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Summer flowers

These plants thrive in the heat and will bloom for months on end over the summer period.

ACHILLEA 'CERISE QUEEN'

PLANTS: PACCO

A tall yarrow featuring fragrant magenta-pink flowers and contrasting white centres. Forming attractive clumps about 60cm across, this vibrant achillea combines well with grasses and blue-flowering plants, such as Eryngium Blue Sea Holly (Eryngium planum). Can be cut or dried.

Member $6.95

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ACHILLEA 'CERISE QUEEN' 3 PACK

PLANTS: PACCO3

The fragrant, magenta-pink flowers with white centres can be cut or dried. It forms attractive clumps about 60cm across that combine well with grasses and blue-flowering plants, such as Eryngium 'Blue Sea Holly'.

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ACHILLEA 'MOONSHINE'

PLANTS: PACM

Flowering for up to four months from November to February, the butter- yellow heads are held high above grey-green foliage and complement other summer perennials like Agastache 'Blue Fortune'.

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ACHILLEA 'TERRACOTTA' 3 PACK

PLANTS: PACT3

Plate-like flower heads 10cm across opens a firey-orange and fades to yellow like sunset on water. An essential plant for our long summers, achilleas flower for 2 months, and if cut to the ground they continue ...

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ACHILLEA 'THE BEACON'

PLANTS: PACR

The brightest achillea we list, this one is definitely for the hot coloured border with its scarlet flowers and contrasting yellow button eyes. Flowering from November to February, deadheading will extend the ...

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AGASTACHE 'GOLDEN JUBILEE'

PLANTS: PAGGJ

A clump-forming flowering perennial with outstanding chartreuse foliage and lavender-like flowers from summer through autumn. Also known as Korean Mint, both the foliage and flowers have a liquorice fragrance, with the ...

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ANTHEMIS 'E.C. BUXTON'

PLANTS: PANEC

Pale-yellow daisies cover the ferny, ground-hugging foliage. Beth Chatto lists this as one of the 10 best plants in her garden. Combine with hot coloured dahlias or blue catmints and salvias. Flowers profusely from ...

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ASTER X FRIKARTII 'MONCH'

PLANTS: PASF

Lavender-blue daisies with pretty yellow centres are held on tall self-supporting stems of dark-green foliage. Grow in a sunny or partly shaded position. Asters extend the flowering season in the perennial garden from late summer to mid-autumn. LIMITED STOCK. MAX. 3 PLANTS PER MEMBER.

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BLOODY DOCK

PLANTS: PRUM

Don't be put off by the name! Bloody Dock is a beautiful foliage plant, the vibrant, green leaves offsetting the striking, burgundy veins. Plant in a shady position in the garden or in ponds as a water plant.

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CARYOPTERIS 'WORCESTER GOLD'

PLANTS: WCAW

There is life after Christmas with this aromatic shrub which revels in our hot summers. Cool lilac-blue fuzzy flowers adorn this colourful shrub as summer moves into autumn, while bright lemon-green foliage illuminates the garden year round. To maintain density, trim the whole plant by a third during early spring.

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DAHLIA 'BISHOP OF LLANDAFF'

PLANTS: PDAB

TENDER PLANT. A striking dahlia with bright-red flowers and dark-purple foliage that does not need staking or lifting in sandy soils. A wonderful foliage plant creating a contrast in the garden, the flowers are best sui...

Member $9.95

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DAHLIA 'YELLOW HAMMER'

PLANTS: PDAY

TENDER PLANT. A striking, dark foliage plant, this dahlia creates contrast in the garden, even before the soft, buttercup flowers appear in late spring. Aging to peachy-orange in the hot summer sun, this dahlia i...

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DIERAMA TRICHORHIZUM

PLANTS: PDITR

Mauve flower bell-like flowers hang proving its common name of Fairy's Fishing Rod. One of the smallest species of the Dierama it requires a well drained position. Originating from South Africa, this Dierama is hardy as as being beautiful.

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ECHINOPS 'STAR FROST'

PLANTS: PECN

A dramatic, vertical accent plant producing pure-white globes that sit atop their sturdy flower stems like balls of fireworks against the garden backdrop. Holly-like, dark green leaves with grey undersides ...

