Stunning large, hardy & rare true-form NT Native shrub to small tree. (SYN: Melaleuca viminalis). Gorgeous foliage and profuse bright crimson red flower spikes, very attractive to a variety of native birds. Excellent fast growing & showy screening plant for sandy/clay soils in full sun. Useful for erosion control. Can tolerate coastal environments, light shade and be readily pruned. Requires moisture for establishment. 5-7M
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Distinctive small pendulous central Australian tree or shrub. Covered with bright cream to yellow flower blooms, and bright red sticky seeds. Useful small, unique and hardy filler tree. 6-8M
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Very hardy & highly versatile small strappy garden edging & low ornamental planting. Heavily scented nectar attracts pollinating insects. Suitable for indoor potting, or full sun. Australian native to all but NT & WA. 0.4-1M
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Small erect and very colorful perennial shrub with bursts of yellow pea flowers and rattling seed pods. Fast growing & spreading as garden bed filler and highly attractive to native butterflies, particularly the Swamp/Plain Tiger and Common Crow species. Can require management to keep contained. Thought to be toxic to some livestock, otherwise a very attractive small garden bed feature specimen. 1M
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Bushy semi-deciduous edible shrub, more evergreen when irrigated. Tolerates full sun or part shade. Smooth tasty fleshy berries, black when ripe. Butterfly food plant. Associated with sandstone country, monsoon forests near freshwater streams, open forest and woodland. 3-5M
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Delicious endemic NT Native edible. Favoured bush tucker. Small sprawling semi-deciduous shrub with dense glossy foliage & ripe purple fruits used to make dye, jam or eaten fresh. Found in sandstone country, monsoon thickets & open woodland. Male and female plants, best planted in multiples to maximise fruiting viability. Flowers & fruits from 2-3m tall. 1.5-3M
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Attractive fast growing low & spreading shrub wattle from Central Eastern Top End. Leathery smooth dark green leaves and bright yellow cylindrical spiked flowers. Hardy specimen suitable for borders & low screening in full sun & well drained soils. 2M
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Very rare, near threatened NT endemic Grevillea restricted to the Daly River basin and Fergusson Range. Ornate hardy feature garden planting with stunning reddish flowers that turn black upon ripening. Found on rocky slopes in open woodland. Prefers full sun & good drainage. Highly sought after in parks and gardens. 2–4M
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Decorative evergreen shrub endemic to Nth QLD. Spectacular dry season floral display of pale yellow flowers. Part shade tolerant, flowers as a shrub or can be grown in a pot. Very attractive to birds & bees. 3-5M
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Attractive trailing shrub. Watermelon pink to white/cream hibiscus-like flowers last one day, but prolific during wet season. Re-shoots from underground tuber with first rains. Tubers, leaves and shoots edible raw or cooked. Wide medicinal uses. Food plant for the Spotted Bollworm moth and Cotton Leaf roller. 1-1.5M
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Slender, open and delicate shrub/small ornamental tree, with fine needle-like leaves and regular bursts of pale yellow flowers blooming throughout. Hardy feature wattle for urban and rural garden beds. 2-5M
Read MoreAcacia difficilis→
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Attractive and neat well formed erect shrub to small tree for woodland garden plantings, with reddish bark and yellow flowers. Widely distributed across the Top End in sandy soils and open forests. Wide indigenous uses including edible gum & seeds, soap, adhesive & pain relief. 2.5-5M
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Hardy and extremely showy ornamental understory shrub for gardens and rockeries. Small elephant ear shaped leaves. Long cylinder deep yellow to golden flowers. 2-3M
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Erect, hardy and pretty multi branched wattle, with profuse bursts of bright yellow flowers. Useful screening and landscape shrub for waterwise gardens. 1-4M
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Delicate, pretty and neat small shrub with pale yellow pod flowers. Compact garden bed ornamental. Foliage used as herb flavouring for cooking meat. Flowers for long periods. 1-3M
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Extremely hardy and fast spreading shrub. Very common Acacia species across Darwin with yellow rod shaped flowers and twisted seed pods. Seeds ground to make flour, damper or flat bread or as soap wash. Very useful revegetation species. 3-4M
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Near threatened beautiful and distinctive weeping wattle from restricted area of VRD region with fine delicate leaves and pretty yellow flowers along branchlets. Drooping form provides hardy and handsome small shrub feature planting for rockeries and woodland gardens. 3-5M
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Hardy, shapely and fast growing small to medium wattle with prolific blooms of showy pale yellow cylindrical flowers. Suitable for in filling, screening/shade and revegetation. 4-10M
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Hardy, slender and elegant medium sized shrub covered with beautiful cream/yellow globule pod flowers throughout the year. Sap can be eaten like a bush toffee. Useful for feature planting, filling and screening. 3-8M
Read MoreAcacia mountfordiae→
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Attractive medium sized NT endemic wattle with green grey leaves. Handsome weeping foliage cascades like a waterfall with bursts of contrasting bright yellow flowers. Excellent feature & screening specimen. 3-4M
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