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.
This perennial Gazania is native to the mountains of South Africa and produce large, daisy-like flowerheads in brilliant shades of yellow and orange, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as a drought-tolerant groundcover.
This popular ornamental, evergreen shrub with its thick, dark green leaves and extremely fragrant white flowers that bloom for large parts of the year, is a treat for every shaded garden.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Absolutely beautiful in bloom with its tall spires of flowers, this beauty adds fabulous colour and form to the early summer border. Gorgeous when interspersed with roses.
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.
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.
Excellent for use in difficult spots where nothing else can survive, this fast-growing daisy bush will give immense joy with a profusion of yellow flowers.
Highly recommended as a fast growing hedge plant, this scrambling shrub is also often used as a framework plant in flower beds. Expect a lively concert from honey bees and birds as they come to feast on the nectar.
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.
Botanical Name
Rhododendron Indicum
Growth Expectancy
90cm / 1.2m H x cm 90cm / 1.2m W
Position
Semi 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.
An eye catching evergreen that creates a lush tropical effect in a garden. The root system is aggressive, so do not plant too close to paths and structures.
Red Star has fantastic burgundy-red foliage and is a great plant for use in the centre of a planter or for a tropical jungle themed garden. A compact variety, it does particularly well in pots on a patio, though it can also be used to accentuate taller more flamboyant plants if desired.
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..
A beautiful variegated variety that will add a blaze of colour to your garden in late autumn and winter. Great cut flowers. Suitable for gardens with well-draining soil. Or plant in a pot. Water regularly initially.
‘McConnell’s Blue‘ is the most widely grown rosemary. It bears small blue flowers in summer, and grows slowly but surely into a large bush. Prune and shape it regularly if you want a smaller, more compact shrub.
A clump-forming (trunkless) cordyline with striking, deep red, strap-like leaves, which forms a fountain. Ideal in containers or under planting in a low maintenance garden.
