Angus’s Top Ten Australian Plants For Frosty Areas
1 Acacia cardiophylla (Wyalong Wattle)
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- Acacia cardiophylla – Wyalong wattle
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- Acacia cardiophylla – Wyalong wattle
Because of its profuse yellow flowers and attractive silvery foliage.
2 Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’
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- Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’
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- Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’
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- Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’
Because of its overall toughness and neat linear foliage.
3 Callistemon ‘Silver Cloud’
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- Callistemon ‘Silver Cloud’
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- Callistemon ‘Silver Cloud’
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- Callistemon ‘Silver Cloud’
Because of the lovely yellow flowers and silvery foliage.
4 Acacia iteaphylla (Flinders Range Wattle)
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- Acacia iteaphylla – Flinders Range wattle
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- Acacia iteaphylla – Flinders Range wattle
Because of the greyish pendulous foliage and mass displays of yellow flowers.
5 Poa labillardieri ‘Eskdale’
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- Poa labillardieri ‘Eskdale’
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- Poa labillardieri tussock grass ‘Eskdale’
Because of the silvery foliage and tufting growth habit.
6 Brachychiton populneus (Kurrajong)
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- Brachychiton populneus – Kurrajong tree
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- Brachychiton populneus – Kurrajong tree
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- Brachychiton populneus – Kurrajong tree
Because of the overall adaptability and pleasing dense foliage.
7 Telopea ‘Braidwood Brilliant’
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- Telopea speciosissima x monganensis ‘Braidwood Brilliant’
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- Telopea speciosissima x monganensis ‘Braidwood Brilliant’
Because of the brilliant red flowers and bird-attracting ability.
8 Babingtonia ‘Howie’s Sweet Midget’
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- Babingtonia similis ‘Howie’s Sweet Midget’
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- Babingtonia similis ‘Howie’s Sweet Midget’
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- Babingtonia similis ‘Howie’s Sweet Midget’
Because of its ball-shaped compact growth habit and white flowers.
9 Calothamnus quadrifidus (One-sided Bottlebrush)
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- Calothamnus quadrificus – net bush
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- Calothamnus quadrificus – net bush
Because of its interesting red flowers and fine foliage.
10 Brachyscome ‘Pacific Reef’
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- Brachyscome ‘Pacific Reef’
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- Brachyscome ‘Pacific Reef’
Because of its brilliant purple-pink flowers and lightly suckering habit.