A tall bushy shrub or small tree to 6 m from coastal south-eastern Australia. It is tolerant of salt spray and has been widely used as a windbreak, hedging plant and for soil erosion control. It is widely naturalised outside its natural range where it competes effectively with native vegetation and has spread rapidly into bushland and along road verges. It has abundant white flowers 15-20 mm across that develop into woody capsules which subsequently open at maturity to shed large numbers of seeds.

This is an open, rounded large shrub to 3.5 m high. In late spring, mauve flowers develop in small, cylindrical spikes on short, lateral branches or at the base of leafy branches. Flowers sporadically during summer. It prefers full-sun and can tolerate dry and coastal condition.

This is a South Australian native shrub or small tree, 1–8 m high. Flowers are showy white or cream in large clusters flowering mainly in summer and sporadically throughout the cooler months. It is very hardy and will grow on clay or loam soils, brown, grey or white sand, limestone ridges, coastal cliffs and dunes, salt flats and near salt lakes.

A dense, spreading shrub native to South Australia that grows to 2 m high by 2 m wide. Flowers are white, about 2 cm in diameter, and seen mainly in spring. A good, hardy screen or windbreak plant for semi-arid climates. It is frost hardy and thrives in full-sun.

A large shrub to small tree native to Western Australia. Globular heads of mauve-purple flowers appear in large clusters in late spring through the summer. A spectacular plant when in flower. It is very hardy in most soils and aspects and is frost hardy.