Scientific Name Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae Size and form A large and spreading shrub 1-5 m high and 4-15m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit A rod-shaped, yellow flower inflorescence that occurs from July to October. Fruit is a leathery, coiled pod. Foliage is a stiff, flat and elliptic phyllode. Plants often spread wider than they grow high. Growing conditions Widespread …

Scientific Name Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata Size and form An erect shrub 3-5m high and 3m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit This plant is dioecious; male and female flowers occur on separate plants. Inconspicuous flowers occur from August to November. Fruit is a winged, papery, red-brown capsule. Leaves are sticky and linear to obovate. Growing conditions A reliable and hardy …

Scientific Name Xanthorrhoea australis Size and form A thick-trunked perennial with a grassy tuft 3m high. Flowers, leaves and fruit A tall spike inflorescence of creamy-white flowers occur from July to December. Fruit is a shiny, dark and hard capsule. Foliage is blue-green, stiff and linear. Growing conditions Suitable for dry and well-drained soils in a full-sun or part-shade position. …

Scientific Name Solanum aviculare Size and form A dark green shrub 1-4m high and 1-4m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Purple, star-shaped and deeply lobed flowers with yellow centres occur from September to February. Fruit is a bright red-orange berry. Leaves are dark green and lobed in various ways. Lighter green leaf venation is very distinct. Growing conditions Colonises disturbed …

Scientific Name Myoporum petiolatum Size and form A sticky shrub 1-2m high and 1.5m-2m wide Flowers, leaves and fruit White flowers with purple spots and a hairy centre occur in an inflorescence. Flowering occurs from June to December. Fruit is a fleshy, globular, yellow-brown drupe. The thin, ovate-lanceolate leaves are sticky with a toothed margin. Growing conditions Suitable for well-drained …

Scientific Name Leptospermum continentale Size and form A prickly shrub 1-2m high and 1-2 m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The solitary white flowers occur en masse from September to February. Fruit is a woody, hemispherical capsule that persists on the plant. Leaves are stiff and ovate with sharp tips. Growing conditions Suitable for a range of situations from well-drained …

Scientific Name Acacia paradoxa Size and form Dense and thorny shrub 2-4m high and 2-5m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Large golden-yellow, globular flower inflorescences occur August to November. Fruit is a woolly and curved pod. Foliage is wavy and sharp tipped. Growing conditions Full sun or semi-shade position. It is useful as a hedge or screening plant. It is …