Instant Impact Hedge Starter
Make a statement fast. These taller screening plants give instant height and presence — the shortcut to an established-looking boundary.
Plant list (123 plants)
| # | Plant | Spacing | Mature size | Light | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weeping Bottlebrush Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 2 | After Dark Peppermint Agonis flexuosa 'After Dark' | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 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 Point Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point' | — | 3.5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 8 | Blue Trumpet Vine Thunbergia grandiflora | — | 8 m H × 6 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 | Brunniana Gold Cupressus macrocarpa 'Brunniana Aurea' | — | 10 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 12 | Brush Box Lophostemon confertus | — | 15 m H × 8 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 13 | Buddhist Pine Podocarpus macrophyllus | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 14 | Camellia Camellia japonica | — | 3 m H | Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 15 | Carolina Jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 16 | Chilean Jasmine Mandevilla laxa | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 17 | Chinese Dwarf Bamboo Bambusa multiplex 'Chinese Dwarf' | — | 3 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 18 | Chocolate Vine Akebia quinata | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 19 | Cleveland Select Pear Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' | — | 9 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 20 | Coppertop Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop' | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 21 | Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 22 | Crepe Myrtle 'Yuma' Lagerstroemia 'Yuma' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 23 | Crepe Myrtle 'Zuni' Lagerstroemia 'Zuni' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 24 | Cut-leaf Banksia Banksia praemorsa | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 25 | Dusky Coral Pea Kennedia rubicunda | — | 3 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 26 | Dwarf Lilly Pilly Syzygium smithii 'Minor' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 27 | Dwarf Magnolia 'Teddy Bear' Magnolia grandiflora 'Teddy Bear' | — | 5 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 28 | Edna Butler Camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Edna Butler' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 29 | Ellwood's Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii' | — | 3 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 30 | Emerald Green Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' | — | 4 m H × 1.2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 31 | Emerald Lustre Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 'Emerald Lustre' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 32 | English Ivy Hedera helix | — | 20 m H × 5 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 33 | English Yew Taxus baccata | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 34 | Feijoa Acca sellowiana | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 35 | Fountain Bamboo Fargesia rufa | — | 3 m H × 1.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 36 | Free n Easy Native Lilac Hardenbergia violacea 'Free n Easy' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 37 | Fringed Wattle Acacia fimbriata | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 38 | Giant Candles Banksia Banksia 'Giant Candles' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 39 | Giant Timber Bamboo Bambusa oldhamii | — | 12 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 40 | Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 41 | Golden Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan Gold' | — | 4 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 42 | Goldstripe Bamboo Bambusa multiplex 'Goldstripe' | — | 4 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 43 | Great Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis | — | 10 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 44 | Great Eastern Camellia Camellia japonica 'Great Eastern' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 45 | Grevillea Moonlight Grevillea 'Moonlight' | — | 4 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 46 | Hairpin Banksia Banksia spinulosa | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 47 | Hannah Ray Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Hannah Ray' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 48 | Heath Banksia Banksia ericifolia | — | 4 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 49 | Hiba Arborvitae Thujopsis dolabrata | — | 8 m H × 3 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 50 | Hot Pink Bottlebrush Callistemon viminalis 'Hot Pink' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 51 | Hugh Evans Camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Hugh Evans' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 52 | Icee Blue Plum Pine Podocarpus elatus 'Icee Blue' | — | 5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 53 | Irish Yew Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' | — | 5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 54 | James Stirling Pittosporum Pittosporum tenuifolium 'James Stirling' | — | 3.5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 55 | Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica | — | 9 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 56 | Kalamata Olive Olea europaea 'Kalamata' | — | 7 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 57 | Kangaroo Vine Cissus antarctica | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 58 | Kanjiro Camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 59 | Kings Park Special Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Kings Park Special' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 60 | Krantz Aloe Aloe arborescens | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 61 | Lady Di Bower Vine Pandorea jasminoides 'Lady Di' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 62 | Laurustinus Viburnum tinus 'Lucidum' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 63 | Lemon Myrtle Backhousia citriodora | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 64 | Lemon-scented Tea Tree Leptospermum petersonii | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 65 | Leyland Cypress ×Cupressocyparis leylandii | — | 20 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 66 | Lilly Pilly Syzygium australe | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 67 | Little Gem Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 68 | Luscious Water Gum Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' | — | 7 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 69 | Magnolia 'Kay Parris' Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris' | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 70 | Manzanillo Olive Olea europaea 'Manzanillo' | — | 6 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 71 | Marjory Channon Pittosporum Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Marjory Channon' | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 72 | Mountain Clematis Clematis montana | — | 8 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 73 | Nova Zembla Rhododendron Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade | Moist / Regular |
