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LAMBLEY NURSERY AND GARDENS www.lambley.com.au
LAMBLEY NURSERY AUTUMN 2015 LAMBLEY NURSERY ANDNursery GARDENS Lambley and Gardens www.lambley.com.au www.lambley.com.au ORDERING Orders may be placed by phone, fax, post or on-line through our shopping cart facility. The website also has a full catalogue of plants and seeds which we have currently in stock. Payment may be made using a credit card without opening a PayPal account. Plants from this catalogue may be ordered throughout autumn and winter. PACKING & CHARGES We take a great deal of care in growing, selecting, packing and dispatching our plants, bulbs and seeds. Our policy is to replace items which do not arrive in good condition. If there is a problem please let us know within 24 hours as we will not be able to take responsibility after that time. POSTAGE Free postage for all seed orders of $30 or more $5.50 postage for seed orders under $30 Mixed orders of plants and seeds postage is $11.00. Plant order postage is $11.00. DELIVERY TIME We will dispatch orders as quickly as possible but we do get a lot of orders during the first few weeks of us sending a catalogue out so there may be a short delay. Please let us know if you need your order delivered by a certain time. NURSERY AND GARDEN OPENING TIMES Open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Lambley Nursery, 395 Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria, 3364 Phone: (03) 5343 4303 Fax: (03) 5343 4257 E-mail: lambley10@bigpond.com Website: www.lambley.com.au ASCOT is 12km north of the Western freeway, which by-passes Ballarat, on the C287, the Clunes-Maryborough Road, about halfway between Miners Rest and Clunes. This catalogue has been printed using soy based inks on environmentally sustainable paper. Cover: Origanum ‘Bellisimo’ PBR Back cover: David Glenn’s Mediterranean Garden at first light 2 Agapanthus ‘Perpetual Peace Agapanthus ‘Perpetual Peace The only Agapanthus we know which The only Agapanthus knowsummer which flowers throughout late we spring, flowers throughout lateevergreen, spring, summer and autumn. A dwarf white and autumn. A dwarf evergreen, white flowered variety with particularly flowered variety with particularly handsome flower heads. This plant handsome flowerviable heads. ThisA plant rarely produces seed. new rarely produces viable seed. introduction beautifully used Aby new Di introduction beautifully used by Di Johnson in her fabulous garden on the Johnson in her fabulous40cm garden the Mornington Peninsula. x on 60cm. Mornington Peninsula. 40cm x 60cm. Sun or light shade. Sun or light shade. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Agastache aurantiacus ‘Copper Rose’ Agastache aurantiacus ‘Copperselection Rose’ This is a new, larger flowered This new, largermaking flowered selection of A.is a aurantiaca distinctively of A. aurantiaca making distinctively different copper coloured tones. It different copper coloured tones. It makes a soundly perennial plant some makes a soundly perennial 120cm tall and 100cm wide plant with asome long 120cm tall and with a long succession of 100cm tubular,wide copper-apricot succession tubular, copper-apricot flowers whichof age to rose-copper. Our flowers which age to rose-copper. Our resident New Holland Honeyeaters feast resident New Holland Honeyeaters on the nectar of its flowers from feast midon the nectar of autumn. its flowers midsummer until late I cutfrom it back to summer until late autumn. I cut it back to the basal new growth during winter. the basal new growth during winter. Drought tolerant. Drought tolerant. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 i i al al ers’ ers’ Echium ‘Cobalt Towers’ 3 Agastache aurantiacus These mintaurantiacus relatives from the southern Agastache parts of North America been a Agastache aurantiacus These mint relatives fromhave the southern revelation to us and our resident New These ofmint relatives fromhave the southern parts North America been a Holland during these last parts of Honeyeaters North have been a revelation to us America and our resident New few droughty years. Some plants revelationHoneyeaters to us and our resident Holland during these New last haven’t been watered threethese years or Holland Honeyeaters during last few droughty years.for Some plants more and have still produced an endless few droughty years.for Some plants haven’t been watered three years or succession ofwatered spikes of three nectar laden, haven’t been for or more and have still produced an years endless duskyand apricot flowers. A patch in more have still produced an endless succession oftubular spikes of nectar laden, our dry climate garden flowers from succession spikesflowers. of nectar laden, dusky apricotoftubular A patch in earlydry summer untilgarden winter. Sun. 90cm x dusky apricot tubular flowers. A patch in our climate flowers from 40cm. our dry climate from early summer untilgarden winter. flowers Sun. 90cm x each orSun. 3 for90cm $27.00 early summer$10.00 until winter. x 40cm. 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Agastache ‘Blue Boa’each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 Agastache ‘Blue ‘BlueBoa’Boa’ is a newly imported multiple award Agastache ‘Blue ‘BlueBoa’Boa’ is a winning newly selection the USA. It iscarries large imported from multiple award Agastache ‘Blue Boa’ a winning newly bottle brush heads of intense violet-blue selection from the USA. It carries large imported multiple award winning flowers for months from late spring until bottle brush heads of intense violet-blue selection from the USA. It carries large late autumn. It’s best grown in full sun flowersbrush for months from late spring until bottle heads of intense violet-blue and although tolerant late autumn. It’sdrought best in fullwhen sun flowers for months fromgrown late spring until once established it does best at and although drought tolerant when late autumn. It’s best grown in full sun Lambley when given some once although established it does bestwhen at and drought tolerant supplementary Lambley whensummer some once established it given does irrigation. best at Height in flower 90cm width 40cm supplementary summer irrigation. Lambley when given some each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 Height in flower 90cm width 40cm supplementary summer irrigation. each or 40cm 3 for $33.00 $12.00 Height in flower 90cm width $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Agastache ‘Candy Pink’ A new dwarf variety ‘Candy Pink’which has really Agastache impressed us with itswhich abilityhas to really keep Agastache ‘Candy Pink’ A new dwarf variety flowering deep into the cold and frosty A new dwarf impressed us variety with itswhich abilityhas to really keep winters ofdeep Central The impressed us with its cold ability to candy keep flowering into Victoria. the and frosty pink flowers in summer and autumn floweringofdeep into Victoria. the cold The and candy frosty winters Central make a terrific to the traditional winters of Central Victoria. The candy pink flowers inaddition summer and autumn perennial border. It's frost andtraditional drought pink flowers inaddition summer and autumn make a terrific to the tolerant and long flowering making 70cm make a terrific addition to the perennial border. It's frost andtraditional drought xtolerant 50cm. and perennial border. It's frost making and drought long flowering 70cm each $12.00 xtolerant 50cm. and long flowering making 70cm x 50cm. $12.00 each $12.00 each 4 Agastache ‘Sweet Lili’ Agastache ‘Sweet“Guide Lili’ to Plants”, Paul In his fine book, Agastache ‘Sweet In his fine book, “Guide to this Plants”, Bangay writes that,Lili’ “I use in allPaul my In his fine “Guide Plants”, Bangay writes that, “I use this in allPaul my gardens asbook, it is such atolong-flowering Bangay writes that, “I use this in all my gardens as it is such a long-flowering plant and has a very distinct and gardens as it is such a long-flowering plant and has a very distinct and unusual flower colour”. ‘Sweet Lili’ was plant and has a very distinct and unusual flower colour”. ‘Sweet Lili’ofwas raised here at Lambley and is one the unusual flower colour”. ‘Sweet Lili’ was raised here at Lambley and is one of the best plants we grow. The top third of the raised here at Lambley and one of the best plants we grow. The topissmothered, third 120cm tall flower stems are best plants we grow. The top third the 120cm tall flower stems are smothered, from early summer until winter,ofwith 120cm tall flower stems are smothered, from early summer until winter, with apricot tinted rich amethyst flowers. from summer until winter, with apricot rich amethyst flowers. 120cmearly x tinted 60cm. apricot x tinted rich amethyst flowers. 120cm 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 120cm x 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Allium millennium Alliumismillennium This a new species for Australian Allium millennium This is new for Australian gardens.aThe veryspecies best perennial Allium. This is a new species for gardens. The very best perennial Allium. It forms a compact upright Australian clump of gardens. The very bestupright perennial Allium. It formsgreen, a compact clump of glossy narrow strap-like leaves. It forms a compact upright clump of glossy green, narrow strap-like leaves. From mid-summer into autumn 35cm tall glossy green,a narrow leaves. From mid-summer into strap-like autumn 35cm tall stems carry profusion of large bright From mid-summer into autumn 35cm tall stems carry a profusion of large bright purple-rose balls of flowers. Foliage stems carry profusion largewide. bright balls of Foliage purple-rose mounds growa 30cm tall flowers. byof30cm purple-rose Foliage mounds growballs 30cm of tall flowers. by 30cm wide. mounds grow 30cm tall by 30cm wide. Not for Tasmania Not for Tasmania Not for Tasmania $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Artemisia absinthum ‘Lambrook Silver’ Artemisia ‘Lambrook One of theabsinthum late Marjorie Fish’sSilver’ plants One of the late Marjorie Fish’s plantsI Artemisia absinthum ‘Lambrook Silver’ from her garden at Lambrook Manor. from her garden at Lambrook Manor. One itof late Marjorie Fish’s plants find tothe be the longest lived of all theI find to be the lived all the from ither garden at Lambrook Manor. Wormwoods. Welongest have had oneof plant inI Wormwoods. We have had one plant in find it to be the longest lived of all the the double borders for nigh on 10 years the double borders for nigh on 10 years Wormwoods. We have had one plant in and with a little judicial pruning it should and with a little judicial pruning it should the double borders for nigh on Artemisia 10 years be beautiful for 10 more. be for more. and beautiful with a little judicial pruning itand should ‘Lambrook Silver’ is10 quite dwarfArtemisia has ‘Lambrook Silver’ is10 quite dwarf and has be most beautiful for more. Artemisia the silky shimmering silver leaves. the most silky shimmering silver leaves. ‘Lambrook Silver’ is quite dwarf and Sun loving and tolerant of has dry Sun loving and tolerant dry the most silky shimmering silver of leaves. conditions. 