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An evergreen, herbaceous, perennial shrub. Pale green, red stalked leaves are paired along erect, four angled, branching stems. From autumn to winter, one sided spikes of, rich magenta, tubular, hooded flowers are produced. Cut back in spring to the point of new growth at the base.
A charming small perennial Sage, found amongst limestone in Cedar forest, in Texas, Arizona and into Mexico. The shrubby mounds of softy haired, toothed, heart shaped, grey-green leaves, bear short, rigid stalks of bright red, hooded, two lipped, tubular flowers, endlessly throughout the warmer months. Generally dies down to a tuft of basal leaves over winter.
Trim of the spent flower stalks to promote flowering and cut down to the point of new growth once flowering has finished in winter.
Relatively short lived, 3-4 years, but should readily self seed in well drained soil.
Great for naturalizing in light shade under trees where it will perform well once established, even with considerable dryness over summer.
A vigorous selection originally from my cousins prairie garden that I have yet to surpass in form or colour.
Dense vase shaped clumps of powder blue foliage, tinting purple late in the season and with good but brief autumn colour in fiery tones. Slightly arched flowering stems offer sufficient integrity to provide good winter structure without overpowering ethereal summer plantings.
One of the more drought tolerant warm season grasses, performance will still be limited by moisture availability during the growing season but it will survive just fine without irrigation in Perth.
An redoubtable star of mediterranean gardens that is here unfathomably underutilized despite possessing both indestructibility and stunning beauty.
Salubrious clumps of tapering leaves emerge as green stars following the first rains of autumn, grow ever lusher over winter and finally produce fat cones of iridescent blue star shaped flowers atop succulent stalks, pale whiskery bracts prevent stiltedness.
A clump looks good a mass better. Road verges, median strips, roundabouts or any place in the garden too miserable for lesser plants could be full of these, throw in a few clumps of Watsonia aletroides for a lifetime of carefree gardening extravaganza.
Plant bulbs just below the surface in any sunny soil, coastal sand or compacted clay seem equally suitable. Summer irrigation is unnecessary but a drink or two during flowering in a dry spring will extend the magnificence. The foliage will naturally desiccate with the onset of summer and can then be removed completely for a fresh start next season, here is a good excuse to use your stone or glass mulch of choice.
Native to much of the western Mediterranean.
A quick growing, evergreen, succulent groundcover. The slnouous, fleshy stems, densely clothed in soft, needle-like leaves, form a thick, bright yellow carpet over the ground. In spring branched stems of small yellow flowers are borne, after which the whole plant should be cut back hard.
An excellent plant for providing solid colour all year round
A clump forming evergreen herbaceous perennial. Clumps of lance shaped somewhat blue-green foliage above which rise branched stems of split petalled lavender- blue daisy flowers. A tough rwarding plant. Keep well drained.