Stock Availability – Herbaceous Plants


Callotis cuneifolia

Burr Daisy

A herbaceous perennial to 60cm in open forest, with white – mauve daisy flowers throughout the year.  Grows in well drained soils in full sun.  Drought and frost tolerant.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Chamaecrista nomame

Fishbone Cassia

A herbaceous perennial to 60cm in open forest in well drained soil. Yellow, butterfly-attracting flowers occur in the warmer months.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


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Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Billy Buttons

Hardy ground cover in well drained full sun sites with silvery grey foliage and masses of yellow flowers in the warmer months. Good for rockeries and mass plantings.

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50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Coleus graveolens

Native Coleus

Fast growing herb to 1m in shady areas, with strongly fragrant leaves, and blue flower spikes during the warmer months

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50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Dianella rara

Rare Flax Lily

Tufted plant to 80cm. fine blue/grey foliage with maroon colouring at the base. Tall blue flower spikes. Full sun to part shade and tolerates dry conditions. Uncommon in the wild

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50mm tubes at $5.00 each, 90mm pots at $10.00 each


Doryanthes palmeri

Spear Lily

Large clumping lily to 3m with a tall, red-flowering spike. Grows in rocky slopes and along cliffsides.

Place an order to be ready in 3 – 4 months

90mm pots at $10.00 each


Eremophila debilis

Winter Apple

Mat-forming ground cover to a 1.5m spread with edible fruit. Protect from frost

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Juncus usitatus

Common Rush

Clumping grass-like herb to around 1.2m that grows in boggy areas in dams or ponds and their  surrounds.  Often used for water filtration or bank stabilisation.  Good frog habitat.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each, or 3 for $10.00


Lomandra hystrix

Creek Mat Rush

Clumping strap-leaved plant to 1m x 1m.  Ideal for borders or erosion control on creek banks or slopes.  Fragrant yellow flower spikes.  Very hardy.  Frog habitat around ponds and dams.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each, or 3 for $10.00


Lomandra longifolia

Mat Rush

Clumping strap-leaved plant to 1m x 1m.  Ideal for borders or erosion control on dry slopes.  Fragrant yellow flower spikes.  Very hardy.  Habitat for lizards an frogs.

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50mm tubes at $5.00 each, or 3 for $10.00


Mirbelia speciosa subsp. ringrosei

Showy Mirbelia

Erect plant to 50cm with whorled leaves and purple pea flowers along the stem. Grows in sandstone soils including Helidon Hills. Can be grown in a pot.

In stock

50mm pots at $5.00 each


Peperomia blanda var. floribunda

Peperomia

Succulent-like herb to 30cm in part shade, often growing on boulders and rocky outcrops with ferns.  Makes a great indoor or shade pot plant.  Cream coloured flower spikes occur in summer.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Proiphys cunninghamii

Brisbane Lily

Attractive shade loving rainforest lily with clusters of white flowers in summer

Ready in February

90mm pots at $10.00 each


Stylidium graminifolium

Trigger Plant

Clumping grass-like plant with foliage to 40cm and tall (60cm) pink flower spikes throughout the year.  Unless you have sandstone soil, I would recommend that you grow it in a pot.

In stock

100mm pots at $6.00 each


Teucrium argutum

Pink Germander

Sprawling woodland herb to 30cm in open grassy areas, and stony slopes. Pink flower spikes occur from summer to autumn.

Ready in February

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Viola pereniformis

Helidon Hills Violet

Fast growing groundcover for moist, semi shaded areas.  Can be grown in pots or hanging baskets.  Pink/purple flowers appear most of the year.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each