Ornamental Plants Australia
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Bottle Tree - Broad-leaved
$14.90
A striking feature tree with the familiar swollen trunk of its cousin, having broad leaves and small enough for backyards with non-invasive roots. Long lived, semi deciduous, this tree originates in NW Qld, where it's found throughout the Brigalow Belt.
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Fiddle-leaf Fig
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.90 choose a size)
Versatile and ornamental, this fig is an eye catching addition to subtropical and tropical gardens. It is also a very popular pot plant as it has unusual and attractive foliage. Native to the forests of west Africa where it starts life as an epiphyte high in the canopy. It send aerial roots down to the ground that eventually envelop and strangle the host tree. It is commonly grown as a free standing tree where it grows to about 15m. Leaves vary in shape but are narrow in the middle and resemble a lyre or fiddle, they are large, up to 45cm long and 30cm wide. Fiddle-leaf Figs are frost tender and suited to subtropical or tropical gardens.
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Conifer Thuja orientalis Aurea Nana
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.90 choose a size)
A very popular conifer, forming a neat globular shape with a smooth outline. In summer the plant is bright gold, greener in winter. Very hardy, excellent in pots.
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Lomandra - Little Pal
$9.90 ($9.90-$12.90 choose a size)
A perennial native clumping grass with bright green foliage that is hardy and attractive. Great for mass plantings, it is coastal, frost and drought tolerant.
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Lomandra - Lime Tuff
$12.90 ($12.90-$12.90 choose a size)
A small, hardy native plant with a clumping habit and narrow, light green leaves. Small flowers grow amongst the foliage. It grows well in full sun to part shade and grows to about 70cm x 60cm. Perfect for garden borders and rockeries. A hardy and very adaptable plant, and thrives with minimum care. Does well in most soils types, drought, salt and frost tolerant.
Kangaroo Paw - Everlasting Mega Gold ™
$14.75
Everlasting Mega Gold Anigozanthos is a mid-sized, longer lived Kangaroo Paw that gets far less black spot in comparison to short lived Kangaroo Paws. It has large gold flowers all year round, except in colder climates where it wont flower in the winter months. Tolerant of frost and drought. Perfect for gardens, borders, mass plantings and pots. The flowers also look great when used in cut flower arrangements.
Conifer Smaragd
$12.90
One of the most popular conifers available. Forms a beautiful cone-shaped shrub reaching approx 2M in the first 10 years. Ideal as a feature, along fences or in pots.
Taro - Black Magic
$14.90
A highly ornamental pond plant with burgundy stems and leaves, it is also called Elephant Ears due to the shape of the leaves. They are an ideal edge plant for ponds where they can be submerged to a depth of 15cm. Best grown in pots so they do not overcrowd and dominate the pond. They can also be grown in moist, partially shaded spots, in the garden although they will tolerate full sun if they receive plenty of water. Black magic taro also make an attractive house plant. Weed warning: Take care to ensure it does not spread into waterways.
Hardenbergia - Mini HaHa
$14.90
Evergreen shrub form of the native climber with profuse, deep violet, pea-shaped flowers in late winter to early spring. Grows well in full sun or part shade, preferring a well drained soil. Prune after flowering to maintain a more compact habit.
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Cordyline Rubra
$12.75 ($12.75-$14.90 choose a size)
Bright,attractive 2m plant that will add vibrant year-round colour to your sub-tropical garden. Hot pink and purple stripes make a stunning and colourful feature.
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Melaleuca - Claret Tops
$9.90
Bushy evergreen shrub to around 1.5m high by 1m wide, making it an excellent shape for hedging.Bears white flowers in Spring and shows red flushes in its new foliage.
Bottle Tree
$14.90 ($3.90-$74.00 choose a size)
Narrow Leaf Bottle Tree has a swollen bottle like trunk. The insignificant flowers followed by small interesting boat like pods. A very attractive specimen tree or useful indoor plant. This is the QLD bottle tree and is very similar in the way it looks to the Boab Tree also nicknamed bottle tree from Western Australia however they are a different family of plants. You can even try growing them in pots but the pot would need to be very large.
Callistemon - Kings Park Special
$12.90 ($12.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Features narrow green leaves and deep red bottle-brush flowers that are grouped together in bunches, making a spectacular display in spring and autumn. Kings Park Special is one of the larger Callistemons, so it is great for a tall screen or feature tree. Like all callistemons, it is hardy and bird attracting.
Dwarf Poinciana Barbados Pride
$14.90
Spectacular flowering shrub to 3m. Great for hedges as it tolerate pruning well. This shrub will be deciduous in cooler climates and evergreen in the tropics. Stems, branches and petioles are armed with sharp spines and it has attractive fern-like foliage. It flowers throughout the year in the tropics and in late summer through autumn in frosty climates.
