Paten Park Native Nursery

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Paten Park Native Nursery is a not-for-profit community driven native plants nursery in The Gap, Brisbane. Driven by the love of native plants, we've been helping both local individuals and groups to give some love to our often neglected native species.

TINY ORCHIDSThese tiny ground orchids growing in national park on a Moreton Bay island create a world in miniature - lik...
25/06/2026

TINY ORCHIDS
These tiny ground orchids growing in national park on a Moreton Bay island create a world in miniature - like a fairytale scene from a children’s book.

But they also illustrate the importance of preserving natural habitats because most of these orchids can’t be cultivated.
The conditions they need to survive are very specific and difficult to replicate.

The Slender Hyacinth Orchid (Dipodium variegatum), for example, depends on fungi of the genus Russula (and possibly others) for its food and also occurs close to Eucalyptus species, so it is thought to have a mychorrhizal relationship with both the fungi and gum trees.
This one was growing in sandy soil in eucalypt forest, with Eucalypts, Callitris sp., pea flowers (Dillwynia spp.) and other coastal heath plants, with fungi nearby.

On a well-drained, sandy bank among leaf litter, tiny forests of other orchids were flowering after rain.
These included White Fingers (Caledenia catenata) and Pixie Caps (Acianthus fornicatus), both deciduous perennials which depend on mycorrhizal fungi for germination and for the carbohydrates and nutrients they need to grow.

Nearby in moist sandy soil, Nodding Greenhoods (Pterostylis nutans) were flowering in profusion.
Each Nodding Greenhood produces a single flower with a drooping, translucent hood (formed by petals and sepals) around the reproductive organs.They are pollinated by specific fungus gnats which are lured by chemicals emitted by the flower’s labellum (the central petal designed to attract pollinators). The gnats fall inside and pollinate the flower.

For Slender Hyacinth Orchids, native bees and wasps are pollinators.
The species D. variegatum was a fairly recent discovery for botanical science.
Although indigenous people would have long been aware of this leafless orchid, it was only scientifically described in 1987, based on a specimen collected by the Pacific Highway in Beenleigh.

For most of the year it remains hidden below ground, until its tubers produce bracts bearing up to 50 flowers.

The seeds are like dust, lacking the food reserves to germinate so they depend on fungi mycorrhizae (roots) for the energy to grow.

This orchid is believed to be parasitic as it lacks leaves to photosynthesise and may have a three-way relationship with fungi that rot organic matter and other mycorrhizal fungi that may provide the orchid with sugars produced by eucalypts’ photosynthesis.

It’s described as a mycoheterotroph - a heterotroph (unable to feed itself) that’s dependent on fungi (myco) for its food.
https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1214638/Plant-of-the-week-Dipodium-Hyacinth-Orchids.pdf

D. variegatum orchid occurs along the East Coast from Victoria to the Mt Windsor Tableland west of the Daintree in North Qld. It’s listed as rare in Victoria.

Both White Fingers and Pixie Caps are deciduous perennials found along the East Coast in Qld and NSW, with isolated colonies in Victoria.

Caladenias depend on specific fungi in the soil, so they are very vulnerable to environmental changes.
C. catenata produces a single leaf and flower stalk from its underground tuber.
A. fornicatus has pretty heart-shaped leaves and produces a single stalk of up to 10 flowers.
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DRAW INSPIRATION from SE Qld’s amazing array of wildflowers at a “Drawing Wildflowers” workshop with artist Lesley Kenda...
23/06/2026

DRAW INSPIRATION from SE Qld’s amazing array of wildflowers at a “Drawing Wildflowers” workshop with artist Lesley Kendall this Sunday, June 28, at Paten Park Native Nursery, The Gap.
Discover more about some of the wonderful wildflowers now blooming in local bushland, using natural inks and materials to create artworks as part of a small, friendly group guided by Lesley in PPNN’s relaxing green surrounds.
Just bring yourself (and friends!) and enjoy some time out to create, nestled amongst plants, with tea, cake and art materials supplied.
The class runs from 9.30am-12 noon and is $85.
Ensure your place by booking at https://leskendall.bigcartel.com/product/late-summer-in-he-garden
(Lesley’s Paper Botanicals workshop this Saturday, June 27, at PPNN is now full. Thank you to everyone who booked - looking forward to seeing you!)
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GIANT LILYThe Giant Spear Lily (Doryanthes palmeri) is a real cliff-hanger.It pays to be a rock climber, hang-glider or ...
21/06/2026

GIANT LILY

The Giant Spear Lily (Doryanthes palmeri) is a real cliff-hanger.

