Tetratheca thymifolia (Black Eyed Susan) were one of the first native plants in my garden and they are still going strong after cycles of severe drought and flood! I do have them in a raised bed which helps, but generally I find Tetratheca thymifolia (Black Eyed Susan) are low fuss and reliable. In spring time you will be rewarded with a very generous cover of pretty flowers that dot every stem.

I have grown Tetratheca thymifolia (Black Eyed Susan) successfully in my raised garden borders planted among other spring flowering natives such as paper daisies, flannel flowers, yellow boronias and the sweet daisy flowers of Brachyscome. They need good sunlight, so plant out in your sunniest spots to enjoy their long flowering period. When happy they will spot flower at many times throughout the year, but their most dramatic display will be in spring. They respond well to pruning and are a small growing shrub, so ideal for small cottage gardens as you can keep them clipped to under 50cm high easily.

They put on a spectacular floral display in spring and seem unbothered by any pests or moulds. You need to tip prune them like crazy when young. Eg keep snipping the top of all new branches. They will reward you by forming a lovely neat round shape and if you stop pruning at the start of autumn you will get many blooms come springtime. Also prune when the flowers are finished each year and return them to a neat round shape. They sucker lightly if they are happy, so you can get one or two bonus plants next to the first. Remember to tip prune the suckers too!