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
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
Leptorhynchos squamatus - Scaly Buttons
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
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
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 species - 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 tomentos - 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
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