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Banksia ericifolia small number coming soon
​Large bushy shrub 5mH x 4mW. Bright green linear leaves, cylindrical orange flowers from April to Sept. Hardy screen or hedge plant in most positions with moist well-drained soil. Bird attractant.
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Banksia marginata [LOCAL]
Large shrub to small tree 3-5mH x 2-3mW with silver backed leaves and yellow flowers in autumn and winter. Frost and dry hardy, full sun to part shade. Bird attracting. 
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Banksia spinulosa out of stock
Bushy shrub 2-4mH x 2-4mW with narrow toothed leaves, and honey coloured flowers in autumn and winter. Prefers well drained acid soils in sun or part shade. Frost and dry tolerant and suitable for underplanting Eucalypts. Attracts birds.
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Bursaria spinosa out of stock, new stock in summer to autumn
​Erect spiny shrub or small tree 3-8mH x 3mW with small oval leaves and crowded heads of small fragrant white flowers in summer. Very hardy in a wide range of soils and conditions. Attractive to butterflies and bees and great for small birds to nest in.
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Callistemon Candy Pink
​Large very adaptable shrub to 3-4mH x 3mW with an open form and narrow leaves with pinkish silky new growth. The pink flowers are profuse. Adaptable to wet, dry, clay or rocky soils, full sun, part shade, and hardy to frost. 
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Callistemon citrinus Burgundy 
Fast growing dense shrub to 3mH x 3mW, with broad, stiff green leaves which are tinged pink when new. Flowers deep red purple in spring and again in autumn. Prefers full sun, frost and drought tolerant. Can be hedged.
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Callistemon Kings Park Special
Large shrub 3-4mH x 3-4mW, vigorous and very dense, with narrow leaves and bright red bottle-brush flowers in spring. Best in full sun but not fussy about soil moisture. Bird attracting.​
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Callistemon 'Mauve Mist' out of stock
A  dense shrub to 3mH x 3-4mW, with very silky new growth and mauve bottlebrush flowers in late spring to summer. Suitable for most soils and conditions. Good screen plant.
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Callistemon Pallidus [LOCAL]
​Large, erect shrub to approximately 3mH x 2mW, with cream to yellow flowers in summer and autumn. Suited to most soils in full or part sun. Prune after flowering. Hardy bird attracting species.
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Callistemon 'Pink Champagne'
Upright shrub 3mH x 2mW with mid green leaves and large soft pink flowers, mainly in spring and autumn. Most well-drained soils. Feature plant. Bird attracting. 
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Callistemon seiberi [LOCAL]
​Syn. C. paludosus. Large shrub to 3mH x 2mW with narrow leaves and cream, pale yellow or pink flowers in summer. Hardy in a wide range of soils and conditions even dryness. Part or full sun. Prune to keep shape and promote flowering.
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Callistemon 'Western Glory'
​Large shrub 3mH x 3mW with stiff crowded leaves and purple-red flowers in clusters in late spring to summer. Prefers full sun or part shade, hardy in most soils, tolerates wet spots and frost. Grows faster with a little extra water in dry spells. Great for informal hedging and screening. Bird and insect attracting.
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Dodonea viscosa small numbers
Upright bushy shrub to 3mH x 1.5mW with small shiny deep green foliage. Flowers insignificant but in the female plants they are followed by rusty brown seed pods. Very hardy in most conditions except dense shade. Makes a good screening plant or back of border and happy under eucalypt trees.
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Hakea salicifolia
Dense shrub or small tree 5-8mH x 4mW with long elliptic mid-green leaves and white flowers from late winter into spring. Will tolerate most soils, even boggy areas and suits most aspects. Responds to pruning. Good hedge or screen plant. Attracts birds. ​
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Hakea salicifolia fine leaf
Large shrub or small tree to 4mH with narrow leaves and pendulous branches. White flowers from late winter into spring followed by woody fruits. Very hardy to frost and dry conditions. Beautiful accent plant.
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Hakea sericea 
​Erect shrub 4mH x 2mW with prickly needle like leaves and white flowers in leaf axils in winter and spring. Very hardy screen plant in most situations. Provides a great refuge for small birds.
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Leptospermum morrisonii 'Burgundy'
​Attractive large shrub to 3mH x 1.5mW with narrow elliptical burgundy foliage and bright red new growth. Large white flowers in summer. Best in well-drained soils in full sun, tolerates wet. Good as a hedge or screen and as an accent colour in the garden .
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Leptospermum 'Rudolph' PBR coming soon 
‘Rudolph’ is a fast growing medium to tall shrub that grows approximately 2-3m tall and 1.5-2m wide. It has attractive purplish new growth and large red flowers in summer.
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Lomatia myricoides
​Rounded shrub to small tree to 2-5mH x 3mW with long, dark green, narrow leaves and usually white or cream flowers (occasionally pink)  in summer. Hardy in most soils with some shade. Once established will tolerate dry periods but does best with a little added moisture.  Good for cut flowers.
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Melaleuca parvistaminea [LOCAL]
​Neat shrub 1-3mH x 1-3mW (smaller in dry areas) with small narrow leaves with raised oil glands and cream scented flower spikes in spring and early summer.  Full sun or part shade in most dry or moist soils.  Good screen or hedge.  Non-suckering.
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Myoporum floribundum out of stock
Graceful spreading shrub to 3mH x 4mW with long arching branches and narrow drooping leaves and masses of small white flowers along branches from spring to summer. Adaptable to a variety of soil types and moisture levels though does best with a well drained position with light shade or full sun. Also hardy to frost. 
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Myoporum insulare
​Rounded shrub or small tree to 4mH x 3mW. Light green fleshy leaves, small white flowers late spring and summer, small bluish fruit. Hardy in well drained sunny site. Good screen. Fire retardant. Happy to be pruned hard. 
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Pomaderris eriocephale [LOCAL]
​Spreading shrub to 3mH x 3mW with attractive veined leaves. Cream flowers appear in compact heads in spring. For sun or semi-shade in reasonably drained soils. 
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Prostanthera lasianthos
​VIC Christmas Bush. Large shrub 3-6mH x 2-3mW with deep green leaves and white, blue or mauve flowers in summer. Copes with dry spells but prefers partly shady moist well-drained position.  
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Prostanthera rotundifolia
​Dense shrub to 3mH x 1.5mW with fragrant leaves and profuse purple flowers in spring. For dry or moist areas with good drainage, and full or part sun without wind. Prune after flowering. Mulch well. 
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Solanum linearifolium [LOCAL]
Tall shrub to 3 - 4mH X 3 - 4mW with deep green linear leaves and showy purple flowers followed by orange/yellow fruits. Grows well in most soils and conditions and is a local to this area. This is a quick growing plant which tends to colonise but is well worth growing as an establishment plant for shade and where other plants might be fussy. Bush tucker plant. 

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