Sale Catalogue

Sale Catalogue

Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens P.O. Box 235, Geelong 3220 Ph/Fax 5222 6053 Email [email protected] Website www.friendsgbg.com Sale Catalogue July 2017 Genus/Species/Cultiva Notes Abutilon "o" Shrub; Chinese Lantern; Asia; 2m h x 2m w; Hardy evergreen shrub which flowers for much of the year.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Abutilon "y" Shrub; Chinese Lantern; Central & Sth America; 1m h x 1m w; Hardy evergreen shrub which flowers for much of the year.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Abutilon megapotanicum Shrub; Brazilian Bell Flower; Sth America; 1m h x 1.5m w; Arching cane-like branches with smallish, pendant, bell shaped flowers of pale yellow petals and deep red calyx.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Abutilon x hybridum "r" Shrub; Chinese Lantern; 2m h x 1m w; Bright scarlet flowers; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Abutilon x milleri Shrub; 1.5m h x 1m w; Evergreen shrub to 2m tall, with narrowly ovate, 3- lobed leaves and pendent, bell-shaped flowers 4cm long, with apricot-yellow petals and dusky red calyces; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Acacia pulchella ssp lasiocarpa Shrub; Prickly Moses; W.A.; 1m h x 1m w; Rounded prickly shrub to 1m with feathery leaves and golden ball flowers in spring.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Achillea filipendulina "Gold Groundcover; Yarrow; Caucasus; 1m h x 1m w; Brilliant deep yellow flowers and aromatic bright green foliage.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Aeonium arboreum Succulent; Canary Islands; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Succulent with pink-tipped rosette leaves on a basal stem. Flowers, which are usually cream or yellow, come out of the growing points in the center of the rosette. In most cases the plant dies after flowering.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Aeonium arboreum "velour" Shrub; 0.5m h x 1m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Aeonium arboreum var Succulent; Black Tree Aeonium; 1m h x 0.3m w; The 20 cm rosette of atropurpureum "Schwarzkopf" almost black leaves on an up to 1 m light gray trunk is very showy.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aesculus indica Tree; Indian Horse Chestnut; India; 20m h x 15m w; Rounded tree with glossy leaves on reddish stalks. Buds are not sticky. The flowers are similar to those of the common Horse Chestnut, but open later: white, with pink centre, followed by spiny green fruit.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Agapanthus orientalis "Purple Bulb/Corm; African Lily; 1.5m h x 0.7m w; Strappy plant with large dark Cloud" blue/purple flowers. Sourced from GBG perennial border.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Page 1 of 39 Genus/Species/Cultiva Notes Agastache foeniculum Herb; Anise Hyssop; Nth America; 0.65m h x 0.65m w; Perennial plant in the mint family, Leaves are anise scented.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Agave americana "Marginata" Succulent; Mexico; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Large succulent with sharp thorn on tips of leaves. Flowers only when full size has been reached.; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Agave attenuata Succulent; 1.5m h x 2m w; Non-spiky broad, grey green leaves 50-70cm long. Creamy flowers on a 1.5m spike - after flowering the plant dies, but it produces pups.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Agave sp. Succulent; 1m h x 1m w; Sun; Dry Ajania pacifica Perennial; Japan; 0.4m h x 0.8m w; Spreading loose mound of foliage, with white hairs underleaf. Sprays of gold flowers.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Ajuga reptans Groundcover; Common Bugle; Eurasia; 0.2m h x 1m w; Bronze/red foliage. Spreads by runners. Can be invasive.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Ajuga reptans variegata Groundcover; Bugle creeper; 0.1m h x 0.8m w; Blue flower spikes in spring, over evergreen cream and green variegated foliage. Ideal for ground cover. Sun or shade, any soil. Spreads by runners. Can be invasive.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Albuca nelsonii Bulb/Corm; Nelson's Slime Lily; South Africa; 1m h x 0.5m w; Robust evergreen clumping perennial - flowers white with green stripes.