This iconic Australian native flowering plant can be grown in the subtropics if given excellent drainage and good airflow around the plant itself.
This is a busy shrub growing around 2m. It bears yellow pea shaped flowers with red markings.
This is the pink form of rice flower commonly used in flower arrangemenst it also makes a great backyard shrub. Comes in white also.
A wonderfully hardy native shrub growing 1m. it also comes in a pink and a white flowering form.
Thryptomene saxicola ‘F. C. Payne’
hebaceous perennial bearing the infamous papery daisy-like flowers in a range of colours.
Growing to around 6m the flowers are actually white and it is the calyxes that appear afterwards that are red.
This particular tea tree cultivar is a favourite amongst many a home gardener for it’s delicate pink flowers. Growing to around 1.5m.
The Hovea is a fast growing shrub to 2m bearing purple pea shaped flowers in spring.
Claire Bickle 