Archive for the 'Hardy Australian Native PLants' Category

Grevillea robustaGrevillea robusta is a large tree and grows very well in our dry, highly alkaline soil. At this time of the year it has these fiery orange clusters of ’spider’ flowers. The honey eaters and lorikeets find this a great food source and many complaints are heard of the rowdy birds at dawn and […]

Brachychiton rupestris I was not expecting to see this unusual tree growing in the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. It is a small to medium tree originally from the drier areas of central western Queensland and northern inland New South Wales.
The trunks of the trees are prominently bottle shaped with large specimens having a […]

Brachychiton populneus (Kurrajong)These trees are very adaptable and well worth growing. With an average rainfall of 340mm (about 131/2 inches) per year, a number of species grow well in this region. While on holiday in western New South Wales last month, I found Brachychiton populneus growing in the area north of Lake Cargelligo. […]

Lomandra confertifolia ‘Little Con’Grasses and tufted plants have been popular in gardens for a few years now. Many are used in rockeries very successfully. Others are used as border plantings.
This tufted plant has been around for a while and has proved to be hardy in many locations. This particular selection has been promoted in […]

Chamelaucium uncinatum (Geraldton Wax)These must be the most popular plant grown for the cut flower industry. There are so many colours from white through pinks and mauves and wine shades to be used in flower arrangements. Flowering times vary from winter through to summer.
In general these are hardy in dry conditions once established. Unfortunately not […]