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Medium sized, hardy, evergreen shrub. Leaves are light green in colour. Bottle-brush scarlet red flowers are observed from late spring to summer. Callistemon rugulosus grows to a height of about 1m and a width of 2m. Plants grown in full sun produce the best flowers. Plants can be lightly pruned after flowering to keep them in shape.

This is a landscape shrub up to 3m for exposed windy and salty coastal sites in all states of Australia. Along coastal paths it provides shelter while its gaps provide views across the water. Its grey silver foliage benefits from hard pruning for form.

Narrow, dense-crowned large shrub. Leaves are bright green or blue-green. Female cones (0.8-1.5cm across) are spherical and grey-brown in colour and are produced in groups or singly. This plant grows to 9-15m tall and 2-3m wide.

Small herb with silvery grey leaves. Many small, bright yellow (lemon) flowerheads are borne in summer. Dies back in winter. This drought-resistant, very hardy container plant grows to about 0.2-0.5m tall and 0.3-1m wide. It can survive in lightly grazed paddocks.

Originating from Western Australia with an unusual flower formation giving it its common name. Erect to spreading shrub. Leaves are linearly shaped, greyish to dark green in colour and roughly 3cm long. Flowers have one sided spikes and are red in colour, roughly 2.5cm long. Flowering occurs from late spring to autumn, clusters of flowers are often formed. This plant is roughly 2-4m tall and 2-5m wide.

Dwarf to tall shrub with small narrow leaves and thin lightweight branches. The leaves are slightly fleshy with a fragrance. A healthy shrub is bright green with yellow-green young tips. Flowering occurs in October. Flowers are white or pink and are clustered along the branches. This shrub usually reaches 1 m or more. Position in sun or light shade, plant in well-drained lime free soil.

With its succulent fleshy leaves similar to jelly beans, and purple flowers in summer, the Karkalla provides good ground-cover. Spreading up to 2m, it is particularly useful for exposed locations, as part of succulent displays or as an interesting roof-garden plant.

The foliage consists of jointed needle-like branchlets with reduced leaves in whorls of 8-10. Young trees have a pyramidal crown, which becomes more open with maturity. Male flower spikes are borne at the tips of shoots and small rounded female flowers occur in clusters along the branches. Fertilized female flowers develop into rounded cones (purplish) which ripen in the autumn and shed seed at maturity. This plant grows to a height of roughly 20-35m and has a diameter of about 0.5-1.5m. This plant is not drought tolerant.

A small spreading feature tree from the Mediterranean region up to 10m high. Its claim to landscape fame is the red flowers appearing in spring before the pretty heart shaped leaves appear. The leaves go from bronze to blue green and turn yellow in Autumn. This is a spreading tree, often with many stems.

A plant originating from grass and woodland communities across Australia, the Common Everlasting is a low, spreading perennial, growing up to 50cm in height. From spring to autumn it produces masses of small, yellow, button heads of flowers. Regular pruning encourages a better form and flowering. This plant is a food source and shelter spot for butterflies.

Low growing plant. The leaves are linear and are silvery-green in colour due to the presence of hairs underneath. Leaves are roughly 2.5cm long. Flowers are produced singly at the ends of the stems and are roughly 2-4cm in diameter with yellow centres surrounded by white bracts. Flowering occurs between spring and autumn, the flowers are long lasting. Chrysocephalum baxteri is roughly 0.3m tall and 0.3m wide.

It is a quick growing, medium sized climber with slender stems. Leaves are divided with narrow leaflets. Flowers are creamy/green in colour and are seen from winter to spring. Plant can irritate if handled without gloves.

This is a feature plant up to 6m tall with a narrow erect form and striking foliage, suitable for very narrow garden beds. It produces masses of small white fragrant flowers on stalks in summer and its young form is often used for potted plants.

Originating in south eastern Australia, this is a reliable and compact dense flowering dwarf shrub. Wide-spreading shrub with reddish brown stems. Its leaves are oval, about 3.5cm long and green in colour. Its flowers are tubular, resembling bells, and red in colour. These are about 2.5cm long, and are borne in clusters from autumn to spring. Correa 'Dusky Bells' grows to about 30-90cm tall and 1.5-3m wide. This plant is a nectar source for birds.

A slow growing palm-like plant with striking architectural foliage. Seeds harmful if eaten. Prefers full sun to part shade.

This is an ornamental grass rather that a turf, forming short tufts 10-30cm high. The grass shoots are green to purple, then straw-coloured with age. This grass is good for use with rocks and small plants.

This plant has a small tussock to 40cm. Leaves are small and green in colour. Danthonia geniculata usually produces a large number of flowering stems. This plant is ideal for mass planting.

This is a low-growing shrub with pleasant charm up to 2m high and 2.5m wide originating in Western Australia. It has small lemon-scented grey leaves and bell-shaped orange flowers in Spring. It is very drought tolerant. The best method of propagation is from tip cuttings taken in March. Soil should be rich, moist, well mulched and well composted. Backhousia citriodora has great potential for use in domestic gardens for its aesthetic value and fragrance.

Widespread grassy tuft. Leaves are average size and dark green in colour. Flowers are deep blue in colour with black anthers. Flowering occurs in spring and summer. Following the flowering is the production of shiny dark-blue berries. Dianella revoluta grows to about 0.3m high and 0.5m wide. Poisonous berries.

Forms clumps of stiff, dark green, strap-shaped leaves. Flowers are bright blue, star-shaped and drooping. These are produced in summer; following the flowering are deep blue berries which are produced in autumn. This plant grows up to 1.4 m high and 60cm wide. This plant is not drought tolerant.