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Kalanchoe - Flapjack
$11.75 ($11.75-$14.90 choose a size)
Attractive succulent with large pancake-like leaves that display bright red edges that catch the sunlight producing a stunning highlight in the garden. Grows to around 75 cm high and is an excellent choice for waterwise gardens.
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Leptospermum Burgundy Queen
$12.90 ($12.90-$12.90 choose a size)
Few drought resistant shrubs can rival the color of 'Burgundy Queen.' Everything about it is majestic and burgundy. Its fully double flowers are intense dark burgundy and profuse, and the fine foliage of this large shrub is also burgundy flushed. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and mountain regions. It is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.
Leptospermum Cardwell
$14.90
A spectacular, weeping, evergreen, native shrub, which is ideal for screening and windbreak planting Covered in masses of large white flowers in spring which attract nectar feeding birds. Hardy, tolerates frosts, height to 2m.
Palm - Ornamental Dwarf Date
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.75 choose a size)
Ornamental, the very popular exotic Pygmy Date palm is the perfect miniature palm tree. The edible fruits are small - 1cm and resemble tiny, thin-fleshed dates. A slim trunk and a beautiful crown of feathery leaves. Suits the warm temperate, tropical or subtropical garden, Makes an excellent potted palm.
Grevillea Bronze Rambler
$14.90 ($4.90-$14.90 choose a size)
New growth is bronze and is highlighted by bright pinkish red toothbrush style flowers which appear for most of the year. Hardy in well drained soil and a full sun position. It is also drought hardy.
Melaleuca - White Lace
$12.90
A dense mounded shrub with small leaves. The flowers are delicately curled and very attractive, to people, birds and insects.The small leaf makes it useful as a low growing hedge. Great for shrubberies or in a pot. Frost and drought tolerant. This plant can be neglected and will still keep growing, but with some extra attention will be a great garden performer.
Callistemon Captain Cook
$9.90 ($2.95-$9.90 choose a size)
Captain Cook was promoted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cooks discovery of the coast of Australia in 1770. It is a dense, bushy shrub with narrow leaves and masses of red flowers in mid to late spring. 2m
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Peace Lily - Maracay
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.75 choose a size)
A stunning indoor plant with beautiful white flowers and broad dark leaves. Peace lilies soak up harmful chemicals in the air, helping you breathe easier. A great choice for homes and offices, as well as outside in shady tropical garden borders.
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Grevillea - Coconut Ice
$12.75 ($12.75-$17.90 choose a size)
The cultivar grows to 2m tall x 1-2m across. The plant has bright green foliage and is of medium density. The new growth is covered with fine red hairs. The flowers are in terminal racemes15cm long by 9cm diameter and are also covered with red hairs. Individual flowers are red/pink with dark red styles and flowers are found all year round in warmer climates.
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Callistemon - Wilderness White
$12.90
A dense large shrub to small tree suitable for screen planting. White bottlebrushes several times per year. Prefers a sunny position and adequate moisture. Fertilise regularly. 3m
Grevillea Superb
$14.90 ($14.90-$21.90 choose a size)
A magnificent salmon coloured flowering grevillea. A hybrid between QLD Grev. banksii and WA Grev. bipinnatifoda. Flowers open in succession giving a long flowering time. Grows to 2mtrs and is moderately frost hardy.
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Callistemon - Wild Fire
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.75 choose a size)
A spectacular rounded shrub with narrow leaves and prolific red flowers. Most well drained soils with some frost protection. Beautiful soft green weeping foliage with spectacular bright red bottlebrush flowers.
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Yellow Flame Tree
$16.90 ($4.90-$16.90 choose a size)
Fast growing excellent feature tree for tropical and subtropical gardens. Spreading tree with a rounded canopy and dark green ferny foliage. Spectacular sprays of crinkled, yellow flowers are held on long stems above the foliage, and have a pleasant fragrance, smothering the tree in Spring. Long, dark red seed pods follow, and remain on the tree until flowering begins in again. Semi-deciduous.
Madagascar jasmine
$14.90
The trumpet-shaped blooms are in season year-round, provided they are given enough light and water, and are a popular component of bridal bouquets. It is a vigorous climber, tough-stemmed, bearing dark green leathery leaves, which grow in pairs at regular intervals along the vine. It grows best in sunny, tropical conditions, or inside. They can grow from 2-;6 meters, and are widely cultivated as garden plants. They can flourish for years, grown indoors on a sunny windowsill. They can be moved outside or into a greenhouse during the summer.
Leptospermum Pink Cascade
$10.90
Low, spreading dense shrub growing to 0.5m tall with a spread of 1m. The branchlets have an arching habit. The new growth is bright red. Pink flowers are borne in dense masses along the stems. Main flowering periods are spring and autumn, with some flowers found all year round.
