Perennial Catalogue - C

This is one of my favourite Camellias. Whilst most plants in the modern nursery trade have been selected for their dwarf growth habits ‘Margaret Waterhouse’ will grow five metres or more tall. Raised in Sydney by the late Professor E. G. Read more about Camellia x williamsii ‘Margaret Waterhouse’

This beautiful, vigorous carpeting bell flower can be grown in light to full shade where it will soon cover a fair area with its pale green evergreen foliage. Sprays of pure white thimbles make a terrific show during spring and early summer. 15cm tall by 50cm wide. Read more about Campanula poscharskyana ‘Alba’

A distinctive Japanese sedge with arching green leaves. Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' is beautiful in a pot as well as making a dense groundcover. It will grow in a difficult courtyard and small city garden if well irrigated. Read more about Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’

A Caucasian endemic, with beautiful pinnate greyish leaves, which is widely used as an evergreen groundcover in the dry Mediterranean gardens of the French Riviera. Once established, it is happy in any soil that isn’t bog-like. A definite weed suppressor. Read more about Centaurea bella

An attractive small shrub to 80cm with lacy heads of powder-blue flowers on top of large leathery green, red edged leaves. Tolerant of drought once established. Flowering from mid -summer into autumn when its leaves turn red and orange. 80 cm x 80 cm. Sun or light shade. Read more about Ceratostigma ‘Summer Skies’

‘Silver Pink’ makes a small growing rounded evergreen shrub producing a long succession of white centred pale pink flowers from late spring until well into summer. Like all of its kin ‘Silver Pink is a tough drought tolerant plant that is happy in any sunny spot. Read more about Cistus x argenteus ‘Silver Pink’

The growth habit of this New Zealand native shrub has given it its common name of wire netting bush. When young the branches are covered in grey bloom but turn mahogany brown as they age. These branches zigzag in all directions earning its name of Wire Netting Bush. Read more about Corokia cotoneaster

This late winter flowering gem carries fragrant soft yellow catkins on gracefully arching bare stems. Its soft green leaves turn to butter yellow in autumn. Best in a well watered shady spot in hot districts although happy in full sun in mild hills gardens. Read more about Corylopsis sinensis