UNDERSTORY PLANTS

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Lilly Pilly - Cascade

This is a hybrid species of lilly pilly that looks similar to the powderpuff lilly pilly but it has pale pink flowers followed by yummy pale pink fruits. Excellent for Hedges

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	$3.95	186	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm
	$9.75	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm

Lomandra longifolia - Mat Rush

Extremely versatile and hardy plants that will grow almost anywhere. An important stabilizing plant for river banks and streams as well as a useful ornamental grass in native gardens

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	$2.95	172	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm
	$12.75	0	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Excellant pot plant when young By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Cordyline - Broad leaved palm lily

This is an excellent container plant with palm like foliage. An native understory rainforest plant. Very hardy and attractive landscape specimen.

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$4.95	171	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Buy 4 or more @ $2.95ea
$14.75	27	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 10-20cm	← FREE POSTAGE
$9.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Tuckeroo Small Leaved Cupaniopsis pavaifolia By Hugh Nicholson of Interactive key Rainforest Plants of Australia https://rainforestpublishing.com.au [All Rights Reserved, Used By Permission]

Wilkiea austroqueenslandica - Smooth Wilkiea

A shrub or small tree, large specimens often flanged at the base. Distribution form the Richmond river to Mount Tambourine.

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	$3.95	100	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Buy 8 or more @ $1.95ea

Botanical Gardens Brisbane Cabbage Palm By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Tall palm with a large crown of fan-shaped fronds. Massed cream flowers are followed by black fruits. Hardy in full sun and various soils, but needs plenty of water. Attractive indoor plant, although prickly.

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$2.95	48	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 5-10cm
$12.75	0	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm
$12.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm

Finger Lime - Alstonville

Mostly seedless fruit with lime green vesicles, the skin is smooth and brown with green tinges. A highly productive selection with excellent quality fruit. Fruits are 7-12 cm long when fully ripe.

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	$34.00	28	Grafted	Pot: 165mm Height: 30-40cm

Finger Lime - Jali Red

Bright pinkish-red vesicles are held inside a dark brown to maroon coloured skin. Good flavour and a high yielding variety.

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$39.00	27	Grafted	Pot: 165mm Height: 30-40cm
$34.00	4	Cutting	Pot: 135sq Height: 30-40cm
$24.90	0	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 10-20cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Native Gardenia

An evergreen rainforest tree with attractive glossy foliage and highly perfumed, small, white, tubular flowers, in spring. They also produce a large, edible, yellow fruit. Ideal for large tubs, shade tree or somewhere the delicious scent can be enjoyed.

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$3.95	19	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm
$17.90	2	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 10-20cm	← FREE POSTAGE
$15.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	In Production

Gymea Lily

Large leaves and large upright bright red flower heads. Grows best in partial shade but will tolerate full sun. Frost hardy although flowers can be damaged by heavy frost. Excellent accent plant or large container plant.

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	$9.90	14	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 10-20cm
	$2.95	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Finger Lime

This is a seedling selection from our grafted varieties. They have a thin skin that ranges in colour from green, yellow, red, purple to even a black. The inner cells are cylindrical balls filled with lime juice. Very hardy. The bushy thorny foliage is a perfect protective habitat for small birds to nest in addition to their fruits.

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$14.90	10	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm
$17.90	2	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 10-20cm	← FREE POSTAGE
$4.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 5-10cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Large Pennywort

A bright green succulent plants that creeps along the ground. Thrives in moist sites and rainforest margins. The smooth leaves are kidney shaped or round, to 10cm diameter.

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	$7.50	7	Rhizome	Pot: 100mm Height: 5-10cm

Cut leaf mint Bush

Fine leaved bushy shrub with a strongly aromatic leaves that are distilled for their essential oils. Violet flowers with small fruit. 1m. In poorly drained soils it can be susceptible to root-rot. It has reasonable frost tolerance down to minus 5 deg. It is a fast-growing shrub, and consequently can be harvested within the first year. When pruned back to a height of 50cm it reshoots readily

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$14.90	19	Cutting	Pot: ST Height: 10-20cm	← FREE POSTAGE
$7.50	6	Cutting	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm
$14.90	0	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	In Production

Warrigal Greens - Native Spinach

An attractive scrambling, ground cover which enjoys semi-sun rich soil and a moist position. Once established, it will self seed prolifically. The thick leaf makes an excellent boiled spinach.

