Archive for the 'Climbers and Ground Covers' Category

Eremophila subteretifolia
When I first began growing Eremophilas (Emu Bushes) I tried those that were considered to be hardy and available through plant sales put on by the Australian Plants Society. 20 years ago there were not many species in the nursery trade.
Eremophila subteretifolia is ground cover plant covering about 3 metres and with the occasional […]

Hardenbergia violacea mauveI noticed this plant scrambling along a fence on one of the main roads in the town. This particular form of Hardenbergia also makes a great plant for a ground cover or draped down an embankment. It is a very hardy plant which is perennial and should be trimmed back to the new […]

Hardenbergia violacea (purple)Hardenbergia violacea is a hardy climbing plant which comes in purple, pink or white sprays of pea shaped flowers. I have also seen a plant with bluish sprays of flowers. The clusters of flowers are what gives this species its common name. This is also successfully grown as a scrambling plant hanging […]

Kunzea pomifera (Muntries) PlantsI was so busy eating the Muntries fruits that I did not think to take a photo of them. What a silly thing to do. It still amazes me that the plants are so prolific in this area.
The dark green patches are the Kunzea plants.

Kunzea pomifera (Muntries) out in the MalleeLast week we went the long way around to an Australian Plant Society meeting out in the Mallee Scrub. I wanted to take some photos of Banksias that had been planted in an area near a soak.
The photo shows some of the Kunzea pomifera (Muntries), that grow in this […]