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Flowers
•July 5, 2016•

OSTEOSPERMUMS – COLOUR FOR DRY TIMES

Winter and early spring is Osteospermum season. These indigenous daisies have been subjected to extensive breeding programmes around the globe. Today they are available in a myriad of colours with differing growth habits. Definitely a far cry from the white and mauve species that are their original parents found in the wild. These garden hybrids are covered in...
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•May 25, 2016•

PROTEA CYNAROIDES – THE KING OF FLOWERS

King proteas – they must rank as amongst the most beautiful and easily recognised of all our South African indigenous flowers. They grow into bushy, evergreen shrubs topped with huge blooms. Usually pink in colour, natural selection and plant breeding have added extra shades to the range of Kings on offer. All plants are propagated from cuttings and will bloom...
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•May 3, 2016•

JASMINE OFFICINALE – TRUE JASMINE

True jasmine is grown primarily for the sweetly fragrant, white flowers produced in summer, with lesser flushes adorning the plant in spring and autumn. Essentially a climber that requires some means of support to attach the long stems to, it can also be pruned into a low straggly shrub. They grow best in full sun or light shade...
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•May 2, 2016•

BIG PANSY, LITTLE PANSY

Pansies are the most popular winter flowering seedling amongst our local gardeners. Along with their little relatives, known as violas, they constitute the bulk of flowers gracing the winter and spring displays. They are easy to grow and most rewarding once temperatures dip with the onset of winter. The key to success is to be patient and...
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