A well-known hardy, evergreen plant that has attractive strap-like leaves and umbels of sky-blue flowers that are borne on long stalks from December to April. They make good cut flowers.
A low growing indigenous, evergreen shrub with stunning daisy-like flowers that vary in colour, with unique petal shapes and unusual patterns. They look stunning in rockeries, flower beds and hanging baskets. Often seen in flower arrangements.
A quick-growing, magical, perennial shrub forming a lovely, rounded, dense bush. It has dark green, glossy leaves with intensely purple undersides and sprays of lavender flowers.
A popular mass flowering plant that prefers acidic soil. They create spectacular color displays in the months when many other plants aren't - May through to October.
These exotic plants with their vibrant, drooping, two-toned flowers are a sight to behold. The blossoms resemble layered swirling skirts and also look fabulous when planted in hanging baskets.
This agapanthus has near black (very dark purple blue) flower buds that burst into large flower heads in spring. They have a unique colour and form and add a touch of drama to your garden throughout the warmer months. Mature plants have multiple flower stems which make a great cut flower with an excellent vase life of 12 to 14 days.
Also known as Christmas Roses, Hydrangeas are undoubtedly among the showiest flowers in the summer garden, with a mop head and rounded with mid-green leaves. Cut back in early spring.
Botanical Name
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Growth Expectancy
1m -1.5m H x 1m - 1.5m W
Position
Semi- Shade / Shade
Water Smart
No
Indigenous
No
Butterfly Lavender | Lavandula Pedunculata 'The Princess Lavender'
The true Princess of the lavender world. This herbaceous perennial shrub has fantastic vivid pink flower heads with a tight, compact growing habit and grey-green foliage.
Brachyscome is a compact perennial with tons of flowers from spring to summer and on to autumn. It is a great plant for containers and for flower gardens and grows easy.
Flowering quite early in the summer compared to traditional agapanthus, 'Summer Love' is a compact beauty that bears wispy, fragrant flower heads in a unique shade.
This dwarf cultivar of Carissa macrocarpa is a popular groundcover which seldom grows more than knee height. It forms a dense mat of attractive, glossy emerald green foliage.
This popular decorative plant is grown for its abundance of fragrant flowers in spring. The purple flowers soften to a lavender colour and finally fade to white. Fantastic when planted with azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas..
Begonias are easy-to-grow plants with stunning flowers and attractive leaves that should be a must for every shaded garden. They flower for most of the year.
With its striking golden foliage this versatile plant is a favourite for many. An ideal choice for low and clipped hedges or borders. Also provides great colour contrast in your beds.
Terrific for mass planting, edging a border or in pots. The Scabiosa works well as a colourful filler plant amongst other perennials, such as guara, sage and lavender.
These hardy plants form a neat compact mound of grassy foliage smothered with fully double flowers. They are excellent for containers, rock gardens and borders. Cut flowers are long-lasting in fresh bouquets.
