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This page gives further information on some of the plants that we have found to be popular and that may be useful in your landscape. 

Cordylines   Croton     Dianella     Dracaena    Gazania   Ixora        Lillipilly    Rhoeo     Plumeria     Screen plants   Strelitzia    Succulents    Textural plants     New Designer Grasses    Trees    Strapleafed plants  Shrubs

  This page gives further information on some of the plants that we have found to be popular and that may be useful in your landscape. 

Rhoeo (Tradescantia)

Enjoying extraordinary popularity due to their texture and colour Rhoeo also is one of the hardiest , drought tolerant plants that is available. Hawaiian Dwarf can be used as an edging plant, an groundcover highlight in a pot or planted in large drifts where other plants won't survive. Rhoeo discolour is the larger form that gives a heavier texture, and is suited to specimen planting. Keep them very dry after establishment and they won't look back.

rhoeo discolour hawian dwarf rhoeo spathacea rhoeo stripe me pink

Rhoeo discolour Hawaiian dwarf

Rhoeo discolour

Rhoeo Stripey Pink

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Dracaena

Dracaenas can be used in a variety of ways, they make excellent indoor and pot specimens and can be used in tropical gardens as a feature. They can also be used as dramatic feature plants.

Dracaena marginata Dracaena Colourama
Dracaena marginata 200mm Dracaena Colourama 200mm
Dracaena marginata and tricolour Dracaena marginata

 Dracaena marginata and tricolour -  Exground

 Dracaena marginata 400mm

dracaena marginata

 Dracaena marginata 400mm

Plumeria pudica

Plumeria or frangipani are one of the toughest plants available for a sub tropical garden. The most popular is Plumeria obtusa the "Evergreen Frangipani" with its deep green foliage and pure white flowers. Now there is an alternative Plumeria pudica. P. pudica is an evergreen frangipani with a distinct leaf shape and the same pure white flowers. It's hardy, drought tolerant and fast growing.  

plumeria pudica

plumeria pudica flower

Plumeria pudica 300mm

Plumeria pudica flower

Plumeria pudica

Plumeria pudica leaf hammer leaf

Plumeria pudica 400mm

The distinctive leaf of Plumeria pudica

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Crotons

Crotons are one of the tropical shrubs that are a must in a tropical garden There are many different varieties that will introduce colour into the landscape. 

croton congo croton petra

Croton Congo

Croton Petra

croton new yellow

croton mammy

Croton New Yellow

Croton Mammy

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16/01/2012