Author: Lyn

0.5-1.5M x 50CM. Perennial herb, tuberous rhizome. Small pale pink flowers Nov-March, lasting 1 day. Requires wet soil to shallow water, full sun to semi-shade. Easily grown in bog gardens.

2-6M x 3-5M. Prickly open shrub. Light yellow spikes Jun-Dec. Tolerates most moist soils, waterlogging and drying in summer. Semi-shade to dappled shade. Prune for bushy habitat.

1-2M x 1-2M. Upright, rounded shrub, cream to pale yellow ball-shaped flowerheads April-Sept. Prefers well-drained soils, semi-shade. Good low screen providing prickly bird habitat.

2-5M x 2-4M. Upright shrub, quick-growing, drought hardy and tolerates coastal exposure. Pale yellow ball-shaped flowerheads, May-Oct. Full sun-full shade.

3-10M x 2-5M. Erect or spreading small tree. Densely flowered, perfumed ball-shaped flowerheads Jul-Oct. Requires well-drained loamy soil, full sun, semi shade.

1-3M x 2-5M. spreading shrub to small tree. Showy bright yellow spikes, Jun-Nov. Adaptable in wet to dryish periods, requires full sun to full shade.

5-30M x 4-15M. Fast-growing upright tree with heavy canopy and fissured bark. Cream ball-shaped flowerheads Jul-Oct. Prefers deep moist soil but adaptable, tolerating dryness once established. Requires full sun, semi-shade.

8-20M x 6-10M. Fast-growing open, spreading tree. Scented ball-shaped flowerheads. Prefers well-drained soils, full sun to full shade.

Attractive, light climber, masses of creamy white flowers during spring followed by cotton-like fruits during summer. Grows in all soils with reasonable drainage.  Full sun to part shade.

Attractive, low maintenance shrub 1-3mt H X 1-2mt W. Well-drained soil, flowers winter & spring, clusters of bright yellow pea-shaped blooms. Tolerates drought and frost, responds well to light pruning after flowering.