Large spreading shrub with glossy leathery leaves and huge clusters of cream white flowers presenting in a large horizontal platter, culminating in black berries. An extremely effective bird attractant. Tolerates part shade. Fast growing. Wood favoured for fire sticks. 2-3M
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Multi-stemmed clumping palm, common in Top End Gardens. Occurs in dense rainforests but will grow in a wide range of light conditions. Tidy tropical specimen for garden screening. 6-8M
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Versatile low maintenance lush, glossy & compact shrub that can be used as a hedge, screen, potted or indoor plant. Dense clusters of beautiful white to pink fragrant flowers, seen regularly throughout the year. Splendid fast growing & pretty specimen for full sun/part shaded ornamental gardens. Responds well to pruning. 2-3M
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Bushy succulent evergreen shrub with small white flowers and fruits. Glossy dense tropical foliage, able to be trimmed and hedged. Hardy, prunable, extremely fast growing and salt tolerant. Excellent for around pools, screening and privacy. 2-3M
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Small, slender and attractive ornamental shrub with striking blooms of small yellow flowers. Grows across NT & Kimberley/Pilbara in well drained soils & flood plains. Ornate and unique landscape planting for suburban gardens & rural properties. 0.5-3M
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Beautiful spreading succulent groundcover found on sand dunes and in wetlands/salt marshes. Stunning small pink to purple flowers. Important coastal pioneer for stabilisation. Widespread around the entire NT coastline. Tolerates salt inundation, sandy soils & mud flats. More information. 0.1M
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Hardy evergreen shrub with stunning yellow blooms of pea shaped flowers and string bean seed pods. Native to the NT Arnhem Coast, Tiwi and Coburg. Suitable for coastal and mangrove fringe plantings and as a distinctive feature specimen in garden beds, rockeries and urban gardens. 3.5-4M
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Robust, leafy tussocked grass. Handsome, tall & stately blue green foliage with strong root system. Found in sandy, red, heavy loam soils & floodplains and creek margins. Dominant in northern savanna & woodlands. Food source for gouldian, masked and long-tailed finch. 1.5-3M
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Lush, tropical but hardy sprawling groundcover or low climbing fern with dark green fronds and attractive bronze coloured new growth, which is edible. Vigorous spreading garden bed filler which tolerates low light. 0.5-0.8M
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Handsome large semi-deciduous monsoon forest feature tree. Endemic to the Top End with broad dark green foliage, bright green seed pods & black seeds. Elegant canopy shade tree with straight, commonly buttressed trunk. Useful ornamental, filling and screening tree. Very hardy, bird attractant, cyclone resistant. 10-15M
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Handsome medium sized screening & feature tree with dazzling bright red seed pods containing edible black seeds which taste like raw peanuts. Useful ornamental, filling and screening tree. Very hardy, bird attractant, cyclone resistant. 5-15M
Read MoreSyzygium armstrongii→
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Attractive medium sized evergreen tree with cream bark, dense shiny foliage, masses of white flowers and small white edible fruits. Very common shade tree for Darwin streetscapes, urban and rural plantings for its neat form, fast growth, cyclone stability and attraction to birds, bees & butterflies. 6-10M
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Medium sized, glossy & evergreen Lilly Pilly with deep green leaves and flushes of colourful bronze/red new growth. Fluffy creamy white flowers which are attractive to bees, birds & butterflies. Edible fruit useful for jams and jellies. Compact and fast growing low ornamental for border edging & screening in all native gardens. Full sun & part shade tolerant. Ideal for hedging & pots, can be pruned to desired height. 4-5M
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Small, glossy & evergreen Lilly Pilly with deep green leaves and flushes of colourful cherry red new growth. Fluffy creamy white flowers which are attractive to bees, birds & butterflies. Edible fruit useful for jams and jellies. Compact and fast growing low ornamental for border edging & screening in all native gardens. Full sun & part shade tolerant. Ideal for hedging & pots, responds readily to pruning. 1.5-2.5M
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Rare & near threatened evergreen bush apple shade tree from Croker, Melville and Bathurst islands. Flaky reddish-brown bark, buttressed roots and clustered small white flowers attractive to birds & bees. Succulent globular white edible fruit. Commonly found in permanently wet rainforests and nearby spring-fed streams. 15-25M.
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Beautiful large shade tree with rich red-brown bark, dark green foliage and masses of showy white flowers, which are attractive to birds & bees. Large edible white fruit. Popular cyclone & termite resistant park, streetscape and rural planting. 12-18M
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Handsome large monsoon forest shade tree. Endemic to the Top End, from Melville Is. to Gove. Dense dark green leathery foliage providing ample shade. Small white pear shaped edible fruits and attractive buttressed roots. Found in rainforests on near permanent water. Requires moisture and tolerates periodic inundation. 15-20M
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Large feature shade tree with attractive shiny leaves and buttress roots. Bursts of white flowers which are attractive to birds & bees, with purple edible fruit. Crushed leaves have pleasant fragrance. 15-20M
Read MoreSyzygium suborbiculare Pink→
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Handsome evergreen medium shade tree with bursts of large white flowers. Sweet apple like fruit eaten when pink and ripe. Very tasty compared to other Bush Apples, Pinyama is one of the most highly regarded Tiwi bush tucker foods. 10-12M
Read MoreSyzygium suborbiculare Red→
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Darwin's iconic red bush apple tree. Handsome & hardy medium sized shade tree with large glossy leaves & white flowers. Very large edible red apple like fruit eaten raw, used for jams, flavourings and in Gin. 8-10M
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