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Canna ‘Grande’
If you still think of Cannas as those old things then you are definitely behind the times! I know that for years we were inflicted with large beds full of nothing but in council plantings with no colour coordination what so ever and these beds are still out there! But as great tropical looking foliage
Stephen Ryan
Matteuccia struthiopteris
If you can get beyond or even say the botanical name of the Shuttlecock Fern you are well on your way to being elected as the president of the local garden club! It is however a fabulous herbaceous fern from the Northern Hemisphere rarely grown in Australia unfortunately. Unlike evergreen ferns this plant goes through
Stephen Ryan
Rumex sanguineus
Red Veined Dock does’t sound too good but it is a great plant in so many ways. Yes it is a Dock weed but its stunning bright green leaves with a network of blood red veins makes it a foliage plant with great presence in any garden. The leaves can be blanched and added to
Stephen Ryan
Streptopus amplexifolius
I raised this strange North American woodland plant from seed many years ago and it has great subtle charm. It can send up branched arching slightly zigzaggy stems to 1metre with tiny bells hiding under each leaf on fine bent stems that are followed by shiny red berries that look like they are floating in
Stephen Ryan
Elegia capensis
The South African Thatching Rush is a truly spectacular foliage plant. Its fluffy stems grow to about 1.5metres and are elegant adornments to the garden or as cut foliage which lasts and lasts in water. It loves a damp site and is obviously ideal next to a pond but unlike so many bog plants it
Stephen Ryan