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	$3.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Native Violet

Small spreading ground cover forming extensive mats in damp areas. White and purple violet-shaped flowers for long periods. Flowers are edible and can be used in salads. Full sun to part shade. Dies back in winter. Useful for hanging baskets

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	$4.90	0	Rhizome	Pot: 100mm Height: 5-10cm	In Production

Cordyline stricta By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Cordyline - Narrow-leaved palm lily

Medium cordyline found in all major types of rainforest north of to the McPherson Range. An elegant plant with purple to black fruit, well suited to smaller gardens to create a lush, rainforest feeling. It can grow in sun or shade, and in shallow or deep soils. Though it thrives in moist conditions, it is very drought tolerant; so an established plant should require little supplemental watering. Its tolerance of low light and water also make it an attractive and low-maintenance pot plant for indoors or outdoors.

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$17.90	2	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 10-20cm	← FREE POSTAGE
$11.90	1	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm
$4.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production

Pavetta lanceolata - Weeping Brides bush

An evergreen shrub or small tree. In summer bears an abundance of fragrant white flowers that show up well against the dark green foliage followed by clusters of black berries.

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	$9.90	0	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 10-20cm

Graptophyllum - Holly-leaved

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	$2.95	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 5-10cm	In Production

Finger Lime- Judys Everbearing

Large juice vesicles are clear light green to pink in colour with few seeds, the skin is Khaki, dark brown and maroon in colour. The trees is most productive between Summer and Autumn with a light crop throughout the year. Heavy crops of high quality fruit are produced, the flavour is aromatic with a lemon lime flavour.

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$34.00	20	Grafted	Pot: 165mm Height: 30-40cm	*Spring Catalogue-Entire Order Sent in Oct/Nov this year
$79.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 200mmSQR Height: 60-70cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$24.90	0	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Native Ginger Not exact variety By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Native Ginger - Atherton Red Back

Versatile plant used by Aboriginal people. The ginger tasting roots were eaten and the flesh from the bright blue fruit. This Red Coloured form is from Atherton Tablelands. The large leaves were thatched and used to make shelters and to wrap food for cooking.

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	$12.90	0	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 30-40cm
	$12.90	20	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 40-50cm	*Spring Catalogue-Entire Order Sent in Oct/Nov this year

Prickly Rasp Fern

This fern is found growing in a variety of habitats such as rainforest margins, eucalypt forests and rainforests. It is well adapted to both sunny and shaded areas. Its new growth is bright orange-pink and is a stunning understory plant. The fern is usually easy to grow in gardens, containers and baskets. Having a spreading growth habit makes D. aspera suitable as a groundcover. It grows best in shady conditions and in acidic soil, with high organic composition.

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	$9.90	15	Rhizome	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	*Spring Catalogue-Entire Order Sent in Oct/Nov this year

Blueberry Ash By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Blueberry Ash - Prima Donna

Small upright tree with masses of dainty, pink, fringed bell flowers followed by bird attractive blue berries. Hardy.

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	$12.90	0	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm

Birdwing Butterfly Plant Pararistolochia praevenosa By Poyt448 Peter Woodard [CC0], from Wikimedia Commons

Richmond Birdwing Vine

A large vine of temperate subtropical rainforests. The vine attracts one of the largest and most spectacular butterflies the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly which is considered an endangered species. This is the only food source for the catterpillars of this butterfly and is essential for the survival of the species. Plants require support on which to climb, a trellis, a fence or over a stump.

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$17.90	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm
$17.90	Cutting	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	In Production

Midyim Berry

A low spreading shrub with dainty foliage developing a reddish shade in colder climates. The white tea tree like flowers are followed by sweet edible mauve-white speckled berries. A very decorative ground cover.

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$14.90	3	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	Buy 2 or more @ $9.90ea
$4.90	80	Cutting	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	*Spring Catalogue-Entire Order Sent in Oct/Nov this year
$14.90	0	Cutting	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	In Production

Blue Tongue

Widespread native, very attractive bushy shrub with dark green leaves and large pink to mauve flowers over many months. Also produces sweet, edible blue-black berries. Its scientific name Melastoma, means black (mela) tongue (stoma). Often confused with the exotic tibouchina. Very hardy.

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$15.90	1	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 30-40cm	← FREE POSTAGE
$9.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	In Production
$4.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm

Hibbertia Guinea Vine By Karelj [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons

Golden Guinea Vine

A sprawling native groundcover or climber with large golden flowers all year. Will flower best in full sun, this plant will grow in a variety of conditions from exposed coastal dunes to sheltered mountain areas. Prefers soils with good drainage. Very hardy and salt tolerant.

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	$4.90	16	Cutting	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm
	$12.90	0	Cutting	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	In Production

Lomandra hystrix By Raffi Kojian (http://Gardenology.org) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Lomandra hystrix - Mat Rush

This tufted hardy plant has arching strap-like leaves yellow-green flower spikes in spring. Suited to wet soils and is ideal for use around water features. It prefers part shade though will tolerate full sun. It can also be used indoors and will accept a wide range of soils and climates.

