I've chosen the Buddleja (or Buddleia) as this month's feature plant with some reservations. They're not native to Australia (and hail from temperate regions of Asia, Africa and South America), although they have become naturalised here. In some countries, such as New Zealand, and some American states they are a declared weed or pest plant due to their ability to self-sow. Buddlejas are both male and female plants at the same time so do quite nicely at reproducing on their own. They make copious amounts of seeds from spent flower heads and grow readily in a wide range of soil types. Here it's too dry for them to become a problem.
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February 2019
January - Grass Tree
February - Kangaroo Apple - Large-leaf Grevillea March - Silver Banksia April - Drooping Sheoak May - Correa June - Grevillea July - Buddleja August - Sundews September - Native Hibiscus October - Running Postman November - Hakea December - Sticky Hop Bush |