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Shrubs & Bushes

This is only a small selection of the diversity of native shrubs that we grow at our native plant nursery! 

​To view full plant list and order plants from our Nursery, visit our page on Evergreen Connect

Acacia implexa   'Lightwood'
  • Tall slender shrub, light green canopy
  • Sickle-shaped leaf-like phyllodes
  • Clusters of yellow ball-shaped flowers, December-March
Acacia implexa   'Lightwood'

Acacia paradoxa   'Hedge Wattle'
  • Medium shrub
  • Small oval shaped phyllodes & sharp spines
  • Yellow ball flowers, August-November
Acacia paradoxa   'Hedge Wattle'

Acacia verticillata   'Prickly Moses'
  • Medium shrub
  • Rings of sharp spiny phyllodes, unruly habit
  • Elongated yellow feather-duster flowers, July-December
Acacia verticillata   'Prickly Moses'

Atriplex cinerea   'Coast Saltbush'
  • Erect or spreading shrub to 1.8m high
  • Oblong, silvery-grey green leaves
  • Clustered flowers, high salt tolerance
Atriplex cinerea   'Coast Saltbush'

Bursaria spinosa  'Sweet Bursaria'
  • Large shrub, growing to 5-10m tall
  • Spiny branches with small, dark green leaves
  • Fragrant white-cream flowers, Spring-Summer
Bursaria spinosa  'Sweet Bursaria'

Correa alba  'White Correa'
  • Small shrub to 1.5m tall
  • Oval-shaped leaves, greyish with hairy undersides
  • White flowers, Autum-Winter

Correa reflexa  'Native Fuschia'
  • Small shrub to 2m tall
  • Variable leaves, rounded to ovate and textured
  • Tubular flowers, yellow-green to crimson, May-November
Correa reflexa  'Native Fuschia'

Enchylaena tomentosa  'Ruby Saltbush'
  • Small shrub to 1m tall, some prostrate forms
  • Cylindrical, semi-succulent grey-green leaves
  • Showy, small yellow fruits that ripen to red
Enchylaena tomentosa  'Ruby Saltbush'

Goodenia ovata   'Hop Goodenia'
  • Small shrub ~1m tall
  • Oval-shaped foliage with toothed margins
  • Clusters of yellow flowers, October- March
Goodenia ovata   'Hop Goodenia'

Indigofera australis  'Australian Indigo'
  • Slender, small to tall shrub
  • Pinnate, blue-green leaves
  • Purple to pink flowers, Spring




Indigofera australis  'Australian Indigo'

Leptospermum lanigerum   'Wooly Tea-Tree'
  • Medium shrub
  • Linear dull green foliage, silky texture
  • Solitary white flowers, September-February
Leptospermum lanigerum   'Wooly Tea-Tree'

Leptospermum scoparium  'Manuka'
  • Medium shrub
  • Sharp-pointed foliage
  • Solitary white-pink flowers, September-March
Leptospermum scoparium  'Manuka'

Lythrum salicaria  'Purple Loosestrife'
  • Erect perennial bush, 50-150cm tall
  • Whorled ovate leaves along stem
  • Long flower spikes of pink, purple, blue petals September- April
Lythrum salicaria  'Purple Loosestrife'

Maireana decalvans  'Black Cotton Bush'
  • Erect shrub to 40cm high
  • Branches & leaves covered in dense soft hairs
  • Leaves between green and red, indistinct, cottony flowers 
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Maireana decalvans  'Black Cotton Bush'

Melaleuca ericifolia  'Swamp Paperbark'
  • Tall shrub
  • Dark green, thin linear foliage
  • White-cream bottlebrush flowers, Spring
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Melaleuca ericifolia  'Swamp Paperbark'

Ozothamnus ferrugineus   'Tree Everlasting'
  • Medium shrub
  • Linear foliage, from white to green
  • Dense clusters of tiny white flowers, December-March
Ozothamnus ferrugineus   'Tree Everlasting'

Prostanthera lasianthos  'Victorian Christmas Bush'
  • Large shrub, up to 6+m high
  • Dark green leaves, toothed margins, minty scent
  • Flowers white to pale mauve with purple spots, November-January
Prostanthera lasianthos  'Victorian Christmas Bush'

Rhagodia candolleana  'Seaberry Saltbush'
  • Coastal sprawling shrub to 4m tall
  • Ovate, shinging green leaves
  • Small flowers, September-December, followed by crimson fruit

Rhagodia parabolica  'Fragrant Saltbush'
  • Medium shrub 1-3m high
  • Leaves covered with glistening hairs
  • Sandy coastal landscapes
Rhagodia parabolica  'Fragrant Saltbush'

Viminaria juncea   'Golden Spray'
  • Tall shrub with open form 
  • Reduced green needle-like foliage
  • Yellow-orange pea-flowers, October-February
Viminaria juncea   'Golden Spray'

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