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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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Persicaria virginiana filiformis ‘Painter’s Palette’
Posted on May 20, 2017 by stephenryan in Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Ground cover, Perennials, self seeds, WoodlandersIf you don’t like variegation don’t read on! This herbaceous perennial has to have some not the most over the top leaf colour of any cold hardy plant and I for one love it! It grows to about 60cms. or so and builds into a substantial clump in a fairly short time. The large leaves […]
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Tulipa acuminata?
Posted on May 5, 2017 by stephenryan in bulbs, Collector Plants, Good for cuttingThis has to be about the weirdest and most confusing yet appealing tulip going. Depending on your reference it is a synonym of T.gesneriana and yet no one seems to give it a cultivar or forma name unless it is T. ‘Cornuta’ as I have seen it listed. It is however most often listed as T. acuminata even though it […]
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Disterigma alaternoides
Posted on May 4, 2017 by stephenryan in berries, Collector Plants, Edible, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interestI have only met this plant recently as a struck cutting I bought at the AGM auction of Plant Trust an important organisation that registers plant collections. I have only had it a couple of years and it has been a winner in every respect as far as I am concerned. It is a neotropical […]
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Euonymus fortunei ‘Coloratus’
Posted on April 26, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, berries, Climbing plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Ground cover, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interestThis has to be one of the most indestructible plants that I grow and although it is common it the U.S. and Europe is for some reason rarely offered in Australia. It is evergreen and its foliage will turn fabulous colours in winter if it is in enough cold and even if it doesn’t colour […]
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Araucaria angustifolia
Posted on April 24, 2017 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, conifer, Edible, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Trees, Uncategorized, winter interestThis amazing evergreen conifer is native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and is rarely offered in Australia. It is commonly called the Candelabra Tree or Parana Pine.It will grow quite quickly in an open sunny site and you only have to look at the picture I have included of the tree planted in the Melbourne […]
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