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Bruce's garden centre
from Kunara Autumn Magazine 25
by Kunara
Gaura lindheimeri belleza ‘Dark Pink’ 140mm - $12.95 each
Noted for its elegant arching stems & dark pink, four-petaled flowers that flutter like butterflies from late spring to autumn. Frost-hardy, adaptable & easy to grow, it thrives in patio containers, rockeries & cottage gardens. Growing dense & lush to 80cm tall and 50cm wide, it withstands high humidity & extreme heat.
Scaevola aemula ‘Fairy White’ 140 mm pt - $17.95 each
Scaevola Fairy White is a hardy, spreading groundcover with large white fan-shaped flowers, often streaked with mauve, blooming through warmer months. Ideal for pots, hanging baskets, rockeries, & embankments, it thrives in full sun to part shade & well-drained soil. Droughttolerant but needs frost protection.
Grevillea ‘Pink Lady’ 140mm pot $16.95 each
Pink Lady is a dense spreading, groundcover grevillea that produces lovely spider like pink & creamy yellow flowers. It is an extremely tough plant that is frost & drought tolerant & can easily hide the weeds! Mature growth 30cm tall x 2m wide. Ideal for rockeries, steep banks, retaining walls or pots.
Brachychiton rupestre ‘Bottle Tree’ 200mm pot - $29.95 each
The Brachychiton rupestris or Bottle Tree, is an Australian native with a distinctive bottle-shaped trunk that stores water for dry conditions. Its sparse, upright branches, narrow green leaves & summer-blooming yellow-green flowers make it a striking focal point in gardens & landscapes.
Ceratopetalum gummiferum ‘Shiraz’ 140mm pot - $18.95 each
NSW Christmas Bush Shiraz is a striking evergreen shrub with deep red flower bracts from late autumn to early summer. Growing 3-4m tall & 2m wide, it thrives in full sun, well-drained soil & tolerates light frost & drought. Perfect for hedges, feature plants & stunning cut flowers for indoor displays.
Grevillea ‘Orange Marmalade’ 140mm pot $18.95 each
Grevillea Orange Marmalade is a vibrant shrub with spidery orange flowers yearround, attracting birds & butterflies. Best suited to warm coastal & subtropical areas, it thrives in bush gardens, mass plantings & as a screen or hedge. Moderately tolerant of cooler nights but not heavy frost.