Tiger Grass
This striking plant from Thailand looks like bamboo but it's actually a perennial grass. In Asia the large leaves are used to wrap food for steaming, and the flower heads are tied together and used as brooms. Perennial grass with stout culms to 3 ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cotton Thistle
With their architectural shapes and feathery flower heads, thistles are easily recognisable to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Although native to Europe, Mediterranean and Western Asia, they have found a niche in some gardens where they are ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Dwarf Pincushion Hakea
The pincushion hakea (Hakea laurina) is native to Western Australia. It grows to around 6m (20') tall, and has globular red flower heads with protruding, creamy-white styles. Like many Western Australian species, it is very difficult to grow in ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cotton Thistle
With their architectural shapes and feathery flower heads, thistles are easily recognisable to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Although native to Europe, Mediterranean and Western Asia, they have found a niche in some gardens where they are ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Verbena
Hardy, colourful trailing perennial that requires little attention and flowers throughout spring and summer. Flowers display in round flower heads of tightly-packed, single blooms. Colours include mauve, purple, pink, white and red, and often ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
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