Monthly Archives: August 2016

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  Polylepis pauta

  Posted on August 30, 2016 by stephenryan in Uncategorized

  The evergreen small tree is native to the Andes mountains and is the highest altitude woody plant in the world! It is also in the Rosaceae family and its leaves look remarkably like large glossy versions of our native burr Acaena. It will eventually grow into a small knarled specimen 4 or 5metres tall and […]

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  Cyclamen cilicium

  Posted on August 12, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Ground cover, self seeds, shade tolerant, winter interest, Woodlanders

  This charming little species is rarely grown in Australia and for no god reason as it is hardy, showy and self seeds well in a semi-shaded aspect in Southern Australia. Perhaps as it is autumnal in flower it is overlooked for the more common species of C. hederifolium which is better known and also worth […]

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  Halimium ocymoides

  Posted on August 5, 2016 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Ground cover, Shrubs, winter interest

  This may or may not stay as a Halimium as I have heard that it may be dumped into Cistus which does seem logical. What ever it is it is a great evergreen  (or perhaps evergrey) ground cover shrub for a sunny well drained site. It will grow to about 60cms. tall by up to […]

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