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Parrot Tree
$27.90 ($11.75-$27.90 choose a size)
The common name of Parrot Tree derives from the large numbers of parrots attracted to the tree during its flowering season. Flowers appear in spring, are numerous, deep red, and filled with nectar, although exact flowering times vary from tree to tree. The name, Drunken Parrot Tree derives from the fact that the individual flowers contain so much nectar that it has a tendency to ferment before the birds can eat it all, resulting in a mild narcotic effect on the birds. A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 meters, but more commonly from 5 to 10 meters depending on conditions.
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Dwarf Olive- Bambalina
$19.75 ($14.75-$23.90 choose a size)
An ornamental olive with a compact habit used primarily for evergreen hedging and screening. It is slow growing and easily maintained, making a beautiful addition to a landscape design. It bears little to no fruit and at maturity will reach 2-4m. It prefers a full sun position with free draining soil.
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Palm - Alexander
$4.90
A tall slender palm with a distinctive swollen base. The white underside of the fronds separates it from the similar A. cunninghamii. Needs protection from both frost and full sun.
Callistemon Burgundy
$17.90
A dense, evergreen shrub to a height of 3m. The new tip growth is pink and densely covered with silky hairs. The bottle brushes are very dark red fading to deep purple/violet with age.
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Westringia - Jervis Gem
$9.75 ($9.75-$15.90 choose a size)
Jervis Gem is an attractive and hardy shrub that is well suited to coastal plantings as it is tolerant of salt sprays. It is adaptable to a wide range of soil types and responds well to pruning. Pretty pinky mauve flowers are produced throughout the year.
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Callistemon - Cherry Time
$9.75 ($2.90-$14.90 choose a size)
A medium weeping shrub with fine glossy leaves and bronze new growth. Vivid cherry coloured brushes flourish from spring to early summer, most attractive to Honey Eaters. Extremely frost hardy, suited to coastal gardens as well.
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Photinia Red Robin
$17.90
Fast growing evergreen shrub, with a dense habit, that responds well to pruning. New foliage growth is brilliant red in colour, changing to bronze-green as the season progresses and maturing to be dark green. Showy white flowers appear in clusters to be followed by small berries. Ideal as a long lasting hedge, a focal point shrub/small tree, topiarised, or in pots on balconies and courtyards in courtyards.
Poinciana
$29.90 ($17.75-$29.90 choose a size)
Large striking tree with vibrant red flowers in Summer. Regarded as on of the best shade trees in the subtropics. Broad spreading quick growing tree. Protect from frost when young.
Dwarf Crepe Myrtle - Little Chief
$17.90
A beautiful, rounded shrub which produces a mass display of pink, white or light purple flowers in dense panicles. Autumn leaf colours are also pleasing to the eye.Well suited to containers, hedges or as a bedding plant. Adaptable to a range of conditions, but is best in moist, well drained, slightly acidic soils in a position receiving full sun. Moderate drought and heat tolerant. Suitable for hot, sunny climates.
Abelia
$9.90
These beautiful ornamental shrubs provide a blaze of vibrant floral color throughout summer, and autumn color in cooler climates. Can be used to great effect when planted as a low informal hedge, and look equally impressive when planted singly. Most Abelia species have a densely bushy habit, often with slightly arching branches and small glossy leaves that taper to a fine point. The young foliage has bronze to golden tints that in some cultivars persist to maturity. From late summer, small, full-shaped to tubular, white to pink flowers smother the bushes. Some species have persistent reddish sepals that provide an additional ornamental feature after the flowers have faded.Although hardiness varies considerably, most abelias are not suitable in areas with severe winters. Plant in a position in sun or part-shade with moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Pruning should be undertaken to keep the plant looking tidy whilst maintaining its natural arching habit. Trim to shape in late winter or spring, removing the cane ends and also some of the basal shoots in order to allow room for new growth
African daisy
$9.75
Stunning displays of colour on a hardy perennial plant make this a fantastic edging plant. Preferring a spot in acidic soil with plenty of sun.
Agapanthus - Purple Cloud
$14.90
Dark violet flowers on long stems, 1.5 - 2m. An excellent cut flower, ideal for borders, driveways or as potted specimens. Flowers best in full sun but also will grow in semi-shade too provided it has good drainage.
Alternanthera - Brazilian Red
$9.90 ($9.90-$9.90 choose a size)
This plant demands attention with its hot pink foliage. This Alternanthera is an excellent feature shrub for garden beds, containers and patio pots. Its brightly coloured leaves are contrasted by ball shaped white flowers in spring. Full sun to part shade. Brazilian Red Alternanthera loves humidity and is heat tolerant but frost sensitive. Grow in full sun to part shade.
