Monthly Archives: May 2013

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  Vitis vinifera ‘Purpurea’

  Posted on May 9, 2013 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Climbing plants, Collector Plants, drought tolerant, Edible, Foliage plants

  This stunning ornamental Grape is rarely offered in Australia and I find it hard to understand why. It is far less rampant that the classical one and its leaves start to turn burgundy as soon as they get to full size so that right throughout late spring summer and autumn you get burgungy foliage which […]

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  Aesculus indica

  Posted on May 5, 2013 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Trees

  Looking for a largish spreading shade tree that not everyone has planted? Well this could be the tree you are looking for. It comes from the Himalaya region and will eventually become a tree to 30metres although you and I aren’t going to see that! Its large palmate leaves are coppery tinged in the spring […]

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