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Pinus patula
Posted on March 28, 2017 by stephenryan in beautiful bark, conifer, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, shade trees, winter interest
The Mexican pine has to be one of the most elegant species that you could grow as a specimen tree in a fair sized lawn and it is cold hardy (at least in Australia) and heat and drought tolerant as well. It will quickly grow to 20metres or so and its tassel like needles hanging […]
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Posted on March 22, 2017 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Ground cover, shade tolerant
Euonymus fortunei from Asia is a remarkably hardy and incredibly diverse species including trailing ground covers, climbers and even quite large shrubs. In the case of variety radicans it is a bit of a trailing ground cover that will also climb up any suitable surface and in both instances it is a light open plant […]
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Atropa belladonna
Posted on December 17, 2016 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Perennials, self seeds, shade tolerant, Woodlanders
Yes this is the feared deadly nightshade but you have to eat it!!!!! If we only knew how many poisonous plants we have in the garden and let it worry us we would probably stop gardening. If the kiddies are a worry then train them to eat things that come in punnets. This plant is […]
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Podophyllum pleianthum
Posted on November 22, 2016 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Perennials, shade tolerant, Woodlanders
This handsome perennial comes from the cool forests of central and south eastern China and is a great addition to a shaded aspect in the garden or as a tub specimen. It is mainly about leaves which come up in spring and can still be telling in the autumn. They are huge plate like affairs […]
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Vitis coignetiae
Posted on November 14, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Climbing plants, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants
Of all the plants in the grape vine family this Asian species with the appropriate common name of Glory Vine has to take the cake. It can grow huge if allowed to have its own way but can be trained and pruned like the domestic grapevine making it ideal to cover senses or grow over […]
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Greyia sutherlandii
Posted on September 23, 2016 by stephenryan in bird attracting, Collector Plants, drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Shrubs
This hardy South African shrub grows to about 3metres over time, is deciduous in colder climates and has its spikes of brilliant red flowers for months during the spring. The leaves are large and bright green looking very like those of a zonal pelargonium, what some would still call a geranium. The shrub itself has […]
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Hamamelis intermedia ‘Pallida’
Posted on September 8, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, perfumed, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interest
This amazing Genus of deciduous and mainly winter flowering shrubs are a joy in any sheltered garden in the cooler climates. I have a specimen of ‘Pallida’ in my nursery display garden that was planted in 1986 and it is now about 4metres tall and with its spreading horizontal branches at least 6metres across. I […]
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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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Pinus patula

Euhttp://stephenryan.com.au/wp-admin/update-core.phponymus fortunei radicans

Atropa belladonna

Podophyllum pleianthum

Vitis coignetiae

Greyia sutherlandii

Hamamelis intermedia ‘Pallida’

Polylepis pauta

Cyclamen cilicium

Halimium ocymoides

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