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A dramatic, winter dormant perennial, forming brooding clumps of large, toothed, dark green, sandpapery leaves. Sturdy stems slowly develop over the course of summer into frothy sprays of lilac to blue, 2cm, daisy flowers.
The perfect companion for other large late season perennials like Rudbeckia and Eupatorium.
A dramatic shrubby perennial with huge, deeply veined, dark green leaves and new growth and stems covered in a fine red velvet. Large corymbs of lilac, Ageratum like flowers are abundantly produced in spring.
Eminently desirable and hailing from moist cloud forests in Mexico, so flagging in the heat and low humidity of West Australian summers but so spectacular as to be still worth growing if ample moisture and protection from wind can be provided.
Cut back hard after flowering once new growth is seen.
A curious member of the poppy family (Papaveraceae) from the Americas that forms a large, woody stemmed shrub or small tree with leathery, sharply pinnate, white backed leaves, uniquely exotic and highly prized. Plant against a flat surface or silhouette it upon the horizon for maximum impact, or prune it up to enjoy the shadows on gravel/paving. Panicles of dull purplish green flowers are followed by glaucous fruit.
Removal of spent seedheads is all the maintenance necessary other than preferential shaping or thinning of branches for higher resolution.
Highly adaptable, it appreciates a little TLC until established and is then quite hardy but too wet a feet in winter or too much dryness in summer are best avoided as is root disturbance. Life expectancy in a pot is unfortunately short.
A beautiful palm from Baja California and the Sonoran Desert.
Frost, salt, drought and heat tolerant, it's crown of silvery blue fan-like leaves atop the stout trunk makes a striking statement in any garden, whether among informal plantings or used as a design element along drives or to frame vistas. Huge pendant cream coloured inflorescences add an extra dimension over summer and are followed by dark brown fruit which are supposedly edible after roasting.
Happy in any well drained soil but found naturally in soil that is alkaline so it is ideal for coastal gardens.
Sure to thrive where more common and tropical palms struggle.
A bold, moisture loving perennial from tropical east Africa that makes a large stand of erect, square stems with alternate pairs of large, corrugated leaves and topped with airy racemes of bright blue-lavender, hooded and lipped flowers.
Stunning when well grown and very salviaesque.
Best grown in a sheltered site (localized humidity) with rich, moist, well drained soil but very durable to all but frost which even then it will usually come back from, insulating the base with a loose straw mulch might make the difference in the coldest areas, otherwise a cutting in the kitchen window makes good insurance.
Prune as necessary when in active growth.