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 with native vegetation and consequently, has spread rapidly into bushland and along road verges. It has abundant white flowers 15-20 mm across that develop into woody capsules which 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 may also sporadically appear during summer. It prefers full-sun and can tolerate dry and coastal condition.

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

A dense, spreading shrub native to Western Australia that grows to 2 m high by 1.5 m wide. It's leaves are silvery grey in colour and its flowers are pink, about 2 cm in diameter, and seen mainly in spring. It is frost hardy, resistant to salt spray and thrives in full-sun.