Bush food plants
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$2.50Native Mint is a slender sprawling or erect herb with mint-scented foliage, and clusters of small tubular white to pale mauve flowers in spring-summer. Planting info: Moist to wet soil in sun or shade. Ideal around the pond, sheltered rockery or pots.
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$2.50Yam Daisy is a Edible tufted perennial herb, prostrate to 40cm high x 15-25cm wide. Shiny long narrow toothed leaves to 20cm long. Yam Daisy have a single bright yellow daisy flower on a long stalk from mid-winter to spring. Planting info: Well-drained soil in part sun. Regenerates annually from…
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$2.50Boobialla is a large coastal shrub that grows 3-4 metres high to 3-4 metres wide. Boobialla is great for wildlife however highly toxic to livestock. Edible berries from small white flowers along the stems make this part of our bushfood range. Makes a fantastic hedge and windbreak. Planting info: Great…
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$2.50Creeping Boobialla is a ground cover with 2-3m spread and white star-shaped flowers in spring and summer. Planting info: Plant in full sun to part shade. Lightly prune to encourage dense growth. Usefull as a natural mulch, spill-over plant and for habitat gardens.
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$2.50Native Thyme is a compact native shrub to 1.5m high. Toothed leaves have a strong aroma when crushed. Mauve flowers in spring. Edible and Medicinal. Planting info: Full sun to part shade in most soils in a sheltered position. Lightly prune after flowering to maintain compact habit.
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$2.50Round-Leaf Mint Bush Native Oregano is a evergreen medium to tall shrub, rounded small leaves, lilac flowers in spring / Summer Planting info: Moist, well-drained soil. Frost resistant. Full Sun / Part Shade
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Seaberry Saltbush is a hardy, dense sprawling or scrambling shrub to 2m high x several metres spread. Succulent dark green leaves. Inconspicuous tiny flowers in summer-autumn are followed by small pale green berries which ripen to deep red. Planting info: Well-drained soil. Full sun or part shade. Coastal and Inland.…
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Bower Spinach is a trailing succulent coastal ground cover to 2m wide. Thick succulent edible leaves with a similar flavour and texture to spinach. Small yellow daisy-like flowers are followed by edible red berries. Planting info: Prefers light sandy soil in an open sunny/ part shade position. Frost tender. Coastal…
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New Zealand Spinach is a prostate perennial to 20cm grown for its fleshy leaves which can be cooked and eaten. Small yellow flowers in spring. Planting info: Tolerates coastal conditions with adequate soil moisture. Very hardy and frost tolerant. Sun / Part shade.
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Kangaroo Grass is good for revegetation. Seed heads can be ground into a flour. Planting info: In well drained soil. Does well when mass planted. Full sun and part shade positions.
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Native Violet is a herbaceous ground cover, spreading by layering stems. Bright green kidney-shaped leaves. Purple and white flowers appear singly on stems about 150mm high, throughout the warmer parts of the year. Single plants can spread to cover very large areas, particularly in moist positions. Planting info: Prefers moist…
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Coastal Twin-leaf – perennial groundcover with succulent oblong green leaves and yellow flowers. Planting info: Suitable for exposed coastal and inland conditions.