It pays to be a rock climber, hang-glider or bushwalker if you want to see these indigenous lilies at their most spectacular, flowering en masse on cliffs and rocky ledges on mountains such as Mt Cordeaux in SE Qld and in NE NSW.

If you don’t have a head for heights, you can always grow one as a feature plant in your garden or rockery!

Each lily grows as a rosette of succulent, sword-like leaves and produces a spear (actually a flowering stalk or scape) up to 3m tall bearing a spike (cluster) of large brick-red flowers.
The leaves are up to 2m long and each flower is big -
up to 10cm in diameter.
Up to 350 flowers cluster together in each spike.
The flowers attract honey-eating birds such as Lewin’s Honeyeaters, which are drawn to the red colour and pollinate the flowers.

The Giant Spear Lily is listed as vulnerable in NSW, where it grows on cliff-lines of the Mt Warning caldera.
In Qld, it occurs on cliffs or rocky slopes of the Main and Border Ranges, Springbrook and Tallebudgera Valley.

D. Palmeri is a hardy, long-lived plant, adapted to dry conditions due to its succulent leaves, and likes moist, well-drained soil.
It may take up to 10 years to produce a flower. Each plant flowers only once but once it has flowered, it produces pups (more rosettes of leaves).
In 2001, a Giant Spear Lily growing in Kew Gardens’ Australia House was reportedly 54 years old - the world’s oldest recorded living specimen.

D. Palmeri flowers best in full sun and is low maintenance.
Simply cut off dead leaves and flower spikes.

Indigenous people roasted the flower spikes to eat and mashed the roots into a pulp to make cakes.

Threats to this plant in the wild include weeds, illegal seed harvesting and possibly fires.

PHOTOS: Flower close-up: Heather Knowles; others: Andrea Ripper

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ART WORKSHOPS!Book now for The Gap artist Lesley Kendall’s next “Wildflowers” art workshops being held on the weekend of...
18/06/2026

ART WORKSHOPS!
Book now for The Gap artist Lesley Kendall’s next “Wildflowers” art workshops being held on the weekend of June 27-28 at Paten Park Native Nursery.
There’s just one space left in the Wildflowers Paper Botanical Cut-outs workshop on Saturday (June 27, 9.30am-1pm).
Or join in Lesley’s Slow Drawing workshops on Sunday (June 28, 9.30am-12 noon), using ink and tools from nature to create works inspired by beautiful wildflowers.
Beginners are welcome and classes are small and friendly.
Each class is $85, including art materials, tea and cake.
Book at https://www.lesleykendall.com/workshops
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ENDANGERED SPECIESTake a look at these plants.They’re all listed as endangered or vulnerable in SE Qld or NSW but you ca...
14/06/2026

ENDANGERED SPECIES
Take a look at these plants.
They’re all listed as endangered or vulnerable in SE Qld or NSW but you can help ensure their survival or even prevent their extinction, starting in your own backyard!

Some, such as the Shiny-leaved Condoo (Planchonella eerwah) and Native Jute (Corchorus cunninghamii), were believed to be extinct until being rediscovered in recent years.

Others such as the Swamp Orchid (Phaius australis) - listed as endangered under Federal and NSW conservation acts - are under threat from habitat loss, weeds such as lantana and illegal collection from the wild.

Although habitat preservation is the best way to conserve native plants, many of them occur outside national parks, so propagating and growing them (being aware of provenance, risk of hybridisation and other factors) also help survival of each species.
(https://npq.org.au/conservation-local-action/)

By growing some of these native plants in your garden or on private property, you can support biodiversity, provide habitat and food for wildlife and help create wildlife corridors linking urban areas with bushland.
Other SE Qld-NSW native plants listed as endangered in NSW include:
The Necklace Bean (Sophora tomentosa), with bright yellow pea flowers and seedpods that look like a string of beads. It’s not threatened in Qld but is listed as endangered in NSW due to clearing of its natural habitat on coastal dunes and headlands, vehicular traffic on beaches and displacement by invasive weeds such as Bitou Bush.
Originally found from Port Stephens to Tweed Heads, it’s mostly extinct on the far northern NSW coast, and now only occurs as far south as Taree, according to NSW Environment and Heritage.

Rainforest Senna (Senna acclinis):
Rainforest clearing is a threat to this adaptable, dry rainforest shrub with cheery yellow flowers.
It’s a host to Grass Yellow and Yellow Migrant butterflies, likes full or filtered sun and attracts bees.

