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Acacia myrtifolia

Acacia myrtifolia            Myrtle Wattle

Low, spreading wattle with beautiful bronze new foliage and sprays of round, creamy flowers in spring. 1-1.5mx1.5m. Well drained, sunny sites.

Acacia suaveolens

Acacia suaveolens         Sweet Wattle

Low, open shrub with grey-green foliage and sweetly-scented cream flower spikes in winter-spring.  1.5x2-3m. Well drained and coastal, sunny to lightly shaded sites.
Aotos ericoides

Aotus ericoides      Golden Pea

Low, bushy plant with golden yellow and red pea flowers. 1mx1m. Well drained, sunny sites.
Banksia marginata coastal spread

Banksia marginata         ‘Coastal Spread’

Dense, low growing form with small leaves and compact yellow flower spikes. Bird attracting. 1mx2-3m. Well drained, dry and coastal, sunny sites.
Bossiaea cinerea

Bossiaea cinerea           Showy Bossiaea

Low, spreading shrub with yellow and red pea flowers. 1mx0.5m. Well drained, sunny sites.
Bracteantha subundulata

Bracteantha subundulata            Showy Everlasting

Attractive, large golden everlasting daisy flowers. 0.6mx0.4m. Lives up to 5 years. May gently self-seed. Well drained soils in a sunny position.

Calocephalus citreus      Lemon Beauty Heads

Low tufted perennial with long, silvery leaves and lemon-yellow, globular flowers on slender stems in spring-summer. Suitable for rockeries and containers. Good cut flower. 0.3mx0.2-0.5m. Well drained, coastal, sunny sites.
Calytrix tetragona coastal pink

Calytrix tetragona           Fringe Myrtle

Fine-leaved bushy shrub with masses of white, starry flowers in spring. Attractive, spiky seed heads. 1mx1m. Well drained and coastal sites in full sun.

            Coastal Pink: Spreading form with pink, starry flowers. 1mx1.5m. (pictured)
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