To 7M. Erect, bushy shrub to small tree, bark papery, suckering to form a dense copse. Short, narrow dark green leaves scattered or in whorls of 3. Masses of small cream brushes. Nectar source for butterflies and other insects.
Category: Bili Nursery plants
Mazus pumillio
To 3CM. Low suckering perennial herb in rosettes forming a carpet. Glossy bright green leaves, paler below with toothed or wavy edges. Solitary white or mauve flowers, yellow in centre.
Marsillea drummondii – Nardoo
To 30CM. Aquatic or semi-aquatic fern with floating fronds. Silky, grey-green wedge-shaped “4 leaf clover” fronds, held above or on the water. No flowers. Single or clustered woody bean shaped sporocarps, generally appearing as water recedes after ...
Malva Preissiana – Australian Hollyhock
To 2M. Erect sub-shrub with downy to densely velvety star-shaped hairs. Long-stalked flat dark green 5-9-lobed leaves. Clusters of large, attractive, prominently veined pink, white or lilac flowers with lemon centres.
Lycopus australis – Australian Gypsywort
To 1.5M. Leafy, erect, unbranched perennial herb. Pairs of stiff, aromatic sharply toothed lanceolate leaves on stems which are quadrangular in cross section. Dense clusters of tiny 4-lobed white flowers in leaf axils. Flowers Dec-Apr.
Lobelia anceps – Angled Lobelia
To 5CM. Suckering, spreading perennial herb. Soft, narrow-toothed leaves. Terminal sprays of soft, pale blue fan-shaped flowers Nov-Apr.
Leptospermum myrsinoides – Heath or Silky Tea-tree
Ro 2.5M. Compact or wiry shrub. Dull green pointed leaves. White or pale pink 5-petalled flowers. Nectar source for butterflies and other insects.
Leptospermum lanigerum – Woolly Tea-tree
To 4M. Small narrow grey-green leaves. Young growth is silver and hairy on both sides. Masses of white 5-petalled flowers. Nectar source for butterflies and other insects. Flowers Aug-Sept.
Leptospermum continentale – Prickly Tea Tree
To 2M. Upright dense shrub, main branches stringy to fibrous. Small, rigid prickly dark green leaves.Masses of small white 5-petalled flowers. Nectar source for butterflies and other insects.