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Native grasses and friends. An exciting thing is happening in the world of Australian plants. Wild species that have tantalised gardeners in the past are now being improved to create a diverse palette of new varieties that offer all kinds of advantages. In particular, the necessity for water-wise, low maintenance gardens has inspired interest in plants that can be used as ground covers that will not only suppress weeds and erosion but also look fantastic.
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Green walls (or Vertical Garden). Learn how to create an amazing vertical garden wall using a variety of plants including herbs.
Plant description
Telopea 'Shady Lady Red' is a cross between T. speciosissima and oreades. A larger waratah, with red flowers in spring, it takes a shadier position as well as sunny. Shady Lady will grow in subtropical, temperate and cool climates. A great feature shrub for general garden beds or rockeries. Also suitable for a large container and is a good cut flower, though it lacks the usual waratah bracts to the flower. Likes a deep free draining soil. Mulch to conserve moisture, deter weeds and to improve the soil. Feed with a good native slow release fertiliser or blood and bone in spring.
Further reading: Top ten native plants and
Best natives for pots and small gardens (articles written by native plant expert and horticulturalist Angus Stewart).
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: red
Flowering season: spring
Plant size
Maximum height: 5 metres
Minimum height: 3 metres
Maximum width: 3 metres
Minimum width: 2 metres
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is not salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Birds.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate, subtropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: moist, well-drained.
Clay: moist, well-drained.
Sand: moist, well-drained.
Miscellaneous information
Native to: Australia.
Planting season: not specified.
Types of fertiliser: Native fertiliser, blood and bone.
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