There’s a native plant associated with Christmas, no matter where you live across Australia. NSW Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) is a small tree with cream flowers in spring, followed ...

Ms Ross says the South Australian and Tasmanian Christmas bush — Bursaria — has prickles which could be a bonus as a Christmas tree. "It might mean it holds the tinsel well." ...

An Indigenous Australian twist on a much-loved Christmas classic. Quandongs have been used by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years. Now, they’re coming to a Christmas pudding near you.

In South Australia and Tasmania you might call Bursaria spinosa Christmas bush. It’s an upright, rather prickly shrub loved for its sweet-smelling, profuse sprays of cream flowers.

Red is the colour of the season and there is one native plant - ceratopetalum gummiferum - the NSW Christmas bush, that comes into its own just before Christmas to make it the perfect addition to ...