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Community Nursery

We grow plants for sale in our nursery , mainly local to the Barossa region, including rare and endangered plants. Have a look what we've got on offer and order online, over the phone or visit our Community Nursery in the Barossa Bushgardens during opening hours.

Tuesday & Thursday 9am - 4.30pm

Wednesday 9am - 12.30pm  

Prices

We sell plants in three different pot sizes

Tubestock - 4.00 AUD

Square pots - 6.00 AUD

19 cm round pots - 11.00 AUD 


Rebates for bulk orders are given. 

Order plants here

Plant List

Barossa Beauties

Arthropodium fimbriatum - Vanilla Lily

Height to 0.5m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Summer

 

Arthropodium strictum - Chocolate Lily

Height to 1m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Bulbine bulbosa - Bulbine Lily

Height to 0.5m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Bulb

Bulbine semibarbata - Leek Lily

Height 0.2m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Bulb

Calocephalus citreus - Lemon Beauty Heads

Height 0.5m

Flower yellow 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers late Spring - Summer

Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Common Everlasting

Height 0.6m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Winter - Summer

Chrysocephalum semipapposum - Clustered Everlasting

Height 0.6m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Cullen australasicum - Tall Scurf-pea

Height 1m - 3m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Dianella revoluta - Black Anther Flax Lily

Height 1m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Clumping plant

Eutaxia microphylla - Mallee Bush-pea

Height to 0.4m

Flower yellow/orange  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds 

Flowers Spring

Goodenia pinnatifida - Scrambled Eggs

Height 0.3m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers late Spring - Summer

Best mass planted

Linum marginale - Native Flax

Height 0.6m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Best mass planted

Leiocarpa websteri - Pale Plover-daisy

Height 0.3m

Flower yellow 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Lomandra spp - Iron Grass/Mat Rush

Height to 0.5m

Flower cream 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Clumping plant

# Olearia pannosa - Silver-leaved Daisy-bush

Height to 1.5m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Flowers Spring

Limited numbers

Olearia pimeleoides - Pimelea Daisy-bush

Height to 1m

Flower white

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Flowers Winter - Spring

Ozothamnus retusus - Rough Everlasting Daisy

Height to 2m

Flower cream  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Sandy soil 

Flowers Spring

Podolepis rugata - Pleated Copper-wire Daisy

Height 0.6m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Ranunculus lappaceus - Native Buttercup

Height 0.1m - 1.5m

Flower yellow

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Higher rainfall areas

Flowers Winter - Early Summer

Senecio pinnatifolius - Cotton Groundsel

Height to 1.5m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Winter - Summer

Senecio quadridentatus - Cotton Groundsel

Height to 1m

Floweryellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Vittadinia species - New Holland Daisy

Height 0.3m

Flower purple  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Most soil types 

Flowers Summer


Ground Cover

Carpobrotus modestus - Inland Pigface

Width to 1m

Flower pink with white centres  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types 

Flowers Winter - Spring 

Edible fruit

Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman

Width 1m to 3m / can be grown as climber

Flower red  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Winter

# Kunzea pomifera - Muntries

Width 1m - 1.5m

Flower white  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Limestone 

Flowers Spring

Edible fruit

# Myoporum parvifolium - Creeping Boobialla

Width 3m

Flower white  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Atriplex semibaccata - Berry Saltbush

Width 1m - 3m

Red Berries in Summer  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types / saline / tolerate lime


Atriplex suberecta - Lagoon Saltbush

 Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types / saline / tolerate lime 


Einadia nutans - Nodding Saltbush

Can be used as climber

Red fruit in Summer  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types / saline / tolerate lime


Enchylaena tomentosa - Ruby Saltbush

Red, yellow or orange fruit  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types / saline / tolerate lime

Fruit Summer - late Winter


Climbers

Hardenbergia violacea - Native Lilac

 

Can be grown as shrub

Flower purple, white and pink  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Weed suppressant

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring

Clematis microphylla - Old Man's Beard

Flower cream  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Winter - Spring

Flowers on separate plants

Convolvulus remotus - Australian Bindweed

Can be grown as ground cover

Flower pink  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types 

Flowers Winter - Summer

Glycine rubiginosa - Twining Glycine

Flower purple

Flowers Spring


Grasses

Aristida behriana - Brush Wiregrass

Height 0.3m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Flowers Autumn - Spring

