The Power of Flowers

The deciduous bulbs division changed their display again! Remember to grab some of their lovely Scadoxus punecius in 15cm and 25cm pots.


 
 

They were still sleeping when we took this picture, but just look at the buds and flowers on Gazania 'Kiss Rose': fantastic and undemanding colour that's just irresistable!

Gazania 'Kiss Rose'  15cm  R10.75 

What could be prettier and more spring-like than Scabiosa columbaria! This compact variety produces bloom after bloom.

Scabiosa columbia 'Pink Mist' 15cm  R15.30

 

 

BIG flowered, clump forming Arctotis 'Radience Red' is a real stunner, and it's relative, Arctotis 'Sunset Radiance' is the perfect plant to go with it!

Arctotis 'Radiance Red' [PBR] 15cm R15.30

 Arctotis 'Sunset Radiance' [PBR] 15cm R15.30

 

There are always those on the look-out for unusual plants - there's no beating Scadoxus (blood paint brush)!

 Scaboxus puniceus 15cm  R24.45

 

Osteospermums are ever-popular - these two varieties have the most open flowers, but the plants in bud are also beginning to show good colour! Osteospermum 'Sunny Sheila', a fantastic red variety that you will get no-where else but at New Plant is next up as well as 'Sunny Cambria' a fantastic, deepest purple. We expect both varieties to sell out fast.

Osteospermum Flower Power 'Spider White Purple' [PBR] 15cm R15.30

Osteosperum 'Serenity Sunset' [PBR] 15cm  R15.30

Look at these yummy Tecomas (well, the sunbirds think they're yummy)! Also available at the same price in 15cm pots.

Tecoma capensis *Yellow 4kg  R12.80

There's always a demand for hardy, fast-growing ground-covers, and Stachys fits the bill every time!

Stachys aethiopica 15cm  R8.85

 

 

And once again: popular, ever ready to bloom, Euryops are a mass of buds and flowers. It's well worth taking the larger 10kg bags for maximum impact.

Euryops pectinatus  10kg  R24.30

Gazania rigens thrives on the sea front, and adapts well to a variety of harsh conditions.

Gazania rigens 'White 15cm  R8.85

 

This is one of the loveliest shrubs! Its great for landscaping, as it tolerates quite harsh conditions. One can never forget the wonderful scent of its blooms - a joy in the middle of winter!



Buddleja auriculata 10kg  R24.30

As usual, this represents only a few of our finest plants: do feel free to ask for photos of any items on the 'Cream of the Crop' list that interest you!

 



Spring into Spring!

The nursery is bubbling over with blooms! Our production divisions lay out displays of all their best plants and the bulbs department are this week's winners! Just look at that background of Ixias and the striking contrast with the unusual paintbrush flowers of the Scadoxus!

 

Best of all, the Scadoxus are being offered at a massively discounted special price!

 

Scadoxus puniceus 20cm @ R27.50 and 25cm @ R35.00 / Ixia hybrid  4kg @  R13.25

 

Creeping Gazania rigens are adapatable and hardy, even thriving on the first dune along the seafront. This white form is something slightly out of the ordinary.

Gazania rigens *White 15cm  R8.85

Sewejaartjies or everlastings are among South Africans' favorites! Pretty Syncarpha argenteus has pink buds that open to reveal white petals. The papery flowers can be used to brighten up pot-pourri or add that special touch to greeting cards or gifts. This shrublet is also perfect in rockeries. These easy plants can be offered with confidence to those who garden in harsh conditions!
Syncarpha argenteus  15cm R17.40

 

White confetti bushes are covered with flowers at this time of the year. These truly delightful plants are a must-have!

Coleonema album 15cm R17.15 

 

Pretty, fast growing and tough, this little ground cover is great for low maintenance gardens and landscapes. It's also a good trailing plant in raised beds or loffelstein.

Stachys aethiopica  15cm R8.85

 

 

Get these bushy, flowering Tecomas to give your clients a well-finished plant with a good branching structure. Good beginnings produce great results!

Tecoma capensis *Pink Blush  10kg  R24.30

 

This red data plant is yet another example of how horticulture can assist in conservation of species. Click here to read an interesting article from SANBI about the rescuing of this nearly extinct species and to see pictures of the flowers when open. Our plants are currently in bud.

Freylinia visserii 20cm  R32.45

The flowers are opening, and very soon, these cheerful garden perennial will be absolutely covered in bright yellow blooms.
Cineraria saxifraga 15cm  R8.85

No introduction needed here, but do look at the masses of buds to follow the currently open blooms.

Euryops pictinatus 10kg R24.30

 

That's it for now! Thanks for visiting our blog!



Spring, Glorious Spring!

Yes! It's arbour month - and here is the Tree tag we've been talking about. Remember that there is also a special tag for Portulacarias. Grow your tree sales this month while everyone's talking trees!



 

 Scabiosa in Pink and Blue are lovely. Celebrate spring with these lovely, 'country gaden' plants - there are plenty of flowers and buds to follow.

