English Broom


Photo: Lorna Rose		English Broom Cytisus scoparius Trees and Shrubs Tasmania Region

	This shrub to 4 m high is a declared noxious weed in SA, WA, and parts of NSW, VIC and Tasmania. It has bright yellow peatype flowers that persist over summer.

HOW IT SPREADS Each flower produces a pod of five to eight seeds, the summer ripened seeds explode from the pod as a scattering mechanism. Seed is carried by livestock, humans and the movement of soil or by floodwaters. The seeds are viable for a long time contributing to succeeding generations of plants. Avoid growing the Cape Broom (Genista monspessulana) or Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum) for the same reasons. This plant can arrive in your garden as an uninvited guest. Please resist the temptation to let it remain and dig it out!

Alternative Plants


Photo: Harts Nursery		Coral Plant Russelia equisetiformis 'Tangerine Falls' Climbing and Ground Cover Plants

	This small evergreen shrub to 1.5 m high is grown for its showy pendant clusters of orange tubular flowers which appear from spring to late autumn along its wiry rush like stems. Its pendulous habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets, decorative tubs and spilling over a wall. Ideal in full-sun to part-shade.

Photo: © immij pty ltd		Royal Grevillea, Mountain Grevillea Grevillea victoriae Trees and Shrubs

	A hardy, Australian native evergreen shrub that grows to 2 m high by 3 m wide. Pendant spider-like flower clusters of red, yellow, orange or pink are borne in spring through to summer. The flowers attract honey eating birds and other marsupials. This drought hardy species will grow in full-sun to semi-shade in a wide range of soil types.

Photo: © immij pty ltd		Wild Fuschia Correa species and cultivars Trees and Shrubs

	Native evergreen shrubs ranging in size from prostrate to medium in size and form. Most Correas flower from winter to spring and are favourites of nectar-seeking birds. Some have bell-shaped flowers while others are tubular with protruding stamens. Most Correas are drought and frost hardy. They require well-drained soil and prefer full-sun. Some species flower in semi shade.