I think this is Alogyne cuneiformis - the coastal hibiscus. It was an unlabelled tubestock that I bought from the excellent native nursery APACE in North Fremantle. It has turned out to be one of the most spectacular plants on the verge and thrives on Fremantle's limestone soils. In summer it has hundreds of purple flowers like this one. Each flower only lasts one day.
Here are two varieties of kangaroo paw (Anigozanthus spp.) about 1 year after we began planting the verge. We got the green ones from our block at Walpole where they grow like weeds in disturbed ground. You couldn't get more different soil or climatic conditions between Fremantle and Walpole but they've thrived. It may be because they're an early succession plant so have wide tolerances. I think the orange form is a nursery variety and we got it (like many of our plants) from the inspirational Lullfitz nursery. Thats the Alogyne (coastal hibiscus) in the backround and the groundcover is Myoporum parvifolium, which covered about 3 square metres in its first year.
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