@Shibui
Wow, do Aussies make bonsai out of those species? Especially the Hackea, Banksia & Thryptomene, the Thryptomene look like junipers with little cup shaped flowers. Wild. Love it.
I have seen Grevillea used as bonsai - not often in the northern hemisphere, but have seen it an it works.
I have to temper my interest in Aussie natives, my winters are just too damn cold and my light garden is not quite bright enough for full sun plants, and is already over crowded with orchids and other stuff. But most Aussies do well in southern California, it would be great if we could see more of these up north here.
@LanceMac10 - Kalmia - Mountain Laurel - that is a USA native you don't often seen grown these days, or maybe we just don't see it in the midwest. I imagine out east it is a bit more common. I was never able to keep it alive the couple times I tried one. But that was before I figured out how to keep azalea happy for 10 or more years. I am now in year 12 or 14 with a Satsuki azalea, and think I finally got them figured out.
I'm cheating, photo is 2016, 'Hoshi-no-Kagayaki' Satsuki