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aka Tea Tree

Aust. Native. Merinda has vibrant magenta flowers that cover the bush in colour. Flowers occur in late spring. Early growth of this plant is spreading or cascading but will develop into a small shrub. Frost tolerant.

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aka Tea Tree

Australian Native. This New Release stunning upright Leptospermum which smothers itself in masses of deep red flowers in mid-late spring. Suited t most soil types in full sun. Would make an attractive screen plant. Trim back after flowering to shape and size. Evergreen

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aka Australian Tea Tree

Attractive low spreading shrub that has a spectacular display in spring, particularly good at producing an abundance of purple flowers which smother the tops of the spreading branches. Plant in a sunny spot in well drained soil. Quite tolerant and hardy to light frost. Evergreen.

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aka Australian Tea Tree

Aussie Native. Attractive upright growing shrub with masses of vibrant pink flowers in winter through to spring. Could be grown as a feature plant, or pruned to form a pretty flowering hedge. Hardy shrub that will grown in most soil types. Evergreen.

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aka Fettebush

Red to bronze winter colouring with pendant racemes of white flowers. These are very easy to grow and will grow in most conditions from full sun to heavy shade and well drained to moist soil, but not waterlogged. It is also tolerant of more extreme conditions e.g. strong winds. Evergreen.

It will benefit from an occasional acid feed.

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aka Curly Leaf Ligustrum

A designer's delight. The unique, undulating dark green leaves of this evergreen shrub are thick and leathery and add architectural interest to any planting scheme. Use as a feature plant in the garden or a special container. Hardy, compact and easy care. Evergreen.

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aka Box Honeysuckle

Bushy evergreen shrub with tiny oval deep green leaves. Small creamy white fragrant flowers in summer. Often used as a faster growing Box substitute. Ideal for topiary work and very effective for hedging. Fast growing and hardy.

If you want to quickly establish a nice compact low hedge then this is the plant for you. Lonicera needs a little more clipping than Box but it is very easy to maintain. When used for hedging or topiary then the flowers and fruit will be non existent.

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Not only is this shrub exquisitely beautifully it is also powerfully fragrant. Large, lush, green foliage with large showy flower heads of soft white blushed pale pink that emit a fragrant in autumn-winter. Must have evenly moist, free draining soil and a frost free position. Evergreen.

A more rare and unusual shrub.

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aka Luculia

This shrub is exquisitely beautifully it has a powerful fragrant. Large, lush, green foliage that has bronze overtones in winter and large showy flower heads of mauve-pink in autumn-winter. Must have excellent drainage and a frost free position. Likes a semi-shaded position. eg woodlands.

Though technically evergreen Luculia does tend to drop quite a few leaves in cold winters. If at all possible protect from all but the lightest of frosts. Can be cut back reasonably hard to maintain a tidy shape.

An attractive low growing shrub with arching branches of white turning pinkish red flowers in Spring. Highly desirable for picking due to long flowering time and long lasting ability of the cut flower. Needs well drained sunny situation. Cut back after flowering.