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Description

Eucryphia lucida

Leatherwood

• Tasmanian endemic species.
• Tall shrub to tree 2.0-6.0m
• Growth rate moderate to fast.
• Use for screen, windbreak, specimen, honey.
• Any moist soils with reasonable drainage.
• Full sun to part shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Not drought tolerant.
• Very wind firm but wind can damage leaves.
• Flowers in summer.
• Bee attracting.
• Bird attracting.
• Good species for cool moist areas.

Goodenia ovata

Native Primrose

• Dense small shrub 1.0-1.5m
• Growth rate fast.
• Use for screen, hedge, barrier, ornamental.
• Full sun to part shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Very drought tolerant.
• Very wind firm.
• Flowers spring and summer.
• Tip prune only.
• Clips well as hedge or barrier plant.
• Great for filling difficult gaps.
• Grows in dry shade.
• Bee attracting.
• Butterfly attracting.

Pomaderris elliptica

Dogwood

• Bushy rounded shrub 2.0-2.5m
• Growth rate fast.
• Use for screen, filler or specimen.
• Any soils – wet or dry.
• Full sun to part shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Very drought tolerant.
• Extremely wind firm.
• Flowers in spring.
• Prune as required.
• Bee attracting.
• Bird attracting.

Melaleuca virens

Mountain Bottlebrush

• Tasmanian endemic.
• Rounded small shrub 1.5-2.0m
• Growth rate medium.
• Use for screen, windbreak, hedge, specimen.
• Any soils wet or dry.
• Very frost hardy.
• Moderately drought tolerant.
• Very wind firm.
• Flowers spring and summer.
• Can be clipped as hedge.
• Bee attracting – good honey species.
• Young growth pink/red.
• Bird and butterfly attracting.