Argan Tree
$19.90
A living fossil tree from southern Morocco, Western Algeria, Western Sahara and Northern Mauritania where the Argan tree dates back 80 million years. It grows into a small, thorny tree to about 10m tall that can live for 200 years. The olive like fruits are traditionally used to make a gourmet oil with a walnut-like flavour. Robust, drought tolerant and ornamental, well suited to dry tropical regions.
Bamboo - Gracilis
$44.95 ($44.95-$79.00 choose a size)
Slender erect green culms that when exposed at base will reveal long green internodes that turn yellow when in contact with the sun. Gracilis is a very popular variety and for good reason. Its growth rate is rapid and can handle almost any growing conditions and soil types and still look spectacular. Also known as Slender Weaver Bamboo it has dense evergreen foliage that can be left low to the ground or pruned away to show of its many culms. Gracilis is a non-invasive tight clumper that can easily grow in a narrow boxed garden bed. The fresh new shoots are edible. Culms can be split in long lengths, are strong and thin walled making them ideal for use in handcrafts such as basket weaving, furniture making, and musical instruments to name a few.
Bamboo - Oldhamii
$37.00 ($37.00-$79.00 choose a size)
An edible species of bamboo. Fast growing in just about any soil type or environmental condition. Oldhamii is a medium sized upright clumping bamboo. It has deep green foliage that starts low on the smooth clumps which turn yellow as they are exposed to sunlight. The tall upright culms grow straight and strong making it a popular variety for many different horticultural and agricultural applications. Both the timber and the shoots are popular for construction and human consumption purposes.
Bamboo - Sweet
$29.00
Young shoots are consumed as a vegetable. The culm is very useful as a building material and for making musical instruments and other handicrafts. Large, tufted, woody bamboo with dark green culms of 15-22 m high and 5-10 cm in diameter. Culm internodes are thin-walled and are on average 4050 cm long. The lower part of the culms develop aerial roots from the nodes. It is a dense clumper, native to Malaysia.
Banksia - Coastal Prostrate
$19.75 ($12.90-$19.75 choose a size)
Low mounding or prostrate spreading ground cover. It is a hardy and versatile garden plant. It can be used as a dense cascade to flow over walls and embankments or as a feature in a rockery. The flowers are upright lemon brushes that appear from summer through to winter. grows 60 cm -1 m high and 1.5 - 2m wide. Requires a well drained, sunny position.
Banksia - Coastal
$17.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
This bush has large dull-green leaves that are white underneath. Flowers are yellow with thick dense spikes and strongly scented. Performs well on poorly drained sandy sites.
Banksia - Hairpin
$3.95 ($3.95-$17.90 choose a size)
A beautiful native plant with stunning large flowers that range in colour from brown, red and orange to gold. It is a shrub or small tree that is suited to a wide range of soil types and temperatures growing naturally from Victoria through to Cairns. Great food source for bees and nectar feeding birds.
Banksia - Heath
$14.90 ($3.95-$14.90 choose a size)
Evergreen, wiry freely branching shrub with small needle-like leaves. 10 to 25cm flower spikes of vibrant orange flowers in autumn-winter.
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Bottle Tree - Broad-leaved
$14.90
A striking feature tree with the familiar swollen trunk of its cousin, having broad leaves and small enough for backyards with non-invasive roots. Long lived, semi deciduous, this tree originates in NW Qld, where it's found throughout the Brigalow Belt.
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Fiddle-leaf Fig
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.90 choose a size)
Versatile and ornamental, this fig is an eye catching addition to subtropical and tropical gardens. It is also a very popular pot plant as it has unusual and attractive foliage. Native to the forests of west Africa where it starts life as an epiphyte high in the canopy. It send aerial roots down to the ground that eventually envelop and strangle the host tree. It is commonly grown as a free standing tree where it grows to about 15m. Leaves vary in shape but are narrow in the middle and resemble a lyre or fiddle, they are large, up to 45cm long and 30cm wide. Fiddle-leaf Figs are frost tender and suited to subtropical or tropical gardens.
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Conifer Thuja orientalis Aurea Nana
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.90 choose a size)
A very popular conifer, forming a neat globular shape with a smooth outline. In summer the plant is bright gold, greener in winter. Very hardy, excellent in pots.
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Lomandra - Little Pal
$9.90 ($9.90-$12.90 choose a size)
A perennial native clumping grass with bright green foliage that is hardy and attractive. Great for mass plantings, it is coastal, frost and drought tolerant.
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Kangaroo Paw - Everlasting Mega Gold ™
$14.75
Everlasting Mega Gold Anigozanthos is a mid-sized, longer lived Kangaroo Paw that gets far less black spot in comparison to short lived Kangaroo Paws. It has large gold flowers all year round, except in colder climates where it wont flower in the winter months. Tolerant of frost and drought. Perfect for gardens, borders, mass plantings and pots. The flowers also look great when used in cut flower arrangements.
