| Description | Portulacaria afra, Money Tree
Jade Succulent is an extremely common plant in Australian gardens and has been for some time. Not only is it easy to grow, you'll find it's hardy in most conditions, and really only struggles when over-watered. Preferring a loose draining soil, the Jade Succulent is one of the more resilient succulents when it comes to things like clayey soil. A very attractive addition to any garden! | Stachys byzantina (syn. lanata)
Irresistibly soft, furry silver foliage, the 'Lambs Ear' is a must have in every Cottage garden.
• Tall purple flowers
• Looks great in pots, rockeries, along pathways and mass planted
• Tolerates dry soils
6"/14cm pot size. | Hybrid Tea Rose
The Valencia rose has elegant light copper to orange blooms, on long stems. It has a sweet fragrance, it is hardy and vigorous. Perfect for cut flowers. Plant in full sun to part shade with well worked soil.
8"/20cm pot size, approximately 3ft in height (90cm)
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| Content | | | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last two centuries, although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renowned for their flowers and beauty, they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit. The rose hip can be made into an old fashioned jam. Roses range in size and variety from your standard and bush roses to climbers and weeping varieties. Amongst all their beautiful colours, varieties and fragrances there is bound to be the perfect rose out there for your garden. For more information on selecting and growing roses, visit our Rose Factsheet. |
| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Portulacaria afra
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| height x width |
1-1.5m x 1m
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| features |
Rounded fleshy deep jade-green leaves with contrasting reddish-brown stems
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| conditions |
Full sun to light shade in well-drained soil, will handle drought but keep protected from heavy frosts
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| landscape use |
Widely thought to be good luck in Feng Sui and often placed by the front or back door, rockeries, garden beds and pots
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Border, rockeries, groundcover
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