Most loved for its spectacular clusters of bright red spider-shaped flowers and finely divided evergreen foliage, flowering for much of the year.
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Grevillea 'Red Hooks' is a vigorous evergreen native shrub with deeply divided, fern like leaves and bold red spider flowers held above the foliage. The hooked flower styles give the plant its name. Growth is dense and bushy from the base, so it screens well while still flowering heavily.
It grows quickly at 50 centimetres to a metre a year in full sun and well drained soil, and it copes with sandy coastal ground, inland heat and light to moderate frost once established. Temperate, warm temperate, subtropical and Mediterranean gardens all suit it. Skip phosphorus rich fertilisers.
Councils and civic projects use it for fast screening along fence lines, in road reserves and in mass plantings where colour and bird habitat both matter. In home gardens it makes an informal hedge or a large feature shrub. The speed of establishment is what most buyers are after.
About Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
It is a hardy hybrid grevillea grown for bold red flowers and dense, deeply lobed foliage. The blooms appear over a very long season and draw honeyeaters, bees and other pollinators. It forms a broad, bushy shrub that works as a screen or a standalone feature, and it is one of the tougher grevilleas in cultivation.
Mature plants generally reach 2 to 3 metres tall and 2 to 4 metres wide, so allow real width when you plant. It fills out from the base and spreads sideways as much as it climbs. Pruning from a young age keeps it more upright and contained where space along a fence line is limited.
Fast, at roughly 50 centimetres to a metre a year in good conditions. From an advanced plant you can expect a usable screen within two seasons, quicker than most native shrubs of this size. Growth slows once the plant reaches full size, and regular pruning keeps that later growth dense.
For a dense informal screen, space plants 1 to 1.5 metres apart. For a tighter clipped hedge, bring that in to about 80 centimetres. Closer spacing fills faster but the plants compete, so watering and feeding matter more in the first two years. Stagger a double row if you want a solid windbreak.
Yes. It tolerates salt laden wind and sandy, free draining soil, which makes it a sound choice for second line coastal planting behind the frontal dune. In very exposed front row positions the foliage can burn, so give it some shelter there. Good drainage matters more to it than soil fertility.
Full sun, without qualification. Flowering drops away sharply in shade and the plant opens up and becomes leggy. Six hours of direct sun a day is the minimum for a dense, heavily flowering shrub. An open position with air movement also reduces the fungal problems grevilleas pick up in still, humid corners.
Prune after the main flowering flush, cutting back into leafy growth rather than bare wood, and repeat lightly through the year to keep it dense. Water weekly for the first summer, then rarely. Mulch with coarse bark or gravel, and feed once a year in spring with a low phosphorus native fertiliser.
| Pot / bag size | Width | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| 30cm Pot | 33cm | 30cm |
| 40cm/45L Pot | 44cm | 41.5cm |
| 50cm Pot / 70L Pot | 55cm | 41.8cm |
| 100L Bag | 50.6cm | 52.8cm |
| 150L Bag | 66cm | 55cm |
| 200L Bag | 71.5cm | 60.5cm |
| 300L Bag | 88cm | 63.8cm |
| 400L Bag | 99cm | 66cm |
| 500L Bag | 122cm | 66cm |
| 750L Bag | 134cm | 69cm |
| 1000L Bag | 146.3cm | 71.5cm |
| 2000L Bag | 176cm | 82.5cm |
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Grevillea 'Red Hooks' is a vigorous evergreen native shrub with deeply divided, fern like leaves and bold red spider flowers held above the foliage. The hooked flower styles give the plant its name. Growth is dense and bushy from the base, so it screens well while still flowering heavily.
It grows quickly at 50 centimetres to a metre a year in full sun and well drained soil, and it copes with sandy coastal ground, inland heat and light to moderate frost once established. Temperate, warm temperate, subtropical and Mediterranean gardens all suit it. Skip phosphorus rich fertilisers.
