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March 9, 2022
•March 9, 2022•

Bush Dipladenia

BOTANICAL NAME:  Mandevilla splendens hybrids COMMON NAME: Bush Dipladenia   DESCRIPTION: Evergreen small shrubs or light climbers with waxy foliage and milky sap that bloom for months on end.  The trumpet-shaped flowers are 4cm to 5cm in diameter, produced on racemes with multiple buds that open in succession.  Colours include white, pink, red and a darker...
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•March 9, 2022•

Pink Mirror Bush

BOTANICAL NAME:  Coprosma Pacific Sunrise COMMON NAME: Pink Mirror Bush   DESCRIPTION: An attractive evergreen foliage shrub with glossy leaves in hues of dark green and pink.  They grow into compact bushes 1m to 2m tall with a rounded shape.  Their flowers are insignificant, if produced at all. GARDEN USES: The iridescent leaves stand out strikingly...
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•March 9, 2022•

Bamboo orchid

BOTANICAL NAME:  Arundina Graminifolia COMMON NAME:  Bamboo orchid   DESCRIPTION: An evergreen clump-forming shrub with tall, slender, bamboo-like stems clothed in narrow grass-like leaves.  They can grow up to 2 metres tall and a meter or more wide.  Clusters of colourful cattleya-like flowers up to 4cm in diameter are produced for months on end.  Pale...
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