FEATURED PLANTS OF THE WEEK
Cordyline australis $33.50/1000 seeds
Common Name: Cabbage Tree
- Grows up to 20 m tall
- Native to New Zealand
- Strappy leaves grow in dense tufts at the end of the branches
- Perfumed flowers appear in spring/early summer in dense flower spikes 60 to 100 cm long
- Flowers attract birds and insects
Cordyline australis atropurpurea $37.00/1000 seeds
Common Name: Purple Cabbage Tree
- Leaves are wine purple colour growing in dense tufts at the end of the branches
- Older plants develop trunks and can grow 3 to 4 m tall
- Frost and drought tolerant, low maintenance, prefers full sun
- Can be grown in containers and makes an interesting specimen in architectural landscape designs
Cassia brewsterii $11.00/25 g, $275.00/kg
Common Name: Leichardt Bean
- Endemic to Queensland
- Grows up to 12 m tall
- Flowers are yellow and red in hanging clusters in autumn, followed by pods up to 40 cm long
- Suitable for coastal plantings
Bauhinia carronii $12.00/25 g, $372.00/kg
Common Name: Red Bauhinia, Queensland Ebony
- Known as Lysiphyllum carronii in Queensland
- Grows up to 10 m tall
- Drought hardy
- Used as shade and fodder for stock in dry times
- Interesting timber for woodworking with its ‘ebony’ markings in the grain
Erythrina vespertilio $10.00/25 g, $235.00/kg
Common Name: Bat’s Wing Coral Tree
- Grows 6 to 10 m tall
- Australian native
- The three-lobed leaves resemble a bat’s open wings
- Deciduous in the dry season
- Flowers August/September when the tree is leafless
- Orange/red or deep red pea flowers