Angus’s Top Ten Australian Plants For Colour
1 Xerochrysum – everlasting daisies
- Xerochrysum bracteatum ‘Kimberley Sunset’
- Xerochrysum bracteatum ‘Sundaze Flame’
- Xerochrysum bracteatum ‘Wallaby Cherry’
Because of their amazingly textured and brightly coloured flowers over many months of the year
2 Scaevola aemula varieties
- Scaevola aemula ‘Aussie Crawl’
- Scaevola aemula ‘Zig Zag’
- Scaevola aemula ‘Aussie Crawl’
Because of the mass displays of colour over many months of the year, and the neat habit
3 Anigozanthos (kangaroo paw) ‘Bush Pearl’
- Anigozanthos ‘Bush Pearl’
- Anigozanthos ‘Bush Pearl’
Because of its unique bright pink flowers that are produced all year
4 All Brachyscome (native daisies)
- Brachyscome iberidifolia – Swan River daisy
- Brachyscome ‘Pacific Tide’
- Brachyscome ‘Lemon Twist’
Because of their range of colours, adaptability and ease of cultivation and lightly suckering growth habit
5 Corymbia ficifolia and its cultivars (Flowering Gum)
- Corymbia ficifolia ‘Fairy Floss’
- Corymbia ficifolia ‘Wildfire’
- Rainbow lorikeet loving the Corymbia flowers
Because of their stunning flower displays in summer in a range of colours, so attractive to nectar feeding birds
6 Callistemon ‘All Aglow’
- Callistemon ‘All Aglow’
- Callistemon ‘All Aglow’
- Callistemon ‘All Aglow’
Because of its bright new growth, purple-pink flowers and adaptability to heavy clay soils as well as other soils
7 Conostylis candicans (Grey Cottonheads)
- Conostylis candicans – cotton-heads
- Conostylis candicans – cotton-heads
- Conostylis candicans – cotton-heads
Because of its soft silver foliage and bright bright-yellow flower heads
8 Wahlenbergia stricta ‘Blue Mist’ and ‘Sky Mist’
- Wahlenbergia ‘Blue Mist’
- Wahlenbergia ‘Blue Mist’
- Wahlenbergia ‘Sky Mist’
Because of its royal-blue flowers, low-growing habit and ability to sucker lightly
9 Dampiera species
- Dampiera linearis ‘Cobalt Mound’
- Dampiera diversifolia
- Dampiera linearis – Blue Moon
Because of their wonderful true blue flowers on a low growing plant
10 Correa ‘Catie Bec’ and other Correa cultivars
- Correa wild-fuchsia ‘Catie Bec’
- Correa ‘Canberra Bells’
- Correa ‘Jezabell’
Because of their beautiful pendulous and colourful bell-shaped flowers through autumn and winter and easy care nature