NEW FEBRUARY SPECIALS

Nitraria billardierii

$12/25 g, $189/kg

Nitraria billardierii, commonly known as Nitre Bush or Emu Bush, is a salt tolerant shrub, growing up to 2 m high and spreading up to 4 m. It bears white flowers in spring, followed by fruit which are edible and were a source of food for indigenous peoples and a popular food source for Emus. Nitraria billardierii grows in saline, clay and loamy soils, coastal and inland and can be used for revegetation of overgrazed areas.

Bixa orellana

$9.00/25 g, $159/kg

Bixa Orellana, commonly known as the Lipstick Tree, is a tropical shrub to small tree growing up to 6 m, with white or pink flowers followed by spiny, red-brown fruit that ripens throughout the year.  It originates from South America, mostly known as the source of annatto from the pulp covering the seeds - extracts of which are used as a food colouring.