Cultivation Notes

Scientific Name: CORYMBIA ficifolia (formerly EUCALYPTUS ficifolia) Common Name: Red Flowering Gum Alternative Common Name: Red Flowering Gum Family: Myrtaceae Height: Up to about 10m (33′) Width: Up to 4m (13′) Description: A most spectacular flowering evergreen tree. A beautiful shade tree – most attractive to birds for its good nectar flow. See also: http://asgap.org.au/c-fic.html […]

Scientific Name: ANIGOZANTHOS manglesii Common Name: Red and Green Kangaroo Paw Alternative Common Name: Red and Green Kangaroo Paw Family: Haemodoraceae Height: Up to 1m (3′) Width: Up to 0.5 (18″) Description: Floral emblem of Western Australia. The most famous of Western Australia’s wildflowers. This unique perennial produces its unusual red and green flowers from

Scientific Name: BANKSIA burdettii Common Name: Orange Banksia Alternative Common Name: Burdett’s Banksia Family: Proteaceae Height: Up to 2.5m (8′) Width: Up to 2m (7′) Description: A lovely small evergreen tree with a spreading, dome-shaped habit with green serrated-edged leaves contrasting the flowers. Flowers: Flowers profusely, starting in its 2nd or 3rd Summer from seed, producing

Scientific Name: HARDENBERGIA comptoniana Common Name: Native Wisteria AlternativeCommon Name: Native Wisteria Family: Fabaceae Height: If supported, climbs to 2m (7′). Width: As ground cover, spreads to 2m (7′) or more. Description: A highly attractive evergreen climber, hanging vine or ground cover with a thick mat of deep green foliage and slender, twining stem and

Scientific Name: ANIGOZANTHOS flavidus Common Name: Mixed Colours Kangaroo Paw Alternative Common Name: Tall Kangaroo Paw Family: Haemodoraceae Height: Up to 2m (7′) Width: Up to 1m (3′) Description: Easiest of the Kangaroo Paws to grow. A beautiful, long-lived, hardy perennial plant which produces tall, colourful flower stems from clumps of strong green strap-like leaves. Attracts

Scientific Name: GOMPHOLOBIUM scabrum Common Name: Lilac Painted Lady Alternative Common Name: Lilac Painted Lady Family: Fabaceae Height: Up to 2.1m (7′) Width: Up to 1.2m (4′) Description: An outstanding small perennial shrub with heath-like foliage and a neat bushy form. Flowers: The whole plant is covered with delicate lilac and mauve flowers 2.5cm (1″)

Scientific Name: HOVEA elliptica Common Name: Karri Blue Bush Alternative Common Name: Tree Hovea Family: Fabaceae Height: Up to 2-3m (7′-10′) Width: Up to 1m (3′) Description: A lovely slender perennial shrub with attractive dark green oval-shaped leaves. Flowers: producing for 3 months each Spring a profusion of deep blue to violet pea-flowers with white centres

Scientific Name: EUCALYPTUS erythrocorys Common Name: Illyarrie (Red Cap Gum) Alternative Common Name: (Red Cap Gum Family: Myrtaceae Height: Up to 5m (16′) Width: Up to 4m (13′) Description: Quick growing, adaptable small evergreen tree. One of the most decorative Eucalypts with dark green foliage, smooth white bark and brilliant red buds & yellow flowers in Autumn.

Scientific Name: THYSANOTUS multiflorus Common Name: Fringed Lily Alternative Common Name: Fringed Lily Family: Anthericaceae Height: Up to 30cm (1′) Width: Up to 45cm (18″) Description: Perennial. A delightful and delicate-looking small flowering plant. Hardy, easy to grow, drought resistant with long narrow leaves which spring straight from the ground stiff and grass-like. Though short-lived,

Scientific Name: RHODANTHE chlorocephala ssp rosea Common Name: Everlastings (Pink, Red & White) Alternative Common Name: Everlasting Daisies, Paper Daisies Family: Asteraceae Height: 30cm (12″) – 60cm (24″) Width: up to 30cm if spaced up to 30cm (12″) apart. Description: Probably the easiest and quickest to grow of all Australian wildflowers and the most famous