Colouful ornamental medium sized shrub, with green-red leaves. Attractive dark purple fruit with white showy perfumed flowers. Excellent filler for garden beds and screening. Butterfly attractant. 2-4M
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Small upright, hardy shrub with velvety grey/green foliage. Rattle-pod seeds and stunning clusters of remarkable chartreuse-green flowers, with vivid purplish-brown 'veins', resembling little hummingbirds. Suitable for sunny garden borders, erosion control, coastal/sand habitats in well drained soils. 1-3M
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Gorgeous erect single stalked perennial shrub with brilliant blue-violet pea shaped flowers. Excellent hardy & colourful specimen for gardens, rockeries and pots. Known as 'the butterfly plant' as it can often be seen covered by dozens at a time. 1M
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A small deciduous tree, endemic to Australia and found in coastal & riparian vine thickets throughout Darwin. Very important food source for the vulnerable Atlas Moth. An excellent lush & shapely small understory forest planting for suburban and rural gardens, provided ample moisture. 4-6M
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Moderate sized tree with dense glossy evergreen canopy. Lovely strong aromatic scent from bark, fruit and crushed leaves resembling a mixture of apricots and coconut. Can be pruned or contained in a large pot. 5-8M
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NT endemic multi stemmed shrub or slender tree with glossy green leaves and tasty love heart shaped edible red fruit. Small, fragrant white to yellow flowers. Densely foliated bush tucker filler plant for moist areas and monsoon forest plantings. 3-8M
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Hardy & attractive native perennial grass. Related to commercial lemon grass, can be used as as substitute as all parts have pleasant lemon scent. Also used in tea, drinks or food flavouring. Provides finch habitat & contrast or low screening for urban & rural garden beds, ponds, pools and rockeries. 1.5M
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Common rocky area grass with persistent fluffy seed heads. Related to commercial lemon grass. Can be used for tea, food flavouring or medicinal wash. Useful in grass species mix for Finch habitat. Best planted in multiples. 2M
Read MoreDiospyros calycantha →
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Medium to large hardy evergreen shrub/tree. Can be pruned as attractive screening bush, with dense glossy green leaves and masses of impressive fruit turning orange to red when ripe. Can grow into a tree but also flowers and fruits as a shrub. Tolerates part shade. 5-7M
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Excellent evergreen and hardy shrub. Can be pruned as attractive screening bush or hedge, with dense glossy green leaves and masses of impressive fruit turning yellow, red and black when ripe. Tolerates sandy soils & part shade. Useful dense understory bush for urban gardens. 4-6M
Read MoreDiospyros humilis→
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Small neat & pretty compact tree with dense lush dark green foliage and edible fruit that leaves a dry taste in the mouth. Excellent small filling, screening tree for urban and rural gardens. Timber prized for woodturning and fine cabinet work. 3-5M
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Excellent evergreen and hardy understory shrub to small tree. Can be pruned as attractive screening bush or hedge. Grows in monsoonal forest and along stream edges in variety of soils. Tolerates part shade. 3-6M
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An attractive medium sized shrub/tree with light green dense leaves, pretty tri-cornered pinkish papery winged capsule pods turning brown when ripe, containing small round black seeds. Excellent hardy shrub that can be readily hedged for screening and infilling. 2-4M
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Compact mostly evergreen understory rainforest shade tree, endemic to Australia. Dense foliage used to flavour meat. Bright red soft edible fruits with yellow fleshy centre, loved by birds. Smooth blotched grey and white bark. Grows in monsoon forest and variety of habitats, including sandstone hilly country. Favoured by the native Yellow & Common Albatross butterflies. Can get taller but generally 5-8M
Read MoreEucalyptus gamophylla→
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Very hardy small mallee widespread in the arid centre. White-cream flowers with white to grey/brown bark. 3-6M
Read MoreEucalyptus pachyphylla→
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Small to medium decorative evergreen mallee widespread through central NT. Buds turn pink before producing large creamy yellow flowers. Sweet edible nectar can be sipped directly or mixed with water to make a sweet beverage. 2-3M
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Shapely and very hardy small fig tree. Tasty green-yellow edible fruits with clear, sweet nectar rich in Vitamin C and favoured by birds. Waterwise & tolerates diverse habitats. Separate male and female plants. 4-8M
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Low maintenance, fast growing, soft screening shrub with white fleshy edible fruits tasting like peas. Widespread throughout woodlands and vine forest. Wood used for fire sticks and leaves used for Indigenous medicinal purposes. Ideal low maintenance, hardy, butterfly attracting screening plant. Deciduous. Male/Female plants. 2-3M
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Colourful shrub to small tree featuring sweetly fragrant white flowers with lovely spiralling petals forming on the ends of branches. Large strong smelling edible pulpy soft fruits available for much of the year. Brown/yellow mottled bark shedding to orange. Partly deciduous. Common in sandy soils and open woodland. 3-6M
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Delicate and attractive native groundcover. Common landscaping species for its hardy nature and relatively fast coverage. Glossy fluorescent green foliage & pretty white tubular flowers make it a very popular choice for low, spreading coverage that can readily be pruned & maintained. Garden edging & borders. 0.2-0.5M
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