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  • Abutilon
  • Acanthus
    • mollis ‘Hollard's Gold’   CAG01102

      (Golden bear's breeches)
      Acanthus mollis ‘Hollard's Gold’
      $12.00earn 60 points

      One of the most beautiful chartreuse leaved plants you could ever grow.

      Large, 60cm plus, sharply scalloped, red stemmed leaves form spectacular rosettes over Winter, from the centre of which emerge each Spring, sturdy, 1m tall stalks topped with large hooded pink and white flowers, enclosed in sharp leafy bracts.

      Both the leaves and flowers are excellent for cutting and the flowers remain interesting even when dried.

      Will happily go dormant over Summer if grown dry, my prefered option as it can then be grown in full sun for best colour and the curled golden leaves erupting from the bare earth each Autumn are a breath taking sight.

  • Agave
    • americana   CAG03155
      $12.00earn 60 points

    • americana ‘Mediopicta Alba’   CAG03157
      $12.00earn 60 points

    • americana ‘Variegata’   CAG03156
      $12.00earn 60 points

    • ‘Macho Mocha’   CAG03117

      syn. x Mangave ‘Macho Mocha’
      Agave ‘Macho Mocha’
      $12.00earn 60 points

      Rosettes of soft rubbery, gently recurved, tapering, waxy blue grey leaves are generously dusted with chocolate spots. Offering more form and substance than its A. maculata parent it opens a door to designs and combinations impractical with less sociable varieties. Rather than being stereotyped as a succulent to be used with care, it can be added to our arsenal of hardy perennials. A feature when maintained individually or scattered amongst smaller plants or gravel, perhaps with grasses, or encouraged to clump and used in mass as bold foliage to compliment fine textured mediterranean shrubs.

      Easily grown in any soil that's not too wet, very drought resistant but essentially a summer rainfall plant, it will need at least some summer moisture to perform well. Mature rosettes produce wands of rich chocolate filamentous flowers, with enough planted these could be a feature, especially in steppes, as transient excitement.

    • potatorum   CAG02362
      Agave potatorum
      $12.00earn 60 points

      A mid sized species forming a sphere of stiff, very blue, glaucous leaves, short and broad with prominent, red-black, sharks teeth around the margin and a wavy terminal spine.

      Its globular form is a stunning counterpoint to modern architecture and coupled with an ironclad constitution and impressive armament it is an ideal candidate for municipal and commercial gardens, rooftops or in a pot on the deck. Otherwise plant a few in a sea of gravel with Freesia in your choice of colours for a cheap and stunning, irrigation free, permanent lawn substitute.
      Doesn't run, pups are borne clustered around the base and if left attached form attractive clumps. I would expect it to be cold hardy in 99% of Australian gardens.

      Flowers are limey green and in clusters on a giant asparagus like stalk, more graceful than some of the larger species but less grand.

  • Albuca
  • Andropogon
    • gerardii ‘Io Saturnalia’   CAG03128

      (Big bluestem, Turkey foot)
      Andropogon gerardii ‘Io Saturnalia’
      $12.00earn 60 points

      Dark dense tall and relaxed, for a wild feel and seasonal dynamism that doesn't devolve into an untidy mess. A warm season grass (C4), heat loving.

      Soft upright mounds of darkly glaucous leaves develop into tall not quite vertical branching stems topped by caramel turkey feet. Flowering is not showy but the stems are dense enough to add visual height and informality while obscuring but not blocking views/other plants. Properly dormant in autumn irrespective of temperature, if sufficiently cold at the time fiery yellows and oranges will be had. Milk chocolate coloured and slowly defoliating with winter weather while the flowering stems remain.

      Cut back before spring growth appears, usually no tool is required as all parts naturally detach at soil level. Can be cut to ground in spring/early summer to reduce height or flopping caused by lack of sun.

      Very deep rooted, adaptable to most soils and drought tolerant though availability of summer moisture dictates height and the length of season.

      The longer I grow it the more I appreciate it, not just for effect but ease of maintenance and longevity. The quintessential prairie grass en masse, a perfect companion for harmonious competition with other vigorous summer perennials, yet with enough presence to be a feature in isolation.

  • Anemopsis
    • californica   CAG02413

      (Yerba mansa)
      Anemopsis californica
      $12.00earn 60 points

      Rosettes of paddle shaped, waxy looking leaves, spicily fragrant when crushed, slowly form large colonies from which arise slender stemmed, pure white, cone centred flowers that stain red with age and vaguely resemble an Anemone or Echinacea.

      Both beautiful and seemingly delicate, it is native to seeps and springs in the deserts of the North American South West and is perfectly at home with blistering heat, frost, salinity and periodic drying out. Practically indestructible, "the" pond/dam plant for gardens where lesser aquatics fail and a beautiful addition to water gardens everywhere else. For shallow water or even a moist spot in the garden.

      Cut to ground level once the foliage has died back in autumn to make way for the new seasons growth..

      Not to be confused with Anemonopsis the delicate woodland plant.

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