| Description | Washingtonia robusta
Common names: Mexican Cotton Fan Palm, Mexican Fan Palm, Mexican washingtonia, Washingtonia palm.
The Mexican Cotton Fan Palm is a medium-tall sized palm originating from Mexico. It can reach a mature height of 7m in Victoria's climate. It has large fan like fronds with remnant threads of foliage that appear like ‘cotton’ hanging from between frond segments. It is tough, drought and frost tolerant when established! It is a perfect addition for features and tropical gardens.
100 litre pot. | Abies nordmanniana
Abies nordmanniana or the Caucasian Fir or the Nordmann Fir is a densely branched conifer with regularly arranged branches and a cylindrical habit. Cones are 15 cm long and 5 cm wide.It is very popular as a Christmas tree, due to it''s excellent glossy deep green needle foliage and symetrical shape. The needles, which point forward and grow round the branches are soft and thick with white lines on the underside. The bark is smooth and grey.
Height roughly 18m advanced. | Cotinus Coggygria, Smoketree
Purple Smoke Bush is a gem in the garden thanks to it's unique blend of colours that change throughout the seasons. A large deciduous shrub or small tree, its beautiful eye-catching Spring foliage is green overlaid with purple. Summer brings deep purple foliage that then turns deep orange and bronze in a burst of glory for an Autumn show.
Purple Smokebush gets its name from the clouds of smoke-like purple and pink "flowers" it produces in early Summer. These are very beautiful themselves, and are prized along with the foliage by florists. Grows best in full sun to partial shade and it is tolerant of drought and most soils, making it a great addition to many gardens.
10" pot size. | Vitis Vinifera, Ornamental Grape Vine
Crimson Glory Vine is an absolutely beautiful large leaved deciduous climber with heart stopping Autumn colour. This is actually an ornamental (non-fruiting) variety of grape vine that has some fabulous features: it is very hardy, fast growing, long lived and tolerates a range of soils.
Crimson Glory Vines are happy in full sun to part shade. | Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Sioux'
'Sioux' Crepe Myrtles are tough, small trees that offer attractive bark, masses of medium musk pink flowers in summer and good yellow-orange autumn colours. One of the most popular hardy small trees around.
Crepe Myrtles are adaptable to most conditions, suitable for small gardens or amenity areas and can be a very effective street tree. |
| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Washingtonia robusta
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| height x width |
6-10m tall, slow growing
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| features |
The shiny bright green fronds are almost circular
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| conditions |
Full sun in well drained soil, protected from heavy frosts
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| landscape use |
Specimen, avenue
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| height x width |
3m x 3m
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| features |
Attractive rounded purple foliage with a red tinge in spring and autumn, inflorescences appear in summer covering the bush like a cloud of smoke
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, feature, color contrast
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