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  • Arctotis
  • Argania
    • spinosa   CAG02694

      (Argan)
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      The legendary Argan, the seeds of which are the source of the valuable Argan oil.

      Under threat from over grazing and poor management in it's native southern Morocco, it is in actuality very easy to grow, being obscenely heat, drought and cold tolerant, and generally well suited to life in inland and southern Australia, providing some extra attention is paid to drainage in the higher rainfall coastal regions and capital cities.

      Small, glossy, dark green, elliptical leaves crowd stiff woody stems and each obscures a small spine designed to deter predation. It would probably make excellent topiary or hedges, if you would dare disfigure such a noble beast, otherwise it will slowly grow into a small, sprawling, densely crowned tree, gnarly of character, much like an Olive, and quite lovely, especially if under planted with Cyclamen, Galanthus, Amaryllis, Nerine and other mediterranean climate bulbs. On mature trees the insignificant, yellowish flowers are followed by edible, but unpalatable, yellow-green Olive like fruit whose thin flesh conceals the Argan nut.

      Make your own Argan oil or just enjoy as a remarkable and attractive ornamental.

      Deciduous in summer if drought stressed and perfectly happy. Irrigation is unnecessary and probably highly prohibitive to long term survival.

  • Artemisia
    • alba ‘Canescens’   CAG00991
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A grouncovering shrub of the utmost hardiness, forming a fine, silver, coral-like cushion, purple tinted under drought stress or in autumn before shedding its leaves over winter. Relatively slow growth yields years of undemanding beauty besides paths or scattered through boulders and is a perfect cover for summer dormant bulbs or other low plants of fine form. Tapering spires of pale yellow, button-like flowers lend an elegant effect but are of little import and, here at least, are seldom seen.

      Easily grown in any soil, or rock crevice, though not so happy in clay. Summer water unnecessary but tolerated, though not likely to last long in regions with high summer humidity. At it's best where lesser plants scorch and fry.

    • arborescens   CAG00857
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

    • ludoviciana ‘Silver Queen’   CAG01724

      (Prairie sage, White sagebrush)
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A staple of gardens the world over though indigenous through most of North America. Suckering clumps of slender, upright, silver stems and narrow, incised leaves for pairing with other designer and mediterraneanesque plants. Cut down regularly to maintain verticality and boldest foliage or if left unchecked it will eventually form a dense mound of wiry, branching stems bearing irrelevant, small, pale yellow, button-like flowers, quite an effective silver shrub in wilder parts of the garden or fence line.

      Very vigorous and perfectly drought tolerant on well drained soils, struggling in heavy clay though more successful in lower rainfall regions. Impervious to any heat and cold experienced in this country but, as with most of the genus, unlikely to tolerate the summer humidity of more tropical zones. Dead easy and indestructible.

      Finer and more divided foliage than A. ‘Valerie Finnis’ and perhaps better for the vertical.

    • ‘Powis Castle’   CAG00107
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A low spreading shrub. The best of the silver plants, finely dissected silver foliage forms dense weed suppressing mounds. Non flowering. Fantastic as an edging for garden beds, drives or paths in full sun. Try planting with Geranium incanum for a little added colour.

  • Austrostipa
    • mollis   CAG02517

      (Soft spear grass)
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A southern Australian grass that lends itself to creative planting. Stiffly vertical stalks are topped with tapered plumes, dark tinted and feathery in seed then fading to pale straw and becoming stiffly vertical, luminous in low angle light, and lasting for many months above an unobtrusive, low, sparse clump of downy, sage green, linear leaves.

      Stunning in mass, as sometimes still seen in the wild, or scattered through low plantings to add barely there height. Long lived and naturalising on lean, bare soil. A native verge/median strip of grass waving in the breeze is achievable for environment aware gardeners/municipalities.

      Easily grown in any well drained soil, especially low nutrient sands, where after a short establishment period summer water becomes optional. Annual removal of tired plumes may be desirable, otherwise do not cut or mow.

  • Baccharis
    • pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’   CAG02742

      (Dwarf coyote bush)
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      An unexciting ground covering shrub from southern California. Forming a dense, billowing, knee deep sea of small, wax coated, holly-like, blue-green leaves on winding branches. Useful filler for median strips and verges, as a carpeting foil around tall Gums or buildings, or anywhere that Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper) fails, being longer lived and more tolerant of drought and physical abuse and responding well to pruning while in active growth during winter.

      For any sunny not too wet site. Summer irrigation is unnecessary but is tolerated.

      A male clone, bearing mostly irrelevant, cream, powder puff flowers in spring.

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