Pelargonium reniforme is one of an interesting and beautiful group of frost hardy South African Pelargoniums. It’s been growing in our dry garden for three years and has performed so well we have planted another large patch by the side of a gravel path. Read more about Pelargonium reniforme
Penstemons are gardening mainstays. Frost-hardy, evergreen and long-flowering, from the showy hybrids to the tough and hardy species forms, there is literally one suited for every garden in Australia. Read more about Penstemons (Beardtongues)
One of my favourite Penstemon with the loveliest blue-mauve white throated flowers beautifully poised on long pedicels. Flowering as it does from late spring until winter it has been a mainstay of our double borders for many years. Read more about Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’
This new variety of Penstemon has an extended flowering period, from mid-spring until late autumn, and is more tolerant of drought than older kinds. Glossy pink trumpets are carried on 45cm stems well clothed in glossy dark green leaves. Read more about Penstemon ‘Harlequin Pink’
Humming birds pollinate this native of Arizona, Utah, Texas, Colorado and Mexico. Different in habit from most Penstemon grown here, P. barbatus makes basal rosettes of glossy fresh green leaves. Read more about Penstemon barbatus
'Rock Candy Pink' is a new dwarf growing variety of this Californian species which will produce showy light-pink tubular flowers from spring until late autumn on 30cm tall leafy stems. Read more about Penstemon barbatus ‘Rock Candy Pink’
An old vigorous variety raised in Switzerland in the 1930s, now nearing its 100th birthday. “A glowing shade of red...” narrowly tubular flowers are a joy from late spring until winter. A particularly long lived cultivar P. Read more about Penstemon ‘Firebird’
This new variety of Penstemon has an extended flowering period, from mid-spring until late autumn, and is more tolerant of drought than older kinds. Glossy magenta trumpets are carried on 45cm stems well clothed in glossy dark green leaves. Read more about Penstemon ‘Harlequin Magenta’
The Phlomis include some of the best evergreen shrubs for Australian gardens. Frost and drought hardy throughout Australia. Read more about Jerusalem Sage
The Phlomis include some of the best evergreen shrubs for Australian gardens. This is a superb species with rich green leaves. Deep egg yolk yellow flowers open from russet-olive buds in whorls along the vertical flower stems. P. Read more about Phlomis longifolia
A rare and beautiful Phlomis believed to be from the region of the Judean mountains in Israel. Visitors frequently remark upon its unusual leaf form and early flowering quality. Read more about Phlomis platystegia
This makes a vigorous evergreen groundcover for a shaded spot which doesn’t dry out. 30 cm tall stems are topped by heads of large white hooded flowers. It will soon cover a large area with its dense foliage. Read more about Prunella grandiflora ‘Alba’