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	$12.75	0	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Senna acclinis seeds and pod By John Tann [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)] From Flickr https://flic.kr/p/23mXWVq

Rainforest Cassia

Golden and lightly fragrant flowers appear in early summer and are visited by various native bees, the flowers are pollinated by the buzzing action on the flowers by these bees. Trees prefer rich soil, good drainage and protections from extreme heat and frost. Also called the Brush Senna, this small shrub to about 3m is an endangered native senna that is found in small populations from Gloucester to Gladstone. This is a delightful little understory plant with bright yellow flowers that is lovely to grow.

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	$2.95	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm

Small Leaf plum Myrtle

This is an attractive dense rounded shrub that is ideal for hedging, screening and use in native gardens. Small attractive white flowers are followed by black shiny fruits. It is hardy and fast growing if given a little extra water in dry times.

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	$3.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production
	$11.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	In Production

Potted Magnolia Blueberry By Harrys My Edible Page [All Rights Reserved, Used By Permission] By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Palm - Foxtail

First discovered in 1978 in a tiny area with Melville National Park, this palm is now one of the most widely planted in the world. Famous for it bushy fronds and slightly bulbous base. Able to survive heat, salt winds and seasonally dry conditions. Slow growing.

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$17.75	28	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 30-40cm	← FREE POSTAGEBuy 2 or more @ $12.75ea
$24.75	0	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 70-80cm	In Production
$17.75	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 40-50cm

Bolwarra

An adaptable, handsome plant useful for shady places or as a tub specimen. The fruits are pleasantly scented, sweet and edible. The flowers are strongly perfumed and the bark was used by Aborigines for making fishing lines.

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	$11.90	2	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	Buy 2 or more @ $5.90ea
	$4.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production

Davidson Plum - Qld By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Davidsons Plum - QLD

Outstanding small tree for warm position or indoors. Large pinnate leaves make it a striking specimen plant. The edible purple fruits make excellent jam. Prefers some shade. Fruits in the autumn and winter. The plum-sized fruit hang from the crown in panicles. Native to North QLD and SE QLD rainforests.

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$17.90	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	In Production
$3.95	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production
$17.75	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	In Production
$24.75	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 60-70cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Staghorn Fern (30cm)

The staghorn is one of the most prominent and stunning features of our native rainforest. They are epiphytic and adorn the treetops with their spectacular foliage, they can also be lithophytic which means growing on rocks. Each fern consists of two types of frond, the nest fronds are infertile and grow around the host tree holding the fern firmly in place as well as providing it with a nest at the top to catch falling leaves which rot down and feed the plant. The fertile fronds are the dramatic antler shaped fronds that produce the spore, these hang down from the center of the fern.

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	$39.00	0	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 20-30cm	In Production

Blueberry ash

Small upright tree with masses of dainty, white, fringed bell flowers followed by bird attractive blue berries. A strikingly beautiful with a dense crown of foliage, needs little maintenance to thrive, surviving well in low nutrient and dry soils, grows well from shade through to full sun.

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	$3.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production
	$12.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Dianella caerulea fruit By Harry Rose [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)] via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/dQJHSP

Blue flax-lily

An evergreen tuft-forming perennial. Produces panicles of small star-shaped flowers in summer. Flowers followed by blue berries.

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$2.95	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production
$9.90	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	In Production
$14.75	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Fern Leaved Tamarind

A beautiful, showing rainforest tree from North Queensland. Its ferny foliage flushes with soft pink new growth making it a stunning feature tree for rainforest plantings. Small yellow flowers are follow but the bright yellow seed pods that split to reveal the red seeds. It requires a sheltered, frost free site and is slow growing buts its bushy habit and colourful foliage means it always looks gorgeous.

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	$17.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	In Production
	$4.90	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Walking Stick Palm understory on Mt Gipps in Border Ranges NSW

Palm - Walking Stick

This native miniature palm is found as an understorey throughout the subtropical rainforest's of Australia. Growth is very slow in it's initial stages but very worthwhile to nurture as it is very attractive as an indoor plant. Orange fruits are edible.

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$4.90	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$14.90	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	In Production
$19.75	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 40-50cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$17.90	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Bangalow Palm Red Fruiting By Kahuroa [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

Palm - Bangalow

Tall graceful, fast growing palm which can stand boggy ground, full shade or some exposure. Frost tender when young. Mature specimens display large clusters of bird-attractive red fruits.

