Dark Graces offers BIG colour in your outdoor living areas with magnificent Flamenco ruffled edge flowers. The large magenta flowers fade to a burgundy with a subtle paler edge. Enjoy a continuous display of many showy blooms throughout the warmer months. Growing up to 1.5m tall this compact shrub has glossy dark green glossy foliage. Lovely in the garden it is ideal as a feature or could create a showie hedge.Glorious in courtyard and magnificent in pots. Prune in early spring to maintain density and fertilise with Blooming Rose Fertiliser to promote flowers. FULL- PART SUN H 1.5M x 80cm
MANDEVILLA 'SUMMER STAR WHITE' The Summerstar collection of Mandevilla offer a rich profusion of colourful flowers from Spring until Autumn. They are tough, low maintenance, and drought resistant varieties that are perfect for your patio or garden. Prune in Spring to keep in great shape.
Calibrachoa Aloha Double White have a profusion of double vivid white flowers for many months while the days are warm. They are usually easiest to grow in containers or well drained soil.
Calibrachoa can be fantastic in pots or in-ground plants, but only if they are planted in well-drained soil. Raised beds would be a good choice for planting Calibrachoa in the landscape. In the ground they shouldn't need much additional water unless conditions are very dry. If the roots are kept too wet it can lead to root rot diseases. In containers, allow the top of the soil to dry before watering again.
The plants are low-maintenance with no deadheading needed. They will do best if fertilized on a regular basis to promote flowering. Flourish Plant Food is fabulous to feed to develop a profusion of flowers . FULL SUN H 10x 30cm
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This dwarf version of Fiddle Leaf Fig is a versatile, evergreen plant with attractive violin-shaped ornamental foliage. Position near bright, indirect light. Prefers a peat based potting mix which is free draining. Water when soil feels dry or plant starts to droop. Keep soil moist but not wet, watering more in summer and less in winter. Fertilise regularly during the growing season. Suitable for pots. Use a damp cloth to wipe any dust from leaves, and prune off any dead foliage.
GIFTS-2-GO! From $19.99 Canna Lily Available in Tropical Red, Tropical Rose and Orange Hardy, fast growing perennial with colourful spikes of flowers from mid spring to late autumn. Ideal for bold mass plantings and in containers in sunny to part shade. Hardy and dies down over winter. Cut back after autumn to allow for the new growth. Grows to 1m.
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A tough shrub with rounded leaves in a dull green colour on top and silver underneath. The hardiness of this shrub makes it a great windbreak choice and it will tolerate coastal positions.
They have a plenty of eye-catching flowers in spring with a pink-white casing and red stamen. Flowers then form a fruit with a tangy pineapple scent that can be enjoyed fresh or used in jams.
Feijoas do best in a richly composted and well-drained soil with plenty of water in the summer to develop the fruit. If the bush gets too dry the fruit often fall off before they develop. Full sun is best but fruit will still grow in part shade.
Feijoa plants make excellent garden screens and can even be espaliered. They are very hardy against pests and diseases with the fruit fly being the only real pest when the fruit ripens. The red and white flowers are quite stunning and the petals can be used in sweets and drinks. Once the fruit are ripe they simply drop off the bush, fresh and ready to eat.
The flower petals are edible, with a flavour that is slightly sweet with hints of cinnamon. The most common use is as an addition to salads.
Citrus leaf-miner is a grub of a small moth which burrows under the cuticle of new growth citrus leaves and distorts and curls them. This unsightly pest damage can be prevented by spraying new foliage with an oil spray like Eco-Pest Oil as the moth will avoid laying eggs on the oily surface.
The only thing to be done about growth already affected is to trim it off the plant and feed with Fruit & Citrus Food to encourage new growth which you can then treat with oil to prevent the grubs.
