| Description | Aloysia citrodora
Lemon Verbena is a perennial shrub that is native of western South America. Plant it near walkways or patios to take full advantage of its beautiful lemon scent. In the kitchen, this herb has many uses, and is great in fish and poultry dishes. It can also be used in jams, vegetable marinades, salad dressings, puddings and in beverages. Lemon verbena has strong antioxidant properties, so is good as a herbal tea, or added to normal tea to add lemon flavour.
Lemon Verbena can grow up to 2m tall. Trim back regularly to keep the plant nice and bushy and to prevent it from becoming leggy. It prefers a sunny, well drained position, but is frost tender, and requires only moderate watering.
4" pot size. | Dianella caerulea
Dianella caerulea is a small evergreen, tufting perennial with strap like leaves, compressed into flat fans, forming spreading patches. It's a very popular landscaping plant in Australia, due to its hardiness. Flowers and purple fruit appear over summer, the flowers varying in colour between light and dark blue to mauve.
It can can tolerate dry and damp conditions and is a widespread native which will grow in many parts of Australia.
2"/5cm pot size. | Sisyrinchium
Devon Skies is a special ground cover that creates a magical carpet of little blue flowers in Spring-Summer.
While its foliage has a grass-like look, and it is often known as Blue-eye Grass, it is actually a bulb closely related to the Iris. Devon Skies grows well in pots, and is also is perfect for rockeries.
This plant enjoys being in full sun to part shade, and once established is both drought and frost hardy.
Grows approximately H: 15cm W: 30cm |
