Acmena ‘Fire Screen’ 

Acmena smithii ‘BWNFIR’ 

This lilly pilly ticks all the boxes when it comes to selecting an excellent screening variety. Compact, fast-growing and a very dense growth habit all the way to the ground. This one won’t disappoint! It features glossy mid-green foliage with copper-red new growth fading to bronze. White fluffy flowers will proliferate through spring attracting bees and butterflies, followed by a small amount of purple berries. Acmena Fire Screen is psyllid-free, rarely troubled by pests or disease, and responds very well to pruning. Naturally it will grow to 4 metres high and 1.5 metres wide, but it can be trimmed (hard if needed) to required size and shape. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, but preferring a moist well-drained soil in a sunny to semi shade position. Once established it is tolerant of dry conditions, and reasonably frost tolerant. A great windbreak and hedge, as well as a topiary choice for the landscape or container.

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Thelionema Dark Blue is nice and compact, and tucks in just about anywhere growing just 50cm tall.

A graceful, small tufting grass-like plant with very fine flower stems topped with masses of tiny yellow-centered indigo blooms in spring to mid-summer. Bees and butterflies love them. Suitable for cold temperature to sub-tropical climates in moist, sandy or peaty soils, or well drained clay loam, neutral to acid pH. Use on path edges, amongst rock work or in containers. Trim spent flower stems as required; feed with low phosphorus native fertiliser, early spring or late summer.

Available in the Austraflora range.