Rainforest Understory

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  Deeringia amaranthoides

  $10.50

  A small rainforest understorey shrub or low climber, makes an effective groundcover. Spikes of white flowers develop into showy purple-red berries. Semi shade, most soils. NSW & Q’ld.
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  Claoxylon australe – BRITTLEWOOD

  $10.50

  Tall often straggly shrub to 8m from cool sheltered sites. Showy white fluffy m. flowers, reddish f. racemes. Fairly fast & hardy but needs cool moist well drained site. Prune to keep tidy. SE.Q’ld to SE.NSW.
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  Sauropus macranthus – PUMPKIN BUSH

  $12.50

  Compact shrub to 2m. Small red flowers borne along the branches, showy bright red pumpkin-shaped fruit. Fairly fast. Prefer a protected well drained site in sun or shade. NE.Q’ld.
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  Cordyline petiolaris – BROAD LEAVED PALM LILY

  $7.50 – $15.00

  A tall Palm Lily forming clumps to 5m. White to purple flowers on branching stems, followed by bright red berries. Hardy, requires a semi-shaded position. Excellent tub plant.
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  Alpinia caerulea – NATIVE GINGER

  $4.50 – $10.50

  A native clumping Ginger with large attractive leaves, small white flowers & edible blue fruit. Hardy in full sun but prefers a semi shaded protected moist site. N.NSW & Q’ld.
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  Orthosiphon aristatus – Cat’s Whiskers Purple

  $7.50

  Hardy bushy fast growing shrub to 1m tolerating sun or shade. Prune in Autumn to look its best. Large terminal spikes of purple flowers are very showy.
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  Actephila grandiflora – ACTEPHILA

  $10.50

  Bushy understorey tree to 7m, with white flowers and shiny dark green leaves. Must have a moist shady site with extra water in dry periods.
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  Delarbrea michieana – BLUE NUN

  $5.50 – $12.50
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  Cupaniopsis cooperorum

  $12.50

  Ornamental small tree with attractive pinnate foliage & cream flowers. Red capsular fruit opening to expose yellow-arilled seeds. A recently described species from Atherton Tablelands, NE.Q’ld.
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  Aidia racemosa

  $15.00
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  Aglaia brownii – BOODYARRA

  $15.00

  Attractive bushy tree to 8m with large leaves & showy creamy yellow flowers, orange yellow ribbed fruit. Prefer sheltered free draining site in morning sun. Good indoor. Gympie north
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  Wilkiea macrophylla – LARGE-LEAVED WILKIEA

  $12.50

  Upright tree to 8m. Reddish new growth. Large stiff coursely serrated leathery leaves. Small smelly yellow flowers. Black ovoid fruit. Fairly slow, well drained site in sun or shade. NE.NSW to NE.Qld.
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  Wilkiea huegeliana – VEINY WILKIEA

  $5.50 – $10.50

  A widespread small tree to 6m with stiff sharply serrated leathery leaves. Small fragrant yellow flowers, clusters of ovoid black fruit. well drained, sun or shade, very hardy. Proserpine NE.Qld to S.NSW.
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  Wilkiea austroqueenslandica – SMOOTH WILKIEA

  $5.50 – $10.50

  Ornamental shrub tree to 5m with showy red new growth. Very old trees are flanged at base. Yellow green flowers, black fruit. Prefers a semi-shaded, well-drained site. SE.Qld & NE.NSW.
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  Wikstroemia indica – BOOTLACE SHRUB

  $5.50 – $10.50

  Small bushy shrub to 1.5m with an open habit. Hardy in well-drained soils, sun or shade. Greenish white flowers followed by orange / red fruit which is toxic. NE.NSW to NE.Qld & NT.
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  Triunia robusta – NORTHERN HONEYSUCKLE

  $15.00

  Bushy shrub mianly confined to Nambour District SE.Q’ld but also sth of Miriam Vale. Attractive large white flowers, 2-3cm red fruit. Slow, protected site in part shade or shade.