Friday, March 23, 2012

Colourful plants this week

Colourful plants this week:

Various species of Vygie flower at different times of the year - definitely not just spring colour!

Malephora sp. *Purple Orange 15cm  R8.50 - the flowers will open in all their sparkling glory as the sun shines - a truly exceptional colour!

Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'[PBR]  15cm  R14.55
The best indigenous pot plant of the season - or to plant in deep shade.

Felicia amoena [=F. longifolium] 15cm  R9.95 - this fine-textured Felicia has a neat growth habit and flowers pretty much all year.


Aloe juvenna  15cm  R19.20
Cute, cute, cute! A low-growing Aloe that's great for pots or rockeries.

Stachys aethiopica 15cm  R8.20
This tough, trailing ground cover attracts bees and butterflies.

Tecoma capensis *Pink Blush 15cm  R11.85
Cape Honeysuckles come in many colours. 'Pink Blush' is a strong grower with pretty pink flowers that attract sunbirds.

Felicia cf. bergeriana *White 15cm  R9.95

Euryops 'Sunshine Classic Fine' 15cm  R9.95
This Euryops is a colour standby - sunshine yellow flowers bloom for most of the year.


Rutty's are just amazing - a cut and a feed after flowering and they're blooming again - grow as a free-standing shrub with arching branches, or prune as a neat, low hedge.
Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis van Heerden' *Dark Pink  25cm  R22.50

Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis van Heerden' *Dark Pink 15cm  R11.85


Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis van Heerden' *Dark Pink  15cm  R12.00



This shrubby Plectranthus thrives in shade but will tolerate some sun.
Plectranthus zuluensis 4kg  R9.95

Thunbergia alata *Fire Red  15cm   R14.55
Black-eyed Susans are available in yellow, 'Fire Red' (below), Clear Orange and Yellow with black eye.


Pelargonium peltatum 'Colourcade' [PBR]  15cm R14.55
Ivy Geraniums are always a delight!