Heavy soil plants

Plants that are very tolerant of heavy soils and waterlogged conditions, but not permanent swamps. 52 products

Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) $3.75

A long lived (100yrs+) and attractive wattle tree which produces a highly sought after, dark cabinet timber. Planted in the open it makes a good, dense windbreak.Frost resistant.
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Alpinia coerulea

Native Ginger (Alpinia coerulea) $3.75

A great foliage plant to create that tropical feel in the garden and also makes an attractive feature around pools.The 1 metre long foliage stems bear white flowers, followed by blue globular fruits.The young growing tips of the creeping rhizomes have a distinct Ginger flavour and were used as bush tucker by Aborigines. The leaves were also used to wrap food in to be cooked.
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Araucaria cunninghamii

Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) $4.25

A beautiful, shady, hardy and adaptable native pine tree that makes a fantastic windbreak and woodlot tree. In fact its one of the easiest windbreak trees to establish. Its slightly prickly juvenile foliage, when a young plant, deters grazing by animals, making them much easier to establish.
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Banksia robur

Broad Leafed Banksia (Banksia robur) $3.75

A shrub with large, broad leaves and large flower heads which are blue / green in bud, opening to yellow / green. Tolerates heavy soils and is an excellent bird attractor. Can grow to 3m high.
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Bauera rubioides Tassie Princess

Tassie Princess (Bauera rubioides Tassie Princess) $3.75

Compact shrub growing to 1 metre high and 1.5m wide with dark green foliage and deep pink bell type flowers during Winter and Spring. Frost resistant.
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Baumea preissii

Soft Twig Rush (Baumea preissii) $3.75

A robust, spreading Rush that is widely used to stabilise the edges of dams and filter out excess nutrients for water recycling systems. Has wide, strap-like leaves which provide good habitat for frogs.
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Brachychiton acerifolius

Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolius) $3.75

A very hardy rainforest tree with very large, shady, glossy leaves which are partly or fully dropped off the tree prior to flowering before Christmas. Brilliant, bright-red flowers over several months. Grows to 10m in the full-sun.
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Brachychiton rupestre

Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestre) $3.75

A very unusual and ornamental specimen tree that develops a large bottle-like trunk. It has the ability to store reserves of water in its trunk and is, therefore , very drought resistant.Frost resistant.
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Buckinghamia celsissima

Ivory Curl Flower (Buckinghamia celsissima) $3.75

Beautiful smaller tree with a dense canopy of dark-green leaves and large pendulous spikes of creamy-white flowers in summer.Grows to 8m in the full-sun.
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Callistemon citrinus

Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) $3.75

A very dense growing and showy shrub with a very useful screening plant. Flowers are rich red bottlebrushes which appear twice a year. A great bird-attractor. Grows to 3m high.
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