In Qld, other endangered plants include:
Smyrell’s Clausena (Murraya crenulata syn. Clausena smyrelliana), found only near Maryborough and Hervey Bay.
This uncommon, small, dry rainforest tree attracts birds and butterflies. It has lemon-scented foliage, fragrant flowers and small white fruit and is good for screening.

Endangered native edible species include Smooth Davidson’s Plum (Davidsonia johnsonii), a rainforest tree with plum-like fruit and clusters of small pink flowers, found in NE NSW and SE Qld (where populations have been recorded only on freehold land);

Small Leaf Tamarind (Diploglottis campbellii), a clay- and drought-tolerant dry rainforest tree with tangy edible fruit ideal for cool drinks. Threats include habitat destruction/land clearing, loss of genetic diversity and weeds;

Shiny-leaved Condoo (Planchonella eerwah) - Endangered SE Qld rainforest tree presumed extinct until its rediscovery in 1980. Edible, black plum-like fruit. Only a small number of wild trees have been recorded on the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim.

Native Jute (Corchorus cunninghamii) was thought to have been extinct for almost 40 years until its rediscovery in 1983. This rare endangered shrub grows in the margins between subtropical rainforest and eucalypt forest in SE Qld and NE NSW.
In 2001 it was known to occur in only four locations in SE Qld including Mt Cotton, Ormeau and Brisbane Forest Park (now D’Aguilar National Park).

Fine-leaved Tuckeroo (Lepiderema pulchella). Listed as vulnerable in Qld and NSW, this small rainforest tree has bright green, wavy-edged leaves and attractive orange fruit.
It occurs north of Brunswick Heads in NE NSW and in SE Qld. Most of the known populations in NSW are on private land. In Qld it occurs from SW of Maleny and national parks including Lamington, Main Range, Springbrook and others.

Other endangered Qld species include the Snowy Tea Tree (Melaleuca irbyana) and the Mt Emu She Oak (Allocasuarina emuina).
Threatened by urbanisation on the Sunshine Coast, A. emuina has attractive wiry foliage, is fire-resistant and good for rockeries or windbreaks.

When cultivated or preserved on private property, these endangered species may provide back-up stock - a form of living insurance - against threats to wild plant populations such as fire, wild weather, disease, pests and climate change.

It’s illegal to harvest these plants from the wild without a permit, so they should be purchased from registered nurseries or bushcare groups that ethically source and propagate them from seed, and record their provenance.
For these and other plants, see PPNN’s stock list or check with us if you’re after a particular species.
PHOTOS: Planchonella eerwah: Heather Knowles. Other photos: Andrea Ripper
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SHRINKING VIOLET!If you like to call a spade a spade, you’ll easily guess the common name of this dainty little wildflow...
11/06/2026

SHRINKING VIOLET!
If you like to call a spade a spade, you’ll easily guess the common name of this dainty little wildflower growing in eucalypt forest in a national park near Brisbane.

The Spade Flower (Pigea stellarioides) is a perennial herb growing to 60cm tall, noticeable among grasses and other groundcovers due to its bright yellow-orange spathulate (spoon-shaped) lower petal (although it also has tiny upper petals).

Growing as an individual, upright plant with pretty, slender leaves, P. stellarioides is common in sandy areas where eucalypts predominate along the East coast in Qld and NSW north of Sydney.

Surprisingly, despite its colour, it belongs to the family Violaceae, which also includes violet-coloured SE Qld wildflowers such as Viola banksii, Viola betonicifolia and others.

It flowers in Summer and its seed capsules contain up to 10 seeds.
This host plant for Glasswing and Tawny Coster butterflies is not easy to grow from seed but scattering seeds in a suitable environment might produce better results.

Although its common name is obvious, it’s a different story with its scientific name.
Its ID has been changed several times in recent years, from Hybanthus stellarioides to the genus Afrohybanthus, but after recent molecular analysis, it’s now back to its original genus, Pigea, designated in 1823.

Pigeas may also be important for medical research.
As members of the family Violaceae, they produce unusual peptide molecules that have pharmaceutical potential.
So there’s more than meets the eye to these tiny, vibrant shrinking violets!

