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This dwarf from the Yakushimanum collection is slow growing but so worth it. Lovely soft pink flowers surround a center of almost white center. A compact grower with good trusses of flowers and large leaves in the background. Can be grown in a decent pot or container in the courtyard or in the garden.

Likes a sunny position in the morning and afternoon shade. Mulching is beneficial to hold moisture in Summer heat.

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aka Firecracker plant, Coral bush

A low growing shrub with almost needle-like, weeping foliage. Pretty, tubular flaming coral red flowers from Spring through to Autumn. Makes a garden look very tropical. Likes well drained soil in a sunny position. Would like attractive in a pot or container as well. Evergreen.

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Peppermint Star has delicate grey-green foliage and with dual pink flowers. Flowering from late winter and early spring, this plant has a tidy upright habit. Evergreen

A deciduous shrub with purple/pink panicles flowers that are very showy and deliciously fragrant. Blooming in late Spring early Summer these are divine to pick and have inside or on the deck for the fragrant to move around in the air. A good attractant for the bees and butterflies.

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This is a fast growing Australian shrub. With attractive cream and green foliage that flowers white in Spring through Summer. Good for using the colour contrast to lighten a dark area in the garden. Can be used in coastal plantings, containers and trim into an informal hedge. Evergreen. Drought tolerant.

Trim after flowering to maintain shape and size.

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aka Coastal Rosemary

This Westringia has cream and green variegated leaves and petite star-like lilac flower smothering the bush from late winter to spring. Mass plant as low easy care hedge or garden border, thrives in coastal conditions.