Seed Bank - examples of seeds available*

Acacia podalyriifolia - Mount Morgan Wattle (245) - 10 grams
4m. Lovely blue foliage. Fast growing. Covered in yellow flowers. Very attractive.

Acacia pravissima (248) - 10 grams
Tough shrub to about 2.5 metres. Attractive plant. Good screen.

Banksia blechnifolia (458) - 10 grams
Prostrate banksia species. Reddish flowers. Hardy in well drained soil. About 2 metres across.

Banksia cuneata (2533) - 5 grams
Very rare banksia, with pink/purple flowers - more similar to a dryandra than a banksia.

Banksia grandis - Bull Banksia (471) - 5 grams
Large growing banksia requiring sandy/gravelly position. The longest flowers of any straight banksia species. (Giant Candles has flowers comparable in length.)

Banksia media (486) - 10 grams
Hardy bright yellow flowering species to 2 metres. Very attractive flowers, a WA banksia apparently more hardy than most other WA species.

Beaufortia orbifolia (530) - 5 grams

Beaufortia sparsa (532) - 5 grams

Bracteantha bracteata Dwarf - Mixed colours (2186) - 5 grams
Vigorous and fast growing daisy with large papery flowers. Dwarf variety.

Bracteantha bracteata King Sized - Mixed colours (2614) - 5 grams
Vigorous and fast growing daisy with large papery flowers. Taller variety.

Chorizema cordatum - Coral Flame Pea (737) - 5 grams
Brightly coloured pea flower to 30 cm.

Dryandra formosa (870) - 10 grams
Toughest dryandra in most Victorian sites, needs good drainage, but very spectacular orange flowers. 2-3m

Dryandra quercifolia (886) - 10 grams
Very popular cut flower - excellent drainage - will handle Victorian climate. Yellow flowers. 2m

Eucalyptus cinerea - Argyle Apple (995) - 5 grams
Commonly planted foliage Eucalypt. Hardy and fast growing. Attractive blueish leaves.

Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp megalocarpa - 5 grams
Deep red flowers. Bird attracting. Very hardy in Melbourne and most other southern areas.

Grevillea banksii 'alba' (2176) - 10 grams
Original species for many tropical hybrids. Pale flowers, shrubby form. 3m

Grevillea banksii forsteri (1369) - 10 grams
Original species for many tropical hybrids. Deep red flowers, about 3m.

Hakea cinerea (1423) - 10 grams
Greyish leaves, and large, very conspicuous yellow flowers. Seems to be hardy in Melbourne in well drained areas.

Hakea francisiana (1438) - 5 grams
Seedling grown is rather touchy but extremely showy hakea with long pink spikes. 4m

Hakea lehmanniana (1445) - 5 grams
Blue flowering hakea. Very unusual. 1m or less.

Hakea multilineata (1453) - 5 grams
Rather bushy hakea related to H. francisiana with smaller deep pink flowers. Good screen. Bird attracting.

Hakea purpurea (2184) - 5 grams
Deep red flowers. Looks like a grevillea. Likes a warm climate and good drainage. Fairly hardy.

Isopogon anethifolius - Cone Bush (1546) - 5 grams
Yellow flowers on the tips of stems. Excellent cut flower.

Isopogon formosus (1552) - 5 grams
Purple flowered plant with intricate foliage. Excellent drainage. Cut flower. About 1 metre.

Kunzea baxteri (1586) - 5 grams
Large red bottlebrush flowers with gold tips. 2 metres. Hardy and fast growing.

Kunzea parvifolia (1591) - 5 grams
Small purple flowers. Very hardy and attractive. 1-2metres.

Templetonia retusa - SA (2149) - 10 grams
Dry climate pea flower. 1-2 metres. Very large red flowers. Bird attracting.

To access the seed bank simply come to our monthly meeting!

*Please note that seeds are only available to members of the Keilor Plains Group and only available at monthly meetings. Seeds are not available to non-members and are not sent by mail.