Linda's Top 10 Silver Natives
1.Coast Banksia - Banksia integrifolia
This small to medium sized shrub reaches a height of up to 15m, its leaves have a lovely silver colour on the underside. Yellow cone-shaped flowers are produced at various times throughout the year.
2. Grey Honey Myrtle - Melaleuca incana A shrub to 3m high and 2m wide with pendulous branches and with hairy grey leaves and cream coloured flower spikes from late spring to early summer.
3. Emu Bush - Eremophila nivea ‘Spring Mist’  A 1m shrub with beautiful grey foliage and lovely mauve flowers.
4. Coastal Rosemary - Westringia fruticosa ‘Zena’ 
(Shrub centre of frame)
A fast growing, compact shrub 1m x 1m with narrow blue green foliage. Produces clusters of white flowers throughout the year.
5. Coastal Rosemary - Westringia fruticosa ‘Smokie’ 
(Low shrub, foreground)
Silver grey foliage, leaves have a light coloured edge and appear variegated. Grows to 2m high and 2m wide.
6. Common Tussock Grass - Poa labillardieri 
(Grass, centre frame)
A native grass, grey/green in colour to a height of 80cm, produces large plumes of flowers which attract native birds and butterflies.
7. Flannel Flower - Actinotus helianthi  An upright, short-lived perennial which grows 50cm high. Foliage is soft and silver/grey in colour, produces white daisy like flowers in spring and summer.
8. Cushion Bush - Leucophyta brownii 'Silver Nugget'  This is a small shrub only growing to 50cm high and 50cm wide. It's unusual silver foliage looks like 100's of tiny little balls, small cream, star shaped flowers are produced in spring and summer.
9. Creeping Salt Bush - Altriplex semibaccata
A perennial spreading shrub with a width of around 1m, rarely growing taller than 30cm. Lance shaped leaves are green on top and silvery/white on the underside. Produces small red berries.
10. Emu Bush - Eremophila glabra ‘Bev Rice’ Small shrub to 80cm, silver foliage with yellow flowers.
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