| 74 | Old Man's Beard Clematis aristata | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 75 | Oleander Nerium oleander | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 76 | Olive Olea europaea | — | 6 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 77 | Orange Jessamine Murraya paniculata | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 78 | Ornamental Pear 'Capital' Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' | — | 9 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 79 | Paper Flower Bougainvillea glabra | — | 8 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 80 | Passionfruit Passiflora edulis | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 81 | Peruvian Apple Cactus Cereus repandus | — | 5 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 82 | Photinia 'Red Robin' Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 83 | Photinia Robusta Photinia x fraseri 'Robusta' | — | 4 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 84 | Pincushion Hakea Hakea laurina | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 85 | Pink Jasmine Jasminum polyanthum | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 86 | Pink Pearl Rhododendron Rhododendron 'Pink Pearl' | — | 4 m H × 3 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade | Moist / Regular |
| 87 | Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen' Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' | — | 4 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 88 | Plantation Pink Camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink' | — | 3.5 m H × 2.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 89 | Plum Pine Podocarpus elatus | — | 10 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 90 | Port Jackson Pine Callitris rhomboidea | — | 8 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 91 | Port Wine Magnolia Michelia figo | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 92 | Potato Vine Solanum laxum | — | 6 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 93 | Pure Silk Camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Pure Silk' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 94 | Purple Coral Pea Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 95 | Pyramidal Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis' | — | 6 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 96 | Queensland Silver Wattle Acacia podalyriifolia | — | 5 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 97 | Resilience Lilly Pilly Syzygium australe 'Resilience' | — | 5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 98 | Rubens Photinia Photinia glabra 'Rubens' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 99 | Sappho Rhododendron Rhododendron 'Sappho' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Part Shade, Full Shade | Moist / Regular |
| 100 | Sasanqua Camellia Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka' | — | 3 m H × 2 m W | Part Shade, Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 101 | Scarlet Kunzea Kunzea baxteri | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 102 | Skyrocket Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' | — | 5 m H × 0.7 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 103 | Slender Weavers Bamboo Bambusa textilis 'Gracilis' | — | 7 m H × 1.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 104 | Slim Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Slim' | — | 3 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 105 | Spartan Juniper Juniperus 'Spartan' | — | 4.5 m H × 1 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 106 | Spring Grove Cedar Thuja plicata 'Spring Grove' | — | 8 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 107 | Star Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides | — | 6 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 108 | Super Hedge Photinia Photinia x fraseri 'Super Hedge' | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 109 | Sweet Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 'Dense Fence' | — | 5 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 110 | Tick Bush Kunzea ambigua | — | 3 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 111 | Triumph Feijoa Acca sellowiana 'Triumph' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 112 | Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans | — | 10 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun | Low Water |
| 113 | Unique Feijoa Acca sellowiana 'Unique' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 114 | Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | — | 15 m H × 9 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade | Moderate Water |
| 115 | Water Gum Tristaniopsis laurina | — | 8 m H × 5 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 116 | Weeping Lilly Pilly Waterhousea floribunda | — | 10 m H × 6 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Moderate Water |
| 117 | White Cypress Pine Callitris columellaris | — | 12 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun | Drought-Tolerant |
| 118 | Wildfire Bottlebrush Callistemon 'Wildfire' | — | 3 m H × 2.5 m W | Full Sun | Moderate Water |
| 119 | Willow-leaved Hakea Hakea salicifolia | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 120 | Wonga Wonga Vine Pandorea pandorana | — | 6 m H × 4 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 121 | Wonga Wonga Vine 'Snowbells' Pandorea pandorana 'Snowbells' | — | 5 m H × 3 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Low Water |
| 122 | Woolly Bush Adenanthos sericeus | — | 4 m H × 2 m W | Full Sun, Part Shade | Drought-Tolerant |
| 123 | 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