40cm x 50cm. Easy to grow conditions. x 50cm. Easy of to grow Sunnotloving and tolerant dry but easy40cm to propagate. but not easy40cm to$9.00 propagate. conditions. x 50cm. grow each orEasy 3 forto $24.00 each or 3 for $24.00 but not easy to$9.00 propagate. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 5 Artemisia canescens Artemisia canescens One of the One of the best best evergreen evergreen silver silver foliage foliage plants making low mounds plants making low mounds of of intricately intricately cut cut intensely intensely silver silver leaves. leaves. It It makes makes a a wonderful wonderful foil foil when when planted planted in in front front and and under under roses roses as as Susan Susan Irvine Irvine did did in in her her Gisborne garden. We grow it in our Gisborne garden. We grow it in our dry dry climate climate garden garden as as a a ground ground cover cover around around autumn autumn flowered flowered Yucca Yucca ‘Victor ‘Victor Emmanuel’. Emmanuel’. Happy Happy in in any any sunny sunny well well drained drained spot spot and and will will survive survive any any amount of dry weather. 30cm x 50cm. amount of dry weather. 30cm x 50cm. $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each Athropodium cirrhatum Athropodium cirrhatum ‘Te ‘Te Puna’ Puna’ A relatively dwarf New Zealand A relatively dwarf New Zealand Rock Rock Lily Lily with with handsome handsome arching arching sword sword shaped shaped leaves leaves and and produces produces masses masses of of shooting star, lily-like flowers shooting star, lily-like flowers during during spring spring and and summer. summer. As As frost frost below below –3C –3C will will cut cut the the foliage foliage to to the the ground, ground, gardeners gardeners with with really really cold cold winters winters should plant it in a sheltered position. should plant it in a sheltered position. 30cm 30cm xx 30cm. 30cm. It It is is one one of of the the best best plants plants for a shady position even dry shade. for a shady position even dry shade. $9.00 each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 each “...one “...one of of the the best best plants plants for for a a shady shady position...” position...” “...one of the best plants for a shady position...” 6 Our range of high-performance vegetable and flower seeds are always available for inclusion with your order. Check our website or contact us for a copy of our 2014-2015 seed catalogue. Papaver rhoeas ‘Bridal Silk’ 7 Aster laevis ‘Calliope’ Aster laevis A plant of ‘Calliope’ mostly dry ground in the laevis ‘Calliope’ Aster A plant of mostly ground in the eastern parts of thedry USA, this species A plant of mostly dry ground in the eastern parts USA,‘Calliope’ this species does well for of us.the Aster was eastern parts of the USA, this species does well for1890s us. Aster ‘Calliope’ was raised in the at the RHS gardens does well for1890s us. Aster ‘Calliope’ was raised in the at the RHS gardens and is in more elegant inthe flower than most raised the 1890s at RHS gardens and is more elegant in flower most Easter daisies. It makes 90cmthan tall black and is more elegant in flower than most Easter which daisies. makes 90cm tallbluishblack stems areIt clothed in large Easter daisies. It makes 90cm tall black stems which clothed in large green glossyare leaves. Heads of bluishnicely stems which are clothed in large bluishgreen glossy leaves. Heads of nicely spaced lilac-blue flowers are produced green glossy leaves. Heads of nicely spaced lilac-blue flowers are produced during later summer and autumn. 90cm spaced lilac-blue flowers are produced later summer and autumn. 90cm xduring 60cm. Sun. during and autumn. 90cm x 60cm.later Sun.summer each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 x 60cm. Sun.$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Aster ‘Ruby Buttons’ Aster ‘Ruby Buttons’ ‘Ruby Buttons’ is one of a new breed of Aster ‘Ruby Buttons’ ‘Ruby Buttons’ is oneforof the a new breed of Easter Daisy bred commercial ‘Ruby Buttons’ is one of a new breed of Easter Daisy bredasformuch the commercial cut flower trade as for the Easter Daisy bred for the commercial cut flower trade tall as much as for the garden. 100cm clothed in cut flower trade as stems much as for the garden. 100cm tall stems clothed in glossy green, pointed leaves carry garden. 100cm tall stems clothed in glossy green, pointed leaves carry heads full double ruby purple glossy ofgreen, pointed leavesflowers carry heads of full double ruby purple flowers in autumn. in anyflowers sunny heads of fullEasily doublegrown ruby purple in autumn. Easily grown in any sunny well drainedEasily spot which parch in autumn. grown doesn’t in any sunny well drained spot which doesn’t parch during dry periods. 100cmdoesn’t tall by parch 40cm well drained spot which during dry periods. 100cm tall by 40cm across. during dry periods. 100cm tall by 40cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Bergenia ligulata Bergenia A plant ligulata of the western Himalayas Bergenia ligulata A plant of the iswestern Himalayas Bergenia a particularly tough A plant ligulata of the western Himalayas Bergenia ligulata iswhich a particularly tough evergreen plant carries large Bergenia ligulata is a particularly tough evergreen plant which carries large heads of white to evergreen plant flowers which which carriesage large heads of white flowers which age to blush The flowers leaves can grow heads pink. of white which agevery to blush pink. The leaves can grow very large a moist blush especially pink. The in leaves canshady grow spot. very large especially a moist shady spot. Drought tolerant in established and large especially inwhen a moist shady spot. Drought tolerant when established and excellent for growing in a pot. 40cm by Drought tolerant when established and excellent for growing in a pot. 40cm by 50cm excellent for growing in a pot. 40cm by 50cm $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 50cm $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 8 Buddleja ‘Buzz’ TM TM TM Buddleja ‘Buzz’ series are the first truly dwarf Buddlejas to be released These ‘Buzz’ TM areThompson the first truly Buddlejas be released These ‘Buzz’ series on the Australian market. anddwarf Morgan breederto Charles Vallin on Australian market. Thompson andfor Morgan breeder Charles saidthe that these plants were “...selected their true dwarf habit, Vallin good said that these plantsinternodes.” were “...selected true indwarf good branching and short Suitedfor to their growing pots habit, as well as branching and short to growing in pots asbreeding well as small gardens, it tookinternodes.” ten years ofSuited dedicated and painstaking small gardens, took ten years of dedicated and painstaking breeding work to developitthese award winning plants. They will grow a metre tall work develop these winning They will grow a metre tall by astomuch across in award the garden andplants. half that height if grown in pots. by as much across in thewill garden halfinthat height grown summer in pots. Regular dead heading keep and them flower forif many Regular deadback heading keep them in flower for results. many summer months. Cut to halfwillway during winter for best We are months. backto to halffour way duringcolours. winter Best for best results. We are proud to Cut be able offer distinct grown in a sunny or proud to be able to offer four distinct colours. Best grown sunny or each orin3afor $33.00 lightly shaded spot. $12.00 lightly shaded spot. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Buddleja ‘Velvet Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Velvet Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Ivory Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Ivory Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Purple Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Purple Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Sky Blue Buzz’ Buddleja ‘Sky Blue Buzz’ 9 Bluebeard Bluebeard Bluebeard Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice’ Caryopteris ‘First Choice’ Caryopterisxxclandonensis clandonensis is one of the Caryopteris x clandonensis is one of the most attractive and tough late summer most attractive and tough lateWe summer and autumn flowering shrubs. grow and autumn flowering shrubs. We half a dozen varieties. ‘First Choice’grow is a half a dozen varieties. ‘First Choice’ is a new import which is particularly new import compact. It is which coveredis byparticularly dark blue compact. It is covered blue flowers for a good period.byAsdark it flowers flowers a good on new for growth it‘s period. best toAscutit flowers it back on new growth it‘s best sun to cut it back 50% each winter. Tough, loving and 50% each winter. Tough, sun loving and drought tolerant. 70cm x 70cm. drought tolerant. 70cm x 70cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Caryopteris ‘Heavenly Blue’ This late x clandonensis summer/autumn flowering This late thrived summer/autumn flowering shrub has in a really tough spot shrub has thrived in a really tough in the dry garden for years. As spot the in the dry rich garden years. As are the marvellous darkforblue flowers marvellous rich dark blue flowers are produced on new seasons wood it’s best produced on Caryopteris new seasons best to cut back towood near it’s ground to cut back Caryopteris to near ground level during winter. 90cm x 80cm. level during winter. each xor80cm. 3 for $27.00 $10.0090cm $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 10 Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Lisaura’ Caryopteris x x clandonensis ‘Lisaura’ Caryopteris are tough drought Caryopteris are tough drought tolerant tolerant deciduous deciduous shrubs shrubs which, which, happily happily for for us, us, flower for a long time during late flower for a long time during late summer and and autumn. autumn. ‘Lisaura’ ‘Lisaura’ is is the the summer best of of the the gold gold leaf leaf forms. forms. During During early early best spring the new leaves are golden yellow spring the new leaves are golden yellow but they they turn turn lime-green lime-green as as the the season season but progresses. The lavender-blue flowers progresses. The lavender-blue flowers are produced produced in in the the leaf leaf axils axils of of the the are current year’s growth so cut it back to current year’s growth so cut it back to about 30cm during winter to promote about 30cm during winter to promote long new new growths. growths. 80cm 80cm xx 80cm. 80cm. long $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 Caryopteris Caryopteris x x clandonensis clandonensis ‘Petite ‘Petite Bleu’ Bleu’ A A Lambley Lambley exclusive, exclusive, this this new new variety variety has has deeper deeper blue blue flowers flowers than than other other Caryopteris clones. It makes Caryopteris clones. It makes a a compact, compact, well well branched branched small small shrub shrub clothed clothed in in glossy dark green leaves. During late glossy dark green leaves. During late summer summer and and early early autumn autumn itit is is covered covered in flowers which attract both in flowers which attract both butterflies butterflies and and bees. bees. Drought Drought tolerant tolerant when when once once established it prefers a sunny established it prefers a sunny well well drained drained spot spot in in the the garden. garden. 