SPECIES: Lomandra confertifolia spp. confertifolia

ORIGIN: Sunshine Coast Australia

USES: Echidna Grass is ideal for rockeries, borders, planting on masse, or as a pet Echidna in a pot on the front patio.

CHARACTERISTICS: Echidna Grass Lomandra is a tough Aussie native that resembles the shape of an Echidna. Echidna Grass makes a great foliage feature that is easy care and low in maintenance.

FOLIAGE: Echidna Grass Lomandra has fine short lush lime green leaves that form a rounded neat clump.

HABIT: Echidna Grass has a compact habit growing to a clump of 30cm.

HARDINESS: This selected form of confertifolia is native to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where weather conditions vary from hot, wet, humid summers to cold frosty winters. Echidna Grass is not only drought tolerant once established in the ground, but will handle the humid conditions not normally suited to drought tolerant plants.

CULTURE: Prefers to be free draining in a pot or in ground.

POSITION: Performs best in full sun or part shade.

CARE: Fertilise Echidna Grass quarterly as the seasons change with a 3-4 month native slow release fertilise; the occasional prune will also enhance the Echidna Grass shape.

WATER:. Very low water requirement once established in ground.
If in a pot keep moist and water when required.

SPECIES: Cordyline obtecta Falcon (pbr)  

ORIGIN: New Zealand

PROTECTION STATUS: (PBR) Plant Breeders Rights

USES: Great in ground or as a single pot specimen for around pools and on patios and courtyards

CHARACTERISTICS: Falcon’s strong tap rooting ability means plants will not fall over when grown in containers as some Cordyline do.

FOLIAGE: Falcon is unique in that it has unusually broad, upright, striking reddish brown leaves.

HABIT: Dwarf growing habit growing to 1.5m height X 1m width.

HARDINESS: Frost tolerant, humidity tolerant, handles wet coastal conditions and dry conditions.

CULTURE: In a pot use a high quality potting mix.

POSITION: Prefers full sun to part shade (well lit patio).

CARE: An application top dress of slow release fertiliser as the seasons change is ideal.

WATER: Very low water requirement once established in ground. If in a pot keep moist and water when required.

SPECIES: Geranium hybrid Pink Spice (pbr)
ORIGIN: New Zealand

CHARACTERISTICS: Pink Spice (pbr) is a hardy little perennial that forms a low mound of purple foliage.

FOLIAGE: Pink Spice (pbr) has a unique, miniature size deep bronze foliage.

FLOWER: Exquisite bright pink flowers with a slightly pale edge giving them a sweet effect.

HABIT: Pink Spice (pbr) grows to 20cm high and 90cm wide.

USES: Pink Spice (pbr) is very versatile, it makes an excellent ground cover for banks and is very effective for under planting. It also makes a brilliant hanging baskets and great feature pot specimens.

HARDINESS: Pink Spice (pbr)) will tolerate frosts, coastal and dry conditions.

CULTURE: Pink Spice (pbr) prefers well drained soil, in a pot keep well drained and use a premium quality potting mix.

POSITION: Pink Spice (pbr) must have FULL SUN.

CARE: Prune during the winter months to promote new foliage and flowers. Fertilise biannually with a 6-8 month slow release fertiliser.
WATER: Very low water requirement once established.

SPECIES: Philodendron selloum compacta Sarah’s Way (pbr)

ORIGIN: Australia

CHARACTERISTICS: A new compact philodendron selloum.

FOLIAGE: Small miniature dark green leaves.

HABIT: Compact fan habit, grows to 90cm only.

USES: Very versatile indoors, great understorey planting in the garden or feature foliage specimen.

HARDINESS: Sarah’s Way (pbr) tolerates frosts, drought conditions and humidity; it grows successfully from Melbourne to Cairns.

CULTURE: Sarah’s Way (pbr) performs optimally in well drained fertile soil, if placing in a pot ensure it’s well drained and use a premium potting mix.

POSITION: Sarah’s Way (pbr) maintains it dark green colour in shade, or semi shade, it can handle full sun where its green leaves will be a lot lighter.

CARE: Sarah’s Way (pbr) is a very hungry plant, fertilise biannually with a 6-8 month slow release fertiliser to maintain it’s lush green colour.

WATER:   Sarah’s Way (pbr) has a very low water requirement once established in the  ground. If in a pot keep moist and water when required.

SPECIES: Lomandra confertifolia spp rubiginosa Stormy Seas™  

ORIGIN: Australia

PROTECTION STATUS: (PBR) Provisional Plant Breeders Rights.

CHARACTERISTICS: Eye catching fine blue foliage with a natural weeping effect.

FOLIAGE: Stormy Seas™ is an impressive selection of Lomandra confertifolia that boasts bluish silver foliage turning to purple at the base. Stormy Seas™ has a magnificent weeping effect giving that coastal look and feel.

FLOWER: From spring to summer Stormy Seas™ has small yellow highly fragrant flowers that appear amongst the foliage.

HABIT: weeping habit, growing to 75cm in height 50cm in width.

USES: Stormy Seas™ is an Australian native that looks fantastic when planted en masse, or cascading over retaining walls; creates a great border or feature plant in a decorative pot.

HARDINESS: Stormy Seas™ unlike many drought tolerant plants Stormy Seas™ handles the wet humid coastal conditions, frosts, as well as dry drought conditions. Stormy Seas™ is grown successfully from Melbourne up to Cairns.

CULTURE: Stormy Seas™ performs best in free draining soil, in a pot use a premium native potting mix.

POSITION: Stormy Seas™ prefers a sunny or partly shaded position

CARE: Stormy Seas™ is easy care, fertilise quarterly with a 3-4 month slow release native fertiliser as the seasons change, the occasional trim back will keep Stormy Seas™ looking vibrant.

WATER: Very low water requirement once established.

SPECIES: Dietes iridioides Tiny Dancer
  
SPECIES: Agave geminiflora

ORIGIN: Mexico

USES: Brilliant as a pot specimen or a focal point in the garden
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CHARACTERISTICS: Round symmetrical rosette of narrow, dark green leaves.

FOLIAGE: Leaves have fine white marginal fibres, and can be quit sharp on the ends.

FLOWER:Flower stalk is a narrow spike 4 metres tall. The flowers are greenish near the base, flushed with red or purple. Takes a long time to flower, up to 15 years.

HARDINESS: Frost tender, drought tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CULTURE: In a pot use a premium potting mix, keep well drained, in ground prefers to be in free draining fertile soil.

POSITION: Prefers full sun to part shade (well lit patio).

CARE: Fertilise biannually with a 6-8 month slow release fertiliser.

WATER: Once established in ground has a low water requirement. In a pot keep moist and water when required.