Best mass planted 

Austrostipa specie - Spear Grass

Height 0.3m - 1m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Winter

Best mass planted 


Chloris truncata - Windmill Grass

 Height  to 0.5m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Best mass planted 

Cymbopogon ambiguus - Lemon-scented Grass

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Height 0.3m - 0.8m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Most soil types 

Flowers most times

Best mass planted 

Dichanthium sericeum - Silky Blue Grass

 Height 0.8m

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Clay/loam 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Best mass planted 

Enneapogon nigrigans - Bottle Washers

 Height to  0.3m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Clay/loam

Flowers Winter - Spring

Best mass planted 

Rytidosperma species - Wallaby Grass

Height 0.2m - 0.8m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Best mass planted 

Themeda triandra - Kangaroo Grass

Height 1m - 1.5m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppresssant

Most soil types 

Flowers Spring - Summer

Best mass planted 


Shrubs

Acacia acinacea - Gold Dust Wattle

Height 1m - 2m 

Flower yellow

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Weed suppresssant

Most soil types 

Flowers late Winter - Spring

Short lived

Acacia euthycarpa - Wallowa Wattle

Height 2m - 4m 

Flower yellow

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Flowers Winter - Spring

Short lived

Acacia myrtifolia - Myrtle Wattle

Height 1.5m
Flower yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Weed suppresssant
Most soil types
Flowers Winter - Spring
Short lived

Acacia paradoxa - Kangaroo Thorn Wattle

Height 3m
Flower yellow
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Weed suppresssant
Most soil types
Flowers Spring - Winter
Very prickly - habitat for birds

Short lived

Acacia pycnantha - Golden Wattle

Height 3m - 8m
Flower yellow
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Winter - Spring
Short lived

Acacia retinodes - Swamp Wattle/Wirilda

Height 6m
Flower yellow
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Damp sites
Flowers Summer

Allocasuarina muelleriana - Common Oak - Bush

Height 1.5m - 2m

Attracts birds

Wind break

Weed suppressant

Flowers Winter - Spring

Male and female plants

Allocasuarina pusilla - Dwarf She-oak

Height
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Weed suppresssant

Atriplex stipitata - Bitter Saltbush

Height to 1m  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Weed suppressant

Most soil types / saline/ tolerate lime


Bursaria spinosa - Christmas Bush

Height 1.5- 4m
Flower white
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Summer
Pruned to height

Callistemon rugulosus - Scarlet Bottlebrush

Height 2m - 4m
Flower red
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Spring - Summer

Callistemon sieberi - River Bottlebrush

Height 2m - 3m
Flower cream
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Damp sites
Flowers Spring - Summer

Callistemon teretifolius - Flinders Ranges Bottlebrush

Height 2m
Flower red
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Spring - Summer

Calytrix tetragona - Common Fringe-myrtle

Height 1.5m
Flower white
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Spring
Slow growing

# Correa glabra - Rocky Correa

Height 1m - 1.5m
Flower pink
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Weed suppresssant
Most soil types
Flowers Winter

Correa reflexa - Common Correa

Height  
Flower
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Weed suppresssant


Daviesia brevifolia - Bitter Pea

Height 1m
Flower salmon/pink
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Flowers Spring
Pea flower

Daviesia ulicifolia - Gorse Bitter Pea

Height 1m - 2m
Flower orange/yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Flowers Winter - Spring
Pea flower

Dodonaea viscosa - Sticky Hop Bush

Height 3m - 4m
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break

# Eremophila bignoniiflora x polyclada - Big Poly Emu Bush

Height 5m
Flower pink/white
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Spring - Summer
Local to VIC, NSW and QLD

# Eremophila glabra - Tar Bush

Height 0.5m - 3m
Flower green, red, orange or yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Autumn - Summer
Local to the Northern Lofty Ranges

# Eremophila maculata x brevifolia - Spotted Emubush

Height 1m - 1.5m
Flower pink/red
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types/prefers sandy soil
Flowers Autumn - Summer
Local to SA

# Eremophila maculata x maculata - Spotted Emubush

Height 3m
Flower pink/red
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break

Weed suppressant
Most soil types
Flowers Autumn - Summer
Local to SA

# Eremophila oppositifolia - Opposite-leaved Emubush

Height 3m - 6m

Flower pink

Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Most soil types/prefers sandy soil

Flowers Summer - Autumn

Local to the Northern Lofty Ranges

# Eremophila spp. - Emu Bush

Height 0.3m - 6m
Flower pink, green, red, orange or yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break

