As environmental awareness grows in our community, many popular hedging plants are becoming less popular. Many traditional hedging plants are now classified as environmental weeds and their use should be avoided.
Westringia fruticosa used formally to create impact and to blend a water tank and pump into the landscape
At Wariapendi we believe hedging plants should look good, be sustainable, and provide ecological benefits.
Hedging plants are commonly used to provide privacy and to hide unsightly structures and other eyesores. They also provide a rich palette for creative designs.
Hedges can be formal or informal. Formal hedges require regular pruning to maintain vigor and function. They are usually planted closely in single rows.
Callistemon ‘Endeavour’ kept pruned to provide a low hedge
Flowering cycles are generally disrupted by pruning, resulting in foliage-only displays. Informal hedges are usually planted with mixed species, have multiple layers and are planted at wider spacing to reduce maintenance. As flowering cycles are not interrupted by regular pruning, an abundance of flowers and birds can also be enjoyed.
| Small (Less then 1 metre) | Low (1-3 metres) | Screening (3-5 metres high) | Tall (5+ metres) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baeckea virgata dwarf | Acacia fimbriata dwarf | Acacia binervata | Acacia fimbriata |
| Callistemon 'White Anzac' | Acacia 'Little Nugget' | Acacia floribunda | Acacia melanoxylon |
| Callistemon 'Little John' | Acmena smithii minor | Acmena smithii | Acacia pravissima |
| Correa spp | Acmena smithii 'Minipilly' | Banksia 'Giant Candles' | Allocasuarina littoralis |
| Kunzea Snowman | Baeckea virgata | Bursaria spinosa | Banksia marginata |
| Leptospermum obovatum Dwarf | Banksia ericifolia | Callistemon 'Candy Pink' | Banksia serrata |
| Melaleuca thymifolia | Banksia ericifolia dwarf | Callistemon 'Dawson River' | Callistemon salignus |
| Syzygium australe 'Tiny Trev' | Banksia marginata Bright | Callistemon 'Endeavour' | Callistemon viminalis |
| Westringia 'Jervis Gem' | Banksia spinulosa | Callistemon 'Mauve Mist' | Casuarina cunninghamiana |
| Bauera rubioides | Callistemon pallidus | Casuarina glauca | |
| Callistemon 'Captain Cook' | Callistemon 'Purple Pride' | Elaeocarpus reticulatus | |
| Callistemon 'Clearview White' | Callistemon 'Western Glory' | Hakea salicifolia | |
| Callistemon pityoides | Dodonea viscosa purpurea | Melaleuca linariifolia | |
| Callistemon subulatus | Grevillea barklyana | Melaleuca styphelioides | |
| Callistemon 'Wilderness White' | Grevillea 'Clearview David' | Pittosporum undulatum | |
| Grevillea 'Forest Rambler' | Grevillea 'Copper Rocket' | ||
| Grevillea 'John Evans' | Grevillea hookeriana | ||
| Grevillea 'Lady O' | Grevillea 'Ivanhoe' | ||
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia | Leptospermum 'Copper Glow' | ||
| Grevillea 'Scarlet Sprite' | Leptospermum lanigerum | ||
| Grevillea parvula | Leptospermum morrisonii | ||
| Kunzea ambigua | Leptospermum petersonii | ||
| Leptospermum 'Daydream' | Melaleuca squarrosa | ||
| Leptospermum flavescens 'Cardwell' | Tasmannia lanceolata | ||
| Leptospermum 'Horizontalis' | Telopea spp | ||
| Leptospermum juniperinum | |||
| Leptospermum 'Lipstick' | |||
| Leptospermum obovatum | |||
| Leptospermum 'Pageant' | |||
| Leptospermum polygalifolium | |||
| Leptospermum 'Riot' | |||
| Leptospermum 'Rudolph' | |||
| Melaleuca hypericifolia | |||
| Melaleuca squarossa | |||
| Philotheca myoporoides | |||
| Prostanthera species | |||
| Westringia species |
