Thanks Marc, Have you seen the previous posts on natives for containers? https://malleedesign.com.au/native-plants-for-pots/ https://malleedesign.com.au/natives-for-pots-and-containers-part-2/ https://malleedesign.com.au/natives-for-pots-and-containers-3/ Best Wishes, Kath
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A Portrait of a Flower and a shrub: Hakea francisiana
This is a 5 year old post which I am adding to as this grafted Hakea reveals itself to be a wonderful feature shrub or small tree. Hakea francisiana Grafted has a dense vase shaped habit and covers itself in the striking pink poker flowers from June to October. I have been increasingly using this…
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the luscious elegance of Helmholtzia glaberrima
It is a little bit of a misnomer that native shade loving plants don’t have a particularly showy flower and I can’t think of a better species to contradict this than the Stream Lily. As the name suggests it is a moisture loving native that is suitable for growing under large trees in moist conditions.…
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More Paper daisies to make you happy: Xerochrysum ‘Kimba Jewel’
Well, well, well here we are again with me espousing the inherent joy of growing paper daisies, they are still one of my most satisfying and easy to grow recommendations for people wanting some colour in their garden. Xerochrysum bracteantha ‘Kimba Jewel’ has been one of my favourites for a couple of years now, I…
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Tree on fire: Stenocarpus sinuatus
The Firewheel trees are flowering their heads off this year, I’m not sure what it is, maybe the searing heat? maybe the deluge of rains, whatever, my tree has never had so many flowers on it and its not the only one.
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Bulbine Bulbosa the leek that creeps
Say hello to this happy little native bulb, this is the native leek or Bulbine bulbosa and I have been using it in designs for the past few years around pond edges and in native cottage style gardens. The bright yellow fragrant flower spikes appear in Spring and when grown in clusters this plant can…
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the intrigue of Lythrum salicaria
This is a very fun native pond plant growing in my garden, currently flowering for its second summer. It’s called Lythrum salicaria, or Purple Loosestrife, and it’s an extremely satisfying species to grow thanks to its long flowering period and deep pink-purple flower spikes. I’m growing it as a pond-edge plant, with its root ball completely…
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