Councils and civic projects use it for fast screening along fence lines, in road reserves and in mass plantings where colour and bird habitat both matter. In home gardens it makes an informal hedge or a large feature shrub. The speed of establishment is what most buyers are after.
About Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
It is a hardy hybrid grevillea grown for bold red flowers and dense, deeply lobed foliage. The blooms appear over a very long season and draw honeyeaters, bees and other pollinators. It forms a broad, bushy shrub that works as a screen or a standalone feature, and it is one of the tougher grevilleas in cultivation.
Mature plants generally reach 2 to 3 metres tall and 2 to 4 metres wide, so allow real width when you plant. It fills out from the base and spreads sideways as much as it climbs. Pruning from a young age keeps it more upright and contained where space along a fence line is limited.
Fast, at roughly 50 centimetres to a metre a year in good conditions. From an advanced plant you can expect a usable screen within two seasons, quicker than most native shrubs of this size. Growth slows once the plant reaches full size, and regular pruning keeps that later growth dense.
For a dense informal screen, space plants 1 to 1.5 metres apart. For a tighter clipped hedge, bring that in to about 80 centimetres. Closer spacing fills faster but the plants compete, so watering and feeding matter more in the first two years. Stagger a double row if you want a solid windbreak.
Yes. It tolerates salt laden wind and sandy, free draining soil, which makes it a sound choice for second line coastal planting behind the frontal dune. In very exposed front row positions the foliage can burn, so give it some shelter there. Good drainage matters more to it than soil fertility.
Full sun, without qualification. Flowering drops away sharply in shade and the plant opens up and becomes leggy. Six hours of direct sun a day is the minimum for a dense, heavily flowering shrub. An open position with air movement also reduces the fungal problems grevilleas pick up in still, humid corners.
Prune after the main flowering flush, cutting back into leafy growth rather than bare wood, and repeat lightly through the year to keep it dense. Water weekly for the first summer, then rarely. Mulch with coarse bark or gravel, and feed once a year in spring with a low phosphorus native fertiliser.
Evergreen (foliage year round)
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea is expected to grow 50cm to 100cm per year (fast).
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea works in an:
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree
Mature Height: 2m to 3m
Mature Width: 2m to 4m
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea is expected to grow 50cm to 100cm per year (fast).
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea is expected to grow 50cm to 100cm per year (fast).
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Is Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea frost tolerant?
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea is Frost Tolerant – Can handle light to moderate frost once established.
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ produces large, vibrant red toothbrush-shaped flowers from late winter through summer. These long, arching blooms sit prominently above the foliage and create a bold, eye-catching display that attracts attention across the garden.
Does Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea flower?
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Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea is Native to A cultivated hybrid Grevillea, bred in Australia and derived from species native to eastern and southern Australia.
Its nectar-rich flowers are a magnet for honeyeaters, lorikeets, native bees and butterflies, providing a major food source across much of the year. The dense evergreen foliage also offers excellent shelter and foraging habitat for small birds, making it a standout wildlife-supporting native shrub.
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea will thrive best in:
Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ performs best in well-drained sandy or loam soils and prefers slightly acidic conditions. It may struggle in heavy clay or alkaline soils unless improved with organic matter and coarse material to boost drainage and reduce pH. Keep soil evenly moist during establishment, then move to deep, occasional watering as it matures to support its strong drought performance, vigorous growth and abundant flowering.
Is Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ – Red Hooks Grevillea Drought tolerant?
As a young plant it requires regular watering, but once established ‘Red Hooks’ develops excellent drought tolerance. It thrives in hot, dry and coastal environments and maintains vigorous growth and reliable flowering with minimal supplementary watering.
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Enriched Planting Mix is a certified organic blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent, bagged in 30L. It is built to be dug through existing garden soil at planting time rather than used on its own, and the gypsum is what sets it apart from a plain compost.
