Perennials

African Bush Daisy (Euryops)

African Bush Daisy (Euryops) a perennial evergreen shrub, the yellow daisy flowers will bloom all season long or until cold temperatures appear. Best in well drained soil or can tolerate poor soil, full sun, heat and drought. Euryops are great in borders or in a container. Can grow to a height and spread of 1m. …

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Flax (Phormium Tenax Purpureum Flax)

These flaxes are a very robust evergreen perennial. Easily grown in well drained soils and in full sun to part shade and drought tolerant once established. Leaves can grow to lengths of 2m and in summer a dramatic flowering stalk of red flowers which attract nectar seeking birds. This flax adds architectural height to the …

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Ribbonwood Tree (Plagianthus Regius)

Plagianthus Regius commonly known as Ribbonwood. A tall deciduous tree growing up to a height of 17m and 4m wide. It is fast growing in all soil types. The leaves are jagged and when in flower it has long sprays of tiny yellowish flowers and small green fruit that fall as a unit. They are …

Indoor Plants

Mini Jade Plant (Portulacaria Afra)

If you want to create your own Bonsai Tree, this plant is ideal as it bends easily and can be trained to grow in spectacular shapes. Mini Jade plants thrive in the bright indirect light in a warm room but will not tolerate any frost if left outside and must have well drained soil. It …

Indoor Plants

Wandering Jew (Tradescantia Zebrina)

A popular easy care and fast growing indoor plant. It is a trailing evergreen perennial with attractive green to purple leaves with two wide silvery longitudinal stripes and the lower leaf surface is solid magenta. Best in moist well drained soil and bright indirect light or partial shade. The better the light, the more colourful …

Indoor Plants

Fibre Optic Grass (Isolepsis Cernua Live Wire)

Isolepis cernua. A perennial and evergreen, this showy sedge is an easy care houseplant or is suitable for outdoor water gardens and other wet places. This grass-like plant is accentuated by the flower spikes that look like ‘fibre optic’ strands. As the plant matures the foliage gracefully droops. It needs moist or wet soil and …

Indoor Plants

Echeveria Succulent

Echeveria succulents are a common outdoor succulent but they are a very trendy modern indoor plant. They look great in a shallow and wide pot or rock gardens. Best in bright light with some sunlight and well drained soil. There are so many Echeveria types and varieties and most are easy care and low maintenance. …

Indoor Plants

Aeonium Arboreum Succulent

This heat-loving succulent thrives indoors in a sunny location as a potted house plant. Can be grown outside but in a frost-free area. Prefers well-drained moist soil that is not soggy. It is best to water when the top layer of the soil dries. They produce dramatic triangular panicles of bright yellow flowers on the …