Shade Tolerant
Not every plant loves full sun — these native champions are made for dappled light, understory spots and shady corners. Great under trees or on the south side of the house.
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Discover the Mallee Saltbush (Rhagodia preissii), an Australian native that thrives in the most challenging conditions. Its dense growth and soft, gray-green leaves make it ideal for ground cover or low hedges, adapting well to various soil types.
Blooming with subtle white to pale green flowers from late spring to summer. Its sprawling form, growing approximately 1 to 2 meters tall and wide, enriches your garden with a lush, natural look.
Its berries attract local birds, while its drought tolerance ensures sustainability. With minimal water needs, it fits into a water wise garden
Small leaf bluebush also known as Maireana brevifolia, is a charming, low-growing bushy shrub. Known for it's delicate trailing habit and fine, fleshy leaves. It has star-shaped flowers in Spring. It's compact size and rounded nature make it ideal for rockeries, informal hedges, screening.
Loves growing in our Perth soils, can grow in any difficult spot. Small leaf bluebush adds diversity and provides resources for our local birds and insects.
Beyond its beauty, the Tall Saltbush offers a feast for honeyeaters with its red berries.
Perfect for under-canopy growth, the Tall Saltbush shows remarkable adaptability. It flourishes beneath taller trees. This low-maintenance shrub is well-suited to erosion control, habitat restoration, low-water landscaping while supporting local wildlife.
A perennial (grows back for several years) native grass reaching 60cm tall. Lovely long leaves and purple seed heads flowering often. Native grasses are an important part of the food chain for native animals and insects, they provide direct food, shelter, life cycle support and host plants.
If one grass sets seed, more grasses will grow every year.
Creeping Saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata), a robust plant that excels in stabilising soil and suppressing weeds. A low-growing, spreading ground cover reaching 1 metre across.
A dense low shrub with green/grey foliage and small, succulent red berries, which are diamond shaped, are food for birds. Atriplex semibaccata provides shelter and habitat for insects and lizards, grows in many soil types in full or part sun.