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Melastoma malabathricum - Blue Tongue

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Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood
Hardy, adaptable tree that grows in a wide range of conditions.

Acacia myrtifolia

Myrtle wattle
Hardy, ornamental shrub with creamy-white flower heads

Acacia oshanesii

Irish Wattle
Tall shrub or small tree with fine, dainty foliage.

Acacia penninveris

Mountain Hickory
Small, fast-growing tree with creamy-white ball flowers.

Acacia sophorae

Coastal Wattle
Dense, rambling shrub with yellow flower spikes up to 3 cm long, blooming from winter to spring.

Acacia suaveolens

Sweet Wattle
Compact hardy shrub, with blue-green foliage, and cream ball- shaped perfumed flowers.

Acacia ulicifolia

Prickly Moses
Hardy, rounded shrub with attractive dark green, stiff & prickly foliage and cream ball shaped flowers in winter and early spring

Acmena hemilampra (syn Syzygium hemilamprum)

Broad-leaved Lilly Pilly
Dense screening plant with glossy dark green leaves and red young foliage.

Acmena smithii (syn Syzygium smithii)

Lilly Pilly
Bushy dense-growing tree with glossy medium-green leaves showing pink flushes.

Acmena smithii var minor (syn Syzygium smithii var minor)

Small-leaved Lilly Pilly
A smaller growing Lilly Pilly with glossy narrow leaves often flushed pink on new growth.

Acronychia imperforata

Fraser Island Apple
A hardy coastal native with a dense, bushy habit and large, glossy mid-green leaves that bring year-round lushness to the garden.

Actites megalocarpus

Dune Thistle
A striking Australian native with a tufted, upright habit and bold foliage up to 60 cm long, forming a dense cluster at the base.
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Phebalium woombye - Phebalium

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