‘Red Lantern’

1-1.5m

Full sun -

part shade

Softer foliage low growing varieties. ​​ Spider like flowers that can continue all year round

 

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Rhaphiolepis ‘Snow Maiden’

1m

Full sun

A tough, low growing evergreen shrub with dark green/bronze foliage. ​​ Produces white blooms through winter and spring. ​​ Low maintenance, ideal for low hedges and garden bed borders.

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Rosmarinus ‘Tuscany Blue’

1.5m high – 2m wide

Full sun​​ ​​ 

Serves as a kitchen herb and an ornamental plant adding beauty to any perennial garden. ​​ Blooms deep blue flowers in winter and is great as a hedging plant.

WESTRINGIA fruticosa

Westringia fruticosa

1.5m

Full sun​​ ​​ -

part shade

Hardy, fast, easy growing shrub. ​​ Grey to dark green foliage with small lightly scented white flowers, that bloom through the year. ​​ Great for screening or hedging.

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Syzygium ‘Bush Bonanza’

1.5m

Full sun​​ ​​ -

part shade

Kangaroo Paw. ​​ Fantastic large yellow flowers. ​​ Great for combination Planting

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Coprosma Ignite

 

 

1.5m

Full sun​​ 

A very hardy low maintenance shrub with glossy vibrant foliage of intense deep red in summer and purple tones in winter.

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Callistemon Great Balls Fire

1.75m ​​ 

Full sun

Hardy easy to grow, low maintenance native. ​​ Great for hedges

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Anigozanthos ' Flavidus Red'

2m high – 1m wide

Full sun

A tough kangaroo paw, with masses of bright red flowers. Relatively low maintenance.

 

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Westringia ‘Fruiticosa Smokey’

1.5m

Full sun -

part shade

Compact, hardy native with Smokey grey variegated foliage and small white flowers that bloom winter and spring with spot flowering throughout the year. ​​ Low maintenance

 

 

 

List D – Tall Screen Shrubs

Minimum 5L Pot Size @ Maximum 800mm Spacings

 

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Tall Shrub (2.0m+)

Size

Locality

Description

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Adenanthos ‘Serecia Select’

3m

Full sun

Narrow green foliage is contrasted by bright orange, tubular flowers produced for most of the year.

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Callistemon ‘Hannah Ray’

5m high - 1.5m wide

Full sun -

part shade

Australian native bottle brush. ​​ A​​ weeping, pink tipped lanceolate foliage and a magnificent display of large bright red cylindrical flowers that are produced in abundance during spring. ​​ Ideal for screening.

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Callistemon ‘Dawson R Weeper’

4m

Full sun

Tall ever green shrub with grey – green foliage and bright red bottlebrush flowers in late spring. Perfect for screening.

Grevillea RSL ‘Spirit of ANZAC’

2m​​ high – 1.5m wide

Full Sun

 

Known for its lush bird attracting red flowers that appear from autumn to summer.

Melaleuca ‘Little Nessie’

2m

Full sun -

part shade

A dense mounded shrub with small bright green leaves and mauve flowers in summer. Great for shrubberies, screening and container growing. Very tolerant of frost, drought and seaside conditions.

Metrosideros ‘Fiji’

4m high – 3m wide

Full​​ sun -

part​​ shade

Very hardy shrub bearing brilliant red new foliage which changes to green, bears occasional small orange flowers in summer. Great for hedging.

Pittosporum ‘Screenmaster’

4m high – 3m wide

Full​​ sun -

part​​ shade

Widely used as a hedge or screening plant, providing coverage for those seeking privacy or wanting to cover up an undesirable area of the garden.

Westringia ‘Naringa’

2m​​ high – 0.8m wide

Full​​ sun -

part​​ shade

Tidy form with masses of mauve coloured flowers in spring and regularly at other times

throughout the year.

Syzygium ‘Orange Twist’

3m high – 1m wide

Full​​ sun -

part​​ shade

Useful for hedges or screens. Fast growing, upright evergreen shrub that is

drought and heat tolerant, with crimson edible fruit. New growth is a stunning

display of outstanding burnt orange.

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Viburnum ‘Tinus Laurustinus

 

3m high - 2.5m wide

Full sun

Ideal hedge or screening plant and is low maintenance. ​​ Rich green shiny leaves and in Winter produces sweetly scented white flowers.

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Nerium ‘Dwarf Apricot’

 

2m high – 1.5m wide

Full sun – part shade

Extremely tough, hardy, upright and evergreen shrub. Perfect for hedging and borders.

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Genista ‘Yellow Imp’

3m high – 2m wide

 

​​ Small evergreen shrub with yellow pea shaped flowers in late winter and spring. ​​ Fast growing.