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JUST RIGHTIf you don’t have room to grow large native trees, liven up your garden or outdoor area with some of SE Qld’s ...
07/06/2026

JUST RIGHT
If you don’t have room to grow large native trees, liven up your garden or outdoor area with some of SE Qld’s beautiful native shrubs.
Shrubs such as Butterfly Bush (Pavetta australiensis), Crinkle Bush (Lomatia silaifolia) and Hoveas not only look spectacular in flower but also attract butterflies, bees and other wildlife.
Shrubs help prevent erosion and provide shade and shelter for wildlife including frogs, lizards, small birds and mammals.
They promote ecological diversity as understorey plants in forests and are adapted to local conditions.
SE Qld has a diverse range of native shrubs including species suited to sites with poor, salty or sandy soil.
Nitrogen-fixers such as Acacias, Hoveas and Pultaneas look beautiful in flower and also improve soil fertility by converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useable form for plants via bacteria in their root nodules.
Even if you have a hot, sunny balcony, there are shrubs to suit that can be grown in pots, such as Golden Candlesticks (Banksia spinulosa), Crinkle Bush, Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) and Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea spp.).
Fast-growing Wattles for small gardens include:
Sweet-scented Wattle (Acacia suaveolens) - long-flowering and salt-tolerant with edible seeds,
Brisbane Wattle (A. fimbriata), Qld Silver Wattle (A. podalyriifolia),
Irish Wattle (A. oshanesii) - with fern-like foliage and sweet-scented pompom flowers;
Flat-stemmed Wattle (A. complanata) - this one can be lightly pruned and flowers several times per year, with seedpods attracting many birds.
Flowering shrubs for sunny spots include Banksias, Boronias, Grevilleas, Tea-trees (Leptospermum, Gaudium and other related genera) and
Weeping Baeckea (B. frutescens) with perfumed foliage and masses of flowers attracting bees and butterflies.
Other shrubs include Crinkle Bush (Lomatia silaifolia) - sprays of lovely white flowers from December-May that reputedly repel flies;
Butterfly Bush (Pavetta australiensis) - clusters of perfumed white flowers attracting butterflies and bees;
Blue Tongue (Melastoma malabathricum) - rounded rainforest shrub to 3m tall for full or filtered sun, attractive mauve-purple flowers, edible fruit turns the tongue blue;
Cracker Bush (Petalostigma triloculare) - glossy leaves, perfumed flowers and bright orange fruit; host for Copper Jewel butterflies;
Native Hydrangea (Abrophyllum ornans), a dry rainforest plant with tiny perfumed flowers and decorative black berries;
Hop Bushes - The Forest Hop Bush (Dodonaea triquetra) has papery, maroon seedpods, attracts numerous birds and is a host plant for the Fiery Jewel butterfly.
Native Finger Lime (Citrus australasica) - famed for the juicy, caviar-like flesh of its green, red or yellow fruit. It also hosts 3 Swallowtail butterfly species.
Musk Mallow (Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus), with brilliant red Hibiscus-type flowers,
Pink Hibiscus (H. splendens), with splendid, showy flowers. This bush food plant can also be pruned.
A standout shrub is the Pointed Leaf Hovea (H. acutifolia), covered in masses of purple pea flowers in Winter-Spring, followed by popping seedpods.
For well-drained sites on sandstone soils, the Hairy Bush Pea (Pultanaea villosa) has fine foliage, bright yellow and red pea flowers from Autumn-Spring and attracts Fringed Heath-blue butterflies.
Native shrubs for shady areas include Holly Fuchsia (Graptophyllum ilicifolium), Bolwarras (Eupomatia laurina and bennettii), Mackinlaya (M. macrosciadia), Lime Berry (Micromelum minutum), Bandicoot Berry (Leea novoguineensis, formerly L. indica), Native Murraya (M. ovatifoliolata) and Lilly Pillies (Syzygium spp.). Native Cordylines and the Walking Stick Palm (Linospadix monostachyos) also do well in shade.
Native Holly (Alchornea ilicifolia), Velvet Leaf (Callicarpa pedunculata) and Midyim (Austromyrtus dulcis) grow in sun or part-shade.
For sculptural contrast in well-drained soils, feature plants include Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea spp.) and the spectacular Spear Lily (Doryanthes palmeri) with its sword-like leaves and floral spikes bearing clusters of large red flowers that attract honey-eating birds.
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TRULY SCRUMPTIOUSThese luscious raspberries look good enough to eat - and they are!The Native Raspberry (Rubus probus) i...
04/06/2026