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Semi Shade; Adaptable Alcea rosea Perennial; hollyhock; 2m h x 0.3m w; Stake plants on exposed areas; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Various; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Alcea rosea "Apricot/yellow Perennial; 3m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun; Well Drained Alchemilla vulgaris Shrub; Ladies’ Mantle; 0.3m h x 0.2m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Allium sp Herb; Vietnamese chives; Vietnam; 0.5m h x 1m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Allium tuberosum Herb; Garlic Chives; 0.3m h x 0.15m w; Bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant. The bulbs are slender conical, 2-3 cm long and 1 cm broad, and grow in dense clusters from the roots. The leaves are flattish tubular with a soft texture; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Aloe juvenna Succulent; Kenya; 0.2m h x 0.1m w; Erect branching stems to 20cm tall densely stacked with bright green leaves covered in lighter green spots. Leaf margins have soft white teeth. Leaves turn a brownish bronze in hot summer sun, but plant tolerates it well. Coral-pink flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Semi Shade; Well Drained Aloe spinosissima Succulent; 0.25m h x 0.8m w; Hardy fast growing clumping succulent. Heads to 25cm, clusters to 80cm. Creates a great show of flowers late in winter.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Sun; Dry Aloe vera Succulent; N. Africa; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Medicinal succulent; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Aloysia citriodora Shrub; Lemon scented verbena; South America; 3m h x 3m w; Lemon scented foliage, used for tea; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Page 2 of 39 Genus/Species/Cultiva Notes Aloysia citriodora "lemon" Shrub; lemon scented verbena; south america; 3m h x 3m w; Pale mauve flowers in clusters with a broad white stripe; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aloysia triphylla "m" Shrub; Orange verbena; Americas; 2m h x 2m w; Open shrub with white/mauve raceme flowers and very orange scented foliage.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained; Frost Tender Aloysia triphylla "w" Shrub; Lemon Verbena; Americas; 3m h x 3m w; Open shrub with dainty white/lavendar raceme flowers and aromatic foliage.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Frost Tender Alstroemeria ligtu (hybrid) Perennial; Peruvian Lily; Sth America; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Clumping perennial with red/green flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Alyogyne huegelii "West Coast Shrub; Native hibiscus; W.A.; 2m h x 2m w; Hardy shrub with large deep Gem" purple flowers October - May.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Anisodontea capensis Shrub; South Africa; 1m h x 1m w; Erect evergreen shrub which flowers all through the year, but mainly in spring-summer.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Anthurium andraeanum Red Sail flower; 0.6m h; Grow in bright light , but keep it out of direct sun. A indoor plant with heart shaped flowers; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Red Aquilegia "db" Perennial; Granny's Bonnet; Europe; 0.8m h x 0.4m w; Clump-forming perennial with blue-green foliage (small fan-shaped leaflets) that emerge from a woody rootstock. The flowering stems usually reach above the foliage and carry spurred, bell-shaped, often pendulous flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aquilegia vulgaris Perennial; Granny's bonnet; Europe; 0.5m h x 0.4m w; Clump-forming perennial with blue-green foliage (small fan-shaped leaflets) that emerge from a woody rootstock. The flowering stems usually reach above the foliage and carry spurred, bell-shaped, often pendulous flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Semi Shade; Well Drained Araucaria bidwillii Tree; Bunya; S. E. Queensland; 35m h x 10m w; C21. Distinctive evergreen conifer with evenly spaced, horizontal branches. Young trees are cone- shaped and beautifully symmetrical. Bunya-bunya makes an excellent houseplant; in a container, it will stay small for years.; Sun/Semi Shade Argyranthemum "w" Perennial; Marguerite; Canary Islands; 1m h x 0.5m w; Compact plant which starts flowering early in the season and blooms over many months.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aristea ecklonii Grass; Blue Stars; Central & Sthn Africa; 0.4m h x 0.2m w; Spreading evergreen perennial with stiff, upright, grasslike leaves in a tight clump. Flowering stalks covered with dozens of small blue saucer shaped flowers stand above the leaves. Each flower lasts for only one day; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Artemisia arborescens Shrub; Tree Wormwood; S.E.Europe; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Perennial shrub with aromatic silver-grey leaves and cream to bright yellow flowers.

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