Weed suppressant
Most soil types
Flowers most times
Can be local to SA, WA, NSW, VIC and QLD

# Grevillea ilicifolia - Holly-leaved Grevillea

Height 2m - 3m
Flower yellow/pink
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Winter - Spring

# Grevillea lavandulacea - Lavender Grevillea

Height 1.5m  
Flower mauve
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Weed suppresssant
Flowers Winter - Spring

Hakea carinata - Keeled Hakea

Height 2m - 3m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Spring

Hakea rostrata - Beaked Hakea

Height 1.5m  
Flower white
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Winter - Spring
Long lived

Food for the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Hakea rugosa - Dwarf Hakea

Height 1m - 1.5m
Flower white
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Winter - Spring

Halgania cyanea - Rough Halgania

Height 0.5m

Flower purple

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types

Flowers Summer and Autumn

Leptospermum lanigerum - Woolly Tea-tree

Height
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Sandy soil

Leptospermum myrsinoides - Heath Tea-tree

Height 1m - 1.5m
Flower white
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Sandy soil
Flowers Spring

Maireana brevifolia - Small-leaved Bluebush

Height to 1m 

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Weed suppressant

Attracts birds

Most soil types 

Melicytus angustifolius syn. Hymenanthera dentata - Tree Violet

Height to 2m
Flower cream
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Spring - Summer
Purple/Black berries in Summer

Slow growing

Melaleuca brevifolia - Mallee Honey-myrtle

Height to 4m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Spring - Summer

# Myoporum petiolatum - Sticky Boobialla

Height 2m

Flower white  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Most soil types 

Flowers Winter - Spring

Frost tender

Rhagodia parabolica - Fragrant Saltbush

Height 1.5m with 2m - 3m spread

Red berries in late Summer  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Weed suppressant

Most soil types 


Senna artemisioides ssp aremisioides - Punty Bush/Senna

Height 1m - 2m
Flower yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Winter - Spring

Senna artemisioides ssp coriacea - Punty Bush/Senna

Height to 3m
Flower yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Winter - Spring
Short lived

Senna aremisioides ssp petiolaris - Punty Bush, Senna

Height to 1m - 3m

Flower yellow  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Most soil types

Wind break 

Flowers late Autumn - Spring

# Xanthorrhoea semiplana - Yacca/Grass Tree

Height to 2m

Flower white  

Suitable for Insectariums in vineyards

Attracts insects

Attracts birds

Wind break

Sandy soil 

Flowers Winter

Slow growing


Trees

Acacia melanoxylon - Blackwood Wattle

Height 8m - 15m
Flower yellow
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Damp sites
Flowers Winter - Spring
Long lived

Acacia retinodes - Swamp Wattle/Wirilda

Height 6m
Flower yellow
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Damp sites
Flowers Summer

Allocasuarina verticillata - Drooping She-oak

Height 5m - 10m
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Male and female plants

Banksia marginata - Silver Banksia

Height 6m - 10m
Flower golden/yellow
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Sandy soil
Flowers Autumn

Callitris gracilis syn. preissii - Southern Cypress Pine

Height 15m
Attracts birds
Wind break
Sandy soil / loam


Eucalyptus behriana - Bull Mallee

Height 12m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Spring - Summer

Eucalyptus camaldulensis - River Red Gum

Height 20m+
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Damp sites
Flowers Summer

Eucalyptus fasciculosa - Pink Gum

Height to 15m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Sandy soil
Flowers Summer

Eucalyptus incrassata - Ridge-fruited Mallee

Height 4m - 8m
Flower pink
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types/prefers sandy soil
Flowers Summer - Autumn
Local to the Northern Lofty Ranges

Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp leucoxylon - SA Blue Gum

Height 30m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Autumn - Spring

Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp pruinosa - SA Inland Blue Gum

Height 6m - 20m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Autumn - Spring

Eucalyptus odorata - Peppermint Box

Height 12m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Autumn - Winter

Eucalyptus porosa - Mallee Box

Height 10m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Shallow limestone
Flowers Summer

Eucalyptus viminalis ssp magnatensis - Rough-barked Manna Gum

Height to 20m
Flower white
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Flowers Summer

Melaleuca lanceolata - Dryland Tea-tree

Height 3m - 8m
Flower white
Suitable for Insectariums in vinyards
Attracts insects
Attracts birds
Wind break
Most soil types
Flowers Spring - Summer

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