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Indigenous Plants

Why your garden matters!

Bulleen Art & Garden June 20, 2019September 25, 2020

Every garden is its own (or is a unique but connected) ecosystem containing an extraordinary array of living organisms including plants, fungi, bacteria, microbes, insects and animals that all impact on the health and resilience of the living network. We

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Solanum aviculare (Kangaroo Apple)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2018October 28, 2019

A decorative, fast-growing shrub with attractive, deeply-lobed, dark-green leaves. Becomes straggly with age but is easily rejuvenated with heavy pruning. Clusters of violet flowers in January, followed by orange-red egg-shaped fruits. Fruits were eaten by Indigenous Australians, but only when

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Acacia acinacea (Gold Dust Wattle)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2018June 3, 2020

Small stiff light green leaves borne on gently arching branches. Masses of fragrant golden yellow flowers from late winter to early summer. Suprisingly hardy! Flowers profusely in bright, fragrant yellow balls from August to November. Good low screening plant when

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Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2018October 28, 2019

Bushy shrub with bright yellow flowers, contrasting with fresh green foliage. Vibrant yellow blooms make good cut flowers. Needs regular pruning to maintain compact habit. Sprays of yellow flowers most of the year, with peak flowering through spring and summer.

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Indigofera australis (Australian Indigo)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 9, 2018October 28, 2019

Indigofera australis Austral Indigo, Australian Indigo Flowers are sprays of soft purple through to pink from mid-September to November. Lovely soft blue green lacy foliage. Form can be variable, pruning will give a neater dense form, leaving alone will lend

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Correa reflexa (Native Fuchsia)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

Nectar feeding birds feed from the long tubular flowers of this native shrub. It has the advantage of flowering prolifically from March until mid-winter, at a time when it can be difficult to find other natives in flower. Will do

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Tetratheca ciliata (Pink Bells)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

The long flowering period (late winter through spring) make it a valuable pollen source for native bees. Frost tolerant and copes with dry exposed sites, but prefers some protection from the full sun. Looks best planted in groups.

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Hardenbergia violacea – Purple Coral Pea

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

Also known as ‘Happy Wanderer’ or ‘False Sarsaparilla’. An excellent habitat plant. The stunning flowers provide nectar and pollen for native bees, moths, butterflies wasps and other native insects. The seed is harvested by native insects and birds and the

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Bracteantha bracteata (Everlasting Daisy)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019
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Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 15, 2017October 28, 2019

Soft, erect or sprawling perennial tussock with narrow green, purple or blue leaves. A distinctive grass which forms extensive swards in native grasslands. Glossy, rust coloured spikelets on slightly arching stems from September to February. Plant en masse in flowering

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Indigenous Gardens

Bulleen Art & Garden May 29, 2017October 28, 2019

We sometimes speak to customers who are a little confused about what exactly an indigenous plant is. Yes, they are all Australian Natives, however the definition is a little more detailed. Specifically, indigenous plants are those that occur naturally in

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Grevillea rosemarinafolia (Rosemary Grevillea)

Bulleen Art & Garden October 5, 2016October 28, 2019

Grevillea rosemarinafolia Rosemary Grevillea Clear rose red spidery flowers borne along the branches from late winter all the way through to summer, with occasional bursts of flowers at other times. The dark green rosemary like leaves are spiny and provide

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Wahlenbergia communis (Tufted Bluebell)

Bulleen Art & Garden August 16, 2009October 28, 2019

Wahlenbergia communis: This graceful perennial ground cover, native to all Australian mainland states, grows to 40cm high and 30cm wide with suggested planting spacing of 20cm. It has blue green foliage that is tufted at the base of the plant and

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BAAG acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as traditional custodians of the land now known as Manningham. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past, present and emerging, and value their ongoing contribution to the cultural heritage of the area.

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