Gypsum helps break up heavy clay so water and roots can move through it, while the compost and manure return organic matter and nutrient to tired ground. The coarse bark holds structure and keeps air around the root zone, and the wetting agent keeps moisture in the soil longer after rain or watering.
Use it when planting trees, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and exotic garden plants, particularly into clay. Dig a hole twice the width of the pot and 7 centimetres deeper, then mix roughly one third planting mix through the excavated soil. Spread 7 centimetres of that improved soil in the base before setting the plant in.
About Enriched Planting Mix
It is a blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent. Each part has a job. The compost and manure supply organic matter and nutrient, the gypsum works on clay structure, the bark keeps air around the roots and the wetting agent holds moisture in the soil.
It suits exotic garden plants, including roses, ornamental and deciduous trees, fruit trees, shrubs and perennials, and it earns its keep most on heavy clay sites. It is a planting mix rather than a potting mix, so its job is improving soil at planting time. Phosphorus sensitive natives are the one clear exception.
No, not for the phosphorus sensitive ones. The composted animal manure in this blend lifts phosphorus well above what Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea will tolerate, and the result can be leaf burn, dieback and plant death. Use the Native Potting Mix for those species, or plant them into unimproved local soil.
Yes. It is a certified organic product with no chemical additives, which is why the manure and compost in it are fully composted rather than raw. That makes it sound around fruit trees and vegetable beds, and it means you are adding genuine organic matter to your soil rather than a synthetic conditioner.
Work on roughly one third planting mix to two thirds of the soil you dug out of the hole. For a shrub out of a 200 millimetre pot that is only a few litres. An advanced tree going into a large hole will take considerably more. Judge the quantity by the volume of the hole rather than the size of the plant.
It is not a potting mix and should not be used on its own in a container. The blend is designed to be diluted through garden soil, and used straight in a pot it holds too much water and settles badly. For containers, reach for a premium potting mix, or the native mix if you are potting natives.
Yes. Water the plant well several hours before you plant it, then water thoroughly again once the hole is backfilled and the soil firmed down. That first deep watering settles the improved soil around the root ball and drives out air pockets. Keep the water up over the first few months while the roots establish.
Enriched Planting Mix is a certified organic blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent, bagged in 30L. It is built to be dug through existing garden soil at planting time rather than used on its own, and the gypsum is what sets it apart from a plain compost.
Gypsum helps break up heavy clay so water and roots can move through it, while the compost and manure return organic matter and nutrient to tired ground. The coarse bark holds structure and keeps air around the root zone, and the wetting agent keeps moisture in the soil longer after rain or watering.
Use it when planting trees, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and exotic garden plants, particularly into clay. Dig a hole twice the width of the pot and 7 centimetres deeper, then mix roughly one third planting mix through the excavated soil. Spread 7 centimetres of that improved soil in the base before setting the plant in.
About Enriched Planting Mix
It is a blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent. Each part has a job. The compost and manure supply organic matter and nutrient, the gypsum works on clay structure, the bark keeps air around the roots and the wetting agent holds moisture in the soil.
It suits exotic garden plants, including roses, ornamental and deciduous trees, fruit trees, shrubs and perennials, and it earns its keep most on heavy clay sites. It is a planting mix rather than a potting mix, so its job is improving soil at planting time. Phosphorus sensitive natives are the one clear exception.
No, not for the phosphorus sensitive ones. The composted animal manure in this blend lifts phosphorus well above what Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea will tolerate, and the result can be leaf burn, dieback and plant death. Use the Native Potting Mix for those species, or plant them into unimproved local soil.
Yes. It is a certified organic product with no chemical additives, which is why the manure and compost in it are fully composted rather than raw. That makes it sound around fruit trees and vegetable beds, and it means you are adding genuine organic matter to your soil rather than a synthetic conditioner.
