Tall Shrubs
Callistemon viminalis 'Dawson River'Tall spreading shrub with pendulous branches that reach to the ground. Foliage is grey-green and leaves and young stems are covered with long silky hairs. Masses of bright red bottle-brush like flower heads appear in Spring through to Autumn. Suitable for street plantings and small gardens as well as for screening. Bird attracting. Read More ...
Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'Large shrub/small tree with pendulous branches that bear magnificent crimson bottlebrush flowers in Spring-Summer and occasionally Autumn. Grey woolly foliage has attractive pink new growth. Excellent choice as a garden or lawn specimen or used as an informal screen. Suitable for street plantings as well. Bird attractant. Read More ...
Banksia serrataNoted for its leathery, serrated green leaves and striking yellow flowers that are produced for most of the year. It is a great evergreen tree for gardens, parks and roadside plantings. Read More ...
Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Leighton Green'A vigorous, fast growing evergreen conifer that eventually forms a dense, deep green, conical tree. Makes an excellent hedge, windbreak or screen especially at exposed or coastal locations. A very hardy tree, able to withstand salt, pollution, frost and temporary inundation. Read More ...
Grevillea 'Honey Gem' and 'Moonlight'Part of a range of free-flowering Grevillea hybrids that are characterized by an upright spreading habit, fern-like leaves and large racemes of colourful flowers that are displayed for most of the year. Ideal in shrubberies or as an informal screen. Appropriate for street plantings. Honey laden flowers attract nectar feeding birds. Honey Gem displays honey-gold flowers and Moonlight bears beautiful lemon-yellow flowers. Read More ...
Syzygium australe 'Resilience'A fast growing, attractive large native shrub with a ruffled, compact habit and handsome foliage, which was introduced as a variety to replace ‘Aussie Southern’. Leaves change from coppery orange new growth to a glossy, deep green as they age. Edible dark red berries follow decorative, white fluffy pendulous flowers. An excellent tub specimen or screening and hedging plant, responding well to pruning and shaping. Can also be used for topiary work. Read More ...
Tibouchina lepidota 'Alstonville'A large evergreen shrub or small tree. Oblong shaped leaves that are dark green on the upper surface and paler on the undersurface. From the ends of the branches, panicles of violet-purple flowers with violet-purple stamens are in full display from late Summer to early Winter. Uses are for a small shade tree, a large shrub, and can also be pruned to form a hedge. Read More ...
Photinia 'Red Robin'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/in courtyards. Read More ...
Metrosideros collina ‘Thomasii’A hardy, evergreen, medium-sized shrub to small tree. The wavy-edged foliage is grey-green in colour and velvety to touch. Brilliant crimson-red pompom-like flowers are displayed in abundance during Spring and Summer and spasmodically throughout the year. Good as a dense screening tree, clipped hedge or in tubs. Also bird attractant. Read More ...
Viburnum odoratissimum 'Emerald Lustre'A fast growing, large, evergreen shrub/small tree. The copper coloured new foliage growth develops into big, leathery, bright green, glossy leaves which darken in colour as they age. On mature plants, clusters of small white perfumed flowers appear in late Spring to be followed by red berries that turn black. Ideal as a background shrub in tropical gardens, this plant is also an excellent choice for informal screening and good for windbreak and boundary plantings. Quickly creates a privacy screen to block out unsightly views. Popular for cut flower foliage. Read More ... |