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Melastoma malabathricum - Blue Tongue

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Abrophyllum ornans

Native Hydrangea
Abrophyllum ornans - Native Hydrangea is a lush rainforest plant valued for its bold, attractive foliage.

Acacia cincinnata

Coil-Pod Wattle
Acacia cincinnata is known for its bright green foliage and eye-catching seed pods

Acacia complanata

Flat-stemmed Wattle
Acacia complanata produces sweetly perfumed yellow pom-pom flowers from spring through autumn.

Acacia concurrens

Black Wattle
A fast-growing, gracefully spreading small tree with dark green, sickle-shaped phyllodes (leaf-like structures).

Acacia disparrima

Hickory Wattle
A hardy and fast-growing native tree with dark grey bark and elegant blue-green foliage.

Acacia falcata

Sickle Wattle
A graceful, evergreen shrub with an open, upright habit.

Acacia fimbriata

Fringed Wattle
An attractive tall shrub or small tree with fine, dainty foliage that gives it a soft and graceful appearance.

Acacia flavescens

Primrose Ball Wattle
A striking and fast-growing native tree with rough, furrowed bark and angular yellow-tinged branchlets.

Acacia hubbardiana

Yellow Prickly Moses
A charming, low-growing native shrub with a delicate, spreading habit.

Acacia leiocalyx

Black Wattle
A hardy and fast-growing small tree with rich dark green foliage and slender, perfumed cream flower spikes that bloom from winter into early spring

Acacia longissima

Narrow-Leaved Wattle
Slender, erect shrub with smooth grey bark and narrow dark green leaves.

Acacia melanoxylon

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

Acacia myrtifolia

Myrtle wattle
Uncommon, fast-growing shrub with foliage that resembles myrtle.

Acacia oshanesii

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

Acacia penninveris

Mountain Hickory
Evergreen tree with an open habit.

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
Slender sparsely branched shrub, bluish-green foliage, CREAM ball- shaped perfumed flowers in Winter and flattened seed pods.

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 Syzigium hemilamprum)

Broad-leaved Lilly Pilly
Glossy dark green leaves with red young foliage.

Acmena smithii (syn Syzygium smithii)

Small-leaved Lilly Pilly
Bushy tree with glossy medium-green leaves showing pink flushes.

Acmena smithii var minor (syn Syzygium smithii var minor)

Lillypilly Satinash, Small-leaved Lilly Pilly
A lovely, bushy small tree with glossy medium-green 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.

Agathis robusta

Queensland Kauri Pine
Tall, straight, and symmetrical with a large crown. Different to other conifers with glossy wide leaves.

Aggreflorum speciosum (syn Leptospermum speciosum)

Wild May
A majestic rainforest conifer, tall, straight, and symmetrical with a broad crown.

Alchornea ilicifolia

Native Holly
A hardy Australian native shrub with dense, dark green foliage and holly-like, spiny-edged leaves.

Alectryon coriaceus

Beach Birds-Eye
A dense, bushy small tree with large, glossy dark green leaves, producing attractive green-brown fruit that splits to reveal bright red seeds surrounded by sweet, raspberry-like edible flesh.

Allocasuarina emuina

Mt Emu She-Oak
A rare and endangered Australian native shrub, naturally occurring only in low heathland between Caloundra and Mt Emu.

Allocasuarina littoralis

Black She-Oak
A hardy, fast-growing native tree with slightly pendulous branches.

Allocasuarina thalassoscopica

Mt Coolum She-Oak
Endemic to the Mt Coolum area

Allocasuarina torulosa

Forest Oak
An important food source for Glossy Black Cockatoos and a useful windbreak or shade tree.

Alloteropsis semialata

Cockatoo Grass
A versatile, tufted perennial grass forming dense clumps up to 1 m tall.

Alocasia brisbanensis

Cunjevoi
A striking clump-forming plant with large, glossy, heart-shaped leaves that add bold texture to shaded gardens.

Alphitonia excelsa

Soap tree
A medium to large tree with a dense, rounded habit.

Alpinia caerulea

Wild Ginger
A clumping perennial herb with erect stems and large light-green leaves.

Alyxia ruscifolia

Chain-fruit / Native Holly
A stiff, upright shrub with pointed, thick leaves and perfumed white flowers

Aotus ericoides

Common Aotus
A bushy shrub native to coastal heathlands and dry sclerophyll forests, including the Southern Highlands.

Aotus lanigera

Pointed Aotus, Wooly Aotus
A sprawling, dense shrub commonly found in moist wallum areas and further inland.

Araucaria bidwillii

Bunya Pine
A majestic tree with a straight habit and a distinctive dome-shaped crown.

Araucaria cunninghamii

Hoop Pine
A stately rainforest conifer with a straight trunk and open crown.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Piccabeen Palm
A tall, elegant palm reaching up to 25 m, with feathery fronds and bright red fruits that attract birds.

Aristida benthamii var. benthamii

Bentham's Wiregrass
A hardy, tufted perennial grass forming dense clumps with fine, wiry foliage.

Austrocallerya megasperma (syn Callerya megasperma)

Native Wisteria
A vigorous climbing vine with glossy green leaves and mauve, perfumed flowers in spring.

Austromyrtus dulcis

Midgen Berry, Midyim
A spreading small shrub with beautiful foliage often tipped with bright pink.

Backhousia citriodora

Lemon myrtle / Lemon Ironwood
Its lemon-scented leaves release a refreshing aroma when crushed, making it a favourite for teas, cooking, and natural products.

Bacopa monnieri

Herb of grace
A creeping, low-growing plant that forms a lush, dense mat in moist areas.

Baeckea frutescens

Weeping Myrtle, Weeping Baeckea
An elegant, fine-leafed shrub with a natural weeping habit, ideal for adding texture to coastal gardens.

Baloskion pallens

Didgery Stick
A graceful, upright perennial rush with slender, wiry stems banded in green and brown.

Baloskion tetraphyllum

Tassel Rope-Bush
An attractive, upright rush with slender green stems and delicate, drooping tassel-like flower heads in spring and summer.

Banksia aemula

Wallum Banksia
Highly adaptable and resilient, the Wallum Banksia is salt spray resistant, frost tolerant, and an iconic feature of the Sunshine Coast’s coastal landscapes.
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