 

 

 

List E –​​ Small Trees

Minimum​​ 45L Pot​​ Size

 

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Tall Shrub (2.0m+)

Size

Locality

Description

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Acacia ‘Burgandy Cascade’

4m high - 3m wide

Full sun -

part shade

A stunning shrub or small tree with cascading foliage. ​​ Thin green leaves with a burgundy edge and small ball shaped flowers with a pale yellow.

Citrus ‘Lemon Eureka’

6m

Full​​ sun -

part shade

Lemons have purpled tinged new growth. Lemon trees are lighter green than other citrus trees.

Citrus ‘Tahitian Lime’

3m

Full sun – part shade

Ctirus aurantifolia is the most popular Lime grown in cool climates. It produces dark green, round, seedless fruit with a thin skin throughout the year.

Lagerstroemia indica​​ “Comanchea”

6m​​ high – 4m wide

Full Sun

A Deciduous tree with dark coral pink flowers in early to​​ mid-summer​​ attractive bark & foliage that changes colour in the cooler months​​ before dropping.

Magnolia ‘Little Gem’

4m high – 2.5m wide

Full Sun

Little Gem’ is a hardy and reliable plant that is relatively pest and disease free. It will flower well from an early age; its creamy white scented flowers are a highlight during Summer and Autumn.

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Melaleuca viridiflora

8m​​ high – 4m wide

Full​​ sun

A versatile small tree with dark green leaves, creamy-green bottlebrush flowers and creamy-grey papery bark. ​​ An abundance of blooms are displayed during summer. ​​ The dence wide foliage make it a great screening plant.

Olea ‘Tolleys Upright’

7m​​ high – 4m wide

Full Sun

An attractive Olive variety with a more upright form and silvery foliage. A low fruiting variety.

Magnolia ‘Kay Parris’

4m high – 3m wide

Full Sun

Great foliage, a very long flowering season, tolerates cold a little more than

most magnolias. The leaves are a nice green, extremely glossy, with a deep

orange on the underside.

Prunus x blireana

5m

Full Sun

Prunus blireana, also known as the Double Flowering Plum, is a stunning ornamental renowned for its light claret red that turn a bronze/purple colour as the leaves mature.

Eucalyptus cae. ‘Silver Princess’

7m

Full Sun

A slender, open-crowned tree of weeping habitat. Dark brown bark which peels in curling strips to show a pale under surface and has deep green foliage with a whitish bloom. Flowering occurs in winter and spring and the flowers are large and pink to red.

Magnolia ‘Little Gem’

4m high – 2.5m wide

Full​​ sun -​​ part​​ shade

It has a dense growth habit, glossy leaves with a rusty reverse, and creamy white fragrant flowers in spring and summer.

Prunus blireana

5m

Full​​ sun

This ornamental tree has slender, arching branches, double mauve pink flowers, and reddish-purple leaves which turn purplish green in summer. Requires protection from winds and regular watering.

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Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special’

4m

Full Sun

Throughout spring and autumn large masses of bright red bottlebrush flowers are produced. Low maintenance evergreen shrubs are great for screening and hedging.​​ 

CASSIA fistula

Cassie Fistula

4m high – 4m wide

Full sun

A fast growing, striking deciduous tree, with lush green foliage and clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers that bloom during spring and summer.

 

 

 

 

 

List F –​​ Medium​​ Trees

Minimum​​ 90L Pot Size

 

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Trees

Size

Locality

Description

BRACHYCHITON Coral Beauty PBR

Brachychiton ‘Coral Beauty’

8m high – 6m wide

Full​​ sun

​​ Magnificent feature tree with brilliant display of flowers through November.​​ 

 

Eucalyptus erythrocorys

8m high – 5m wide

Full​​ sun

Fast growing ornamental tree. The showy, yellow flowers contrast with the red caps of the unopened flowers. The dark green foliage contrasts well with the creamy bark with patches of loose brown bark.

Eucalyptus victrix ‘Snow​​ Queen’

8m high – 4m wide

Full sun

Smooth, ghost-like white trunk featuring small white flowers in summer and grey green foliage.​​ 

Gleditsia ‘Sunburst’

8m

Full Sun

Matures to become a graceful and pendulous style tree, with the branches

sweeping toward the ground. Eventually forming into an open rounded tree.

Lagerstroemia indica

6m​​ high – 4m wide

Full Sun

​​ They are a deciduous shrub/tree, it will grow as a single trunked tree. They are grown for their brightly colour flowers which appear in abundance during mid to late summer.

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Liquidamber Styraciflua

30m high – 8m wide

Full Sun

​​ Also known as the ‘Sweet Gum’, Liquidambar trees are deciduous and produce brilliant colours during Autumn.

