Perennials - Just Arrived
In designing with plants, it is the perennials that ensure that there is constant change, and that there is always an element of surprise or interest in the garden.
Getting to know the dormant and flowering periods of the plants is essential to achieving the right balance in the design, so that as one perennial goes to sleep, another awakens.
Perennials, perhaps more than any other group of plants, are available in a huge range of colours, forms, textures and fragrances in both foliage and flower. There are perennials suitable for almost every area of the garden: from full sun to full shade, in large gardens or small beds and to suit every mood or style. Popular perennial plants include Penstemon, Gaura, Canna, Dahlias, Salvias, Lupins, Columbines, Lilies, Delphiniums and Hellebores - oh! the list is endless.
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A perennial plant (Latin per, "through", annum, "year") is a plant that lives for more than two years, unlike an Annual which grows, sets seed, gayly disperses it and then dies - all in a single season. Perennial plants are divided into two large groups: those that are woody and those that are herbaceous. They can be short-lived (only a few years) or they can be long-lived, and can vary in size from only a few millimeters to over 10 meters tall. They include a wide assortment of plant groups from Ferns to the highly diverse flowering plants like Orchids and Ornamental Grasses.
Perennials typically grow structures that allow them to adapt to living from one year to the next. These structures include bulbs, tubers, woody crowns, rhizomes plus others. They might have specialized stems or crowns that allow them to survive periods of dormancy over cold or dry seasons during the year. Many perennials have adapted to survive under extreme environmental conditions: some can survive hot dry conditions, or cold temperatures. These plants tend to invest a lot of resource into their adaptations and often do not flower and set seed until after a few years of growth.
Many perennials produce relatively large seeds, which can have an advantage as they produce larger seedlings after germination that can better compete with other plants or more quickly develop leaves, ensuring their survival.
In warmer climates, perennials grow continuously. In seasonal climates, their growth is limited to the growing season. For example, in temperate regions a perennial plant may grow and bloom during the warm part of the year, with the foliage dying back in the winter. These plants are deciduous perennials. Regrowth is from existing stem tissue. In some species, perennials retain their foliage all year round; these are evergreen perennials. Come in and take a look around. We've always got something pretty, perky and persuasive in the perennial line.
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Japanese Anemone. Dark green foliage and tall stems of pink open faced flowers that emerge from tight little buds for the late summer and autumn garden. Superb cutting. Plants prefer a rich, moist site. Compact selection with small, semi-double rosy-mauve blossoms. Good for part shade. Perennial
This is tough and hardy and spreads by strong fibrous roots so give it room to spread and you will be well rewarded.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Anemone Prince Henry
Current Stock Height: 25/35 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$24.99
aka Mexican Lily
A bold landscaping plant with cream and green arching variegated leaves up to 1m long that form a large clump. In spring a flower spike with dark pink bracts rises above the the foliage. Can be grown in sun or part shade. Drought tolerant once established. Best protected from frost. Evergreen. PVR.
This variety of Beschorneria is considered to more cold hardy than others. It will probably tolerate a light frost but will do better in a warm well drained spot with protection from harsh conditions. Suitable for a container and would certainly look quite dramatic in one.
PVR: SUC003
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 100cm
Beschorneria Reality
Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
aka Butterfly Bush
Commonly known as the Blue butterfly bush for the obvious reason of the beautiful Butterfly shape flowers in the prettiest of porcelain blue. An open upright bushy shrub that will benefit from a trim to keep in shape from time to time. Full sun to partial shade and protect from frost
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 100cm
Clerodendron ugandense
Current Stock Height: 60/90 cm ?
Container: 1l ?
$14.99
Deep blue, funnel like flowers are found in abundance on this low maintenance ground cover. Trail it over rocks and walls or would look great trailing from hanging pots. Dense neat habit. Evergreen perennial.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 20cm x 50cm
Convolvulous Blue Moon
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 2l ?