Scabiosa columbaria 'Blutterfly Pink Mist' 15cm  R15.30 

Windmill-petalled, 'Spider' Osteospermums always fascinate. Remember to keep well watered on the shop-floor or after planting. They will become drought tolerant once their roots have established in natural soil. If lower leaves tend to turn yellow, increase your watering frequency to obtain maximum shelf-life!
Osteospermum Flower Power 'Spider Purple' 15cm R15.30

Cineraria saxifraga is a wonderful garden plant that just keeps flowering: cheerful, low priced colour! 

Cineraria saxifraga 15cm  R8.85

 

Euryops will continue to flower into the summer. Enjoy the sunshine-yellow flowers after grey winter days!
Europs pectinatus 10kg  R24.30


Confetti bushes are at their peak of flowering. Always a winner.
Coleonema album 15cm  R17.15

Magnificent Tecoma 'Rocky Horror' with its huge flowers and glossy leaves are in prime condition.
Tecoma capensis 'Pink Blush  10kg  R24.30

The beauty of Babianas add to the joys of spring. These unusual bulbs in flower are excellent 'impulse buys' in garden centres.
Babiana 'Lonely Hill Hybrids' 15cm  R16.00

Creeping Gazania rigens are a garden and landscape standby. Ideal for coastal situations, they will grow right on the sea front. Elsewhere, they can be relied on for their tolerance of a variety of soils and their drought hardiness. Here we have a very unusual colour:

Gazania Rigens 'White' 15cm  R8.85

Another coastal plant with a variety of applications: this pretty, pale-pink vygie grows well in brackish soils and is found growing in salty esturies where they experience everything from very damp to very dry conditions.
Disphyma crassifolium 15cm  R9.20

Tecoma capensis *Pink Blush 4kg  R12.80

Lemon yellow flowers on tall, glossy leafed shrub. Exelent as a hedge or interplanted with plumbago.

Spiloxene aquatica available in 15cm @  R14.05 and 25cm @ R27.80

We are thrilled with this lovely little evergreen bulbous plant! The gorgeous flowers float like white stars above the tuft of dark green, chive-like leaves. It thrives with its feet in water, making it an ideal pond-side feature plant, especially for those little water features that can make a shady garden so alluring.

Everybody loves Everlastings or 'Sewejaartjies'. Syncarpha argenteus has pink buds, but the flowers are white when open. The plant has silver foliage and a mound-forming growth habit that makes it an attractive addition to mixed borders or rockery plantings.

Syncarpha argenteus  15cm  R17.40

Crazy daisies and more!

A lovely, compact Diascia with large, soft pink flowers. Ideal for containers or bedding in full sun.

Diascia genta 'Pink Glory'[PBR] 15cm R 11.85

Just a few of the lovely Osteospemum colours we're growing: just look at those buds! R14.55 until Wednesday!

 

Osteospermum 'Flower Power® Shadow Red' [PBR] 15cm R 14.55

Osteospermum 'Flower Power® Compact Orange' [PBR] 15cm R 14.55

Osteospermum 'Flower Power® Double Pink' [PBR] 15cm R 14.55

Lovely Coleonemas are a 'must' at this time of the year. They're covered in flowers and of course, the aromatic foliage always smells fantastic.

 Coleonema pulchellum *Dark Pink 15cm  R18.10

This is one of our favorite colours in Tecoma's, and it's on SPECIAL!

Tecoma capensis *Apricot 15cm R11.85

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R8.50

Too sweet for words: Oxalis are the South African equivalent of primroses!

Oxalis purpurea *Pink  12.5cm  R7.45

Oxalis purpurea *Mauvek  12.5cm  R7.45 

Oxalis purpurea *White  12.5cm  R7.45

A wonderful marginal plant ideal for small water features. Plant out or simply submerge the pots and enjoy the wonderful show of starry flowers. Also available in 25cm pots or as ex-open ground divisions.

Spiloxene aquatica 15cm  R15.05

Gazanias are superb in Winter and Spring. This lovely hybrid opens deep rose, and fades to a softer shade producing a many-coloured effect.

Gazania 'Kiss Rose' 15cm R8.20

The ideal plant for deepest shade: pretty foliage with purple undersides and blue flowers from Autumn to Spring.

Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' [PBR] 15cm  R14.55

Always a best-seller, this  deep-blue hybrid Felicia was bred at New Plant and has enjoyed considerable popularity all over the world. 'Out of the Blue' has a distinctive compact form.

Felicia 'Out of the Blue' PBR 15cm  R14.55

 

The soft pink blooms of one of our buchus. The leaves have a wonderful aroma and they're really a lot easier to grow in the garden than most people think! This Buchu has widespread distribution in the Cape and is one of the plants of Table Mountain.

Agathosma ciliaris *Pink  20cm  R18.10 

When in flower (which as you can see these soon will be) Veltheimias are truly splendid with their spikes of pinky-red, Ale like flowers. At other times, the handsome foliage is the main attraction. Ideal for dry, shady spots that are often difficult to deal with.

Velthemia bracteata 15cm  R24.45