Work on roughly one third planting mix to two thirds of the soil you dug out of the hole. For a shrub out of a 200 millimetre pot that is only a few litres. An advanced tree going into a large hole will take considerably more. Judge the quantity by the volume of the hole rather than the size of the plant.
It is not a potting mix and should not be used on its own in a container. The blend is designed to be diluted through garden soil, and used straight in a pot it holds too much water and settles badly. For containers, reach for a premium potting mix, or the native mix if you are potting natives.
Yes. Water the plant well several hours before you plant it, then water thoroughly again once the hole is backfilled and the soil firmed down. That first deep watering settles the improved soil around the root ball and drives out air pockets. Keep the water up over the first few months while the roots establish.
Eucalyptus spathulata, the swamp mallet, is a Western Australian tree with smooth coppery bronze to dark grey bark that peels each year to a satin finish. Narrow, bright green leaves form a dense, fine textured and rounded crown on a slender trunk, and small white flowers open from late winter into spring.
It wants full sun and free draining sandy or gravelly soil, and it is at home in hot, dry, exposed and coastal positions. Growth is 50 centimetres to 1 metre a year, and established trees shrug off drought, salt wind and light to moderate frost. Maintenance comes down to almost nothing.
At 6 to 10 metres tall and 4 to 6 metres across it fits street verges, car parks, avenues and windbreaks without outgrowing them, and it suits Mediterranean style and native gardens. Space it 3 metres apart in an avenue, or 3 to 4 metres as a feature. Tidy year round, and thrifty with water once away.
About Swamp Mallet
Swamp mallet is a Western Australian eucalypt with smooth coppery bronze to dark grey bark that sheds annually to a satin finish, and narrow bright green leaves in a dense rounded crown. Small white flowers open from late winter into spring. It is evergreen, fast growing and very tough in dry, exposed country.
Mature trees sit at 6 to 10 metres tall with a spread of 4 to 6 metres, forming an upright, compact head on a single slender trunk. That scale suits street verges, car parks and suburban blocks where a full sized gum would be too much. The canopy stays tidy without shaping.
It performs best in southern Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and the drier parts of New South Wales, particularly on sandy or gravelly ground with low to moderate rainfall. It also handles saline and exposed coastal sites. Humid subtropical conditions with heavy summer rain suit it least of all.
Once established it is both. It comes from low rainfall country in the Western Australian wheatbelt and is used there for windbreaks and salinity control, so it copes with dry summers, salty soils and salt laden wind. First year watering still matters; after that, supplementary irrigation is rarely needed.
From late winter into spring, roughly August to October, with small creamy white flowers clustered through the canopy. They are nectar rich and bring in honeyeaters and native bees. Flowering is followed by small woody gumnuts that hold on the tree and add a bit of texture through summer.
Its root system is more restrained than that of the large forest gums, but it is still a eucalypt. Keep it about 4 to 5 metres clear of paving, house foundations, septic lines and stormwater pipes. Planted with that clearance it has a good track record as a street and car park tree.
Water fortnightly through the first summer to establish the roots, then leave it to rainfall. Mulch with gravel or coarse bark. Prune only for clearance or to remove damaged wood, in late winter. It needs no feeding on most soils, and heavy watering or rich fertiliser does more harm than good.
Syzygium australe 'Resilience' is one of the most widely planted lilly pilly cultivars in New South Wales and Queensland, valued for its pest resistance, dense foliage, and dependable performance. The glossy deep green leaves and striking red to copper new growth give it year-round colour and a thick, bushy habit.
Resilience grows to 4-6 metres tall and 2-3 metres wide, and is most commonly maintained as a 1.5-4 metre clipped hedge. The fast growth, dense canopy, and excellent response to pruning make it a top choice for privacy screening, formal and informal hedges, and fast-establishing boundary planting.
Its key advantage is psyllid resistance: where older Syzygium varieties are disfigured by pimple-like pest damage, 'Resilience' holds clean, unblemished foliage without chemical treatment. It thrives in full sun to part shade, tolerates drought once established, and produces fluffy white summer flowers followed by berries that attract native birds.
