Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko
Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko Scientific name: Phyllurus platurus People often come across strange, leaf-shaped ‘creatures’ in their backyards. These usually turn out to […]
Category: Booyong Conservation Retreat
Brush Kurrajong
Growing around the black swamp and on the edge of the meadow lies the Androcalva Fraseri (formerly known as Commersonia […]
Roman Chamomile
Roman Chamomile is a perennial shrub that producers aromatic daisy like flowers and grows along the ground. Growing – Chamomile […]
Horseradish
Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us some Horseradish and its flourished in the Booyong Herb Spiral. Growing – Horseradish […]
Cape York Lily (Native Turmeric)
This stunning flowering tropical plant is known as the Cape Your Lily or Native turmeric (scientific name Curcuma australasica). It […]
Warrigal Spinach
Warrigal Greens (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are an Australian native spinach that was popular with early settlers. They are fast becoming a […]
Comfrey
We’ve been trying different plants around the herb spiral border and Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is ticking all of the boxes. […]
Pineapple Sage
I picked up a Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) plant at The Secret Garden in Richmond recently and have been amazed […]
Cherry Chilli
I’m not sure of the origin of these little hot red cherry bombs but I’m so glad we have them […]
Rainbow Celery
The edible, perennial and aquatic Rainbow Water Celery (Oenanthe javanica) is growing beautifully in the food forest dam at Booyong. […]