New Plant Indigenous: September 2012

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Ecotrays

Ecotrays are:

Economical: 20 plants comparable to the size one gets in 2L bags at a low cost per plant. Because of the deep root ball, they establish more easily than plugs or six packs.

Ergonomical: One person can carry 40 plants (a tray in each hand) making for labour saving and easy handling.

Eco-friendly: The tray itself is made of recyclable plastic, less fertilizer and water are used in their production and less diesel is used on transport if one calculates it on a per plant basis making for a smaller carbon footprint.

To get the full story and read the Ecotray (TM) brochure, click on the images below to enlarge, and scroll down if you are already familiar with this product to see pictures of the plants themselves.

Now to look at some of the handy plants in Ecos

Gazania 'Splendens Pink' R110.00 (That's R5.50 per plant!)

The ultimate standby for coastal gardens.
Gazania rigens var.uniflora R110.00 (R5.50 per plant)

This Vygie flowers for most of the year:

Malephora crocea *Burnt Orange R110.00 (R5.50 per plant)

A fine textured Plectanthus that grows well in sun or shade:
Plectranthus strigosusR122.00 (R6.10 per plant)

Ideal for covering dry banks, this succulent groundcover spreads quickly and will thrive in sun or shade.
Aptenia cordifolia R98.00 (R4.90 per plant)

An easy-growing perennial that flowers for most of the year. (R4.90 per plant)

Cineraria saxifraga R98.00

Kniphofias seem to be the flavour of the year. Snap these up!

Kniphofia 'Dwarf Yellow' R122.00 (R6.10 per plant)

These are only a few of the high quality plants listed on the Ecotray List this week. Interested? Check out the ecotray list by clicking on the link embedded in your weekly mail from us.

Till soon!

Friday, September 28, 2012

Aloe 'Bushbaby' and Aloe rex

Sunbird superior hybrid aloes offer home gardeners and landscapers new and unique high performance, sustainable and water wise gardening options. These plants have spectacular flowers in a range of colours, dramatic foliage and architectural shapes that will complement any garden or landscaping design. This unique collection of premium water-wise aloe hybrid cultivars ranges from small and dainty flowering pot sized plants to those that will grow into massive, stemmed specimens – all adorned with a stunning flower display irresistible to birds and insects alike.

Size: Small

Colour: Yellow

Flower time: Late Summer to Winter

Stem: Bush

Frost tolerance: Low

This hybrid produces a long-lasting supply of beautiful yellow flowers frm March onwards. The plant itself is a striking green with well-structured rosettes. It will also bush (produce multiple rosettes). A mature plant is capable of flowering for 6 months without a break in flower production. This characteristic places it in the “Superior Hybrid” category, and makes it a sought after landscaping subject, for group or border plantings. ‘Bush Baby Yellow’ does equally well as a container subject or when planted in an open garden.

Price: R68.25 ex VAT & ex delivery for a 20cm pot.

Please allow 1 week lead time for larger orders.

This gentleman would like to introduce to the astounding 'Aloe rex'. Read on!

- It is a cross between Aloe dichotoma (kokerboom) and Aloe barbarae, but much better performing in the Western & Southern Cape, much more rain tolerant

- It can reach a height of more that 6 meters. It is relative fast growing and starts to branch at about 1, 5 meters. It usually starts flowering when the first branching takes place.

- In the drier areas the leaves tend to have a bluish tint which gives it a more attractive appearance.

- Two sizes are available from us: Stunning 20kg bags about 1.2 m high @ R190,- excl. VAT and delivery and 6kg bags about 50cm high @ R95,- excl. VAT and delivery.

- Depending on order volumes there may be a 1 week lead time to deliver stock, but it will be well worth the little wait. Just look at the final effect:

Friday, September 21, 2012

04/10/2012

We've added a few pictures to the 'colour' blog: check it out...

Gazania 'Kiss' in a variety of colours: 15cm pots @ R10.75. Just look at the pink ones - superb! And they're on SPECIAL along with 'Kiss Bronze' @ R7.50!

Gazania 'New Day Bronze' 15cm R10.75

'Kiss Bronze' - on SPECIAL @ R7.50

Get these! They're on SPECIAL, and don't worry: there are buds to follow these blooms!

Scabiosa 'Pink Mist' : also on SPECIAL @ R12.00! That's about 20% off! Why not take blue Scabiosa to match? Also marked down!

We love Diascias, they are just the sort of plant one wants to take home to Mum. Great impulse buys for retailers to take advantage of. Look how big the flowers of the Genta series are!

Diascia 'Coral Reef' [PBR] 15cm R12.80

Diascia Genta 'Dark Orange' doesn't look very orange to us, but there you are!

... and in white....

Diascia 'Genta Manderine' [PBR] 15cm R12.80

Juliets are not as large flowering, but the colours are intense!

Diascia 'Juliet Orange' [PBR] 15cm R12.80

INTRODUCING: Osteospermum 'Sunny Amanda' or 'Sunny Mandy' after the lady who started New Plant. Get this namesake plant with its pretty yellow and cream Osteospermum with bronze-striped undersides to the petals.

Yet another 'Sunny' Osteospermum to delight the eye: 'Sunny Aisha'!

Now here's something that's both sweet and durable:

Erica *Little Pink 15cm R20.20

Always a favorite: clump-forming Arctotis 'Sunset Radiance'

And it's brother: 'Radiance Red' with it's big, deep red blooms:

Hardy, hardy, hardy! Plant it anywhere in the sun and it'll thrive. Tolerates just about everything. We particularly like the bicolour effect of the petals which have reddish stripes on their undersides.
Arctotis stoechadifolia 4kg R8.85

This dark blue, compact form of Felicia amelloides is flowering with buds to follow.

Felicia 'Out of the Blue' 15cm R12.80

This natural hybrid was found in a coastal position. It has a gorgeous, cascading growth habit, and because it is sterile, the dead flower heads are less obvious. Excellent for low-maintenance gardening or landscaping.
Felicia 'Puntjie Blue' 15cm R10.75

Pink Tecomas are a favorite.
Tecoma capensis *Pink blush 4kg R12.80

Always and forever a mass of blooms, we find this Sutera to be particularly disease resistant.

Sutera 'Forever White' [PBR]15cm R15.30

A Freylinia that is extinct in nature - another example of how horticulturists and gardeners can assist with conservation.

Freylinia visserii 20cm R32.45

Stupendous Spring Colour is here! Let's take time to look at some flowers! There are also some NEW items to look at, in particular, the 'Sunny' series of Osteospermums.

Now for the release of a whole range of Osteospermum colours including some NEW varieties.

First we have tried and tested

NEW Osteospermum 'Sunny Sabrina' 15cm pots R15.30