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  • Convolvulus
    • sabatius   CAG00823
      Height5cmWidth60cmFlowering SeasonSp - AuWaterM - LLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A trailing, evergreen, perennial groundcover. Saucer shaped, blue-mauve flowers, 3cm across, are carried above the oval, sage green leaves, from spring until late autumn.
      An undemanding plant, requiring minimal maintenance and thriving in any sunny, well drained position.

      Superb trailing among rocks and down retaining walls, looking particularly attractive aginst limestone.
      Ideal for hanging baskets.
      Performs well in coastal conditions.

  • Echinops
    • bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’   CAG01749

      (Globe thistle)
      Height1mWidth1mFlowering SeasonSp - AuWaterL - MLightFull Sun
      Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Tennis ball sized metallic blue spheres project on frosted stalks from a mound of jagged, rich green, white backed leaves. Geometrically superior to less ambitious plants and every designers dream companion for soft flowing grasses.

      A clump forming perennial from south eastern Europe easily grown in any sunny, well drained soil, preferring some dryness over summer but occasional irrigation is essential for positive growth. The only Globe Thistle that I have so far tested that performs reliably in our climate, even in clay, though light or stony soils are more to its liking.

      Typically winter dormant it will however remain in growth and flower if the opportunity presents.

  • Echium
  • Eryngium
  • Gilia
  • Iris
    • ‘Tycoon’ (SIB)   CAG00443
      Height50cmWidth60cmFlowering SeasonSpringWaterM - HLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      The best performing of the Siberian Iris in our climate, requiring only a moist sunny position in sand or clay where the gorgeous royal blue flowers will be gracefully held on slender stems over a dense clump of elegant, rich green, strappy leaves. Very visually appropriate around lakes, dams and ponds where they will also tolerate occasional flooding.
      Siberians take a couple of years to establish before flowering but become more impressive with every passing year thereafter without the need for replanting or any other tedious chores. Completely dormant over winter when the old leaves and flowering stems are easily removed with a gentle tug, if your so inclined, making way for the verdant and cosmetically perfect new seasons growth. They do very well in dank winter shade where other plants languish, having then no requirement for light, and as such are highly suited for plantings to the south of buildings or trees so long as the sun reaches them as they begin to leaf in mid spring.

      Among the last of the Iris to bloom the Siberians commence as the Tall Bearded are finishing.

  • Kalimeris
    • yomena ‘Shogun’   CAG01403
      Height30cmWidth45cmFlowering SeasonAutumnWaterM - LLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      An autumn flowering, winter dormant perennial. A delightful little plant, essentially a variegated Aster. The lightly incised, lance shaped leaves, starting lime yellow, with a central green splash, and fading slowly to all green, clothe the much branched, wirey stems. Billowy masses of small, blue, daisy flowers are borne for an extended period in autumn, while the attractive foliage provides colour from spring onwards. A good ground cover, slowly forming colonies.
      Cut back to ground level in winter.

      From what we have seen of this Japanese plant so far, we predict that it will be a stellar performer, like it's larger cousin K. incisa. We expect that it will thrive in a wide range of conditions, tolerate some drying out and take the summer heat in it's stride.

  • Myosotis
    • sylvatica   CAG01219

      (wood Forget-me-not)
      Height30cmWidth30cmFlowering SeasonSpringWaterL - HLightFilt.Shade
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
      SEEDS

      A garden quintessential that really shouldn't need an introduction but then it is not seen today as often as it once was, so here goes.

      Mounds of softly haired, bright green, broadly lance shaped leaves grow over winter and erupt in spring with clusters of small, five petalled, yellow centred, azure flowers.

      As seen in deciduous woodlands throughout Europe and best sown en masse in similar conditions, or the shady side of your house, where it will hopefully naturalise or even become your most attractive weed. Works in a pot too.

      Intolerant of sunny, dry conditions and snails but otherwise dead easy and gorgeous.

      Scratch into cool moist soil in late autumn or early winter. Each pack contains 50+ seeds.

  • Nemophila
    • menziesii   CAG02519

      (Baby blue eyes)
      Height10cmWidth20cmFlowering SeasonSpringWaterLLightSun
      Nemophila menziesii
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
      SEEDS

      A dainty looking garden treasure, easily grown and self seeding. A winter growing Californian annual well suited to life in Perth gardens. The baby blue, white throated, saucer shaped flowers are borne abundantly over soft green rosettes of pinnate leaves.

      While undeniably pretty it is perhaps at its very best in combination with other hardy Californian annuals, Eschscholzia, Limnanthes, Collinsia, Phacelia etc. either in the garden or in pots.

      Scratch into bare, well drained soil in autumn or early winter where they should self sow in following years.

      Each pack contains, at the bare minimum, 50+ seeds.

  • Penstemon

    (Beardtongue)
    Plantaginaceae

    A North American genus consisting of mostly drought and heat tolerant clumping perennials or sub-shrubs with tubular flowers. There are many spectacular species and cultivars in a wide range of colours from white through pink, red, purple and a few yellows but most notably blues of a luminosity rarely found in other genera.

    Wild species tend to be more heat and drought tolerant than English hybrids developed for milder climates, though all demand ample sunlight and excellent drainage, preferably with poor soil.
    • heterophyllus ‘Heavenly Blue’   CAG01721
      Height30cmWidth45cmFlowering SeasonSp - SuWaterLLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A low mounding sub-shrub with glaucous, lance shaped leaves and elegantly showy spikes of tubular, electric, true blue flowers with a small degree of pink shading that depends possibly on temperature or some other mystery factor.

      Native to California and well known to thrive in poor dry soil but more typically seen in this country in "good" garden conditions, or as a pot plant, where with food and water it flowers poorly and survives briefly showing no sign of drought tolerance. With lean soil and excellent drainage it will happily sail through Perth summers with no supplemental water and thrive for many years.

      Particularly good amongst rocks where some Eriogonum and Epilobium canum would make appropriately attractively companions.

      P. ‘Heavenly Blue’ is essentially the same as most of the other P. heterophyllus cultivars but seems more floriferous than many we've grown in the past and which it has superseded, could just be performing better with less nutrients and water than was once used.

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