Observations by luke_mayall

Family: Solanaceae

Country of Origin: Brazil

Size: 120cm x 30cm

Appearance: The large leaves create a low-growing rosette. Green bell-shaped flowers that droop from slender stems. Pollen is, intriguingly, blue. Unlike many other nicotianas, the flowers do not have a scent. Annual

Landscape use: Great companion for many other garden plants as the chartreuse flowers act as a moderator wherever other colours clash. Looks very good with dark foliaged plants. We grow it on the temple house bank with dark foliaged Hebe ‘Santa Monica’ and Loropetalum ‘China Pink’

-Native to South Africa

• Clump of fine, green, grassy stems up to 1.5m tall and wide
• Occur naturally in damp ground, but perform better if provided with a well-drained soil
• Do not always withstand division but can be propagated from seed

• Ivory curl tree
• Protaeceae family
• Originates from Queensland Australia
• Creamy flowers in autumn followed by woody fruits
• Frequently utilised as a street tree in Australia
• Evergreen
• Fast growing

• Common name: Giant Granadilla
• Native to central and South America
• Large, edible fruit
• Large, bright green oval leaves 8-12 cm long, 6-10cm wide
• Prefers sunny spot with good drainage

• Chilean bellflower
• Philesiaceae family
• Chile's national flower
• Woody climber
• Large, leathery dark green leaves unto 12cm long
• Bell shaped flower
• Frost tender
• Likes cool root run, scrambling up towards the light
• Free draining, neutral soil

• Cornaceae family
• Originates from Sichuan & Yunnan provinces in China
• Large, green leaves > 15cm long, tiny creamy white flowers in late summer
• Frost tender & intolerant of strong winds
• Topotecan, a cancer treating drug is made from camptothecin, which is extracted from the bark

• Amaryllidaceae family
• Naked ladies
• Originates from South Africa
• Dormant for most of the warmer months & can therefore withstand considerable drought when in it's dormancy phase
• Flower stems appear late summer & can grow up to 60cm tall, heads of 6 or more funnel shaped flowers
• Prefer warm, sunny location with tops of the bulbs exposed, water well from late summer to promote good flower production
• We have both white and pink varieties, which hybridise readily.

• lemon-scented myrtle
• Myrtaceae family
• Originates from the east coast of Australia
• Medium sized tree with highly aromatic, lemon-scented leaves
• Flowers creamy white in summer
• Now being cultivated commercially for culinary purposes

• Common name: silver carpet
• Asteraceae family
• Hardy ground cover often used in rockeries and coastal gardens
• Possible lawn substitute?
• Easy to propagate by tip cuttings or division
• Pale, felt-like leaf undersides
• Approximately 50mm high
• Daisy-like yellow flower (year round but peak spring - summer)
• Endemic to southern Overberg area of South Africa

• South American perennial
• Square, straight stems
• Sparsely foliaged
• Lance shaped and serrated leaves
• Small purple flowers in flat clusters
• Self sow readily

(Bateman, 2013 - Flora)

• Amaryllidaceae family
• Bloody lily, paint brush lily, pin cushion flower are a few of the common names
• Flowers late summer for approximately 3 weeks. Scarlet red bracts with dozens of golden anthers
• Flowers appear first followed by (generally 2) large leaves up to 50cm long
• Sun or part shade (part shade often produces the biggest leaves)

• Amaryllidaceae family
• Perennial from southern Africa
• Large Bulb
• Salmon-red flowers, large rounded heads of star-shaped florets, narrow petals, whiskery stamens
• Flowers summer
• Wavy, undulating leaves

Full sun or part shade

(Bateman, 2013 - Flora

• Originates from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile
• Fine, grassy foliage with 6 - petalled white flowers - slightly resembling that of an open crocus
• More damp & cold tolerant than most Zephyranthes
• Propagate by dividing established clumps
• Good drainage is vital to prevent bulbs rotting
• Full sun or light shade

(Bateman, 2013 - Flora)