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Velvet Sky™

Velvet Sky

Velvet Sky™

Metrosideros collina 'MB01' PBR
Range: Emporium Range
Description: Amazing inky blue stems
Uses: Great as a hedge or small screen, or as a specimen plant
Position: Full sun to light shade
Size: 2-4m H x 1-3m W, in cooler climates can be smaller
Density: 1 plant per 1-5 m2^ or 1 plant per 0.5 - 2 linear metre
Soil Type: Clay, Well drained, Heavy, Sandy loam, Light Clay, Wide range, Moist
Where it Works: Sth QLD, Nothern NSW, SYD/Central NSW, Southern NSW, VIC, SA, WA Further testing required for Nth QLD. Protect from frost in cooler climates.
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Flirt™

Nandina domestica 'MURASAKI' PBR
Range: Hardy Exotic RangeWHERE TO BUYMore info
Description:
The only dwarf ground cover Nandina that will give you red new growth in spring, autumn and often in summer
Uses:
Ground cover, low hedge, feature
Position:
Full sun to moderate shade
Size:
30-40cm high x 40-50cm wide
Density:
4-6 per m2^, 2-4 per linear metre
Soil Type:
Free draining to heavy clay
Where It Works:
QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, NT, SA & WA
Red Head

Red Head™

Acmena smithii 'BWNRED' PBR
Range: Native ShrubsWHERE TO BUYMore info
Description:
Ever changing foliage colour, extremely Psyllid resistant - Best Plants Australia
Uses:
Hedging, screening, specimen planting
Position:
Full sun to part shade
Size:
6m high x 2.5m wide
Density:
1 per 1-5 m2^, 1 per 1-2 linear metre
Soil Type:
Well drained to heavy clay
Where It Works:
QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA
Coastal Pink

Coastal Pink™

Correa alba 'COR10' PBR
Range: Native ShrubsWHERE TO BUYMore info
Description:
New pink flowered form of the popular coastal Correa alba
Uses:
Coastal bird attracting landscape filler between trees, mass planted as a medium sized shrub or as a small to fence sized hedge
Position:
Full sun to light shade
Size:
2m high x 2m wide
Density:
1-2 per m2^, 1-2 per linear metre
Soil Type:
Preferably reasonably drained, but adaptable to most types
Where It Works:
VIC, ACT, SA, WA, TAS, Southern NSW and Sydney (in good draining soils)
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Great White™

Lomandra longifolia ‘MURU’ PBR pending
Range: Strappy LeafWHERE TO BUYMore info
Description:
Great White™ Lomandra is a variegated Lomandra with larger flowers
Uses:
Roadsides, golf courses, offices, mass plantings, feature plantings and gardens
Position:
Tolerates drought and cold. Tolerates windy and salt laden windy positions, but avoid foredune situations too close to the beach. Works best in full sun to moderate shade.
Size:
40-50cm high x 40-50cm wide
Density:
4–6 plants per m², 2–3 per linear metre
Soil Type:
Sandy, sandy loam to clay soils
Where It Works:
Southern NSW, SA, WA, TAS. Requires free draining soils or light to moderate shade in Sydney. Not suitable for QLD unless in areas like Toowoomba.