Top 10 Must-Have Tropical Plants for Queensland Gardens
Scaevola aemula Mauve Clusters
Description: Scaevola aemula 'Mauve Clusters' is a charming and hardy groundcover that thrives in Australian gardens. It features an abundance of mauve-purple flowers that bloom profusely from spring to autumn, attracting bees and butterflies.
Height & Width: Typically grows to 20-30 centimeters in height and can spread up to 1 meter wide.
Flower Description: Masses of small, fan-shaped flowers arranged in clusters, creating a beautiful carpet of color in the garden.
Conditions: Thrives in well-draining soil and full sun to partial shade. It is drought-tolerant once established and can withstand coastal conditions, making it ideal for a variety of Australian climates.
Uses: Perfect for mass planting, rockeries, borders, and hanging baskets. Its low-growing, spreading habit makes it an excellent groundcover for slopes and difficult-to-plant areas.
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Product Availability
Plants & Pots come and go all year around.
- Plants are seasonal and sometimes we run out but have more batches coming along.
- Some Plants are not always in-store however we can either order it in or deliver it to your door. pending availability
- Available numbers change every hour of the day in store and where we grow so please check in with us on how many you are looking for
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- we will sometimes keep plants on our website to show you the description of how it grows and its specific characteristics. they may not be in stock all the time however we will keep it up online so when it comes in we wont have to reload products
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Where are our plants Grown and how do we grow them
- Plants are grown locally on the Sunshine Coast
- All outdoor plants are sun hardened and ready to grow
- Indoor plants are grown under 50% Shade and will transfer perfectly to indoor use
- Orchids are also grown under 50% Shade and are best brought indoors during flowering for show then returned back into a shaded area until the following flowering time
- we are Qualified horticulturists, greenkeeper as well as Qualified landscape Construction with over 35 years experience in the industry. We use Quality products and materials to grow all our plants.
- Visit us instore and get the right advice the first time to make your plants succeed
How to Look after your plants like we do
- When using any Garden Care products or Fertilisers we always recommend reading the label before use
- We recommend using Earthlife crushed rock mineral on all plants when planting in the ground or in Pots.
- When planting in Pots in Our garden centre we use Rocky Point potting mixes to plant all our plants
- If planting in the ground we also recommend that you use Rocky Point garden soil around your plants at the time of planting