Stock Availability – Herbaceous Plants


Actinotis helianthi

Flannel Flower

Perennial herb to 60cm with furry silver foliage and masses of white daisy flowers during the warmer months. Grows in well drained rocky soils and can be grown in a large pot in full sun or light shade.

Ready in February

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Afrohybanthus stellarioides

Spade Flower

Perennial herb to 50cm with orange spade-shaped flowers during the warmer months.  Can be grown in a pot or hanging basket.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Arthropodium sp. 2 Mt Cordeaux

Broad-leaved Vanilla Lily

Clumping herbaceous plant to 70cm that grows in rocky outcrops along Main Range. White, lily-like flowers occur in the warmer months.

Ready in February

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Crotalaria brevis

Short-leaved Rattlepod

Herbaceous perennial plant to 50cm x 50cm, with yellow flower spikes and green pods that turn brown.  Grows in well drained soils.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Cullen tenax

Emu Foot

Fast growing open ground cover with purple flower spikes in spring/summer.  Can be positioned in full sun or light shade.  Butterfly attracting. Grows on a range of soils including black cracking clay soils.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Dianella brevipedunculata

Blue Flax Lily

Clumping perennial strap-leaved plant to 50cm with small blue flowers followed by very bright blue fruit.  Grows best in part shade.  Ideal under trees or around a pond.  Good frog and lizard habitat.

Sold out, more seeded

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Dianella caerulea

Blue Flax Lily

Clumping strap-leaved plant to 1m with spikes of blue flowers and bright blue berries that rise above the foliage.  Full sun to part shade.  Excellent frog habitat.  Looks effective as a mass planting.

Sold out

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Dianella longifolia

Smooth Flax Lily

Tall upright strap-leaved plant to 1m in well drained soils.  The upright, sturdy foliage is blue/grey coloured with spikes of vivid blue flowers and berries.

Sold out, more seeded

50mm tubes at $4.00 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

Place an order to be ready in 3 to 4 months

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Dianella revoluta

Flax Lily

A tough, clumping plant to 1m with strap leaves coloured red at the base.  Spikes of blue flowers are followed by blue fruit.  A good understorey and frog habitat plant in part shade.

Sold out, more seeded

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Doryanthes palmeri

Spear Lily

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

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each, 90mm pots at $8.00 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 $4.00 each


Evolvulus alsinoides

Slender Dwarf Morning Glory

A dainty ground cover often growing in dry, sandy, rocky soils, with bright blue flowers throughout the warmer months.  Suitable in a  rockery garden or as a hanging basket.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala

Golden Weather Grass

AGrass-like herb to 20cm in sandy, damp areas with golden yellow flowers in the warmer months.  Uncommon in the wild. dainty ground cover often growing in dry, sandy, rocky soils, with bright blue flowers throughout the warmer months.  Suitable in a  rockery garden or as a hanging basket.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Laxmannia gracilis

Wire Lily

Dainty tufting grass-like herb to 30cm in moist well drained soils.  Small white flowers occur throughout the year.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


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.

Sold out, more seeded

50mm tubes at $4.00 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.

Sold out, more seeded

50mm pots at $4.00 each


Murdannia graminea

Grass Lily

A grass-like perennial wildflower to 40cm with purple three-lobed flowers during spring/summer.  Grows well in pots or as a low border plant in full sun to light shade.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 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 $4.00 each


Proiphys cunninghamii

Brisbane Lily

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

In stock

90mm pots at $8.00 each


Photo by Martin Bennett

Rhodanthe anthemoides

Chamomile Sunray

Perennial to 30 cm with blue-green foliage and white daisy flowers for many months of the year. Grows in full sun to part shade in well drained soils

Sold out, more seeded

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Swainsona brachycarpa

Purple Darling Pea

Sprawling herb to 60cm with purple pea flower spikes. Could be grown in a hanging basket.

Two left!

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Swainsona queenslandica

Darling Pea

Butterfly-attracting rambling herbaceous perennial to 60cm with lots of red flowers in the warmer months.  Grows on well drained soils in full sun.

Ready in March

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Swainsona queenslandica

Darling Pea – pink- flowering form

Sprawling herb to 60cm with purple pink pea flowers. Prefers a sunny, well drained position.

Sold out

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Viola perenniformis

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.

Ready in March

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Xerochrysum bracteatum

Paper Daisy

Herbaceous perennial to 60cm in sunny well drained sites.  Large golden yellow daisy flowers occur through spring and summer.

Sold out

50mm tubes at $4.00 each