60cm 60cm by by 60 60 cm. cm. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Caryopteris Caryopteris x x clandonensis clandonensis ‘Lisaura’ ‘Lisaura’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Lisaura’ 11 Buddleja alternifolia ‘Argentea’ alternifolia ‘Argentea’ IBuddleja remember a beautifully grown plant of IBuddleja remember a beautifully grown plant of alternifolia grown as standard Buddleja alternifolia grown as standard in the walled garden at Cruden Farm. in walled garden Cruden Farm. Thethearching willowy atbranches were The arching willowy densely foliaged and inbranches full bloomwere and densely foliagedit and full bloom what pleasure gave.in Our plants and are what pleasure it gave. Our plants are grown in a part of the garden which is grown in a partand of the which is never watered yet garden this Buddleja is never watered and yet this Buddleja is still enormously generous with its still enormously generous with Can its arching sprays of mauve flowers. arching sprays of mauve flowers. Can be kept to about 2 metres by 2 metres if be about 2 metres byotherwise 2 metres itif cut kept backtohard after flowering cut back hard after flowering otherwise it will get much larger. will get much$10.00 larger. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Chinese Plumbago Chinese Plumbago A dwarf ground covering, frost hardy A dwarf ground covering, frost genus) hardy perennial with large (for the perennial with large (for the genus) gentian blue flowers from late spring gentian blue The flowers from late spring until autumn. oval green leaves turn until autumn. The oval green leaves turn flaming scarlet and crimson in late flaming scarlet andSun crimson late autumn and winter. or light in shade. autumn andand winter. or light shade. Very tough doesSun exceptionally well Very tough and does exceptionally well in our dry garden. 30cm x 40cm. in our dry garden. 30cm 40cm. eachx or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Clematis viticella Clematis viticella Virgins Bower Virgins Bower This tough climber has been cultivated This tough for climber has been cultivated in England 400 years. Vigorous, long in England for 400 Vigorous, long lived and easy to years. grow some plants in lived and easy to grow some plants our garden are 20 years old. We grow init our are 20 years old. We grow ait bothgarden on a trellis and climbing through both on a trellis and climbing through a Rubus ‘Benenden’. It produces its deep Rubus ‘Benenden’. It produces its deep violet-purple lantern-like flowers during violet-purple lantern-like flowers during spring. As it flowers on new growth we spring. As it flowers on new growth we cut it down to 30cm each winter. cut it down to$10.00 30cm each each winter. or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 12 Cotoneaster microphyllus Cotoneaster Small Leavedmicrophyllus Cotoneaster Small Leaved Cotoneaster In 1827 John Lindley wrote that In 1827 John Lindley wrote Cotoneaster microphyllus is “...that a Cotoneaster microphyllus is “... a beautiful little evergreen shrub, clothed beautiful little evergreen shrub,which clothed with deep-green shiny foliage, no with deep-green shiny foliage, which no winter will impair and when in blossom winter impair and when in blossom strewedwill with snowy-white flowers, which strewed flowers, reposingwith on asnowy-white rich couch of green,which have reposing onan a rich couch of green, so brilliant appearance, that a have poet so brilliant an appearance, that a lying poet would compare them to diamonds would compare them to Crimson diamonds lying on a bed of emeralds.” berries on a bed emeralds.” Crimson100cm berriesx follow the of flowers in autumn. follow flowers in autumn. 100cmthe across. Sunny or lightly100cm shadedx 100cm Sunny or or lightly spot. across. $12.00 each 3 for shaded $33.00 spot. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Cytisus x dallimorei ‘Lena’ Cytisus x dallimorei A compact growing‘Lena’ broom, sometimes A compact sometimes sold as C. growing ‘Volcano’,broom, with dark green sold C. ‘Volcano’, dark stems. green leavesasand dark greenwith vertical leaves darkand green vertical stems. During and spring early summer C. During spring and early summer C. ‘Lena’ is smothered with pea shaped, ‘Lena’ is smothered pea This shaped, lemon-tinted, ruby redwith flowers. is a lemon-tinted, rubyfor redhot flowers. This is a fine small shrub dry positions. fine small shrub for hot dry positions. 120cm x 100cm. 120cm x 100cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Cytisus ‘C.E. Pearson’ Cytisus ‘C.E. Pearson’ Pearson’s Broom Pearson’s Broom tolerant, frost hardy Hardy drought Hardy which drought tolerant, hardy shrub covers itself infrost “Wallflower shrub apricot which covers itself in “Wallflower Red, and buff flowers ” Long Red, apricot and buff flowers ” itLong grown in Australian gardens since will grown in Australian gardens since it will grow 2 meters tall by a little less across. grow 2 meters tall flowering by a little less A light trim after will across. keep it A light flowering willspot keep it neat andtrim tidy.after Suited to sunny and neat and tidy. to sunny and tolerant of Suited drought whenspotonce tolerant of drought when once established. established. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 13 Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Pearl’ ‘Blue Echinops A clone ofbannaticus globe flower withPearl’ a large, soft Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Pearl’ A clone of globe flower with a large, blue ballofofglobe flowers sitting stiff soft self A clone flower withatop a large, soft blue ball of flowers sitting atop stiff self supporting stems. Relatively dwarf blue ball of flowers sitting atop stiff self supporting stems. dwarf growing at some 65cmRelatively tall but none-thesupporting stems. Relatively dwarf growing at some 65cm tall but none-theless it makes a terrific as well growing at some 65cm cut tall flower but none-theless makes aplant. terrific cut flower as in well as ait does best a less it garden makes a terrificItcut flower as well as a garden plant. It does best in a sunny spot andplant. is quite drought tolerant as a garden It does best in a sunny spot established. and is quite 65cm drought tolerant when once by 50cm. sunny spot and is quite drought tolerant when once established. 65cm $12.00 each or 3 by for 50cm. $33.00 when once established. 65cm by 50cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Echium ‘Cobalt Towers’ Echium ‘Cobalt Towers’ This New Zealand introduction created Echium ‘Cobalt Towers’ This New Zealand introduction quite a stir when we planted a created decent This New Zealand introduction created quite a stir when we planted a decent patch it inwhen the Alexandra Gardens in quite aofstir we planted a decent patch of it in the Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne. It makes a shrub some 2 patch of it in the Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne. It makes a shrub some 2 metres wideIt and 1.5 ametres from Melbourne. makes shrub tall some 2 metres wide and 1.5 metres tall from which 2 metre tall columns of deep metres wide and 1.5 metres tall from which 2 metre tall columns of deep cobalt flowers are produced in which 2blue metre tall columns of deep cobalt blue flowers are produced in spring. needs the spent cobalt After blue flowering flowers itare produced in spring. After flowering it needs the spent flower cut off and a lightthe prune. It spring.stems After flowering it needs spent flower stems cut off and a light prune. It can risky flowersurvive stems frost, cut off but andita can light be prune. It can survive frost, but it can be risky planting it outfrost, in very areas can survive butcold it can bebefore risky planting it out$12.00 in very coldorareas before each 3 for $33.00 late spring. planting it out in very cold areas before late spring. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 late spring. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Epimedium pinnatum ssp. Colchicum Epimedium Colchicum Yellow Fairypinnatum Wings ssp. Epimedium pinnatum ssp. Colchicum Yellow Fairy Wings An Award ofWings Garden Merit Plant which Yellow Fairy An Award of Garden Merit groundcover Plant which makes a tough evergreen An Award of Garden Merit Plant which makes a tough groundcover for shade evenevergreen quite dense. During makes a tough evergreen groundcover for shade even quite dense. During spring panicles of rich yellow flowers are for shade even quite dense. During spring panicles of rich yellow flowers are held above coppery spring panicles of richpinnate yellow leaves. flowers Cut are held above coppery pinnate leaves. Cut off old leaves during winter. 25cmCut x held above coppery pinnate leaves. off old leaves during winter. 25cm x 40cm. off old leaves during winter. 25cm x 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 14 Euonymus alatus Euonymus alatus Burning Bush Euonymus alatus Burning Shrubs Bush from China and Japan don’t Burning Bush Shrubs from China Japan don’t generally do well hereand at Lambley. Our Shrubs from China and Japan don’t generally at are Lambley. Our summer’s do hotwell dryhere winds too much generally do well here at Lambley. Our summer’s winds are Euonymus too much for them. hot Thedrydeciduous summer’s hot dry winds are too much for them. The deciduous Euonymus alatus is an exception. I planted one for them. The deciduous Euonymus alatus is anago exception. I planted one some years and it has never had a alatus is an exception. I planted one some years ago and it has never had a burnt leaf and always puts on a really some years ago and it has never had a burnt leaf anddisplay always puts on aturning really good autumn with foliage burnt leaf and always puts on a really good autumn display withApril. foliage turning pink and crimson during This form good autumn display with foliage turning pink and crimson during April. This form is more graceful than E. alatus pink and crimson during April. This form is more graceful ‘Compactus’. 200cm x than 200cm.E. alatus is more graceful than E. alatus ‘Compactus’.$10.00 200cmeach x 200cm. or 3 for $27.00 ‘Compactus’. 