The 50cm Tall Square Form is the same cultivar grown on and pre-clipped to a squared upright panel. It is the shortcut to an instant formal hedge: set the units side by side and the line closes immediately, with none of the two or three seasons a shrub-form hedge takes to knit together.
Which form do you need? The 30cm, 40cm, 50cm, 100L and 200L sizes are the natural bushy form, supplied as shrubs for screens and hedges you clip yourself. The 50cm Tall Square Form arrives already clipped as a squared panel for an instant formal line. For the same cultivar trained as a clipped lollipop on a clear trunk, see the Syzygium 'Resilience' Standard, or as a clipped cone, the Resilience Cones.
About Syzygium australe 'Resilience' Lilly Pilly
It is the same 'Resilience' cultivar grown on and pre-clipped into a squared upright panel rather than a bushy shrub. Placed side by side, the units give a finished formal hedge on the day they go in. It costs more than the shrub form because the clipping and the growing-on time are already done for you.
Syzygium australe 'Resilience' grows to 4-6 metres tall and 2-3 metres wide, and is most commonly maintained as a 1.5-4 metre clipped hedge.
Resilience is fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established, making it one of the quickest hedges to fill in.
Yes. 'Resilience' is a psyllid-resistant lilly pilly cultivar, which is the main reason it outperforms older Syzygium varieties and holds clean, unblemished foliage.
Yes. Resilience is one of the most popular hedging and screening lilly pillies in NSW and QLD, valued for its dense growth, glossy foliage, and excellent response to pruning.
Plant 60-80cm apart for a dense formal hedge, or 1 metre for a more relaxed screen. Tall Square Form units are placed edge to edge, so the line is closed from day one.
Yes. Syzygium australe is an Australian native, and 'Resilience' is a selected cultivar valued for its psyllid resistance and compact growth.
Resilience thrives across most Australian climates, performing best in temperate to subtropical regions. It is drought tolerant once established and attracts native birds.
Syzygium paniculatum 'Backyard Bliss' is a fast-growing, low-maintenance Australian native ideal for creating dense, lush hedges. Its vibrant evergreen foliage is complemented by striking coppery bronze new growth, making it a gorgeous and eye-catching feature in any garden.
They look excellent when planted as privacy screens or formal hedges and work well for topiary or standalone ornamental trees. Summer brings fluffy cream-white blossoms that attract bees and native birds, boosting your garden's ecological value.
Thriving in full sun to part shade and adaptable to well-drained soils, including clay and sandy types, this resilient tree is drought and frost tolerant once established. For added landscape interest, 'Backyard Bliss' hedges can be underplanted with shade-tolerant groundcovers or small flowering plants to create layered garden designs.
About Syzygium paniculatum 'Backyard Bliss' Lilly Pilly
Backyard Bliss reaches 4-5 metres tall and around 2 metres wide at maturity. With regular trimming it can be maintained at any height between 1.5 and 4 metres, making it one of the most versatile lilly pilly varieties for Australian hedges.
Backyard Bliss is a fast-growing cultivar, adding roughly 1 metre of growth per year once established in good conditions. Expect a usable privacy hedge within 18-24 months from 45L pot size.
Plant 60-80cm apart for a dense, fast-establishing formal hedge. For a looser informal screen, 1 metre spacing also works well.
Yes. Backyard Bliss is one of the most psyllid-resistant lilly pilly varieties available, which is the main reason it outperforms older Syzygium cultivars across Australian gardens.
Yes. Backyard Bliss performs well in large pots (minimum 50L) and is widely used as a balcony screen or potted formal hedge with regular watering and feeding.
Yes. The summer cream-white flowers attract native birds, bees, and pollinators, and the dense evergreen canopy provides shelter and nesting habitat.
