A bushy upright, evergreen shrub with bright pink summer foliage that turns shades of green splashed with white, and deep salmon-pink in autumn and winter as the weather cools. Fabulous for foliage contrast and texture. Nice to pick too. Hardy and will grow almost anywhere. Evergreen.

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aka Tree daisy

The most floriferous of the olearias. In spring this shrub is smothered in large clusters of white flowers. Olearia cheesemanii or tree daisy is an evergreen NZ native. It is a medium growing bushy shrub with narrow pointed thin leathery dark green leaves. In spring large panicles of daisy like flowers appear. Thrives well in windy conditions. Great for hedging, very clippable, or use in boarder or shrub garden. Evergreen.

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A striking shrub with its dark green foliage and masses of white, very fragrant flowers along slender branches these are very showy. Easy to grow in morning sun or dappled light, prefers acid soil if possible. Responds well to clipping which should be done after flowering.

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aka Osmanthus

A top performing little evergreen shrub with dainty glossy green foliage and a profusion of highly fragrant little white flowers that appear in winter. Easy to grow in morning sun or dappled light, prefers acid soil is possible. Responds well to clipping which should be done after flowering. PVR.

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A dramatic, cold hardy evergreen shrub has green holly-like leaves that first emerge deep purple on new growth. An incredibly tough plant that produces deliciously fragrant small white flowers in autumn. Easy to grow in morning sun/dappled light, prefers acid soil if possible.

Responds well to clipping which should be done after flowering.

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aka Rice Flower

Rice Flower. Masses of papery upright flowers from late Winter through to Spring the flowers are beautifully offset by the bright mid green foliage and stems of the bush. Flowering in small flowers in tones of mauve pink this is an easy care, medium size shrub that is drought tolerant. Evergreen.

Prune when young to premote a compact habit and prune heavily after flowering once plant is established.

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aka Rice flower

Masses of papery white clusters of pure white flowers are beautifully offset by the bright mid green foliage and stems. This is an easy care, medium size shrub that is drought tolerant. Tip prune when young to promote a compact habit and prune heavily after flowering once established. Evergreen.

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aka Rice Flower

Masses of papery white clusters of pure white flowers are beautifully offset by the bright mid green foliage and stems. This is an easy care, medium size shrub that is drought tolerant. Tip prune when young to promote a compact habit and prune heavily after flowering once established. Evergreen.

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A hardy shrub known for it powerful fragrance in Spring. The showy white flowers have a purple centre and are pineapple scented. Green leaves. Likes to be planted in a sheltered position in the garden but is very tolerant to the cold and poor soils. Best to prune out old wood in Winter. Deciduous.

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aka Mock orange

Very free flowering, deciduous plant clothed with a profusion of extremely fragrant, creamy-white, cup-shaped single flowers in spring. Thrives in dry soil, and is suitable for sun or shade. Forms a large informal hedge which will fill the air with fragrance when in flower, or, as a single specimen, will make an attractive shrub.