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Native Raspberry - Growing Native Raspberry

Australian Raspberry, Native Raspberry or Rubus parvifolius is a perennial deciduous that can become evergreen in warmer climates. It is ideal for ...

Native Linseed - Growing Native Linseed

Image from Melbourne Bushfood Native Linseed is a perennial that grows to a height of 0.6m.It’s a slender straight up herb with thick tuberous ...

Apple Berry - Growing Apple Berry

The genus Billardiera has 40 species, spreading across southwest Western Australia, South Queensland, Tasmania, and South Australia. However, Billa...

Native Parsnip - Growing Native Parsnip

Image from Melbourne Bushfood The Native Parsnip is a small plant with edible roots. The plant mostly lasts for 1-2 years after which most die ...

Rock Fig Plant - Growing Rock Fig Plant

Image from Melbourne Bushfood The Rock Fig Plant is an attractive plant native to Australia and used as bushfood. It is a fig tha...

Dorrigo Pepper Plant - Growing Dorrigo Pepper Plant

Image from Melbourne Bushfood Tasmania insipida or Pepperbush is a shrub native to Australia with large glossy leaves and red stems and dark be...

Native Tamarind- Growing Native Tamarind

A native plant with long, broad, sausage shaped leaves. It produces yellow/orange fruits with a tart sweet taste. The fruits can be eaten raw or ...

Lemon Scented Gum - Growing Lemon Scented Gum

Lemon-Scented Gum can be grown as an annual or a perennial. We recommend growing it in pots to keep it as short as 1m. Due to their shallow roots, ...

White Kunzea - Growing White Kunzea

White Kunzea is a beautiful medium sized shrub with fine leaves and abundant white flowers in spring. Bees looove buzzing around the relatively sma...

Davidson Plum - Growing Davidson Plum

Davidson plum, also called Mullumbimby plum-- a small to medium-sized rainforest tree native to the north-eastern coast of New South Wales. An enda...

Geraldton Wax - Growing Geraldton Wax

Geraldton Wax is relatively hardy and fairly easy to grow in a Mediterranean climate with well-drained sandy soil and a sunny aspect. It can be gro...

Wattleseed - Growing Wattleseed

Wattleseed is an ancient grain source used by Australia's First Nations Peoples for thousands of years. High in protein, iron, zinc and magnesium, ...