Monthly Archives: July 2017
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Cornus kousa ‘Miss Satomi’
Posted on July 28, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, berries, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Good for cutting, TreesI love Dogwoods and in fact hold the national collection for ‘Plant Trust’ so they must be good! This salmon pink form of the Chinese dogwood is a stunning form with flat branches showing off the bracted flowers to perfection in the late spring after the early nonsense is over. It also has lovely berries in […]
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Juncus effusus ‘Spiralis’
Posted on July 23, 2017 by stephenryan in Bog plants, Collector Plants, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, winter interestIf you are looking for a plant that will be a talking point and entertain children of all ages this could be the one for you! It is a clump forming evergreen rush that is grown for its stems which corkscrew in a most endearing way, each with a different amount of twirl so as […]
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Clematis napaulensis
Posted on July 18, 2017 by stephenryan in bird attracting, Climbing plants, Collector Plants, shade tolerant, winter interestThis has to be about the strangest but none the less useful and pretty species in the Genus. It produces its pale green bells with purple stamens in the midst of winter and they are nectar rich bird feeders, so this alone should get you planting. Afterwards it has huge flufly seed heads in spring […]
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Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Posted on July 17, 2017 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Good Pot PlantOne of the worlds most desirable bulbs and until recently thought extinct in the wilds of Chile its native home. It is a small bulb with possibly the worlds bluest flowers with its crocus like flowers in spring. It also has a form with a white centred flower called variety Leichtlinii both of which are […]
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Macropiper excelsum
Posted on July 14, 2017 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interestThe New Zealand Pepper Bush is rarely grown in Australia but should be seen more. It has lovely heart shaped glossy green leaves on a dense bush to 3m tall and although the flowers aren’t particularly showy the green bullet shaped flower heads are interesting and add to the overall effect. the fact that it […]
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Lindera obtusiloba
Posted on July 12, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interestThis has to be one of the best large shrubs for autumn colour with its large leaves that can be entire with a heart shape, have one lobe looking like a mitten or a lobe on both sides. So it is a great conversation piece as well as a great plant. It comes from Asia […]
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Narcissus cyclamineus
Posted on July 8, 2017 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Good for cutting, Good Pot Plant, winter interestThis has to be one of the most beautiful species daffodils and rarely offered for sale in Australia. It is exceptionally slow to multiply and so is best raised from seed which needs to be hand pollinated to set. It usually takes at the least 3 years to reach flowering size and unlike other daffodils […]
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