Member $8.95

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GAILLARDIA 'AMBER WHEELS'

PLANTS: PGAM

Large, sunny-yellow, deeply-fringed petals surround a glowing mass of amber-red stamens. A compact and tidy perennial which becomes smothered in these golden flowers from summer well into autumn. Ideal for planting en ...

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Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot'

PLANTS: PGAAA

A blaze of summer colour, this compact green mound is studded in cheerful golden-apricot flowers. Each petal is painted a rich apricot, fading to gold at the tip. A compact and tidy perennial, smothered in flowers from ...

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GAILLARDIA 'BURGUNDY'

PLANTS: PGAB

Stunning cherry-burgundy flowers appear in profusion during summer and will brighten any perennial border. Plant en masse in a patch for maximum impact. An excellent cut flower, popular with bees and other beneficial ...

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Gaura 'SUMMER BREEZE'

PLANTS: PGAS

A graceful and long flowered selection, whose myriad flowers dance on tall stems throughout summer and autumn. These glistening butterfly-like white flowers emerge with long filaments, unfolding from pink buds. ...

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LAMB'S EARS 'BIG EARS'

PLANTS: PLAMB

An outstanding silver-leaved ground cover with a soft appearance that belies its toughness. Versatile and vigorous, 'Big Ears' tolerates even the harshest of soils. Great to use in hot spots where other plants fail to thrive. This variety is a bold foliage plant that rarely flowers.

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LAMB'S EARS BIG EARS 3 PACK

PLANTS: PLAMB3

An outstanding silver-leaved ground cover with a soft appearance that belies its toughness. Versatile and vigorous, 'Big Ears' tolerates even the harshest of soils. Great to use in hot spots where other plants fail to thrive. This variety is a bold foliage plant that rarely flowers.

Member $17.95

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Liatris 'Blazing Stars'

PLANTS: PLBS

Named for the comet like appearance of their bright mauve purple flowers on upright stems. Liatris are a great compliment when planted with other summer flowering perennials and ornamental grasses. A summer flowering prairie plant originating from North America, Liatris are a herbaceous perennial from the Asteraceae family. The flower heads are ...

Member $6.95
Non-Member $8.95

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MEADOW SAGE 'BLUE HILLS'

PLANTS: PSANB

A compact variety of Meadow Sage, 'Blue Hills' produces low mounds of mauve-blue flowers, much adored by bees. Drought-tolerant once established, this floriferous salvia will reward you with flowers from ...

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PENSTEMON BLACKBIRD

PLANTS: PPEBB

Ever-reliable and hardy, penstemons are invaluable in the garden. A striking addition to the garden, 'Blackbird' has rich dark burgundy tubular flowers which hand from the stem. Water regularly to promote vigorous flowering. Combine with grey foliage and you have an easy and appealing combination.

Member $4.95

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PENSTEMON 'FIREBIRD'

PLANTS: PPEF

A reliable perennial for all conditions. An old Swiss variety, `Firebird' (also known as `Schoenholzeri') has a vigorous habit with vibrant, red flowers displayed in profusion from spring through to autumn.

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TURMERIC - Bulb

BULBS: BTUME

An Indian spice that will grow in any frost free area. Best planted in November, with canna-like leaves emerging from the rhizome in late spring-early summer. Rhizomes are mild when dug during the growing season, stronger after the leaves have died down in the autumn. A very productive plant.

Member $9.95

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VERBENA BONARIENSIS 3 PACK

PLANTS: PVEB3

Possibly one of the most valuable of summer flowering plants. This beauty from Brazil threads its stiffly upright stems through other perennials, floating hundreds of amethyst hemispheres of bloom. Ideal for the back of the border where it softens the outline of its garden companions. Potentially invasive in disturbed bushland.

Member $17.95

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2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

Membership: MNE2VS

Grow the best tasting vegies with free Beetroot 'Bulls Blood', Tomato 'Tigerella', Cucumber 'Double Yield' and Zucchini 'Black Beauty' seeds (one packet of each, valued at $21).

Member $79.00
Non-Member $79.00

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