200cm x 200cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Eragrostis spectabilis Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis PurpleofLove One the Grass loveliest of all ornamental Purple Love Grass One of the of allThis ornamental grasses whenloveliest in full glory. drought One of the loveliest of all ornamental grasses highly when inornamental full glory. This tolerant grassdrought is not grasses when in full glory. This drought tolerant highly ornamental grass is not to be confused with the invasive African tolerant highly ornamental grass is not to be confused with the invasive African Love Grass. Low basal leaves are to be confused with the invasive African Love Grass. Low by basal are completely covered cloudsleaves of reddish Love Grass. Low basal leaves are completely covered by clouds of reddish purple flowers during summer. These completely covered by clouds of reddish purple during summer. age to flowers soft brown during winter. These It will purple flowers during summer. These age to soft brown during winter. will grow happily in both light sandy Itsoils age to soft brown during winter. It will growheavier happilyclays. in both sandy soils and 50cmlight x 60cm grow happily in both light sandy soils and heavier clays. 50cm x 60cm $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 and heavier clays. 50cm x 60cm $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Euphorbia ‘Blue Haze’ Euphorbia Haze’ This is the ‘Blue first Australian release of this Euphorbia ‘Blue Haze’ This cultivar. is the first Australian fine ‘Blue Haze’ isrelease similaroftothis E. This is the first Australian release of this fine cultivar. ‘Blue Haze’ is similar to ‘Copton Ash’ in habit and flower but isE. a fine cultivar. ‘Blue Haze’ is similar to E. ‘Coptonplant Ash’ in habit a neater and it’s and not flower pronebut to is the ‘Copton Ash’ in habit and flower but is a neater plantthat and mars it’s not‘Copton prone toAsh’ the fasciation neater plant and it’s not prone to the fasciation that Ash’ sometimes. Fine mars blue ‘Copton leaves clothe fasciation that mars ‘Copton Ash’ sometimes. Fine blue leaves arching evergreen stems whichclothe are sometimes. Fine blue leaves clothe arching evergreen stems which are crowned with billowing masses of lime arching evergreen stems which are crowned with billowing masses lime green flowers during spring andof early crowned with billowing masses of lime green flowers during spring and early summer. Happy in any sunny spot and green flowers during spring and early summer. Happy in any sunnyofspot and takes a considerable amount drought summer. Happy in any sunny spot and takes established. a considerable amount of drought when takes a considerable amount of drought when established. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 when established. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 15 Geranium macrorrhizum Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersens’s Variety’ Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersens’s Variety’ Bulgarian Cranesbill ‘Ingwersens’s Variety’ Bulgarian In warmerCranesbill areas this cranesbill, a native Bulgarian Cranesbill In warmer areas this makes cranesbill, native of warmer the Balkans, a a In areas this cranesbill, aterrific native of the Balkans, makes a toterrific evergreen groundcover for light quite of the Balkans, makes a terrific evergreen groundcover for light to quite dense shade where it needs a little evergreen groundcover for light to extra quite dense shade where it needs amakes little extra irrigation to do well. It an dense shade where it needs a little extra irrigation togently do well. It makes an evergreen, suckering carpet of irrigation to do well. It makes an evergreen, gently suckering carpet of palmate fragrant The carpet exquisite evergreen, gentlyleaves. suckering of palmate fragrant leaves. Theabove exquisite soft pink flowers are held the palmate fragrant leaves. The exquisite soft pink flowers above the leaves during springare andheld summer. soft pink flowers are held above the leaves during$10.00 springeach and summer. or 3 for $27.00 leaves during spring and summer. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Geranium ‘St Ola’ Geranium Ola’better with us in semiThis hybrid‘St Geranium ‘Stdoes Ola’ This hybrid does better with in semishade where it makes low us evergreen This hybrid does better with us in semishade where it makes low evergreen mats small ivy-like leaves. produces shadeof where it makes low Itevergreen mats of small ivy-like leaves. It sit produces round flowersleaves. which It nicely mats ofwhite small ivy-like produces round white flowers which sit nicely above the foliage on 10cm tall stems. As round white flowers which sit nicely above the foliage on 10cm tall stems. As they flowers sometimes haveAs a aboveage thethe foliage on 10cm tall stems. they age the flowers sometimes have a soft pink cast. It needs a little they age the flowers sometimes have a soft pink cast. It needs a little supplementary summer watering is soft pink cast. It needs a but little supplementary summer watering but is otherwise undemanding. 10cm tall supplementary summer watering but by is otherwise undemanding. 10cm tall by 30cm across. otherwise undemanding. 10cm tall by 30cm across.$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 30cm across. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Diamond Rouge’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Diamond Rouge’ PBR Hydrangea paniculata ‘Diamond Rouge’ PBR This brilliant French bred Hydrangea PBR This brilliant French bred Hydrangea has reddest all Hydrangea This the brilliant Frenchof bred Hydrangea has the reddest of all Hydrangea paniculata varieties. During early has the reddest of all Hydrangea paniculata varieties. During early summer it unfurls very large heads of paniculata varieties. During early summer it unfurls very large heads of white flowers. These gradually summer it unfurls veryflowers large heads of white flowers. These flowers gradually turn and These as summer moves into whitepink flowers. flowers gradually turn pinka and as summer moves into autumn spectacular purple shaded turn pink and as summer moves into autumn aquite spectacular purpleat shaded red. It is dwarf growing 120cm autumn a spectacular purple shaded red. It is quite dwarf growing at 120cm tall wide. PBR Protectable red.byIt 80cm is quite dwarf growing at 120cm tall by 80cm wide. PBR Protectable $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 tall by 80cm wide. PBR Protectable $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 16 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ PBR Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ PBR H. paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ has grown PBR H. paniculata Fraise’ has grown well here even‘Sundae during hot summers. This H. paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ has grown well here even during hot summers. This French bred variety carries large creamy well here even during hot summers. This French bred variety carries large creamy white bred flower heads. As summer French variety carries large creamy white flowerthese heads. As summer progresses heads become white flower heads. As summer progresses these heads become flushed with soft pink and slowly age to progresses these heads become flushed with soft pink and slowly age to deep pink. This stunning new plant, flushed with soft pink and slowly age to deep pink. This stunning new plant, which pink. will grow 150cm tall by as plant, much deep This stunning new which growbeen 150cmstunning tall by as inmuch across,will has its which willhas growbeen 150cmstunning tall by as inmuch across, its Australian trials. (PBR protectable) across, been stunning in its Australianhas trials. (PBR protectable) each or 3 for $42.00 $15.00 Australian trials. (PBR protectable) each or 3 for $42.00 $15.00 $15.00 each or 3 for $42.00 Iris foetidissima ‘Variegata’ Iris foetidissima One of the best ‘Variegata’ evergreen foliage plants Iris foetidissima ‘Variegata’ One of the best evergreen plants for shade, Iris foliage foetidissima One ofdry the best evergreen foliage plants for dry shade, Iris foetidissima ‘Variegata’ suited toIrisdifficult and not for dry isshade, foetidissima ‘Variegata’ is suited to difficult and not so difficult areas under trees tolerating ‘Variegata’ is suited to difficult and not so difficult areas under trees tolerating drought well trees whentolerating once so difficult very areas under drought very well green when broadly once established. The deep drought very well when once established. The deep green broadly sword shapedThe leaves aregreen boldly broadly striped established. deep sword shaped leaves produced are boldly flowers striped cream. The rarely sword shaped leaves are boldly striped cream. The rarely produced flowers whilst when produced looked at flowers closely cream.beautiful The rarely whilst beautiful when looked at closely are not particularly showy. 60cm whilst beautiful when looked at closelyx are not particularly showy. 60cm x 60cm. are not particularly showy. 60cm x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Iris cretensis Iris cretensis Mani Iris Iris cretensis Mani Iris this from seed collected by We Manigrew Iris We grew this from by Marcus from seed a wildcollected population We grewHarvey this from seed collected by Marcus Harvey from a wildinpopulation growing in Mani Peninsula southern Marcus Harvey from a wild population growing in Peninsula in southern Greece. It Mani flowers prolifically here at growing in Mani Peninsula in southern Greece. It flowers prolifically here Lam bley f r om ear ly M ay untat il Greece. It flowers prolifically here at Lam bley f r om ear ly M ay unt il September. gracefully Lam bley f The r om evergreen, ear ly M ay unt il September. The evergreen, gracefully arching, long,The narrow leaves gracefully are quite September. evergreen, arching, long, narrow leaves are quite grass like in effect. The soft lilac arching, long, narrow leaves areflowers quite grass like in effect. The soft lilac are wellThe above the flowers foliage grassdisplayed like in effect. soft lilac flowers are displayed well above thegrown foliage mounds. This species can be in are displayed well above the foliage mounds. This species can be grown in full sun orThis in a dry shadycan position. mounds. species be grown in full sun or in a dry shady position. $12.00 each full sun or in a dry shady position. $12.00 each $12.00 each 17 Iris unguicularis ‘Mary Barnard’ One of the toughest of evergreen perennials which gives so much reward for so little effort thriving as it does in almost any position except dense shade. It has thin arching dark green leaves in which the loveliest of fragrant dark blue flowers nestle from May until September. The flowers last well in water if they are gathered in bud just before they unfurl. Sun or light shade. 40cm x 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Jasminum parkeri Rock Jasmine This beautiful dwarf, dense growing shrub is native to a very localised area of the Chamba District in north India where it grows in dry rocky areas at about 800 metres. In cultivation it is both drought tolerant and frost hardy. We grow it in a part of the garden which is only irrigated two or three times a year. During spring fragrant lemon-yellow flowers cover the dark green foliage. In ten years it has made 60ccm tall by 70 across. