Joanna Long

1)  Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius    ‘Silver Jubilee’

• The silvery foliage serves as a lovely backdrop for the dense clusters of white flowers in spring.
• This shrub can grow to about four feet tall and wide and is a member of the Asteraceae family.
• You can find Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius ‘Silver Jubilee’ blooming in the Australian portion of the Pacific Connections Garden.

Joanna Long

2)   Callistemon pityoides  (Mt. Kosciuszko form)

• This small Callistemon, which only grows to about three feet tall and wide, hails from Australia’s highest peak, Mt. Kosciuszko.
• Like many Australian plants, Callistemon pityoides is very drought tolerant and needs minimal summer irrigation in our climate.
• Several plants are in bloom in the Australian Entry Garden.

Joanna Long

3)   Grevillea x gaudichaudii

• This natural hybrid is endemic to New South Wales.
• Oak-like leaves begin their lives as a lovely shade of reddish-bronze before maturing to emerald green.
• This creeping Grevillea can be found with fuchsia flowers in the Australian Entry Garden.

Joanna Long

4)   Lomatia tinctoria                          Guitar Plant

• This evergreen shrub is endemic to Tasmania and puts on a show of lovely white flowers in late spring.
• Like many members of the family Proteaceae, this species is adapted to low nutrient conditions and can be damaged by fertilizers with phosphorus.
• You can find Lomatia tinctoria finishing up its blooming in the Australian Entry Garden.

Joanna Long

5)  Leptospermum grandifolium      Mountain Tea-Tree

• This silver-leaved tea-tree can reach ten feet in height, but will remain somewhat narrow.
• Like many species in the family Myrtaceae, the leaves of Leptospermum grandifolium are strongly aromatic.
• You can see one blooming in front of the rusty metal screening in the bus turn-around section of the Australia Entry Garden.