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$2.95	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	In Production
$17.75	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 70-80cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$12.90	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$79.00	Seedling	Pot: 200mmSQR Height: 80-90cm	Seeking Propagation Material

River Lily

A large lily that makes a great understory plant beneath eucalypts. Strap type leaves 2m long by 15cm wide. The white pleasantly perfumed flowers occur from November to March, are about 10cm across in clusters of 10-25.

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$3.95	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Native Ginger

A versatile plant loved by Aboriginal people. The ginger tasting roots were eaten and the flesh from the bright blue fruit. The large leaves were thatched and used to make shelters and to wrap food for cooking. Excellent landscape specimen.

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$3.90	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$9.90	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 40-50cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$14.90	Seedling	Pot: ST Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Cordyline rubra Red fruited palm lily By sandid [CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)]

Cordyline - Red fruited Palm Lily

This is smaller and less bushy than other Palm Lilies, so is ideal for mixing with other plants. Flowers in late spring, grows to 2-3m, and has short, broad leaves with shiny, red berries.

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Little Evodia

This is a beautiful small rainforest tree from North Queensland. Fast growing and tolerant of light frosts the vibrant lolly pink flowers light up the tree in summer. It is one of the food plants for the brilliant blue Ulysses butterfly.

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$3.90	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 10-20cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$9.90	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Cunjevoi flower By DaleysFruit.com.au [All Rights Reserved]

Cunjevoi Lily

A clumping plant up to 1.5m in height with large, green, spade-shaped leaves. This plant has a fragrant flower and juicy sweet smelling, red fruits. All parts of this plant are poisonous. Believed to be the antidote for the Giant Stinging Tree.

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$12.90	16	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 20-30cm	Buy 2 or more @ $7.75ea
$4.95	0	Seedling	Pot: FT Height: 5-10cm	Seeking Propagation Material
$19.75	0	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 40-50cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Burrawang Seeds Macrozamia communis By AYArktos [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], from Wikimedia Commons

Cycad - Burrawang

A native cycad with a sturdy trunk and palm-like, green leaves up to 1.8m long. Grows in full sun or full shade and tolerates light frosts. Ideal for large containers or general garden planting.

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Syzygium wilsonii subsp. wilsonii (Powderpuff Lillypilly) By Tatters ✾ [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)] Cropped From Flickr https://flic.kr/p/draUzS

Lilly Pilly - Cherry Puff

Small to medium pendulous shrub to 3m high. New foliage is a very attractive bright pink. Flowers are large and crimson occurring in large fluffy heads.

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Silky Myrtle

Bushy shrub for average soil in sun or part shade. Masses of fluffy white flowers in summer and autumn are followed by small black fruit. Flushes of delicate silky new growth. Useful for a compact hedge. Height: 4m Width: 2m Warning This species is susceptible to Myrtle Rust (Puccinia psidii s.l.)It has been observed in the field with moderate to severe damage and will require ongoing treatment to control the rust. For more information follow this link. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/myrtle-rust

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	$9.90	0	Seedling	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Stream Lily

Native to NSW and QLD rainforest creeks and gullies. They have long, dark-green strap-like leaves and form clumps that are up to 2 metres high. The tall flower spikes, which appear in the summer, are pale pink, look beautiful in their natural environment, landscaping the creeks of the Border Ranges. Loves moist shaded spots.

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	$12.90	0	Rhizome	Pot: MT Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Hoya

Commonly known as waxflower native hoya is found on rocky slopes of dry rainforest margins. It is a popular potted house plant where it enjoys a well lit position and is ideal for hanging baskets, verandahs and patios. The native Hoya is noted for its fragrant flowers. It grows 4-10 m in ideal climates but can be pruned to a shorter length. It is the host plant for the caterpillars of the Common Australian Crow butterfly and its flowers are pollinated by the Grass-dart.

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Tree Fern

This is a beautiful and hardy native Australian tree fern which is adaptable to many sites provided it has adequate moisture levels. It is fast growing with large lacy fronds and a slender trunk that is adorned with a pattern of oval scars where the old leaf bases are shed cleanly. It makes a very attractive garden plant where it will prefer a frost free moist position.

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	$17.90	0	Seedling	Pot: 165mm Height: 70-80cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Velvet Leaf

This 1-2m shrub has an attractive display of white, pink and mauve flowers throughout summer, followed by small purple bird attracting fruits. Fast growing, requires regular pruning to keep it bushy shape.

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Birds Nest Fern

An epiphyte fern that grows on rocks and on trees where large specimens can circle the tree trunk. native to eastern New South Wales and Queensland. The clumps can reach a large size, with the centre of the fern acting as a reservoir for debris. They make a spectacular understory planting in rainforest gardens, and are suitable for growing in shade houses and as house plants in a shaded position.

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