This versatile, low maintenance cultivar makes an excellent house plant, and is also ideal for hanging baskets or as a ground cover in the garden. In summer tiny white flowers are followed by attractive, bright red berries. Indigenous. Can be grown as an indoor plant. It tolerates plenty of water but can handle drying out now and then.
A small to medium sized, evergreen tree with a graceful willow-like appearance and neat crown. Fast and easy to grow, making it an ideal shade tree for a newly established suburban garden. Cut to any size. Dense growth habit makes it a good windbreak option.
Wind and drought tolerant. The leaves are fine and delicate. Tiny, green flowers in spring and summer are followed by edible red berries that will attract birds to the garden.
One of the easiest plants to grow for hedges and screening, the evergreen false olive bears masses of honey-scented cream or white flowers in spring and early summer. It can also be shaped into a charming small tree, with bark that appears almost woven. An excellent choice for coastal areas. It is indigenous and stands out for its medicinal uses and versatile wood.
Amy is a stunning, medium sized and compact shrub, which will provide masses of bi-colour foliage from winter through to spring. Ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens.
Highly recommended as a fast growing hedge plant, this scrambling shrub is also often used as a framework plant in flower beds. Flowering peaks in autumn and spring. Expect a lively concert from honey bees and birds as they come to feast on the nectar. This fast growing, evergreen, wind resistant plant will tolerate long periods of drought once established.
Botanical Name
Tecomaria Capensis
Growth Expectancy
3m - 4m H x 3m - 4m W
Position
Sun/ Semi-Shade
Water Smart
Semi-Water Smart
Indigenous
Yes
String of Dolphins | Senecio Peregrinus Hanging Basket
This quirky and fun trailing succulent with leaves that look like little dolphins will bring instant joy to your surroundings. Easy to grow, waterwise and can be grown indoors or outdoors.
A fast growing groundcover with pretty white trumpet-shaped flowers and green to yellow shiny leaves, that provides a carpet-like look in the garden. Hardy, evergreen and mat-forming.
These pretty tender perennials are often grown as container and edging plants, they can have bushy or trailing habits. The tiny five-petaled flowers bloom in lovely shades of blue, purple, rose, and white with some accented by white eyes. Covered in flowers from spring until autumn. Excellent heat tolerance. Longer flowering performance guaranteed by adding extra fertiliser to soil.
This compact growing plant is ideal for small areas, rockeries and containers and fits well with low maintenance, low water use gardens. Spectacular autumn flowers fresh or dried.
A fast growing evergreen indigenous tree that will attract birds to your garden and will tolerate heavy winds and drought conditions even though it naturally prefers to grow along river banks.
The dense growth of this plant ensures that they make excellent wind breakers and large screening shrubs. They make a beautiful clipped hedge and can be planted in a container and shaped. Great for bonsai enthusiasts. Great coastal option. Indigenous.
This small slow growing succulent grows in dense clusters of blue-green fleshy, transluscent leaves, forming a rosette. They grow deeply set in the soil to protect itself from the hot sun. Ideal to keep inside on a window sill with bright indirect light.
An eye cather in any garden with mauve to purple flowers. Buchus have small, round oil glands on their leaves and fruit. Crushing the leaves of this buchu releases a sweet lemon scent. A threatened and endangered specie in its natural habitat.
An evergreen beauty with vibrant, purple, pea-like flowers. Southern Shores is a neat and tough, rounded shrub with grey-green leaves. Ideal for coastal gardens as it is wind and salt tolerant.
A low and fast-growing, mat-forming plant with green succulent leaves and sprays of pink star-shaped flowers on long stems. Ideal as ground cover in a shady corner. This drought resistant, indigenous beauty will attract birds to the garden.
Flowering quite early and all through the summer, 'Summer Love New White' is a compact, low growing beauty with clump-forming strap-shaped leaves and bears wispy, pure white trumpet-shaped flowers. Strong stems make it a potted favourite. This ever-blooming indigenous perennial should have a spot in every garden. Loves the sun.
With its striking lime-green bracts and black-tipped hairs, Protea neriifolia ‘Limelight’ adds a bold touch to any garden. This hardy, water-wise shrub grows 2–4m tall, thrives in full sun, and attracts pollinators. Perfect for cut flowers or a standout feature in indigenous landscapes
The sight of these shimmering silver proteas is one of nature's finest. The light-reflecting leaves shine silver and feels silky. Suitable for gardens with well-draining soil. Water regularly initially.
