Stock Availability – Shrubs


Acacia amblygona

Fan Wattle

Shrub to 1m in well drained soils.  The prickly foliage creates a refuge/habitat for small birds and lizards.  Bright yellow flowers occur in late winter to early spring.  Suitable for urban yards.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Acacia conferta

Crowded-leaf Wattle

Rounded, bushy shrub to 3m with blue/green foliage. White flowers form in spring, followed by woody pods.  Fragrant yellow flowers that feed birds and other pollinators.  Grows in well drained soils in full sun. 

Ready in mid June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Acacia fimbriata

Fringed Wattle

Shrub from 2 – 4m with masses of golden yellow flowers in winter/spring.  A fast growing screening plant that provides nectar for birds, bees and other pollinators. Grows in a range of soils from sandy to clay soil types.

Ready in July

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Other wattles that I have seeds of:

Acacia blakeii

Acacia concurrens

Acacia falcata

Acacia granitica

Acacia ixiophylla

Acacia julifera

Acacia leiocalyx

Acacia loroloba

Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia ulicifolia

Place an order to be ready in 3 – 4 months

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Alchornea ilicifolia

Native Holly

Shrub or small tree to 3m with holly like leaves, rich maroon coloured new growth, tiny white flowers and three-lobed seed capsules in autumn.  Very tough in dry conditions.  A food source for birds.

Ready in September

90mm pots at $10.00 each


Banksia spinulosa var collina

Hairpin Banksia

A multi-stemmed shrub to 3m in sandy well drained soils.  Large golden flowers form during autumn and winter, attracting nectar feeding birds and pollinating insects.

Ready in September

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Cassinia straminea

Golden Cassinia

Shrub to 2m in full sun to light shade with showy heads of bright golden yellow flowers in the warmer months.  A food source for bees and other pollinators.  Grows on well drained soils.  Can be pruned to shape, or used as an informal hedge.

Ready in July

50mm tubes at $5.00 each

Dodonaea stenophylla

Narrow-leaved Hop Bush

Shrub to 2m with a nice bushy shape that grows in well drained soils.  Small flowers are followed by papery pods that turn from green to pink.  Very hardy in dry and windy conditions.  A safe haven for small birds.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Dodonaea triquetra

Forest Hop Bush

Fast growing shrub to 3m.  The papery pods occur on female plants and can be green, pink or purple-coloured.  Adaptable to most soil types and tolerates dry conditions and frost.  Can be used as a screening plant.


Ready in mid June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia

Sticky Hop Bush

Fast growing shrub to 3m in full sun to part shade.  The leaves are glossy and often sticky.  Cream to pink papery pods form in spring.  Hardy in drought. Makes a perfect quick screen.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Gompholobium latifolium

Golden Glory Pea

Shrub to 1.5m in sandy or rocky well drained soils. Large golden pea flowers occur from winter to summer, followed by small black pods.

Ready in mid June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Grewia latifolia

Dog’s Balls

An open shrub to 2m in rainforest margins and in moist gullies. White flowers form, followed by brown fruit in pairs. Could be used as a substitute for Lantana. Sun to part shade.

Ready in late June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Photo by Martin Bennett

Leptospermum polygalifolium

Tantoon

Shrub to 3m with masses of small white flowers which are irresistible to bees and other pollinators.  Very attractive as a forest understorey plant or as a garden plant.  Tolerant of a range of soil types.  The seed from the woody capsules will feed birds.

Ready in mid June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Olearia fulgens

Daisy Bush

Shrub to 2m in woodland and eucalypt forest areas on well drained soils, often at high altitudes.  Masses of white daisy flowers occur during the warmer months.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Petalostigma pachyphyllum

Thick-leaved Quinine Bush

An uncommon shrub to 2.5m in full sun.  Small separate male and female cream/yellow flowers in winter.  Bright orange fruits appear in spring.  Grows on sandstone and other well drained soils, e.g. Helidon Hills.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Petrophile canescens

Conesticks

To 1.5m in rocky areas in sandy soils. Flowers attract pollinators. Produces woody cones with fluffy seeds.

Ready in late June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Photo by Martin Bennett

Pittosporum spinescens

Wallaby Apple

Spiny shrub or small tree growing from 2 to 7m in rocky soils.  Small white flowers followed by large round green edible fruit that ripen to an orange colour. 

Ready in late June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Pittosporum viscidum

Birds Nest Bush

Spiny, dense shrub to 3m with small yellow flowers followed by green fruit which ripen to brown/black.  An ideal shrub for birds to nest and take shelter in. 

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Rhagodia spinescens

Berry Saltbush

A hardy shrub to about 1m in well drained soils and black cracking clay soils, with silver foliage and pink/red fruits.  Can be hedged.  Tolerates hot dry conditions and frost.  Grows in full sun or light shade.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Senna acclinis

Brush Senna

Open shrub from 1-3m usually along rainforest edges.  Yellow butterfly-attracting flowers in the warmer months.

Ready in late June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Senna coronilloides

Brigalow Senna

Hardy understorey shrub to 2m for full sun or part shade.  Butterflies feed from the nectar of the yellow flowers.  The flattened pods are a food source for seed eaters.  Tolerates drought and a range of soil types.

Ready in late June

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Sophora fraseri

Brush Sophora

Attractive understorey species to 2m. Spikes of bright yellow flowers followed by brown pods. Conservation status is (V) vulnerable

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Swainsona fraseri

Scrub Darling Pea

Scrambling shrub to 2m with spikes of mauve/white pea flowers, followed by large pods. Grows in well drained soils in full sun to part shade.

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


Teucrium junceum

Square-stemmed Broom

A tough, virtually leafless shrub to 80cm with small white flowers and orange/red berries throughout the year. Full sun to part shade

In stock

50mm tubes at $5.00 each


 

Some (non-local) native shrubs available:

Backhousia angustifolia – place an order to be ready in 3 – 4 months