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Grevillea ‘Sunset Bronze’ Don looked at a fascinating new grevillea hybrid of unknown parentage. Grevillea ‘Sunset Bronze’ was a chance seedling found in a Brisbane garden and is thought to be a cross with G. ‘Honey Gem’. It was...
Linum This member of the flax family comes from the foothills of the Himalayas. It is a particularly useful plant because it produces bright yellow flowers in the middle of winter, bringing some much-needed cheer when the rest of the garden is bare. Plant details...
Luculia In winter some of the most gorgeous perfumed plants flower, including daphne (Daphne odora), winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) and the shrub that Peter Valder looked at in our segment, the luculia (Luculia gratissima). It has rose pink flowers with...
Michaelmas Daisies Michaelmas or Easter daisies (Aster novi-belgii) were once popular in gardens, but are rarely seen now. They are herbaceous perennials with upright, much-branched stems on which masses of small daisies are produced in late summer and autumn....
Daylilies Modern daylily hybrids have bright, cheerful flowers which come in a wide range of colours, including yellows, buffs, oranges, reds and other shades towards plum-purple and deep reddish violet. They are called daylilies because individual flowers come out in...
Dwarf Lilly Pilly ‘Hedgemaster’ In a courtyard or small garden, Don recommends using paving instead of putting in a lawn, and choosing reliable, low maintenance, plants. The garden shown in our segment is a classic example of this type of landscaping. The...
Dwarf Liriope Arizona Don looks at ‘Arizona’, a new dwarf variety of liriope. Plant details Common name: Dwarf liriope Botanic name: Liriope ‘Arizona’ Description: Compact plant growing to 30cm (12″) tall and 30cm (12″) wide. It has...
Dwarf Poinsettia Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are native to southern Mexico. They have erect, succulent stems and large, scarlet floral leaves or bracts, which look like flamboyant flowers. In the centre of the bracts are the true flowers, an insignificant...
Epping Road Azaleas Don looked at a fabulous floral display along the side of Epping Road, Lane Cove in Sydney. The display is made up of four hardy varieties of azalea: ‘Alba Magna’ or ‘Alba Magnifica’ (large white flowers), ‘Alphonse...
ESP Jonquils Autumn is bulb planting time and few bulbs are easier to grow than jonquils and narcissus. Yates has released a collection of jonquils for 2001. The ESP Collection is a combination of three all-time favourite fragrant jonquils and narcissus: cream...