I am not much into natives but I inherited with the house a red flowering
callistemon and I think it is "Dawson River" from what I saw at my local
nursery. It is giving a lovely show at my mailbox and hopefully will
continue to if I keep it lightly pruned so it doesn't get that neglected
leggy native plant look that you see so much around Perth.
Thanks for the web link .... helpful
Bemoaning the heavy weather predicted for Perth this weekend as it limits
planned gardening projects.

"Mitchell" wrote in message
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"Don" wrote in message
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*Princess* wrote:

Hi to all
I am undertaking the enjoyable task (I think) of turning my frontyard
lawn
area into an extension of existing beds hopefully making a cottage
garden of
varying height layers with wander stepping stones.
Any suggestions of "must have" shrubs large or small especially ones
that
flower during autumn & winter to add colour to an otherwise dull
street.

Callistemons: http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html

Cheers
Don


I have a callistemon little john.

Birds love it

Regards,
Mitch