We are in midwinter now, but the nurseries, florists and garden centres are already selling spring bulbs in bloom. Forcing bulbs involves ar...

Cineraria is now generally treated as a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae , native to southern Africa....

Acacia iteaphylla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) occurs naturally in South Australia extending from the Flinders Ranges across to the Gawler Ranges a...

Helleborus niger , commonly called Christmas rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ran...

Viola  'Yellow Tiger Eye' have golden yellow flowers, that are heavily striped with a dark centre around the eye. This striking vari...

The last of the Autumn Roses are blooming, and as Autumn progresses and  the weather cools, rose bushes begin to go to sleep. We are lucky i...

Salvia guaranitica (Anise-scented sage, Hummingbird sage, blue sage) in the Lamiaceae family is a species of Salvia native to a wide area ...

Anemone hupehensis , Anemone hupehensis var. japonica , and Anemone × hybrida (commonly known as the Chinese anemone or Japanese anemone, ...

Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight' is a new hybrid, which  produces conical, creamy white flowers on deep red stems for an impressi...

Camellia Sasanqua  'Yuletide' ( Camellia x vernalis 'Yuletide')  has small, bright red, single flowers, with prominent gol...