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Plant Of The Week (Page 5 of 18)
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CHIONANTHUS RETUSUS (Chinese Fringe Tree) Superb small to medium very hardy tree. Masses of white strap shaped flowers cover the tree in summer.Tolerates higher pH soils. Ideal as a shade tree or as a specimen planting, this species thrives in fertile, well drained but moisture-retentive soil. Its natural distribution is...
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Oriental Lilium hybridsDescription: Lilies grow afresh from bulbs each year. Plant loose bulbs now and they will soon burst into action, pushing through the soil and growing upwards at a great rate. The fresh green foliage is the promise of things to come and the flower buds soon appear and burst into splendid bloom. The ‘Casabl...
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Botanic name: Costus barbadosCommon Name: Spiral GingerDescription:An evergreen rhizomatous ginger that grows between 2m tall x 1.5m across. The leaves, a lush mid green have suede plush reverse to around 350mm long unfurling from canes. Conspicuous pillar-box red terminal bracts the size and shape of pine cones from December to...
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Bechtel Crab has proven to be one of the best flowering crabapples for south-eastern Australia. The pink and cream flowers are the best of the genus.Bechtel Crab has an excellent form, pyramidal when young and maturing to a round-headed tree. Bechtel Crab grows into a well structured tree. When top-grafted on a single trunk, Bec...
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Yes it's getting hot and it's Crepe Myrtle time again and its nice to see councils across Sydney have planting this tree along streets throughout many suburbs. This is a well behaved tree with very few problems and a raft of selling points. So if you are in the position of selecting a small shade tree for your gard...
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