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 September

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.

Out of season

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.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 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.

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.

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.

Ready in August

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

One left, more coming

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.

In stock

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

90mm pots at $8.00 each


Enchylaena tomentosa

Ruby Saltbush

Succulent-like ground cover to 1m x 1m for full sun in a range of soil types.  Edible rose coloured sweet fruit throughout the year.  Tolerates heavy frost.  Good for erosion control on slopes.

In stock

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Eremophila debilis

Winter Apple

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

Out of season

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.

Out of season

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Goodenia bellidifolia subsp. argentea

Daisy Goodenia

Upright herb to 40cm in sandy soils with rosettes of leaves.  Spikes of yellow flowers occur throughout the warmer months.  Grows very well in a pot.

Out of season

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Goodenia hederacea

Ivy-leaved Goodenia

Fast growing ground cover spreading to 80cm.  Yellow flowers appear from late winter to autumn.  Grows well in a hanging basket, or in a range of soil types.  Frost tolerant.  Full sun/part shade.

Ready in August

50mm tubes at $4.00 each


Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala

Golden Weather Grass

Grass-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.

Out of season

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.

Ready in August

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.

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.

Out of season

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

Ready in September

90mm pots at $8.00 each


Stylidium graminifolium

Trigger Plant

Clumping grass-like plant with foliage to 40cm and tall (60cm) pink flower spikes throughout the year. 

Ready in July

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 August

50mm tubes at $4.00 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 $4.00 each