Mallee Design – Native Plant and Design Resource

Silver in the Shade: Plectranthus argentatus

If you are looking for a native under story plant to grow where no plant has succeeded before give Plectranthus argentatus a try. It will grow in the dry soil under large trees and ramble about filling in bare patches creating a dense silver layer to a dark forgotten corner. Plectranthus argentatus has a lightly…

however you like it: correa glabra

This small to medium shrub is commonly known as Rock Correa, due to its ability to grow in gravelly soils, making it super tough. I absolutly love Correas but find it quite difficult to grow them in my location. Correa glabra is easily the toughest one I use in coastal NSW gardens. In fact the…
The purity of Grevillea ‘Ivory Whip’

I am quite selective and fussy when it comes to large flowering spike Grevilleas, some of them I find incredibly garish and I dislike the way they attract the aggressive nectar feeding birds. For some reason this medium sized Grafted Grevillea remains an exception for me. The flowers of Grevillea ‘Ivory Whip’ are not in…

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The perfect Scented Screen: Leptospermum ‘Little Lemon Scents’

This dwarf graceful, weeping tea tree is a wonderful addition to any garden, it can be used as a privacy screen, in a mixed hedge or as a soft backdrop in a layered planting. The compact habit of Little Lemon Scents is far smaller growing and more shapely than its parent, Leptospermum petersonii (Lemon-Scented Tea…
Hakea ‘Pinball’ for all

This is a grafted form of the very showy Pin Cushion Hakea, Hakea laurina, which hails from south-western WA. This is a wonderful grafted species which means we can now grow these very iconic flowers in areas with higher humidity and a heavier soil, it is actually also a cultivar: Hakea laurina x petiolaris. I…

Distinct hot pink: Melaleuca fulgens

Melaleuca fulgens hails from the West of Australia, no surprise there, however it can be found growing in the southern and eastern states quite happily. This species has a long flowering period from Winter through to Summer and as the blooms are such a bright highlight it is hard to miss. This is the pink…
Another furry leaved beauty: Lasiopetalum baueri

This is commonly known as Slender Velvet Bush, which is a most apt description of this interesting under-storey shrub. Lasiopetalum baueri has rusty coloured , furry new growth and pretty delicate pink flowers in Winter. The dried flowers are long-lasting and have potential as a cut flower and the attractive foliage lasts for ages in…