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