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 MoreDenhamia obscura→
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Unique and decorative waterwise woodland tree. Very hardy with elegant dense weeping foliage & jagged leaves, attractive pale yellow fruits which split open to reveal red seeds. Excellent revegetation species or for woodland infilling on rural blocks. 4-10M
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NT Native variant of the common ornamental flax lilly. A low tufted solitary pretty plant with blue to purple shiny berries. Excellent simple, neat and tough ground cover shrub or low garden bed filler/ garden edging. 0.8-1M
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Popular low clumping evergreen ornamental. Strappy glossy leaves and sweet edible blue-purple berries & nutty seeds. Blue-lilac flower petals with yellow inner. Very hardy & adaptable. Tolerates part shade for understory planting. 1M
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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
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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 hardy evergreen tree with impressive dense rounded shade canopy. Can be pruned as attractive screening bush or large shrub, with dense glossy green leaves & masses of impressive yellow fruit, turning red to black. Tolerates sandy soils. Timber prized for woodturning and cabinet work. 5-8M
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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
Read MoreDrypetes deplanchei→
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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
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Beautiful native annual or perennial grass, small and slender with delicate purplish soft flower heads. Provides contrast, border and low screening for urban and rural garden beds, ponds, pools and rockeries. Useful in grass species mix for Finch habitat. Best planted in multiples. 0.8M
Read MoreErythrina vespertilio →
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Small spectacular red flowering deciduous tree with bat-winged shaped leaves. A showy ornamental useful for screening, accent and feature planting on rural and urban properties. Very hardy. 5-8M
Read MoreErythrophleum chlorostachys→
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Common Top End native woodland tree, creamy bottle brush flowers and large flat pods. Slightly sweet sap tastes like commercial toffee. Provides hardy shade & important revegetation species although toxic to livestock. 10-15M
Read MoreEucalyptus alba →
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Large attractive evergreen white gum with profuse white flowers through dry season and build up. Hardy and adaptable although prefers moister habitats. One of the Top End's iconic & most distinctive big ghost gum trees. 10-18M
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Attractive large Top End salmon gum with enormous triangular leaves, white grey bark shedding to brilliant salmon-pink and profuse bursts of white flowers. Similar to E.tintinnans but with larger form & much larger leaves. 10-20M
Read MoreEucalyptus brevifolia→
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Pretty small to medium endemic mallee gum. Widespread in the Kimberley & VRD with smooth creamy white bark, ageing to pink/grey. Evergreen blue-green foliage and cream flowers. Forms a lignotuber to resist fire & drought. Requires a sunny position with well drained soils. 6-8M
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