$26.99
aka Wild Iris
A popular member of the Iris family with narrow green sword like foliage and strong stems of open butterfly like blooms. The blooms have white falls with mauve standards and a splash of gold in the centre. Plant in sun or semi-shade and protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Dietes grandiflora is a dramatic landscaping plant when planted en masse and allowed to multiply. I've actually got one growing in a large terracotta pot which looks pretty good too.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 60cm
Dietes Grandiflora
Current Stock Height: 25/35 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$14.99
Dietes Grandiflora
Current Stock Height: 50/60 cm ?
Container: 2.4l ?
$22.99
Dietes Grandiflora
Current Stock Height: 30/50 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$26.99
Dietes Grandiflora
Expected Stock Height: 30/40 cm ?
New stock expected End of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $21.99. Payment on order.
aka Butterfly flower
An early flowering Gaura that flowers all season long. Excellent with heat and drought tolerance conditions. It is compact but with good branching, Pink Bouquet comes in attractive shades of pink, light pink and blush. It looks stunning in the garden or used as a feature specimen in a pot. Evergreen.
Habit: Compact
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Gaura Pink Bouquet
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$14.99
aka Alum root or Coral Bells
What a gorgeous confection of foliage this perennial is. The rose pink leaves are big, bold and deepen in tone to purple-pink. Stems of tiny cream bells appear in summer. Quickly forms a 'berry' nice clump. Happiest in morning sun in soil that does not completely dry out. Perennial.
For full impact use this easy to grow perennial in groups or as an edging plant.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 45cm x 45cm
Heuchera Berry Smoothie
Current Stock Height: 0/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$21.99
aka Alum Root Coral Bells
With stunning year round colours of orange-Autumn tone foliage in early spring and fall it is very eye catching. Spikes of bell-shaped flowers shimmy above reddish stems in summer. Provides bold texture and color contrast in mixed containers or borders in bright or dappled shade. Cold hardy.
A superb companion with other seasonal garden color. Can tolerate more sun than most Heucheras.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 35cm x 50cm
Heuchera Northern Exposure Amber
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1.3l ?
$21.99
aka Alum Root Coral Bells
A stunning foliage plant forming a dense, rounded mound with its burgundy-silver to silver leaves it is very attractive in a garden as a specimen, group plantings or a pot. Stems of little white flowers in summer. Happiest in semi-shade or morning sun in soil that does not completely dry out in summer.
A superb companion with other seasonal garden color. Can tolerate more sun than most Heucheras.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Heuchera Northern Exposure Silver
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1.3l ?
$21.99
aka Turf Lily
If you want a tough and easy to grow ground cover or edging plant then it would be hard to go past Liriope Royal Purple. Strong grass-like dark green foliage that forms a clump and spreads. Spikes of dainty purple flowers appear throughout summer. Tolerates sun or part shade. Evergreen
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Liriope Royal Purple
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1l ?
$19.99
Liriope Royal Purple
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.9l ?
$24.99
aka Mat Rush
A tough little Aussie with attractive, lime green needles of foliage that form a neat rounded clump. Will grow in sun or part shade and once established is tolerant of just about any conditions including long dry periods. Looks best planted in groups or drifts. Evergreen
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 50cm
Lomandra Little Con
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$19.99
A compact variety of Lomandra that is very popular for smaller spaces and in narrow gardens where small does matter. Requires low care and will form a nice clump of fine emerald green strappy leaves. Frost tolerant. Can be trimmed to shape any time of year.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 60cm x 60cm
Lomandra Little Lime
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.3l ?
$21.99
A super compact version of the ever popular philodendron, this free branching plant features deeply divided, fresh green leaves on many stems. It is perfect for pots on patios, indoor gardens, office desktops, and protected outdoor landscape use. Low maintenance.
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Philodendron Shangri-La
Current Stock Height: 30/50 cm ?
Container: 3.3l ?
$29.99
Stock of this item is very low.
aka Orange Berry
Evergreen prostrate ground cover that has very ornamental deeply veined foliage and single white flowers. Sometimes the flowers are followed by red raspberry like fruits. Very vigorous and ideal for covering up difficult spots. Happiest in full sun.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 10cm x 2m
Rubus Pentalobus
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1.9l ?
$21.99
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