Fast-Growing Privacy Hedge
When you need a screen yesterday, these fast growers close the gap quickly — dense, evergreen privacy in a season or two.
Plant list (97 plants)
| # | Plant | Spacing | Mature size | Light | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' | — | 1.8 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 2 | Weeping Bottlebrush Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 3 | Black Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 4 | Black-eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 5 | Blue Morning Glory Ipomoea indica | — | 6 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 6 | Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 7 | Blue Trumpet Vine Thunbergia grandiflora | — | 8 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 8 | Bonica Rose Rosa 'Bonica' | — | 1 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 9 | Boston Ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata | — | 15 m H × 8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 10 | Bower Vine Pandorea jasminoides | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 11 | Brilliant Pink Iceberg Rose Rosa 'Brilliant Pink Iceberg' | — | 1.2 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 12 | Brunniana Gold Cupressus macrocarpa 'Brunniana Aurea' | — | 10 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 13 | Burgundy Iceberg Rose Rosa 'Burgundy Iceberg' | — | 1.2 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 14 | Chilean Jasmine Mandevilla laxa | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 15 | Chinese Dwarf Bamboo Bambusa multiplex 'Chinese Dwarf' | — | 3 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 16 | Chocolate Vine Akebia quinata | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 17 | Cleveland Select Pear Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' | — | 9 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 18 | Coastal Rosemary Westringia fruticosa | — | 1.5 m H | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 19 | Coppertop Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop' | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 20 | Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 21 | Double Knock Out Rose Rosa 'Double Knock Out' | — | 1.2 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 22 | Dusky Coral Pea Kennedia rubicunda | — | 3 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 23 | Dwarf River Wattle Acacia cognata | — | 1 m H | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 24 | Emerald Lustre Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 'Emerald Lustre' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 25 | Endeavour Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Endeavour' | — | 2.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 26 | English Ivy Hedera helix | — | 20 m H × 5 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 27 | Escallonia Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' | — | 2.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 28 | Fireworks Grevillea Grevillea 'Fireworks' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 29 | Free n Easy Native Lilac Hardenbergia violacea 'Free n Easy' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 30 | French Lavender Lavandula dentata | — | 1 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 31 | Fringed Wattle Acacia fimbriata | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 32 | Geisha Girl Duranta Duranta erecta 'Geisha Girl' | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 33 | Giant Timber Bamboo Bambusa oldhamii | — | 12 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 34 | Glossy Abelia Abelia x grandiflora 'Grandiflora' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 35 | Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 36 | Goldstripe Bamboo Bambusa multiplex 'Goldstripe' | — | 4 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 37 | Great Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis | — | 10 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 38 | Grevillea Moonlight Grevillea 'Moonlight' | — | 4 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 39 | Hannah Ray Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Hannah Ray' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 40 | Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | — | 2.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 41 | Hot Pink Bottlebrush Callistemon viminalis 'Hot Pink' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 42 | Iceberg Rose Rosa 'Iceberg' | — | 1.2 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 43 | James Stirling Pittosporum Pittosporum tenuifolium 'James Stirling' | — | 3.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 44 | Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica | — | 9 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 45 | Kangaroo Vine Cissus antarctica | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 46 | Kings Park Special Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Kings Park Special' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 47 | Knock Out Rose Rosa 'Knock Out' | — | 1.2 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 48 | Lady Di Bower Vine Pandorea jasminoides 'Lady Di' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 49 | Lemon-scented Tea Tree Leptospermum petersonii | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 50 | Leyland Cypress ×Cupressocyparis leylandii | — | 20 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 51 | Lilly Pilly Syzygium australe | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 52 | Lorraine Lee Rose Rosa 'Lorraine Lee' | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 53 | Marjory Channon Pittosporum Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Marjory Channon' | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 54 | Mary Rose Rosa 'Mary Rose' | — | 1.2 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 55 | Mountain Clematis Clematis montana | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 56 | Ned Kelly Grevillea Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' | — | 1.5 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 57 | Old Man's Beard Clematis aristata | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 58 | Oleander Nerium oleander | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 59 | Orange Jessamine Murraya paniculata | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 60 | Ornamental Pear 'Capital' Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' | — | 9 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 61 | Paper Flower Bougainvillea glabra | — | 8 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 62 | Passionfruit Passiflora edulis | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 63 | Peaches and Cream Grevillea Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream' | — | 1.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 64 | Photinia 'Red Robin' Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 65 | Photinia Robusta Photinia x fraseri 'Robusta' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 66 | Pink Jasmine Jasminum polyanthum | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 67 | Pink Knock Out Rose Rosa 'Pink Knock Out' | — | 1.2 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 68 | Pinky Winky Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky' | — | 2 m H × 1.8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 69 | Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen' Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' | — | 4 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 70 | Plumbago Plumbago auriculata | — | 2 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 71 | Poorinda Ballerina Mint Bush Prostanthera 'Poorinda Ballerina' | — | 2 m H × 2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 72 | Potato Vine Solanum laxum | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 73 | Purple Coral Pea Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 74 | Queen Elizabeth Rose Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth' | — | 2 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 75 | Queensland Silver Wattle Acacia podalyriifolia | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 76 | Resilience Lilly Pilly Syzygium australe 'Resilience' | — | 5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 77 | Royal Cape Plumbago Plumbago auriculata 'Royal Cape' | — | 2 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 78 | Rubens Photinia Photinia glabra 'Rubens' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 79 | Slender Weavers Bamboo Bambusa textilis 'Gracilis' | — | 7 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 80 | Slim Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Slim' | — | 3 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 81 | Snow in Summer Melaleuca linariifolia 'Claret Tops' | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 82 | Spartan Juniper Juniperus 'Spartan' | — | 4.5 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 83 | Spring Grove Cedar Thuja plicata 'Spring Grove' | — | 8 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 84 | Super Hedge Photinia Photinia x fraseri 'Super Hedge' | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 85 | Sweet Pea Bush Polygala myrtifolia | — | 2 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 86 | Sweet Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 'Dense Fence' | — | 5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 87 | Tick Bush Kunzea ambigua | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 88 | Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans | — | 10 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 89 | Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | — | 15 m H × 9 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 90 | White Anzac Bottlebrush Callistemon 'White Anzac' | — | 1 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 91 | Wildfire Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Wildfire' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 92 | Willow-leaved Hakea Hakea salicifolia | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 93 | Wonga Wonga Vine Pandorea pandorana | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 94 | Wonga Wonga Vine 'Snowbells' Pandorea pandorana 'Snowbells' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 95 | Woolly Bush Adenanthos sericeus | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 96 | Wynyabbie Gem Coastal Rosemary Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' | — | 1.8 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 97 | Yellow Banksia Rose Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
How to use this plan
- Mark out your bed and set plants out (still in pots) using the spacing column.
- Place taller and wider plants to the back or centre, lower plants to the front or edges.
- Group by light and water needs so each plant gets the right conditions.
- Plant, mulch, water in well — then tick each plant off as you go.
Bed location
Date planted