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Professional Quality Vegetable Seeds Available Professional Quality Vegetable Seeds Available 18 Kniphofia ‘Apricot Nectar’ During the 1980’s we made a lot of ‘Apricot Nectar’ Kniphofia Kniphofia ‘Apricot Nectar’ controlled crosses between During the 1980’s we made avarious lot of During the 1980’s we made avarious lotfree of Kniphofia forms to get neat, controlled crosses between controlled crossesgrowing various flowering, forms small plants. K. Kniphofia to between get neat, free Kniphofia forms to get neat, free ‘Apricot Nectar’ was one of the best flowering, small growing plants. K. flowering, small was growing K. seedlingsNectar’ with clear apricot flowers ‘Apricot one ofplants. the best ‘Apricot was of The the best opening Nectar’ from buds. very seedlings with green clear one apricot flowers seedlings with clear apricot flowers dwarf pokers need a tad more water and opening from green buds. The very opening fromsoil green buds. The very a little pokers better than taller varieties but dwarf need a tad more water and dwarf pokers need a tad more water and having said that they are still tough a little better soil than taller varieties but a little better soil taller but plants. Sun. xthey 50cm. having said70cm thatthan arevarieties still tough having said70cm that xthey tough eachare or 3 still for $27.00 $10.00 plants. Sun. 50cm. plants. Sun. 70cm x 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ This is one of the late, great Alan Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Bloom’s selections andlate, a finegreat pokerAlan it is This is one of the This is one of the late, great Alan too making 150cm and tall stems Bloom’s selections a fine topped poker itby is Bloom’s selections and a fine poker itby is large green budded white flowered too making 150cm tall stems topped too 150cm tall stems by torches. It flowers in spring and early largemaking green budded white topped flowered large budded white flowered summer with us. Weincutspring the foliage of all torches.green It flowers and early torches. It flowers in spring and early the pokers back once a year. The summer with us. We cut the foliage oflate all summer with us. We cut the foliage of all spring/summer flowering ones are cut the pokers back once a year. The late the pokers back once xa80cm. year. back in winter. 150cm. spring/summer flowering ones The are late cut spring/summer flowering ones are cut each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 back in winter. 150cm. x 80cm. back in winter. 150cm. x 80cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Kniphofia ‘James Nottle’ We raised‘James this fine plant twenty odd Kniphofia Nottle’ Kniphofia ‘James Nottle’ years ago whilst Lambley We raised this fine plant nursery twenty was odd We raised this fine plant twenty odd still in ago the Dandenongs. It isnursery still one of years whilst Lambley was years ago whilst Lambley nursery was my favourites. Green in bud, changing still in the Dandenongs. It is still one of still gold in the suffused Dandenongs. is still one of to apricot and my favourites. Greenwith in Itbud, changing my gold favourites. in bud, opening tosuffused softGreen butterwith lemon, itchanging hasand an to apricot to gold suffused with apricot and exceptionally long flowering period from opening to soft butter lemon, it has an opening to soft butter lemon, it hasfrom an October until well into summer. The exceptionally long flowering period exceptionally period from bluish leaves make a very handsome October until long wellflowering into summer. The October until well into summer. The mound. 120cm x 100cm. Sun. bluish leaves make a very handsome bluish leaves make a very $10.00 each or 3 handsome for $27.00 mound. 120cm x 100cm. Sun. mound. 120cm x 100cm. Sun. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 19 Marrubium supinum ‘Scallop Shells’ Marrubium supinum ‘ScallopisShells’ Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ one of the Marrubium supinum ‘ScallopisShells’ Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ onefor of the best evergreen ground covers hot Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is one of the best evergreen ground covers mat for hot dry spots forming a dense of best evergreen ground covers mat for hot dry spots forming a dense of scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture of dry spotssoft forming a dense mat of scalloped grey leaves, the texture of velvet. The leaves ascend the summer scalloped soft grey leaves, the of velvet. The leaves ascend thetexture summer flower stems which carry whorls of hazy velvet. The leaves the summer flower stems which ascend carry whorls of hazy purple-pink hooded flowers. A fabulous flower stems which carry whorls of hazy purple-pink hooded flowers. A fabulous drought tolerant foliage plant and one of purple-pink hooded flowers. A fabulous drought tolerant foliage plant and one of the best tolerant greys. Beautiful underand oldone roses drought foliage plant of the best greys. Beautiful under old roses and in our dry garden. 40cm x 70cm. the greys. Beautiful under old roses andbest in our dry$10.00 garden. 40cm 70cm. each or 3xx for $27.00 and in our dry$10.00 garden. 40cm 70cm. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Nepeta ‘Dropmore’ Nepeta ‘Dropmore’ Dropmore Catmint Nepeta ‘Dropmore’ Dropmore Catmintin its grey leaves and Almost identical Dropmore Catmintin its grey leaves and Almost identical ethereal mauve flowers to Nepeta ‘Six Almost identical in its grey leaves and ethereal mauve flowers to Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ but the habitto ofNepeta this plant ethereal mauve flowers ‘Six Hills Giant’ but the habit of this plant makes it so different and soofdesirable. It Hills Giant’ but the habit this plant makes itneat, so different and so desirable. It is very upright and tidy in growth makes itneat, so different and so desirable. It is very upright and tidy in growth not at allneat, lax. Itupright would and maketidy a good plant is in growth notvery at all with lax. Itroses wouldand make adid good plant to grow it well for not at all lax. It would make a good plant to grow with roses and it did well for years in the garden. x 70cm. to grow withdry roses and50cm it did well for years in the dry garden. 50cm x 70cm. each50cm or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 years in the dry garden. each or 3 xfor70cm. $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Nepeta ‘Otway Towers’ NepetaTowers ‘Otway Catmint Towers’ Otway Nepeta ‘Otway Towers’ Otway Catmint One of Towers the tallest of all catmints making Otway Towers Catmint One of the tallestplant of all some catmints making a strong upright 120cm tall One of the tallest of all catmints making a strong upright plant some 120cm tall by 100cm wide. It produces spikes of a strong upright plant some 120cm tall by 100cm wide. It produces spikes of ethereal mauve-blue flowers from spring by 100cm wide. It produces spikes of ethereal mauve-blue flowers from spring until late in the autumn. A drought ethereal mauve-blue flowers fromdrought spring until latesun in loving the autumn. tolerant perennial.A I got this until late in the autumn. A drought tolerant sun Judy loving Forrester perennial. who I got runs this plant from tolerant sun loving perennial. I got this plant from Judy Forrester who runs Otway Herbs nursery. plant from Forrester who runs Otway HerbsJudy nursery. each or 3 for $27.00 Otway Herbs$10.00 nursery. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 20 Nepeta ‘Six ‘Six Hills Hills Giant’ Giant’ Nepeta Six Hills Giant Catmint ‘Six Hills Giant’ Nepeta Six Hills Giant Catmint This is the catmint featured Six Hills Giant Catmint This is the catmint featured in in the the EngEnglish coffee table gardening books. We This is the catmint featured in the lish coffee table gardening books.EngWe grow itit in a in lish coffee tableof books. We grow in front front of gardening a stone stone wall wall in a a bed bed that is never watered. Grey leaves grow it in front of a stone wall in a bed that is never watered. Grey leaves set set off of hazy lavender thatlax is sprays never watered. Grey set off lax sprays of ethereal ethereal hazyleaves lavender blue flowers. We cut it to the ground off lax sprays of ethereal hazy lavender blue flowers. We cut it to the ground afafter Christmas and again in late autumn blue flowers. We cut it to the ground after Christmas and again in late autumn or winter. This cutting back keeps itit ter winter. Christmas andcutting again back in latekeeps autumn or This looking fresh and keeps it flowering for or winter. This keepsforit looking fresh andcutting keeps back it flowering 6 to 7 months. 50cm X 85cm. looking fresh and keeps it flowering for 6 to 7 months. 50cm X 85cm. each or $10.00 6 to 7 months. 50cm X 85cm. 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Nepeta Nepeta ‘Walkers ‘Walkers Low’ Low’ Wal Wal Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’ Walkers Low Low catmint catmint has has been been growing growing Wal Walkers in our double double borders has for a abeen dozen years in our borders for dozen years Walkers Low catmint growing or so. Forty cm tall, upright stems, in our a dozenstems, years or so.double Forty borders cm tall,forupright clothed in greyish leaves, carry spikes of or so. Forty cm tall, upright stems, clothed in greyish leaves, carry spikes of lavender-blue flowers of a similar colour lavender-blue flowers of acarry similar colour clothed in greyish leaves, spikes of to N. ‘Six Hills Giant’ except the bracts lavender-blue flowers of a similar colour to N. ‘Six Hills Giant’ except the bracts of ‘Walker’s Low’ are darker darker making the of Low’ are the to ‘Walker’s N. ‘Six Hills Giant’ exceptmaking the bracts flower spikes appear deeper in colour. of ‘Walker’s are darker the flower spikesLow’ appear deepermaking in colour. This plant was named for a garden in flower spikes appear deeper in colour. This plant was named for a garden in Ireland not the height of the plant. Great Ireland not was the height of for the aplant. Great This plant named garden in as a border or as a companion to roses. Ireland not the height of the plant. Great as a border or as a companion to roses. 