Native Frangipani
This Australian rainforest tree is commonly called the native frangipani, because it produces creamy yellow, frangipani-like flowers with a strong, heady fragrance. It is not related to the exotic frangipani (Plumeria). An evergreen tree to about ... [... more]
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Ponytail Plant
The decorative ponytail plant is native to dry, desert regions of Mexico and the southern United States. Beaucarnea recurvata (also known as Nolina recurvata and N. tuberculata) A slow growing, evergreen tree to about 9m (30') tall. Its palm-like ... [... more]
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Magnolia 'Little Gem'
Don looked at a new dwarf variety of the evergreen or Bull Bay magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). 'Little Gem' was developed by Warren Steed of Steed's Nursery in North Carolina in the U.S.A. It has many of the attributes of its parent, including ... [... more]
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Native Frangipani
In spring this small native tree is almost smothered in creamy yellow, frangipani-like flowers with a strong heady fragrance. Evergreen tree to about 10m (30') tall in cultivation, but larger in its natural habitat. The branches grow in distinct ... [... more]
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Australian Native Violet - Plant of the Week
Don chose a classic groundcover as this week's Plant of the Week. Description: A creeping, evergreen perennial from eastern Australia and the Western Pacific Islands. It grows to about 10cm (4") tall, and spreads widely by means of trailing ... [... more]
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Alternanthera dentata
Evergreen foliage plants are wonderful in the garden, because they give you stunning colour all year round. Many plants with brilliantly coloured leaves belong to the family Amaranthaceae. They include the popular bloodleaf (Iresine herbstii) ... [... more]
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Callistemon 'Harkness'
Callistemon 'Harkness' is a hybrid from the Gawler area of South Australia. It is one of the best bottlebrushes ever, with its long lasting, spectacular display of showy red flowers. Large evergreen shrub or small tree, 5-6m (15-20') tall. It has ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Daphne
This large genus of evergreen and deciduous shrubs was named after a nymph in Greek mythology called Daphne. After being chased by the sun god Apollo, Daphne prayed to her father, who was a river god, to save her. The river god changed her into a ... [... more]
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Bleeding Heart Vine
There are over 400 species of clerodendrums, including climbers, shrubs, herbaceous plants and trees, and they are mostly from warm climates. Many, like the Bleeding Heart Vine, have very showy flowers. Evergreen twiner native to Western Tropical ... [... more]
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ATI Trial Gardens
Neville visits the ATI Trial Garden in Victoria where he takes look at the process of trialing new plants from all around the world so that they are ready for Australian gardeners. A tufted evergreen perennial with nodding star shaped white ... [... more]
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Mickey Mouse Bush
This South African native was once a very popular ornamental plant, but it's now a serious bushland weed in some areas of Australia. An evergreen shrub to 2m (6') tall. Ochna has glossy green leaves with wavy, finely serrated edges and bronze new ... [... more]
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Red-flowering Gums
Don was inspired by the sight of one of the most beautiful of the Australian parrots, the Rainbow lorikeet, feeding on the flowers of one of the most spectacular of the gum trees, the Western Australian red-flowering gum. This is an evergreen ... [... more]
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