This medium-sized, fast-growing agapanthus is a showstopper, producing an abundance of striking, umbrella-shaped white flowers. Perfect for creating a lush carpet of bright white blooms, from late winter all the way through to the end of summer. Notably, 'Bingo White' is both drought-tolerant and a pollinator magnet, making it an eco-friendly and visually stunning choice for your garden.
These pretty tender perennials are often grown as container and edging plants, they can have bushy or trailing habits. The tiny five-petaled flowers bloom in lovely shades of blue, purple, rose, and white with some accented by white eyes. Covered in flowers from spring until autumn. Excellent heat tolerance. Longer flowering performance guaranteed by adding extra fertiliser to soil.
A fantastic rebloomer with a very long flowering period. A fast growing, medium-sized agapanthus. The blooms are dark blue with a purple vein and will flower from early to late summer.
A well-known native succulent shrub with a compact growth habit. Ovata has glossy grey-green oval succulent leaves with a red margin and bears masses of pink flowers from Winter to Spring.
Botanical Name
Crassula Ovata
Growth Expectancy
1-3m H x 1m W
Position
Sun
Water Smart
Yes
Indigenous
Yes
Pin Cushion | Leucospermum Lineare x glabrum 'Tango'
A tall growing Leucospermum, ideal for screening or hedging. Bears bright orange flowers in spring. Ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens. Also makes a lovely cut flower.
An evergreen,succulent bush with fingerlike stems that are green when young, turning brown and woody when mature. Bears small bright yellow cluster flowers. Ideal plant to create texture in your garden. *Can be toxic to humans and animals.
Pencil-like ,slightly curved leaves point upward and form a dense mat. Creates a very attractive groundcover or textural contrast in mixed succulent containers. Small white flowers appear in summer. Low maintenance and drought tolerant. A frost-tender evergreen that prefers a full sun position and moderate watering.
Pambati tree is a fast growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with leaves that contrast their dark green tops with silvery white and felt-like undersides. With clusters of custard-yellow flowers it is an attractive addition to any garden.
This striking succulent spreads slowly to form a dense carpet of silvery-grey, finger-like foliage. Clusters of bell-shaped salmon flowers on tall stems appear in summer.The spiky shaped leaves and silver-green colour adds texture, shape and colour to rockeries and garden beds.
An indigenous treasure, this hardy perennial boasts an impressive flower count with unique purple blooms. Notably faster-growing than other agapanthus varieties, it serves as a stunning feature plant in your garden and continues to bloom throughout the summer season.
Consider planting it alongside silver-leaved plants like Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) for a striking contrast.
A perfect tree for the suburban garden as it is quick and easy to grow, tolerates wind and drought, is evergreen with a graceful habit and a neat crown and won't get too big.
A stunning compact Protea with ruby-red flowers with white and black leathery tips during late winter and spring. Can be shaped into a low hedge or grown as a feature plant. Also ideal for containers.
Botanical Name
Protea Neriifolia 'Australis Ruby'
Growth Expectancy
1.5m H x 1.5m W
Position
Sun
Water Smart
Semi
Indigenous
Yes
Pin Cushion | Leucospermum Cordifolium 'Ayoba® Sun PBR'
A beautiful compact ornamental shrub producing masses of unique apricot coloured flowers in spring. Great cut flowers. Ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens. Suitable for gardens with well-draining, acidic soil. Water regularly initially (first 1-2 years). Do not fertilize. Pick all flowers to maintain shape. Great in a pots, water daily.
This medium-sized, fast-growing agapanthus is a showstopper, producing an abundance of striking dark, umbrella-shaped blue flowers. Perfect for creating a lush carpet of deep blue blooms, it paints your garden with vibrant color from late winter all the way through to the end of summer. Notably, 'Bingo Blue' is both drought-tolerant and a pollinator magnet, making it an eco-friendly and visually stunning choice for your garden.
Cotyledon Pendens is an easy starter plant that requires little maintenance, yet is one of the most beautiful succulents. Native to South Africa,they are often seen hanging done cliffs in their natural habitat. Very attractive as an houseplant,due to its leaves that naturally hang down to create cascading beauty. Beautiful bell-shaped flowers in shades of orange and red adds to its charm. Thrives in bright sunlight and requires regular watering , especially during hot summer months.