40cm by 80cm. 80cm. Sun. 40cm by Sun. as a border or as a companion to roses. $10.00 40cm by 80cm. Sun. each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Nerium Nerium oleander oleander ‘Marrakesh’ ‘Marrakesh’ Marrakesh Oleander ‘Marrakesh’ Nerium oleander Marrakesh Oleander ‘Marrakesh’ is Marrakesh Oleander ‘Marrakesh’ is a a reasonably reasonably dwarf dwarf variety of Oleander raised the ‘Marrakesh’ is a reasonably variety of Oleander raised by bydwarf the famous Monrovia Nursery in the US. variety of Oleander raised by the famous Monrovia Nursery in the US. Growing only 2 metres tall by as much famous Monrovia Nursery in as themuch US. Growing only 2 metres tall by across produces bright red for Growingitit only 2 metres as much across produces brighttall redbyflowers flowers for many summer and autumn months. across it produces bright red flowers for many summer and autumn months. Frost hardy down to -3C or perhaps a many hardy summer autumn months. Frost downand to -3C or perhaps a little colder. Happy in any sunny spot Frost hardy down to -3C or perhaps a little colder. Happy in any sunny spot and drought tolerant when established. little drought colder. Happy any established. sunny spot and tolerant inwhen It is an especially good coastal and drought tolerant when established. It is an especially good coastal plant. plant. each or $27.00 $10.00 It is an especially good coastal plant. each or 3 3 for for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 21 Origanum Origanum ‘Bellisimo’ ‘Bellisimo’ PBR PBR Th is st u nn in g n ew or or n na am m ent ent a a ll Origanum ‘Bellisimo’ Th is st u nn in g nPBR ew Origanum hasin large large deeporpurple purple hop Th is st u nn g n ew n a m ent al Origanum has deep hop like flowers carried on low arching Origanum hascarried large deep purple hop like flowers on low arching stems. It stands the extremes of like flowers carried on low arching stems. It stands the extremes of Australian weather conditions very well stems. It stands the extremes of Australian weather conditions very well being both both weather frost hardy, hardy, heat tolerant tolerant and Australian conditions very well being frost heat and when established happy in dry being both frost hardy, heat tolerant and when established happy in dry conditions. Best planted in a well when established happyin in dry conditions. Best planted a well drained position in full sun. It grows conditions. Best planted in a well drained position in full sun. It grows happily in inposition a pot pot as asinwell well assun. in the theItgarden. garden. drained fullas grows happily a in It will will grow grow 20cm tall by as 40cm across. happily in a20cm pot astall well in the garden. It by 40cm across. First release one per customer It willFirst grow 20cm tall by 40cm across. release - one per customer $15.00 First release - one per customer $15.00 each each $15.00 each Origanum ‘Kent Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ Beauty’ The dry of Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ The dry hillsides hillsides of Greece Greece and and Turkey Turkey have given us a whole range of The dry hillsides of Greece Turkey have given us a whole and range of beautiful, drought tolerant evergreen have given us a tolerant whole evergreen range of beautiful, drought ornamental Oreganos. Origanum ‘Kent beautiful, tolerant evergreen ornamentaldrought Oreganos. Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ a of blue ornamental Oreganos. Beauty’ makes makes a mat mat Origanum of round round ‘Kent blue green leaves and arching stems Beauty’ makes a mat of round blue green leaves and arching stems carrying large like of green and hop arching stems carrying leaves large hanging hanging hop like heads heads of pink and green flowers. In our dry carrying large hanging hop like heads of pink and green flowers. In our dry garden we a front of pink greenitit as flowers. In in gardenand we grow grow as a carpet carpet inour frontdry of and beneath roses and Yuccas. 30cm xx garden we grow it as a carpet in front and beneath roses and Yuccas. 30cmof 35cm. and beneath roses and Yuccas. 30cm x 35cm. $10.00 35cm. $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Orizopsis Orizopsis rigida rigida Pat Bowley, whose Orizopsis rigida Pat Bowley, whose garden garden near near Bowral Bowral was a joy when I visited it a years Pat Bowley, whose garden was a joy when I visited it near a few fewBowral years ago, gave me some plants of this tough was a joy when I visited it a few years ago, gave me some plants of this tough New Zealand native grass. ago, gave me some plants of this tough New Zealand native grass. An An evergreen, itit makes arching clumps of New Zealand native grass. evergreen, makes arching clumpsAn of glossy copper sheened green leaves evergreen, it makes arching clumps of glossy copper sheened green leaves which during autumn and winter turn to glossy copper sheened green leaves which during autumn and winter turn to shades of crimson and It which during autumn and winter turn to shades of coffee, coffee, crimson and gold. gold. It needs cut occasionally to shadesto crimson and gold. It needs toofbe becoffee, cut back back occasionally to get get rid of the old leaves. Sun loving and needs cut leaves. back occasionally get rid of to thebeold Sun lovingto and needing very little watering. 70cm rid of the old leaves. Sun loving and needing very little watering. 70cm xx 80cm. needing very little watering. 70cm x 80cm. $12.00 80cm. each or or 3 3 for for $33.00 $33.00 $12.00 each $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 22 Penstemon pinifolius ‘Mersea Yellow’ Penstemon pinifolius Penstemon pinifolius ‘Mersea ‘Mersea Yellow’ Yellow’ Pineleaf Penstemon Pineleaf Penstemon Pineleaf Penstemon This species is native to northern This species is northern This species is native native to and northern Mexico, southern Arizonato New Mexico, southern Arizona and New Mexico, southern Arizona and New Mexico where it grows in Ponderosa Mexico where Ponderosa Mexico whereor ititongrows grows inslopes. Ponderosa Pine forests rocky in Best Pine forests or on rocky slopes. Best Pine or on rockyit makes slopes. 15cm Best suitedforests to a rock garden suited to rock itit makes suited to a a30cm rock garden garden makes 15cm tall and wide plant. The15cm thin tall and wide plant. The tall andare30cm 30cm wideneedles plant. hence The thin thin leaves like pine the leaves are like pine needles hence the leaves like Usually pine needles hence are the specificare name. the flowers specific name. the specific name. Usually the flowers flowers are orange-red but Usually in ‘Mersea Yellow’ are the orange-red but ‘Mersea Yellow’ the orange-red but in in flowers ‘Mersea are Yellow’ the narrowly tubular yellow. narrowly tubular flowers are yellow. narrowly flowers sunny are yellow. Happiest intubular a well drained spot it Happiest in drained sunny Happiest in a a well well drainedwhen sunny spot spot is drought tolerant onceitit is drought tolerant when once is drought$10.00 tolerant once established. each orwhen 3 for $27.00 established. each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 established. $10.00 $10.00 each Penstemon serrulatus Penstemon Penstemon serrulatus The longest serrulatus lived and the best near true The and near true The longest longest lived and the the best best neargrow. true blue floweredlived penstemon that we blue flowered penstemon that we grow. blue flowered penstemon we grow. It makes a low mound that of evergreen It makes makes a low low mound of is evergreen It a mound of evergreen twiggy growth which in spring covered twiggy growth which in spring is covered twiggy growth sky whichblue in spring is covered by flowers, suffused with by flowers, sky blue suffused with by flowers, blue the suffused purple. In thesky summer flowers with are purple. In the summer the flowers are purple. In the summer the flowers are rich purple before becoming sky blue rich purple purple before becoming sky bluex rich becoming blue again duringbefore autumn. Sun. sky 50cm again during autumn. Sun. 50cm again during autumn. Sun. 50cm xx 60cm. 60cm. 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 Perovskia ‘Blue Spires’ Spires’ Perovskia Blue Spires‘Blue Russian Sage Perovskia ‘Blue Spires’ Blue Spires Russian Russian areSage tough drought Blue SpiresSage Russian Sage Russian Sage are tough drought Russian sun Sage areplants. toughThis drought tolerant loving form tolerant sun loving plants. This form tolerant asunbillowing loving plants. This finely form makes plant with makes a billowing plant with finely makes a grey billowing with strong, finely dissected leavesplant clothing dissected grey leaves strong, dissected greytopped leavesbyclothing clothing strong, whitish stems long spikes of whitish stems topped by long spikes of whitish stems topped by long spikes of lavender blue flowers. Best given a fair lavender blue flowers. Best given a fair lavender blue flowers. Best given a fair bit of space to accommodate its bit of space to accommodate its bit of space to accommodate its billowing habit. Plant a good inch below billowing habit. Plant a good inch below billowing habit. a good inchSage below the pot soil line. Plant We cut Russian to the pot soil line. We cut Russian Sage soil line. We cut Russian Sage to to the pot ground in winter. Best planted in the ground in winter. Best planted the ground in xwinter. in groups. 120cm 70cm. Best planted in groups. 120cm x 70cm. groups. 120cm x 70cm. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each 23 Romneya coulteri Romneya coulteri Californian Tree Poppy Californian Poppyof the plant world One of theTree wonders One Californian of the wonders the plant the Tree of Poppy has world huge the Californian Tree Poppy has huge pure white flowers with a rich yellow pure white a rich central bossflowers (The with flower has yellow been central boss (The flower has likened to a giant poached egg.) onbeen top likened to a giant clothed poachedinegg.) on top of stiff branches handsome of stiffgrey branches clothed in handsome large cut leaves. It makes a large large grey cut leaves. It makes a large suckering shrub which needs a fair bit of suckering which a fair bit of space. It shrub is happy in needs the toughest of space. It is happy in the toughest spots and prefers it dry. 150cm ofx spots and prefers it dry. 150cm x 200cm. 200cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Mozart’ Rosmarinus officinalis We have lined a broad‘Mozart’ brick path, which We have lined a broad brick path, leads to a beautiful old garden seat,which with leads to awhich beautiful garden withI ‘Mozart’ is aold fairly new seat, variety. ‘Mozart’ which is a fairly new variety. think it is by far the best rosemary I haveI think is by farThe the best rosemary have ever itseen. glossy dark Igreen ever The glossy darkmake green leaves,seen. on upright stems, a leaves, on upright stems, make a perfect foil for the deep blue flowers. perfect foil foristhe deep from blueMay flowers. This rosemary in bloom until This rosemary is in bloom from May until November. Like all of its kind it is happy November. Like all of its kind it is happy in any well drained sunny spot. 70cm tall in well drained sunny spot. 70cm tall byany 90cm across. by 90cm across. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 The Mediterranean Garden 24 Ruta graveolens Ruta graveolens ‘Jackman’s ‘Jackman’s Blue’ Blue’ Ruta graveolens ‘Jackman’s Blue’ blue This is the most compact and This is the most compact and most most blue This is the most compact and most blue in in foliage foliage of of all all the the rues. rues. Grown Grown mostly mostly in foliage of all the rues. Grown mostly for its intensely blue leaves, we for its intensely blue leaves, we enjoy enjoy for its intensely flowers blue leaves, we enjoy the the sharp sharp yellow yellow flowers during during summer. summer. the sharp yellow flowers duringtolerant. summer. Tough, sun loving and drought Tough, sun loving and drought tolerant. Tough, sun loving and drought tolerant. 