Plant Finder

During spring, ‘Eternal Fragrance’ produces tight clusters of classic white flowers at the tips of its deep green foliage. The display doesn’t end there however, with this variety continuing to spot flower repeatedly throughout the year. ‘Eternal Fragrance’ has an exquisite perfume. Daphne lovers will be familiar with the intoxicating fragrance of the common Daphne odora species and will be delighted with this new take on the daphne scent. Daphne ‘Eternal Fragrance’ is frost hardy, and tolerant of both hot and dry conditions. This is the only type of Daphne that performs in sunny sites without scorching.

Evergreen small tree forming a mallee with smooth white trunk and red stems (4m x 3m) from NSW. Long glossy grey green leaves. White flowers in spring and summer. Useful for a feature or in groups particularly for a bush garden. Drought tolerant. In exposed sites this tree is low and bushy. In sheltered or shaded sites it will grow taller with less foliage at base.

Small evergreen open canopy small tree ( 6m x 4m). Selected seedling variation of Eucalyptus leucoxylon from SA. Fine leaves. Masses of crimson pink sometimes cream flowers, long flowering from autumn to summer. Useful feature or grouped for light shade and woodland aesthetic. Bird attracting. Prefers well drained soil. Drought tolerant.

Evergreen upright, dense shrub (1.5m x 1.5m) from Japan. Broad oval leaves with a broken margin of deep yellow. Small greenish-white flowers usually followed by round pink fruits. Useful for background, screen, accent or clipped feature. Thrives in sun or part shade, but may require more pruning in a shady position. Tolerates heat and wind.

Evergreen upright small shrub (0.8m x 0.8m) from South Africa. Deep cut grey green leaves. Large heads of daisy-like bright yellow flowers in summer. Useful for its colour and foliage contrast with perennials, between shrubs as a fill-in plant or as a small hedge. Requires perfect drainage in an open sunny position. Drought tolerant.

Neat clump forming annual (0.15m x 0.2m) from China. Hairy soft pale green leaves forming a rosette. Dense whorls of small flat single or double flowers in shades of pink, mauve or white during winter and spring. Useful for mass planting in beds or pots or allowed to naturalise in the garden. Prefers partial shade and well drained fertile soil. Drought sensitive.

Evergreen suckering groundcover (5cm x 1m) from NSW and Vic. Bright green oval toothed leaves. Mauve fan-shaped flowers in spring and summer. If planted in full sun it will have the best flowering through the warmer months, but will still flower in a partly shaded position. Useful for a fast growing groundcover and soil binding over slopes. Bird and insect attracting. Needs a well drained position. Drought tolerant.

Evergreen tufted fern with erect fronds (0.7m x 0.5m) from all states of Australia except WA. Light green pinnate fronds. Older specimens develop a trunk. Useful as a groundcover or in association with a water feature. Needs a shaded position with moist well-composted soil. Additional irrigation above natural rainfall may be required if growing conditions do not replicate the plant’s natural occurrence.

Evergreen clump forming fern developing a short trunk when mature (1m x 0.6m) from ACT, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas & SA. Dark green fronds from a central rhizome with small plantlets produced near the end of mature fronds. Useful feature or grouped in a shady protected garden. Excellent under established trees. Requires moist soil. Tolerates light frost. Drought sensitive.

Evergreen small erect fern spreading by underground stolons (0.2m x 0.4m) from Qld, NSW, Vic, New Zealand & Norfolk Island. Deeply lobed fronds with a rough texture and serrated edge. Bright pink to red new growth aging to dark green. Useful mass planted in a partly shaded position or in association with a water feature. Needs well-composted soil and some shade. Additional irrigation above natural rainfall may be required if growing conditions do not replicate the plant’s natural occurrence.

Evergreen tree-like ferns with stout trunks covered by brown fibres (2m x 3m) from mountain gullies and rainforests in ACT, Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Arching glossy green much divided palm-like fronds radiating from the apex. Useful as a feature or grouped, especially in a shaded and protected position. Prefers a moist position sheltered from wind. Sensitive to extreme frosts. Drought sensitive.

Crowea ‘Festival’ is a great shrub for that shady spot in the garden. It’s a small shrub that flowers over a long period in autumn with star-shaped pink blooms. Good rockery or container plant that is useful as a cut flower as well.

Very low maintenance ground cover. Nice and thick to suppress weeds, producing white flowers through the warmer months. Tolerates clay soils and harsh conditions, even in tricky spots such as under Eucalypts.

Evergreen upright clumping perennial (2m x 1.5m) from New Zealand. Strap-like sword shaped bronze purple leaves. Panicles 1m long of dull red flowers in summer. Useful as an accent plant for its vertical form and colour amongst shrubs. Many variable forms available. Divide if plant outgrows its space. Moderately tolerant to soil salinity. Drought tolerant.

Evergreen erect tussock forming perennial (0.75m x 0.8m). Dwarf hybrid of P. tenax from New Zealand. Arching bronze purple strap-like sword shaped leaves. Red tubular flowers on erect stems in summer. Useful accent for its foliage contrast and vertical form. Prefers well drained soil in sun to semi-shade. Drought tolerant.

Clump forming perennial grass (0.8m x 0.5m) from all states of Australia (including ACT). Dark green linear leaves forming tufts. Blue flowers with yellow centres on tall multi-branched inflorescences in spring. Purple berries in summer. Useful mass planted for texture and colour contrast, as a border with other grasses or understorey. Bird attracting. Shade tolerant. Frost tolerant.

Clump forming plant with strappy leaves. Grows best in well drained soils. Ideal plant to use as an edging to planting beds.

Evergreen tufted perennial grass (0.5-0.8m x 1m) from ACT, NSW, Vic and Tas. Strap-like leaves, broadest of all Dianella species. Selected cultivar ‘Emerald Arch’ has broader arching leaves. Blue flowers with yellow anthers on branched stems in mid spring followed by purple berries. Useful group planted as a border, understorey or for a tropical or water themed garden. Drought tolerant.

Deciduous broad spreading shrub with spiny interlacing branches (2m x 1.5m) from China and Japan. Glossy dark green lanceolate leaves. Fragrant saucer shaped blossom flowers in winter on bare branches in shades of red; orange; white; apricot or pink depending on the variety. Useful for a clipped hedge; barrier or screen bringing colour into the garden in winter. Tolerates wind and periodic water logging. Drought tolerant.

Deciduous small spreading tree with rounded crown (5m x 4m) from North America. Heart shaped leaves with purplish new growth; turning orange and gold in autumn. Flowers pink-red pea shaped before foliage in spring followed by reddish brown pods in summer. Useful for a feature, shade or understorey for taller trees. Prefers protection from wind. Frost tolerant.