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  • Pavonia
    • hastata   CAG01083
      Height1.2mWidth1.2mFlowering SeasonSp / AuWaterLLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Small, pale pink, dark throated, hibiscus flowers are profusely borne on a mound forming, open shrub bearing small, arrow shaped, dark green, toothed leaves.

      From central South America and questionably native to the east coast of Australia, it is dependably hardy in any soil with a hint of summer moisture and where it typically self sows.

      Occasionally encountered flowering and flourishing in gardens of older areas long after the other plants have succumbed to the rigours of summer or time.

      Cut back hard when necessary and while making active basal growth.

      Quick and easy.

  • Salvia

    (Sage)
    Lamiaceae

    A genus whose popularity has risen exponentially in recent times. Offering a diverse range of form and colour there is a Salvia for nearly every garden situation with more and more being discovered and described all the time. The count now stands somewhere in excess of 1000, including subspecies, according to The Plant List. They are found on every continent except Antarctica.

    From a gardeners perspective they can not all be treated the same, they come from many different climates after all, but as a rule of thumb can be grouped into winter rainfall and summer rainfall species and with few exceptions they all prefer well drained soil.

    Soft leaved species from Central and South America are usually autumn and winter flowering. Coming from summer rainfall areas they typically need protection from dry heat and the accompanying high light intensity and they vary in their tolerance of winter damp. As with most plants the larger the leaves the more water they require, this also dictates how fast they grow with many growing several metres in a single season.

    Species from south western North America, South Africa, the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands are all winter growers and are tolerant or demanding of dry heat and summer drought. Slower growing but usually longer lived these all tend to have small, densely haired, silver or grey leaves or a combination of these traits which help them conserve moisture. Most of these require no additional water in Perth and are well adapted to our climate. They tend tend to flower from spring into summer.


    Prune back to where vigorous new basal growth is seen, never to dead wood, they appear to store little food in their stems and without leaves stand a chance of starving to death or at least struggle to regenerate. The exception is those few that are tuberous or clump forming, these can be cut to ground level once the stems start dying back in late autumn.
  • Sonchus

    (Sow thistle)
    Compositae

    • canariensis   CAG02541

      (Giant sow thistle,Tree dandelion)
      Height3mWidth1mFlowering SeasonSpringWaterLLightSun - L. Sh.
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Seuss-like, with bold, plumed rosettes of dark green, skeletal, pinnate leaves on stiff bare branches. Showy, and incongruous to the uninitiated, branched scapes of bright yellow daisy flowers burst forth in spring.

      Summer dormant and impervious to heat and drought, though possibly sensitive to heavy frost. At home in poor, alkaline, well drained soil, wet feet are tolerated poorly.

      The perfect compliment to other similar Canary Island plants, Echium, Euphorbia atropurpea, E. characias, E. dendroides, E. lambii, Geranium maderense for a climatically appropriate "tropical" garden.

  • Spiraea
    • japonica ‘Goldflame’   CAG01066
      Height80cmWidth90cmFlowering SeasonSummerWaterMLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A clump forming, deciduous shrub. A fantastic foliage plant, the lance shaped leaves start a coppery pink, then turn bright yellow and gradually fade to green. In Summer bunches of small, deep pink flowers are produced. Ideal for borders or anywhere a hilight of colour is needed. Easily grown in any well drained soil. Cut back as necessary.

  • Syringa
  • Tithonia
    • diversifolia   CAG00634
      Height5mWidth3mFlowering SeasonAu - WiWaterMLightSun
      Tithonia diversifolia
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A large evergreen shrub. Dark green, large, deeply divided leaves in pairs on erect, hollow, woody stems. During autumn and winter, bright, golden yellow, honey scented, sunflowers are produced in profusion. Cut back hard in late winter, continued light pruning will keep it smaller and more compact. Pruning after february will affect flowering.

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