| Description | Nerium oleander 'Madoni Grandiflorum' (White Oleander)
Nerium oleander is a bushy, evergreen shrub that grows thickly and quickly in almost any conditions. It has long, slim leaves and bright, star-shaped, open,creamy/white flowers. Its dense bushy fast-growing nature lends itself well to hedging - but ensure you plant rows of the same variety as they have different foliage characteristics.
The Oleander has suffered from poor press over the years and that is a great shame for it is a tough beautiful shrub which should come into to its own in these new drought filled years. The plants easily cope by the seaside, not seeming to be worried with salt laden air; in arid hot conditions, and even where the drainage is poor.
CAUTION: It is poisonous nature, containing glycocytes, which means that animals won't touch it - but it takes large quantities to poison humans - and it tastes so awful you'd have to be determined or raving mad! There are no recorded cases of serious poisoning for humans.
Approx 2-3m h+w
8''/20cm pot | Eruca Sativa, Garden Rocket
Rocket salad is a fast-growing leafy green with a distinct peppery flavor, perfect for adding zest to salads, sandwiches, and pasta dishes. This easy-to-grow herb is ideal for pots, garden beds, and kitchen gardens, offering fresh leaves in just a few weeks.
- Position: Full sun to partial shade.
- Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost.
- Watering: Keep soil moist; avoid drying out.
4"/ 10 cm pot size | Banksia marginata 'Silver Banksia'
A classic woody native Australian shrub, Banksias are great for a low maintenance garden and create interest with their recognizable flower cones. Silver Banksias will grow to the size of a large shrub and and good for screening. They're also great for coastal areas, as they're naturally found by the sea and tolerate sand and salt.
10" pot size. | Cordyline australis
Torbay Dazzler Cordyline is recognisable by its beautiful green & yellow striped leaves with a pink middle variegation on new growth that adds a splash of colour to an otherwise dull garden. Hardy and tolerant of most soil conditions, the Torbay Dazzler prefers a well drained soil in a part sun to full sun position. It is a slow growing plant so it will take some time to reach its full mature height of 1.5-2m.
Once established it can tolerate extended dry periods.
12"/30cm pot |
| Content | Nerium oleander 'Madoni Grandiflorum' (White Oleander)
Madoni Grandiflorum prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. Once established they need no extra watering, surviving through the toughest of droughts and the hottest of summers (it can even cope with reflected heat from buildings), as well as surviving through cold winters and the occasional frost.
Approx 2-3m h+w | | | |
| Additional information |
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| botanical name |
Eruca Sativa, or Garden Rocket
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| botanical name |
Banksia marginata
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| height x width |
2m x 2m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 1m
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| features |
Leaves are slightly serrated with the top being green and underneath silver, pale yellow flower spikes occur in winter
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| conditions |
Full sun or dappled shade in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Great screen or windbreak, mixed garden beds, specimen, cut flower or dried flower arrangements
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| Botanical Name |
Cordyline australis 'Torbay dazzler'
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| Mature Height |
1.5-2m
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| Mature Width |
1-1.5m
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| Uses |
Low maintenance gardens, pots, borders, feature
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| Flowering |
Only when mature, white clusters of flowers in Spring
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| Fragrant |
Yes (flowers only)
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