Hibiscus heterophyllus Description Belongs to the Malvaceae family. An erect spreading shrub to small tree with dark green leaves and white flowers with a red throat. Hibiscus heterophyllus is a medium to large shrub of open habit, from about three to six metres high. The leaves are up to 200 millimetres long by 100 [...]
Taraxacum officinale A trailing or mat-forming evergreen shrub growing to a height of two to four metres, it bears heads of pink or orange posy-like flowers, each with a yellow eye. A native to the Americas, it is considered a noxious weed in northern Australia , while some species are cultivated in the southern regions. [...]
Asclepias curassavica Description Commonly known as a weed, this beautiful little flower has a milky sap in the stem. All milkweeds are poisonous if ingested, and the milky sap is a skin irritant. It has a number of common names: Red Cottonhead, Scarlet Milkweed or Blood Flower. It is an erect, evergreen perennial subshrub, often [...]
Taraxacum officinale This plant, despised as a weed, is one of nature’s greatest healing aids, and is a medicine chest in itself. It is a hardy perennial, and grows wild nearly everywhere. It has a fleshy root and a straight stem up to 20cm tall that rises precariously above the ground, and is topped by [...]