70cm 70cm x70cm x70cm 70cm x70cm $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Ruta graveolens ‘Jackman’s Blue’ jamensis ‘La Salvia This is xxthe most compact and most blue Salvia jamensis ‘La Siesta’ Siesta’ Salvia xsimilar jamensis ‘La Siesta’ This is to Salvia greggii in in foliage of all the rues. Grown both mostly This is similar to Salvia greggii both in This is intensely similar toblue Salvia greggii both in growth and needs but is a hybrid for its leaves, we enjoy growth and needs but is a hybrid growth and needs but is a hybrid between greggii and S. the sharp S. yellow flowers summer. between S. greggii and during S. microphylla. microphylla. between S.loving greggii and S. from microphylla. We imported ‘La Siesta’ Tough, sun and drought tolerant. We imported ‘La Siesta’ from Olivier Olivier We imported ‘La Siesta’ from Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the south of France. 70cm x70cm Filippi’s nursery in the south of France. Filippi’s nursery inshrub the south France. It some 60cm tall each or 3 of for $27.00 $10.00 It makes makes a a twiggy twiggy shrub some 60cm tall It makes a twiggy shrub some 60cmwith tall by as much across and is covered by as much across and is covered with by as much across and is covered with light light coral-pink coral-pink flowers flowers for for most most of of the the light coral-pink flowers for most of the warmer warmer months. months. Tough Tough sun sun loving loving warmer months. Tough sun loving drought drought tolerant tolerant plant. plant. drought tolerant plant. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia x jamensis ‘La Siesta’ ‘Peg’ Salvia greggii Salviaisgreggii This similar‘Peg’ to Salvia greggii both in Salvia greggii ‘Peg’ This very good form This is is a aand very needs good white white flowered form growth but flowered is a hybrid This is a very greggii. good whiteWhite-flowered flowered form of Salvia between S. greggii and White-flowered S. microphylla. of Salvia greggii. of Salvia greggii. White-flowered Salvias are This will make We imported ‘La Siesta’ from Salvias are uncommon. uncommon. This will Olivier make Salvias are uncommon. This will make a neat round shrub with only a Filippi’s nursery in the south of France. a neat round shrub with only a little little neat round shrub with a little trimming to ititonly at its Ita makes arequired twiggy shrub some tall trimming required to keep keep at 60cm its best. best. trimming required toand keep itcovered at itsspring, best. Flowering season is late by as much across is with Flowering season is late spring, Flowering season spring, summer and Drought tolerant. light coral-pink flowersis forlate most of the summer and autumn. autumn. Drought tolerant. summer and autumn. Drought tolerant. 60cm x 70cm. warmer months. Tough sun loving 60cm x 70cm. 60cm x 70cm. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 drought tolerant plant. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each $10.00 each or or 33 for for $24.00 $27.00 Salvia greggii ‘Peg’ This is a very good white flowered form of Salvia greggii. White-flowered 25 Salvia ‘Christine Yeo’ Salvia greggii greggii ‘Christine Yeo’ SalviaSalvia greggii ‘Christine Yeo’ and This has a This Salvia has a tidy tidy habit habit and is is very very This Salvia has a tidy habit and very free flowering. It features sparkling free flowering. It features sparklingisviolet violet free flowering. features sparklingto -purple flowers December late -purple flowersIt from from December toviolet late -purple flowers from December to late April. It was discovered in the Devon April. It was discovered in the Devon April. It was discovered in the Devon (UK) garden of former holder of (UK) garden of former holder of the the (UK) garden of former holderChristine of the National Salvia Collection, National Salvia Collection, Christine National Salvia Collection, Christine Yeo. in sunny in Yeo. Happy Happy in any any sunny spot spot in the the Yeo. Happy sunny spot inwhen the garden and is drought tolerant garden and in is any drought tolerant when garden and is drought tolerant when once established. 60cm x 60cm. once established. 60cm x 60cm. once established. 60cm 60cm. each 3 $10.00 eachx or or 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 ‘Ritambelle’ Salvia Salvia greggii greggii ‘Ritambelle’ greggii ‘Ritambelle’ Salviayear Last we this Last year we imported imported this from from Olivier Olivier Last year we imported this Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the South of Filippi’s nursery in the Southfrom of France. France. Filippi’s in the of France. It the of the and It has has all allnursery the virtues virtues of South the species species and It has all the virtues of the species and carries long stems of soft salmon-pink, carries long stems of soft salmon-pink, carries long stems of soft salmon-pink, cream throated flowers which age over cream throated flowers which age over cream which Happy age over time a peach-pink. in time to to throated a creamy creamyflowers peach-pink. Happy in time to a creamy peach-pink. Happy in any sunny spot and a joy during its long any sunny spot and a joy during its long any sunny spot and aflowering joy during period. its long summer/ autumn summer/ autumn flowering period. summer/ autumn flowering period. 70cm by 70cm. 70cm by 70cm. 70cm by 70cm. $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia Salvia greggii‘Royal greggii‘Royal Bumble’ Bumble’ Salvia Bumble’ One of the new One ofgreggii‘Royal the most most popular popular new releases releases in in One of the most popular new in recent years imported from France recent years imported from releases France by by recent years imported from France by one one of of our our staff. staff. This This plant plant has has proven proven to to one of our staff. This plant has proven to be tremendously popular and with good be tremendously popular and with good be tremendously popular and with good cause. The glowing red velvet flowers cause. The glowing red velvet flowers cause. The almost glowing black red velvet flowers with calyces are with dark dark almost black calyces are with dark almost black calyces are displayed on long stems held well above displayed on long stems held well above displayed on long welldrought above the foliage. Sun loving and the foliage. Sun stems lovingheld and drought the foliage. Sun loving and drought tolerant. 80 cm x 60 cm. tolerant. 80 cm x 60 cm. tolerant. 80 cm x 60 cm. each $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 26 Salvia greggii ‘Silas Dyson’ The Australian release of a new greggii ‘Silas Dyson’ Salviafirst salvia with dark red flowers of displayed The first Australian release a new on longwith stems the foliage. We salvia darkabove red flowers displayed selected this onabove a plant tripWe to on long stems thebuying foliage. Europe as one of the best of the dark selected this on a plant buying trip to red flowered available. Sun Europe as oneSalvias of the best of the dark loving and drought tolerant making a red flowered Salvias available. Sun hardy shrub 80 cm x 80 cm. making a loving and drought tolerant or 3 for $27.00 hardy shrub $10.00 80 cm xeach 80 cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia leucantha ‘Harry’s Red’ Our title for this Salviaworking leucantha ‘Harry’s Red’variety of Mexican sage. title It wasforgrowing in my son Our working this variety of Harry Glenn’s garden in Camberwell Mexican sage. It was growing in my son and by its purple Harryis distinguished Glenn’s garden in bright Camberwell red flowers held in mauve calyces. The and is distinguished by its bright purple shrubby growth 120cm x 120cm red flowers held makes in mauve calyces. The eventually, and is best cut to thex ground shrubby growth makes 120cm 120cm during late winter. Best planted out after eventually, and is best cut to the ground frosts very cold districts. duringinlate winter. Best planted out after each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 frosts in very cold districts. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’ This beautifully compact new plant is a Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’ sport of the gangly S. ‘Indigo and This beautifully compact newSpires’ plant is a has the same dark violet flowers, slightly sport of the gangly S. ‘Indigo Spires’ and smaller leavesdark andviolet growsflowers, just a third of has the same slightly the height of its progenitor. It is also self smaller leaves and grows just a third of supporting unlike ‘Indigo Spires’. Bestself in the height of its progenitor. It is also a sunny spot which getsSpires’. an occasional supporting unlike ‘Indigo Best in watering during dry months. It will make a sunny spot which gets an occasional a good pot plant.dry Height 60-70cm width watering during months. It will make 60cm. a good pot plant. Height 60-70cm width $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 27 Salvia nemorosa ‘Kate Glenn’ This hybrid between Salvia nemorosa ssp tesquicola and Salvia ‘Wesuwe’ popped up in our dry garden a couple of years ago. It has the early flowering habit and dark flowers of the latter and the showy bracts of the former. A terrific plant which I named for my daughter. Tough, sun loving, drought tolerant and beautiful. 70 cm X 60 cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Santolina ‘Petite Blanc’ One of the most stunning new imports, S. ’Petite Blanc’ makes a dwarf, neat round evergreen shrub. During summer the dark green foliage is a perfect foil for the ivory white billy buttons. Lambley imported this from Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the south of France a couple of years ago. Happy in any sunny well drained spot ‘Petit Blanc’ will grow 35cm tall by 40cm across. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 David Glenn’s Dry Garden David Glenn’s Dry Garden 28 Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’ Most sedums are tough drought tolerant Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’ sun loving plantsAnderson’ and are best planted in Sedum ‘Bertram Most sedums are tough drought tolerant good sized drifts. The carpeting Sedum Most sedums areand tough tolerant sun loving plants aredrought best planted in ‘Bertram Anderson’ is best as planted telling in sun loving plants and are in good sized drifts. The carpeting Sedum foliagesized as it drifts. is in flower. CopperySedum purple good The carpeting ‘Bertram Anderson’ is as telling in fleshy leaves, on lowis arching stems, ‘Bertram as telling in foliage as Anderson’ it is in flower. Coppery purple turn almost purple-black by the end of foliage as it is in flower. Coppery purple fleshy leaves, on low arching stems, summerleaves, when on showy ofstems, deep fleshy low heads arching turn almost purple-black by the end of crimson-pink flowers arebyproduced. A turn almost purple-black the end of summer when showy heads of deep lovely addition to this group. Sun. 10cm summer whenflowers showyare heads of deep crimson-pink produced. A each or 3 for $24.00 x 30cm. $9.00 crimson-pink are produced. A lovely additionflowers to this group. Sun. 10cm lovely addition to this group. Sun. 10cm x 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 x 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Sedum ‘Matrona’ The best of all the taller growing Sedum. Sedum ‘Matrona’ Handsome the year round it makes Sedum The best‘Matrona’ of all the taller growing Sedum. 