Australian Native Plants - Hibiscus
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Argyrodendron actinophyllum
(Black Booyong) |
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Height
10m - 20 m |
The Black Booyong is a buttressed treewith palmate leaves with about seven leaflets with wavy edges. Produces sprays of small white flowers, in autumn, followed by winged seeds. The heartwood is pink-brown. Read more > |
| Guichenotia ledifolia |
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Height
0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
1m - 1.5m |
Guichenotia ledifolia is a spreading shrub with clusters of purple, mauve or pink bell shaped or lantern shaped flowers in winter and spring (July - October). Read more > |
Gynatrix pulchella
(Hemp Bush) |
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Height
to 3m |
Hemp Bush is a fast growing evergreen flowering shrub in the Hibiscus family (Malvaceae). Produces masses of small white or cream flowers with yellow centres. The plant is dioecious (individual plant has either male flowers or female flowers but not... Read more > |
Hibiscus diversifolius
(Swamp Hibiscus) |
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Height
1m - 2m
Spread
1m - 3m |
Swamp Hibiscus is a spreading or sprawling shrub with prickly stems and pale yellow flowers with a reddish purple spot in the centre. It is a free flowering ornamental plant that flowers during spring, summer and autumn. Read more > |
Hibiscus insularis
(Philip Island Hibiscus) |
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Height
1.5m - 2m |
The Philip Island Hibiscus (Hibiscus insularis) is listed as Critically Endangered under Australian federal legislation. It is found only on Phillip Island near Norfolk Island where the entire population of the plant is just two small clumps. It... Read more > |
| Lysiosepalum involucratum |
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Height
0.6m - 1.3m
Spread
1m - 1.5m |
Lysiosepalum is a genus of five species found in southern and south-eastern parts of Western Australia. The genus is closely related to Guichenotia, Thomasia and Lasiopetaum. Lysiosepalum involucratum is the most widely cultivated species. It is a... Read more > |
Malva preissiana
(Native Hollyhock) |
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Height
4m |
The Native Hollyhock is a member of the Malvaceae family. It is an open upright perennial shrub. The leaves are broadly ovate, up to 20 cm long with five to seven lobes. The leaf lobes are broad with toothed margins. Both surfaces of the leaves are... Read more > |
| Thomasia tenuivestita |
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Height
0.5m - 2.5m |
Thomasia tenuivestita is a small to medium sized shrub which grows to about 2.5 metres tall. The leaves have wavy margins and are covered in fine hairs. The stems are also hairy and new growth is furry with hairs. It produces purple or pink flowers... Read more > |
