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Natives for pots and balconies

Use a native potting mix (low in phosphorus) and a pot with good drainage holes. Plants in pots dry out much faster than in the ground, so check them often through summer.

103 plants. Narrow these down by size, sun, soil or your postcode

• Tar bush Eremophila glabra 0.3–1.5 m, shrub

  Shrub, 0.3–1.5 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Full sun

  1. J January, not flowering
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  3. M March, not flowering
  4. A April, not flowering
  5. M May, not flowering
  6. J June, flowering
  7. J July, flowering
  8. A August, flowering
  9. S September, flowering
  10. O October, flowering
  11. N November, flowering
  12. D December, flowering
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• Tasman flax-lily Dianella tasmanica 0.6–1.2 m, grass or strappy

  Grass or strappy, 0.6–1.2 m tall, 0.6–1 m wide
  Full sun to full shade

  1. J January, not flowering
  2. F February, not flowering
  3. M March, not flowering
  4. A April, not flowering
  5. M May, not flowering
  6. J June, not flowering
  7. J July, not flowering
  8. A August, not flowering
  9. S September, flowering
  10. O October, flowering
  11. N November, flowering
  12. D December, flowering
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• Thyme honey-myrtle Melaleuca thymifolia 0.5–1 m, shrub

  Shrub, 0.5–1 m tall, 0.5–1 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, flowering
  2. F February, flowering
  3. M March, not flowering
  4. A April, not flowering
  5. M May, not flowering
  6. J June, not flowering
  7. J July, not flowering
  8. A August, not flowering
  9. S September, flowering
  10. O October, flowering
  11. N November, flowering
  12. D December, flowering
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• Twining guinea flower Hibbertia dentata 1–2 m, climber

  Climber, 1–2 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Part shade to full shade

  1. J January, not flowering
  2. F February, not flowering
  3. M March, not flowering
  4. A April, not flowering
  5. M May, not flowering
  6. J June, not flowering
  7. J July, not flowering
  8. A August, not flowering
  9. S September, flowering
  10. O October, flowering
  11. N November, flowering
  12. D December, flowering
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• White correa Correa alba 1–1.5 m, shrub

  Shrub, 1–1.5 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
  2. F February, not flowering
  3. M March, flowering
  4. A April, flowering
  5. M May, flowering
  6. J June, flowering
  7. J July, flowering
  8. A August, flowering
  9. S September, not flowering
  10. O October, not flowering
  11. N November, not flowering
  12. D December, not flowering
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• Woolly grevillea Grevillea lanigera 0.3–1.5 m, groundcover

  Groundcover, 0.3–1.5 m tall, 1–2 m wide
  Full sun to part shade

  1. J January, not flowering
  2. F February, not flowering
  3. M March, not flowering
  4. A April, not flowering
  5. M May, not flowering
  6. J June, flowering
  7. J July, flowering
  8. A August, flowering
  9. S September, flowering
  10. O October, flowering
  11. N November, flowering
  12. D December, not flowering
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• Yellow spotted emu bush Eremophila maculata 'Aurea' 1–1.5 m, shrub

  Shrub, 1–1.5 m tall, 1–1.5 m wide
  Full sun

  1. J January, not flowering
  2. F February, not flowering
  3. M March, not flowering
  4. A April, not flowering
  5. M May, not flowering
  6. J June, flowering
  7. J July, flowering
  8. A August, flowering
  9. S September, flowering
  10. O October, flowering
  11. N November, not flowering
  12. D December, not flowering
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