90cm or of more talltaller stiffgrowing maroon stems The best all Handsome thetheyear round it Sedum. makes clothed with waxy blue leaves. These Handsome the year round it makes 90cm or more tall stiff maroon stems leafy stems are topped, during late 90cm more tall blue stiff maroon stems clothedorwith waxy leaves. These summer and autumn, with large clothed with waxy blue leaves. leafy stems are topped, during These late cauliflower heads of soft pink flowers leafy stems are autumn, topped, during late summer and with large which slowly ageautumn, to crimson. We large grow summer with cauliflower and heads of soft pink flowers large drifts of it in our dry climate garden cauliflower heads of crimson. soft pinkWe flowers which slowly age to grow where it is watered atcrimson. most 3 orWe 4 times which slowly age to grow large drifts of it in our dry climate garden a year. 90cm large of xit 80cm. in our climate wheredrifts it is watered atdry most 3 or 4garden times each or 33 or for 4$27.00 $10.00 at where it is watered most times a year. 90cm x 80cm. a year. 90cm$10.00 x 80cm.each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Dwarf Lilac Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ The dwarf Syringa Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’meyeri was first Dwarf Lilac brought into cultivation in the west from Dwarfdwarf Lilac The Syringa meyeri was first cuttings collected a garden in The dwarf Syringafrom meyeri was from first brought into cultivation in the west Fengtai nearcultivation Beijing. ‘Palabin’ the brought into westis from cuttings collected fromin the a garden in smallest clone rarely growing more than cuttings collected from a garden in Fengtai near Beijing. ‘Palabin’ is the a metre tall in inland Australia. “In is spring Fengtai near Beijing. ‘Palabin’ the smallest clone rarely growing more than itsmallest is covered with deep purplemore buds than that clone rarely growing a metre tall in inland Australia. “In spring burst into lavender-pinkish, tinged blue tall inwith inland Australia. “In spring ita metre is covered deep purple buds that Fr. John Fiala) . A charming blooms.” ( it is covered with deep purple buds that burst into lavender-pinkish, tinged blue shrub which stands our tinged very blue hot burst into lavender-pinkish, blooms.” (Fr. John Fiala). A charming summers remarkably well. Fiala) . A very charming blooms.”which (Fr. John shrub stands our hot $12.00 each 3 for $33.00 shrub which stands our very hot summers remarkably well. summers remarkably well. $12.00 each 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each 3 for $33.00 29 Tunica saxifrage ‘Flora Plena’ Tunica This is saxifrage the rare ‘Flora doublePlena’ white flowered Tunica saxifrage ‘Flora Plena’ This is the rare whiteevergreen flowered form of this double mounding This is the rare double white flowered form of this moundingare evergreen perennial. The blooms like the form of this mounding evergreen perennial. The blooms are like the double florist’s Gypsophila ‘Bristol perennial. The blooms are like the double florist’s tough Gypsophila Fairy’. Incredibly it flowers‘Bristol in my double florist’s Gypsophila ‘Bristol Fairy’. it flowers in my garden Incredibly from latetough spring until winter. Fairy’. Incredibly tough it flowers in my garden from late spring until winter. Drought tolerant, this is a good plant for garden from late spring until winter. Drought this is a good plant for the sunnytolerant, rock garden. Drought this is a good plant for the sunnytolerant, rock garden. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 the sunny rock garden. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Tunica saxifraga Pink Form Tunica saxifraga Pink Form A mat forming perennial with short grass Tunica saxifraga Pink Form A mat forming perennial withand short grass like leaves. In late spring summer A mat forming perennial withand short grass like leaves. In late spring summer 30cm stems are covered with tiny, pink like leaves. In late springwith andtiny, summer 30cm stems covered pink Dianthus likeare flowers. Cut back when 30cm stems are covered with tiny, pink Dianthus like flowers. Cut back when finished for another blooming. A good Dianthus like flowers.blooming. Cut back when finished good plant for for theanother rock garden it is A drought finished for another blooming. A good plant for the rock garden it is drought tolerant and prefers sun. 10cm x 30cm. plant forand theprefers rock garden it isx 30cm. drought tolerant each10cm or 3 for $27.00 $10.00sun. tolerant and prefers sun. 10cm x 30cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Veronica austriaca ‘Kapitan’ Veronica austriaca ‘Kapitan’ A friend imported this plant a good 20 Veronica austriaca ‘Kapitan’ A friend imported a goodever 20 years ago. I’m not this sureplant that we’ve A friend imported this plant a goodever 20 years ago. I’m not sure that we’ve sold it before but I think not. Veronica years ago. I’m not sure that we’ve ever sold it before but prostrate I think not. Veronica ‘Kapitan’ makes green mats sold it before but I think not. Veronica ‘Kapitan’during makesspring, prostrate mats which, throwgreen up 20cm ‘Kapitan’ makesspring, prostrate green mats which, during throw up 20cm spikes of deep gentian blue flowers. In which, of during spring, throw up 20cm spikes deep gentian blue flowers. In England it’s thought of as a dry garden spikes of deep gentian blue flowers. In England it’s thought of as a dry garden plant but we find it needs watering about England it’s thought of as a dry garden plant we find during it needs watering about once but a fortnight hot dry weather. plant but we find it needs watering about once fortnight during hotshade. dry weather. 20cm ax 30cm. Sun or light once a fortnight during hot dry weather. 20cm x 30cm. Sun light or shade. 3 for $24.00 $9.00oreach 20cm x 30cm. Sun or light shade. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 30 Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’ Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’ Georgia was ‘Georgia discovered in Georgia VeronicaBlue’ umbrosa Blue’ Georgia Blue’ was discovered in Georgia by Roy Lancaster and brought into Georgia was discovered in Georgia by Roy Blue’ Lancaster and brought into cultivation about twenty years ago. It is a by Roy Lancaster and brought cultivation about twenty years ago. It into is a prostrate evergreen, with small glossy cultivation about twenty years ago. It is a prostrate evergreen, with small glossy green leaves which develop hints of prostrate evergreen, smallhints glossy green leaves which with develop of purple in cool weather. During late winter green leaves which develop hints of purple in cool weather. During late winter & spring the mat is smothered with clear purple in the coolmat weather. During late & spring is smothered withwinter clear blue flowers. It’s isexcellent planted over & spring the mat smothered with blue flowers. It’s excellent planted clear over daffodils or mauve-purple tulips and is blue flowers. It’s excellent tulips planted over daffodils or mauve-purple and is happy in orany sunny or lightly shaded daffodils mauve-purple tulips shaded and is happy in any sunny or lightly spot. Drought tolerant when established. happy in any sunny or lightly shaded spot. Drought tolerant when established. 8cm xDrought 50cm. spot. 8cm x 50cm. tolerant when established. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 8cm x 50cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Viola ‘Conte de Brazzi’ Viola ‘Conte de Brazzi’ This beautiful and intensely Viola incredibly ‘Conte de Brazzi’ This incredibly beautiful and intensely fragrant double beautiful white flowered Parma This incredibly and intensely fragrant double white flowered Parma Violet was raised by the Conte di Brazzi fragrant double Violet was raisedwhite by theflowered Conte di Parma Brazzi in the 19thraised century. It was awarded a Violet by the Conte di Brazzi in the was 19th century. It was awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal in the 19th century. It was awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural in 1883. is the First Class Society Certificate by theIt Royal Horticultural Society in 1883. It is the only pure white double Parma in Horticultural Society in 1883. It is the only pure white double Parma in cultivation. A single flower in a vase will only pure A white doublein Parma in cultivation. single flower a vase will fill a room with flower its spicy, sweet cultivation. A single in a vase will fill a room with its spicy, sweet fragrance. Bestwith in a moistspicy, spot in light fill a room fragrance. Best in a its moist spot insweet light shade but it can take full sun as long as fragrance. a moist in light shade but itBest can in take full sunspot as long as itshade doesn’t dry out. 10cm tallasbylong 30cm but it can take full sun as it doesn’t dry out. 10cm tall by 30cm each across. $10.00 itacross. doesn’t dry out. 10cm tall by 30cm each $10.00 across. $10.00 each Zauschneria canum ‘Ed Carman’ Zauschneria canum ‘Ed Carman’ Named for Ed Carman, the legendary Zauschneria canum ‘Ed Carman’ Named for Ed Carman, the legendary nurseryman owned Named for Edwho Carman, the Carman's legendary nurseryman who owned Carman's Nursery in Los Gatos, California, this nurseryman who owned Carman's Nursery in Los Gatos, California, this selection hasLos larger moreCalifornia, flared flowers Nursery in Gatos, this selection has larger more flared flowers which are also a more orange shade of selection more flaredshade flowers which arehas alsolarger a more orange of red. Terrific summer and shade autumn which are also a more orange of red. Terrific summer and autumn flowered perennial for a hot sunny spot. red. Terrific summer and autumn flowered perennial for a hot sunny spot. When established it isa drought tolerant flowered perennial for hot sunny spot. When established it is drought tolerant but will also grow in any well drained When drought but willestablished also grow itinisany well tolerant drained soil. 40cm tallgrow by 60cm across. One of but will also in any well soil. 40cm tall by 60cm across. drained One of the best new imports of this genus. soil. 40cm tall by 60cm across. One of the best new imports of this genus. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 the best new $10.00 importseach of this orgenus. 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 31 “The perennials in this stunning garden are deep-watered only three times a year.” Paul Bangay 32