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PAGE 1 aka River Wattle A wonderful mounding foliage shrub from our Australian neighbours. 'Limelight' has a big, bushy, 'fro hair do made up of fine cascading green foliage. Well behaved in a container or the garden. Great landscaping plant. Happy in sun or part shade in light well drained soil. Evergreen PVR. Acacia Limelight Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Container: 2.4l ? $29.99 aka Barberry A hardy and easy to grow plant with the brightest yellow foliage that appears in spring and is highlighted by coral pink stem tips. In autumn the leaves turn to coral pink and orange. Grows in a natural columnar shape - a great accent plant for sun or part shade. Deciduous. PVR.
Berberis Maria Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ? Container: 2l ? $29.99 aka Barberry This attractive dwarf Barberry has leaves in tones of purple, mottled silver pink and bright rose. Extremely hardy and easy to grow. Useful to plant as a contrast shrub or where you wish to avoid pet or people traffic. Easy to grow and very hardy. Deciduous.
Berberis Rosy Glow Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $24.99 aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. If you’re wanting a mid-sized shrub for screening or hedging, or a cluster to catch the eye at the bottom of the garden, Genoa Glory will do the trick. Spring see's it loaded with purple-pink brushes that have a lustre you’d expect to see in a gem. reliable and easy to grow. Clip off the spent flowers in early summer each year. Evergreen Callistemon Genoa Glory Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $29.99 aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush - Pink. A very pretty shrub with candy-floss pink brush like flowers that appear from spring through to autumn. Birds, bees and butterflies love the flowers. Easy to grow in a sunny spot but needs protection from harsh frost. Trim lightly after flowering. Evergreen.
Callistemon John Mashlan Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $26.99 Callistemon John Mashlan New stock expected Beginning of July, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
aka Limegreen Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. A small to medium sized shrub which is hardy under a wide range of garden conditions. The flower lime green flower spikes appear in late spring. Likes a light to heavy soil in a moist open situation. Prune to maintain size and shape and to encourage flower production. Evergreen. Callistemon pachyphyllus Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $29.99 Unique, strange, fun! This plant has a character all of its own, with fine 'hairy' strands of evergreen cascading foliage. Use as a groundcover or feature plant in rockeries, where it will spread to 1.5m across but only 30cm high. Excellent weed suppression, low maintenance. Evergreen Casuarina Cousin It Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Japonica or Flowering Quince A tough and hardy deciduous shrub with an arching network of bare branches that usually have thorns. In winter these are covered with clusters of tight buds that open out to single orange flowers. Nice complementary fresh green foliage. Very showy, good for floral art. Easy to grow. Chaenomeles Orange Storm Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $32.99 aka Japonica or Flowering Quince A tough and hardy deciduous shrub with an arching network of bare branches that usually have thorns. In winter these are covered with clusters of tight buds that open out to double pink flowers. Nice complementary fresh green foliage. Very showy, good for floral art. Easy to grow. Chaenomeles Pink Storm Current Stock Height: 15/30 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $32.99 aka Japonica or Flowering Quince A tough and hardy deciduous shrub with an arching network of bare branches that usually have thorns. In winter these are covered with clusters of tight buds that open out to double, scarlet red flowers. Nice complementary fresh green foliage. Very showy, good for floral art. Easy to grow. Chaenomeles Scarlet Storm Current Stock Height: 20/35 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $32.99 aka Crepe Myrtle Soire D Ete has bunches of Pink/Lavender flowers from summer to autumn, and an attractive bronze-green foliage and smooth bark. Plant in a warm sheltered position. Deciduous. Lagerstroemia Soire D Ete Current Stock Height: 70/100 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $34.99 Stock of this item is very low. Lagerstroemia Soire D'Ete Current Stock Height: 160/180 cm ? Container: 18l ? $89.99 aka Flannel flower The 'Flannel Bush' has unusual, fluffy, pom pom flower bracts in shades of cream that sit proudly on top of the strong branchlets making them perfect for picking. Rounded evergreen shrub to 70cm tall. Prefers a sunny position and loose open soil that is free draining. Winter flowering. Evergreen. Phylica Plumosa Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $26.99 aka Cape Plumbago The pretty clusters of deep blue flowers that appear from spring through to autumn are what makes this shrub so desirable. Happy in sun or part shade, tolerates dry conditions but not harsh frost. Trim lightly to maintain shape. Semi-evergreen. PVR Plumbago Royal Cape Current Stock Height: 40/60 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $21.99 Plumbago Royal Expected Stock Height: 60/70 cm ? New stock expected End of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
aka Giant White Bird Strelitzia nicolai, commonly known as the Giant White Bird of Paradise or Wild Banana are banana-like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 6 m and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m
Strelitzia Nicolai Current Stock Height: 35/45 ? Container: 2.4l ? $34.99 aka Bird of Paradise Elegant and exotic, clump forming perennial with the most unusual, tall spikes of orange and blue blooms that resemble a bird's head. Large, wide swords of blue-grey foliage. Quite easy to grow in a sunny, well drained position with protection from frost. Evergreen.
Strelitzia Reginae Current Stock Height: 20/30 ? Container: 2.4l ? $34.99 PAGE 1
Wairere Nursery
Acacia 'Limelight' should only be given a very light dressing of slow release fertilizer in the autumn as it is not a greedy plant and shouldn't be over fertilized.
Habit: Compact
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 80cm x 100cm
PVR: SHM226
Habit: Columnar
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 100cm x 30cm
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 100cm x 100cm
Habit: Compact
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 4m x 4m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 150cm
Habit: Arching
Mature Size (HxW): 1.8m x 1.5m
Habit: Arching
Mature Size (HxW): 1.8m x 1.5m
Habit: Arching
Mature Size (HxW): 1.8m x 1.5m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
Habit: Compact
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 70cm x 70cm
PVR:
Habit: Arching
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1.8m x 1.8m
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 6m x 1.8m
Strelitzia are quite frost tender when young but do become a little more hardy as the clump matures. They take a few years to flower but it you like a sense of drama in the garden it will be well worth the wait.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 1.5m x 1m
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