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A few weeks ago on Burke's Backyard we featured a lovely ornamental variety of pomegranate called 'Legrelliae' (Punica granatum 'Legrelliae'). It has very attractive double salmon/scarlet flowers with a white edge to each petal, and like all pomegranates with double...

PomegranatesThe pomegranate is one of the all time great plants of horticulture. It is native to the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, Afghanistan and Iran, where it has been grown since ancient times. Plant detailsCommon...

Ponytail Plant The decorative ponytail plant is native to dry, desert regions of Mexico and the southern United States. Plant details Common name: Ponytail palm, elephant's foot tree Botanic name: Beaucarnea recurvata...

Pride of China Really good gardeners have one thing in common. They all love having that one plant that you can't have. The Pride of China (Koelreuteria bipinnata) is a classic example of it and certainly a tree to...

Prunus 'Okame'Don looked at an attractive hybrid cherry. Prunus 'Okame' is a cross between P. campanulata and P. incisa. Plant detailsCommon name: Okame cherry Botanic name: Prunus 'Okame' Description: A hardy...

Prunus x blireanaOne of the best spring blossom trees, Prunus x blireana is a cross between the Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) and the purple-leaved plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii'). Plant detailsCommon name: Purple-leafed Plum...

Rare and Unusual TreesVic Ciccolella loves rare and unusual trees and shrubs. For over 20 years he has been collecting seeds, swapping plants with other collectors and keeping an eye out for 'sports' or irregular growth on plants which...

Don was inspired by the sight of one of the most beautiful of the Australian parrots, the Rainbow lorikeet, feeding on the flowers of one of the most spectacular of the gum trees, the Western Australian red-flowering gum. ...

Rhapis Palms Rhapis Palms are great as indoor plants and like most good indoor plants they come from a sub-tropical to tropical rainforest in south-east China where there isn't much natural light. There are two...

Roly Poly SatinashA native of the wet tropical rainforests between Townsville and Cooktown, the graceful roly poly satinash is an outstanding ornamental plant. It has glorious weeping foliage highlighted by flushes of red to pink new...