Perennials - Just Arrived
In designing with plants, it is the perennials that ensure that there is constant change, and that there is always an element of surprise or interest in the garden.
Getting to know the dormant and flowering periods of the plants is essential to achieving the right balance in the design, so that as one perennial goes to sleep, another awakens.
Perennials, perhaps more than any other group of plants, are available in a huge range of colours, forms, textures and fragrances in both foliage and flower. There are perennials suitable for almost every area of the garden: from full sun to full shade, in large gardens or small beds and to suit every mood or style. Popular perennial plants include Penstemon, Gaura, Canna, Dahlias, Salvias, Lupins, Columbines, Lilies, Delphiniums and Hellebores - oh! the list is endless.
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A perennial plant (Latin per, "through", annum, "year") is a plant that lives for more than two years, unlike an Annual which grows, sets seed, gayly disperses it and then dies - all in a single season. Perennial plants are divided into two large groups: those that are woody and those that are herbaceous. They can be short-lived (only a few years) or they can be long-lived, and can vary in size from only a few millimeters to over 10 meters tall. They include a wide assortment of plant groups from Ferns to the highly diverse flowering plants like Orchids and Ornamental Grasses.
Perennials typically grow structures that allow them to adapt to living from one year to the next. These structures include bulbs, tubers, woody crowns, rhizomes plus others. They might have specialized stems or crowns that allow them to survive periods of dormancy over cold or dry seasons during the year. Many perennials have adapted to survive under extreme environmental conditions: some can survive hot dry conditions, or cold temperatures. These plants tend to invest a lot of resource into their adaptations and often do not flower and set seed until after a few years of growth.
Many perennials produce relatively large seeds, which can have an advantage as they produce larger seedlings after germination that can better compete with other plants or more quickly develop leaves, ensuring their survival.
In warmer climates, perennials grow continuously. In seasonal climates, their growth is limited to the growing season. For example, in temperate regions a perennial plant may grow and bloom during the warm part of the year, with the foliage dying back in the winter. These plants are deciduous perennials. Regrowth is from existing stem tissue. In some species, perennials retain their foliage all year round; these are evergreen perennials. Come in and take a look around. We've always got something pretty, perky and persuasive in the perennial line.
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aka Bugleweed
An attractiv, spreading, ground cover with interesting foliage that is a dark burgundy shade. It will suppressing weeds and survive extremes of sun and shade. Bright blue flowers appear in spring through to summer and contrast well with the leaves. Plant in sun or semi-shade. Perennial.
Habit: Groundcover
Leaves: Evergreen, Variegated
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Ajuga Burgundy Lace
Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
Container: 1.3l ?
$16.99
aka Elephant Garlic
This is slow growing and forms a very large bulb. Individual corms have a mild sweet taste (especially when roasted) and are less intense than regular Garlic. Plant in June and harvest Dec. Plant no deeper than 2 cloves depth. Feed well balanced NPK fertiliser and water regularly.
Garlic loves a sunny, well drained spot in fertile soil. Once harvested, around Christmas time, leave to dry in a warm, sunny spot until the leaves wrinkle and turn brownish. Then take the leaves off and store your bulbs whole in a cool airy place until required. NB Elephant Garlic does not store for as long as regular Garlic but once you get the taste of it that shouldn't be a problem. This is a hard necked variety.
Habit: Bulb/Tuber
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm
Garlic Elephant 5pk
Current Stock Height: 5 cloves
Container: Bag ?
$25.99
Garlic Elephant 10pk
Current Stock Height: 10 cloves
Container: Bag ?
$49.99
Garlic Elephant 20pk
Current Stock Height: 20 cloves
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$95.99
aka Garlic
A culinary soft neck Garlic with a premium flavour. Forms large, firm, white skinned cloves. Companion plant as aphid deterrent. Plant in June, in a sunny, well drained spot ('pointy' end up); harvest December. Feed monthly with a general purpose fertiliser, water regularly. Reliable cropper, easy to grow.
Once you have dug your Garlic up around Christmas time (6 months after planting). Leave to dry in a warm dry spot until the leaves die down. Then break the leaves off and store whole in the pantry until you are ready to use. Home grown fresh Garlic has an exquisite sweet flavour that is hard to beat. Bon appetit.
Habit: Bulb/Tuber
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm
Garlic Printanor 200gm approx.
Current Stock Height: Cloves
Container: Bag ?
$17.99
Garlic Printanor 500gm approx.
Current Stock Height: Cloves
Container: Bag ?
$44.99
Garlic Printanor 100gm apx.
Current Stock Height: Cloves
Container: Bag ?
$8.99
Garlic Printanor 1kg approx
Current Stock Height: Cloves
Container: Bag ?
$86.99
aka Mondo Grass
Black Mondo Grass. This unique perennial has distinctive stiff purple-black foliage which clumps together to form little mounds that can be used as a ground cover or edging. Small lilac flowers appear in summer followed by shiny black berries. Evergreen.
Habit: Clump
Leaves: Evergreen, Brown
Mature Size (HxW): 25cm x spreadscm
Ophiopogon Black Dragon
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: Tube ?
$6.99
20 @ $6.00 each
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aka Mondo Grass
Great little ground cover with fine narrow dark green leaves that form soft mats that hug the ground. Trouble free and easy to grow. Palest mauve flowers hide amongst the foliage and are followed by little blue berries. Grow in full sun or part shade. Evergreen.
Habit: Clump
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Ophiopogon Japonicus
Current Stock Height: 01/05 cm ?
Container: tube ?
$6.99
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aka Mondo Grass
A grass-like perennial that forms tactile little clumps of very fine foliage. The soft dense mats look fabulous along pathways or edges. Small flowers hide amongst the foliage and are followed by little berries. Grow in full sun or part shade. Evergreen.
Habit: Clump
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 20 cm x spreadscm
Ophiopogon Nana dwf
Current Stock Height: 01/05 cm ?
Container: tube ?
$6.99
20 @ $6.00 each
aka Mondo Grass
Rewarding perennial with green strappy foliage that forms a strong little clump and spreads well. Ideal for mass planting or using as an edge along borders and pathways. In summer pale mauve flowers appear and these are followed by attractive berries. Easy to grow. Evergreen.
Habit: Clump
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 25cm x spreadscm
Ophiopogon Planiscarpus
Current Stock Height: 10 cm
Container: 1.5l ?
$14.99
Stock of this item is very low.
Ophiopogon Planiscapus
Current Stock Height: 01/05 cm ?
Container: Tube ?
$6.99
20 @ $6.00 each
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