Trim two to three times through the warmer months to keep a formal hedge dense and even, starting while the plants are young so the base fills out properly. Light, regular clipping gives a better result than one hard cut. Backyard Bliss shoots readily from older wood, so it recovers well if you need to bring a hedge back down in height.
Callistemon citrinus 'Harkness' produces some of the largest and most brilliantly red bottlebrush flowers of any Callistemon, carried heavily through spring and summer with sporadic flushes at other times. The flowers are worked constantly by honeyeaters and native bees.
'Harkness' grows to 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide at 40 to 60 centimetres per year, holding a dense upright habit that fills in from the base. It works as an informal screen along a boundary, as a mass planting in civic and rural landscapes, or as a single specimen in a large pot.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and periodic wet feet once established. It grows in full sun and needs little beyond a light prune after flowering to stay dense.
About Callistemon citrinus 'Harkness'
'Harkness' grows to 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide with a dense upright habit. It can be held lower with regular trimming after flowering.
The main flush is through spring and summer, with sporadic flowering at other times of year. 'Harkness' carries notably large, deep red bottlebrush flowers.
Yes. The nectar-rich flowers are heavily worked by honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees, and the dense branching gives shelter to small birds.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, which suits it to inland tablelands districts as well as coastal gardens.
Yes. Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen. It responds well to trimming immediately after flowering, which keeps it compact and encourages the next flush.
It is highly adaptable, tolerating poor soils, clay, extended dry and periodic waterlogging once established. Free-draining soil gives the best growth but is not essential.
Yes. It performs well in large pots in full sun. Use a quality potting mix, water regularly through summer, and prune after flowering to keep the shape tight.
Callistemon citrinus x viminalis 'KPS' carries some of the largest and most intensely crimson bottlebrush flowers of any cultivar, held in heavy flushes through spring and summer against dense evergreen foliage. It is among the showiest bottlebrushes available and a reliable magnet for honeyeaters.
'KPS' grows to 3 to 5 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide at 50 to 80 centimetres per year, filling in densely from the base without needing to be clipped into shape. It works as a fast informal screen along a boundary, a mass planting in civic and rural landscapes, or a specimen in a large pot.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and periodic wet feet once established. It grows in full sun and asks for nothing beyond a light trim after each flowering flush.
About Callistemon 'KPS'
'KPS' grows to 3 to 5 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide with a dense habit. It can be held lower with a trim after flowering if a shorter screen is wanted.
'KPS' is a hybrid of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon viminalis, selected for unusually large, deeply crimson flower spikes and dense foliage. It is one of the showiest bottlebrush cultivars grown.
The main flush is through spring and summer, with sporadic flowering at other times. Flowering is heavy enough to cover much of the canopy.
It grows at 50 to 80 centimetres per year once established, forming a usable screen within two to three years with regular water through the first summers.
Yes. The nectar-rich crimson flowers are worked heavily by honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees, and the dense branching shelters smaller birds.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, suiting it to inland tablelands as well as coastal gardens.
Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or 2 to 3 metres apart where each plant should read as an individual shrub.
Leptospermum brachyandrum 'Jack Frost' is a compact form of the weeping tea tree, an Australian native evergreen with fine silver grey foliage on softly arching branches and smooth bark that peels away to cream and orange beneath. Small white flowers cover the branches through spring and into early summer.
It grows 30 to 50 centimetres a year to 2 to 3 metres tall and 1 to 2 metres wide. Full sun to part shade suits it, in soil that drains freely. Frost, coastal salt and dry periods are handled once established, and it performs from cool temperate through to subtropical districts.
The weeping habit and pale foliage make a good contrast against dark green natives, timber screens or rendered walls. Use it as a small feature tree, as an informal screen at 1 to 1.5 metres apart, or through a native or coastal garden. It suits nature strips and courtyards with limited root room.
