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Flower Carpet Red Rose A new rose in the Flower Carpet series is Flower Carpet Red. Like the other Flower Carpet roses it is claimed to be resistant to black spot, powdery mildew and fungal diseases that plague other roses. It is a lovely ground cover with dark red...
Grevillea ‘Firesprite’ ‘Firesprite’, a hybrid between G. longistyla and G. venusta, was bred by grevillea authority Merv Hodge and is among the best of the new varieties. Plant details Common name: ‘Firesprite’ Botanical name:...
Grevillea ‘Flamingo’ ‘Flamingo’ is one of a spectacular range of new hybrid grevilleas produced by Richard Tomkin at Changers Green Nursery in Queensland. Plant details Common name: Flamingo Botanical name: Grevillea ‘Flamingo’...
Grevillea ‘Golden Lyre’ One of the newer subtropical grevilleas available now, ‘Golden Lyre’ is a hybrid between Grevillea ‘Honey Gem’ and the species Grevillea formosa. ‘Honey Gem’ is one of the Burke’s Backyard...
Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ One of the most fashionable grevilleas in Australia at the moment is Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ with creamy white flowers. Plant details Common name: Grevillea Moonlight Botanical name: Grevillea ‘Moonlight’...
Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ Update One of the most popular grevilleas in Australia at the moment, Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ is a tall growing cultivar which has long spikes of beautiful creamy white flowers for most of the year. Grevillea...
The world is full of weird and bizarre plants, but the most strange and bizarre would have to be the carnivorous plants. It’s amazing to think of plants trapping living creatures, and slowly digesting them. If you saw the movie “The Day of the...
Chinese lanterns or abutilons (Abutilon x hybridum) are charming evergreen shrubs with attractive maple-like leaves and an open, pendulous habit. They grow to about 2-3 metres (6-10′) tall. The lantern-shaped flowers are produced in September to December, but...
Chinese Lanterns Abutilons are closely related to hibiscus, and most of the hundred or so species have pendulous, hibiscus-like flowers. Cultivars produced by hybridising some of the South American abutilons have all been placed in one group known as Abutilon x...
Cosmos ‘Bright Eyes’ Yates has just released a beautiful new summer annual in their packet seed range called Cosmos ‘Bright Eyes’. The seeds can be started in trays of seed raising mix or sown directly into the garden. The semi-double flowers...