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.
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!
Ivy Geraniums are always a delight!