About 'Jack Frost' Tea Tree
'Jack Frost' is a compact selection of the weeping tea tree, an Australian native in the family Myrtaceae. Its appeal is the fine silver grey foliage on weeping branches and the smooth bark that peels to show cream and orange tones underneath. White tea tree flowers appear in spring and early summer.
It reaches 2 to 3 metres tall and 1 to 2 metres wide, noticeably smaller than the species, which can make a tree of 6 metres or more. Growth of 30 to 50 centimetres a year gets it to useful size within a few seasons. The narrow width suits confined beds and side gardens.
No. The silvery appearance comes from a fine covering on narrow, needle like leaves rather than any cream or white leaf margin. The colour is uniform across the plant and reads as pale silver grey from a distance. New growth carries the strongest silver tone, which softens slightly as the foliage matures.
White tea tree flowers appear through spring and into early summer, roughly September to December, and are carried thickly along the arching branches. The display is short but heavy, and it draws native bees and other beneficial insects. Outside flowering, the silver foliage and peeling bark carry the plant year round.
Yes. Leptospermum species are among the most reliable coastal plants in Australia, and 'Jack Frost' tolerates salt laden wind and sandy soil well once established. Give it free draining ground, avoid positions where water sits after rain, and keep water up for the first summer while roots take hold.
No. The root system is fibrous and non aggressive, with no history of lifting paving or invading pipes, which makes it a sensible choice for nature strips, courtyards and beds near paths or pools. As with any tree, allow a reasonable soil volume and keep the plant clear of shallow services.
Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. Prune lightly straight after flowering, tipping the growth to keep the plant dense, and avoid cutting back into bare old wood as tea trees reshoot poorly from it. Use a low phosphorus native fertiliser in spring and mulch the root zone.
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Balls' is Star Jasmine grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere. The small glossy leaves sit tight on a woody framework, holding a clean rounded outline year round. White pinwheel flowers open in spring and carry a strong sweet scent right across a courtyard.
Ball specimens hold at about 1 to 1.5 metres tall and wide with light clipping. Full sun to part shade suits them, in any free draining soil. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year. They handle coastal exposure, light frost and dry spells once the roots are down.
Repeat them along a driveway, either side of an entry, or in pots on a terrace where a formal shape is wanted straight away. They read as structure in a planting scheme without the height of a hedge, and because the form is already trained, a new garden looks settled from the day it goes in.
About Star Jasmine Balls
They are Trachelospermum jasminoides, the common Star Jasmine, grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere on a woody framework. Instead of climbing, the plant is trained into a self supporting rounded shape. The foliage is small, glossy and dark green, and the plant carries scented white flowers through spring.
They hold at roughly 1 to 1.5 metres tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year, so a light clip once or twice a year keeps the ball tight at whatever size within that range suits the setting.
Full sun to part shade both work. Full sun gives the densest foliage and the heaviest flowering, while part shade produces slightly softer, more open growth and fewer flowers. Avoid deep shade, where the ball thins out and loses its outline. Morning sun with afternoon protection suits hot inland gardens.
Yes, and pots are one of the main uses. A container 50 to 60 centimetres wide with a quality free draining mix will hold a ball for years. Water more often than you would in the ground, especially in summer, and feed in spring and again in late summer. Refresh the mix every few years.
Yes, the foliage is held year round. The glossy dark green leaves take on a bronze tinge in cold weather and green up again in spring, but the plant never goes bare. That is what makes it useful as permanent structure in a scheme, particularly in winter once perennials have died back.
Flowering runs through spring, roughly September to November, and often carries into early summer in warmer districts. The white pinwheel flowers are small but produced in quantity, and the scent is strong on still evenings. Flowering is heaviest on plants in full sun that were not clipped hard just before bud set.
Clip lightly with hedging shears once after flowering and again in late summer if needed, taking only the new growth to keep the outline crisp. Water deeply in dry weather, mulch the base, and feed in early spring. The sap is milky and can irritate skin, so wear gloves when trimming.
