by Wade John Beckett | Sep 16, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Semi-Tender, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Now renamed: Coleus livingstonei Pyncinostachys urticifolia produces the most beautiful cobalt blue flowers in autumn and early winter. Despite having the most amazing cobalt blue flowers and being a versatile garden shrub, Pycnostachys urticifolia (Blue Boys)...
by Wade John Beckett | Sep 1, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Fairly Cold Hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Regular water, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade
Indigofera jucunda, the River Indigo produces masses of spikes of pink and white flowers from November till March. An attractive, evergreen, large shrub or small tree, Indigofera jucunda is a show stopper when in flower. With a multitude of clusters of small, pink and...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 18, 2018 | Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Scramblers, Shrub, Water-wise
Plumbago auriculata is one of our most versatile garden plants, that can be used in so many different ways, and it is beautiful. A scrambling shrub with large clusters of attractive, sky-blue or white flowers, Plumbago auriculata has become one of southern Africa’s...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 17, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Ocimum labiatum, the Pink Sage, is an attractive plant that produces masses of pink or mauve flowers from early summer till late autumn. Ocimum labiatum (=Orthosiphon labiatus), Pink Sage or Shell Bush, is a very ornamental garden shrub. It bears...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 15, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous to Evergreen, Fairly Cold Hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Ochna serrulata, Carnival Bush or Small-leaved Plane, is one of the first shrubs to flower in very early spring. The flowers often appear before the lovely bronze young leaves. A beautiful semi-deciduous, ornamental shrub, Ochna serrulata heralds the onset of...