Melaleuca quinquenervia

12m high – 4m wide

Full sun​​ 

It has broad, oval, grey/green leaves and creamy/white bottle brush flowers that appear in spring and sporadically at other times during summer and autumn.

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Fraxinus griffithii

8m high – 4m wide

Full sun – part shade

A fast-growing tree with shiny green leaves on the top and silvery coloured underneath. ​​ White flowers are produced during spring.

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Fraxinus angustifolia

10m high – 9m wide

Full sun

A deciduous tree with bright claret coloured foliage in Autumn. ​​ Excellent ornamental shade tree.

Corymbia ficifolia

15m high – 10m wide

Full sun

A spectacular tree with a spreading crown and terminal clusters of bright red to orange flowers during summer.

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Pyrus Nivalis

9m high – 6m wide

Full Sun

This attractive deciduous ornamental pear has a graceful upright growth habit. ​​ Silver grey foliage throughout spring and summer, turning to red in autumn. Spring produces pretty white flowers with mildly sour fruit.

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Hibiscus Tiliaceus Rubra

8m high – 5m wide

Full sun

Also known as Cottonwood Hibiscus, a native with heart shaped, deep green to red foliage. ​​ In spring produces pastel yellow flowers. ​​ Suitable for dense screening or a hedge, low maintenance & bird attracting.

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Eucalyptus Nichollii

12m high – 12m wide

Full sun

Also​​ known​​ as willow peppermint, it is generally planted as an ornamental tree and used as a wind break. ​​ White flowers appear from late Summer to early Autumn.

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Gleditsia tri. Ruby Lace

8m high – 6m wide

Full sun

A deciduous tree with a rounded and open spreading habit. ​​ Bronzy green leaves turn yellow in Autumn. ​​ New foliage is ruby-red becoming purplish.

 

 

 

List G – Feature Planting

Minimum 12L Pot Size

 

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Feature Plants

Size

Locality

Description

Agave attenuata

1.5m high – 0.8m wide

Full sun

Agave attenuata is a perennial succulent has a thick stem crowned with a rosette of thick, soft, fleshy, pale green, pointed, leaves.

Aloe ‘Erik the Red’

2m high – 1m wide

Full Sun

Erik The Red is a “tree aloe” that produces blood red flowers on tall stem in winter. It displays prominent (but soft and not dangerous) spines on its long large leaves.

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Cordyline australis Red Star

2.5m high – 1m wide

Full sun – light shade

Long broad foliage of red to burgundy. ​​ Great for landscaping around pools and garden beds.

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Cordyline Casper green

3m high – 1m wide

Full sun – part shade

Known for its broad, lance shade green leaves and fragrant flower spikes.

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Dracena marginate

6m high – 3m wide

Full sun – part shade

Produces narrow, bright green leaves, bordered by deep red margins. ​​ Low maintenance.

Draecaena draco

9m high – 4m wide

Full sun – part shade

The grey – green foliage, strong silver smooth trunk, distinct creamy-white flowers in spikes, and the bright orange berries visually stand this tree apart from all others.

Furcraea foetida ‘Jetstream’

1.5m

Full Sun – Part shade

Furcraea Jet Stream is a very hardy tropical evergreen plant with attractive, broad succulent striped foliage, that is deep green along the margins with a cream stripe on the centre.

Lomandra ‘Katie Belles’

1.5m high – 2m wide

Full sun – part shade

A clumping grass-like perennial with broad shiny green foliage and masses of yellow flowers in spring. Great as a background or mass planting in the garden.

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Strelitzia reginae

2m high – 1.5m wide

Full sun – part shade

Commonly known as bird of paradise, this large evergreen plant produces long stalked leaves with striking orange and blue flowers that resemble an exotic bird, through spring and summer.

Zamia furfuracea

1m

Full sun

Low maintenance architectural plant, low and wide in shade with arching herringbone stems.

Xanthorhaea preisii

5m

Full​​ sun –​​ part shade

It has a tuft of grassy leaves atop a dark thick trunk, with cream flowers

borne on a tall spear-like spike.

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Yucca elephantipes

9m high – 3m wide

Full sun – part shade

Produces a rosette of dark green, sword shaped leaves with finely serrated margins. ​​ During summer it produces highly decorative white bell-shaped flowers.

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Cercis Canadensis Forest Pansy

3m high – 3m wide

Full sun

A small compact deciduous tree with stunning purple heart shaped foliage. ​​ A mass of rosy pink flowers​​ emerges​​ during spring.

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Beaucarnea recurvata

4m high – 3m wide

Full sun – part shade

Commonly known as the Pony Tail Palm, they will have a single trunk until about 1m tall.