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The pompom tree has a non-invasive roots and can be pruned to keep it smaller, making it the perfect tree for small townhouse gardens. |
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 Pompom-Tree, Kannabas, inTozani, inTozwane-emnyama - Dais cotinifolia
This charming little South African tree has been cultivated in European
gardens from as far back as 1764. Its natural habitat is the eastern
parts of the country, from the Eastern Cape, through the Transkei and
into Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo; where it can be found
growing on the margins of forests, wooded slopes and in stony kloofs.
The tree is a breathtaking sight when it is in full bloom, and the
entire tree is smothered in a cloud of large, delicately-scented
clusters of flowers Flower heads range in colour from pink to pale
lilac, and each small flower is tubular, spreading into 5 narrow petals
in front and with prominent golden yellow anthers. The pompom tree can
bloom anytime in summer, depending on where you live. In some regions it
will bloom in late spring and early summer, and in others, in November
and December.
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Calibrachoa have a sprawling habit, making them perfect for all kinds of containers, including window boxes, hanging baskets and combination planters. |
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Cabaret Peach Calibrachoa
All pictures courtesy Ball Horticultural Company
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These plants are closely related to petunias and are found in South
America; from southern Brazil and across to Peru and Chile. They look
like a miniature petunia, but are not quite petunias. The only thing
that separates the two is that petunias have 14 chromosomes and
calibrachoa has 18. Calibrachoa was developed from specimens native to
South America.
These rewarding plants are very easy to grow and will add a bright
touch to any landscape setting; providing an abundance of brightly
coloured blooms from spring to the first frosts. They are grown for
their masses of small flowers in many sizzling shades of cherry, red,
rose, pink, violet, blue, yellow, lemon, terracotta and white and will
flower all year round in temperate climates.
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The tree fuchsia makes a good specimen tree for the smaller garden because it does not have invasive roots. |
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Picture courtesy Paul Latham
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Tree Fuchsia, Witolyf, Kinderbessi, Notsung, umBinza - Halleria lucida
This evergreen tree or large shrub is found in
coastal scrub, ravines and rocky mountain slopes; alongside streams and
in evergreen forests and forest margins in many parts of the country,
from the Western and Eastern Cape, Lesotho, the eastern Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland, then inland into Mpumalanga, Gauteng and
the Northern and North West Province.
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Summer & Winter Savory, Bean Herb, Bonekruid – Satureja hortensis & montana |
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Winter Savory
Picture courtesy Melanie Larson
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Satureja is a family of aromatic plants that originate in the
Mediterranean countries and central Asia and are related to rosemary and
thyme. There are about 30 species that are called savories, of which
Summer Savory and Winter Savory are the most important in cultivation.
They are grown for their spicy, peppery taste and a tea is taken to help
treat many common ailments.
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Verbleikblom - Brunfelsia pauciflora 'Eximia' |
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This popular, free flowering plant is
native to woodland areas of Brazil and is grown for its fragrant
flowers in spring and a smaller flush in late summer. They flowers open
deep mauve, then change to lavender and finally fade to white. Position
it where the fragrance will drift into the house or patio. This
decorative shrub has a bushy rounded shape and looks good in a mixed
shrub border. Plant it with azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas in a
woodland garden. It makes a good informal screen or hedge and grows
well in containers.
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