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS
These luscious raspberries look good enough to eat - and they are!
The Native Raspberry (Rubus probus) is now flowering and producing bright red, juicy fruit that can be eaten raw or used to make jam, cordial and desserts.
Also known as the Atherton Raspberry, R. probus has pleasant-tasting fruit (1cm-2cm in diameter) that are larger than those of traditional cultivated raspberries.
They’re best eaten when they’re about to fall from the bush - just one touch is all it takes when they’re ripe.
The small, dainty white flowers are the giveaway that this plant belongs to the Rose Family (Rosaceae).
It also comes with thorns, making it an important habitat plant for small animals, lizards and birds seeking sheltered nesting sites.
The flowers and fruit also attract birds, bees and other insects.
It’s a good replacement for lantana.
This dry rainforest plant likes moist, well-drained soil in full or filtered sunlight and occurs along Qld’s East coast and in New Guinea. It often forms thickets along the edges of rainforest.
As the genus Rubus (from the Latin for bramble bush) indicates, R. probus is a multi-stemmed scrambling shrub - so plant it away from pathways and keep it pruned or contained in a tub (or with a root barrier) in the garden or as a pot plant on a balcony.
Each raspberry may contain more than 100 seeds as it is an aggregate of tiny fruit produced from separate ovaries within each flower.
The raspberries are a truly delicious bush snack, according to Bush Food Plants for Queensland Backyards by Dr Ketah Silvester, Margaret Walter and Paul Ryan (available at PPNN).
As they don’t ripen all together, the fruit can be frozen until there is enough to make jam.
For more native edibles, see PPNN’s range.
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DATE CLAIMER 🌳🌿🦋Celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday, July 26, at Paten Park Native Nursery!The theme for the day at PP...
31/05/2026

DATE CLAIMER 🌳🌿🦋
Celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday, July 26, at Paten Park Native Nursery!
The theme for the day at PPNN will be Creeks.
Join us from 10am-2pm for a host of activities, food and fun including
🐟 Free talks (11am and 1pm) by native fish expert Steve Baines, author of the Rodney Rainbow series of children’s books (Bookings essential, see links below).
Steve is also an award-winning creator of aquarium displays.
His Rodney the Rainbow Fish children’s books will be for sale.
He’ll share his passion for Australia’s freshwater ecosystems, native fish and aquatic life.
🐠 Find out more about local freshwater fish and aquatic plants at a display by ANGFA (Australia New Guinea Fishes Association), a group promoting the study, conservation and culture of native freshwater fish species.
Other highlights will include:
🦇 See rescue flying foxes up close with their carers from .conservation.rescue.qld
🎋 Bush food tastings
🌭Sausage sizzle
🫐Native plant jams and condiments for sale
☕ coffee van
🙋‍♀️Children’s quiz and craft activities
🌿PPNN volunteer Margo Walter will take visitors on walks along the creek near PPNN, highlighting some of the beautiful plants that grow here.
Our neighbours, Save Our Waterways Now will have a display highlighting the differences between native plant species and weeds.
Men of the Trees tree-planting sessions, which visitors can join in.
Steve’s talks will be 45 minutes each talk + questions.
Reserve your place at:
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WHAT’S NEW AT PPNN🌿It’s been good weather for ferns (and frogs), so why not gather a few fronds and make the most of it?...
29/05/2026

WHAT’S NEW AT PPNN🌿
It’s been good weather for ferns (and frogs), so why not gather a few fronds and make the most of it? 🐸💦
Refresh your garden, outdoor living area or indoors with some of these emerald beauties fresh in at PPNN. 🪴
Choose from our range of board-mounted Elkhorns and Staghorns; frog-habitat ferns including versatile Bird’s Nest and Crested Bird’s Nest Ferns and the small, trailing Necklace Fern (Asplenium spp.);
Tree Ferns for rainforest gardens or indoors; and
Maidenhair Ferns (Adiantum spp.) - groundcovers, hanging baskets, around water features or indoors.
Some ferns can be grown in rockeries or as epiphytes on tree trunks.
Complement these with our range of lovely groundcovers for sun or shade and sedges for around ponds.
Don’t miss these beauties just arrived in large pots:
Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus cv. ’Prima Donna’), with masses of tiny pink, fringed, bell-shaped flowers in Spring followed by edible, bright blue berries;
Lemon Myrtle - beautiful white flowers in Spring-Summer, attracting birds and butterflies, lemon-flavoured leaves for tea or cold drinks, makes a good screen or container plant.
Cordylines - attractive feature plants for rainforest understoreys, narrow pathways, screening, courtyards or indoors, fruit and flowers attract birds and butterflies.
We also have hardy, salt-tolerant River Lilies (Crinum pedunculatum) as tubestock and in larger pots.
These are good for coastal gardens, along creeks or as feature plants.
You can also redeem Brisbane City Council free native plant vouchers at PPNN. See www.ppnn.org.au for details.
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