Autumn 2015 Plant Sale - Plants for Sale

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Many people like to plant in spring but to avoid the hot summer weather it sometimes makes
better sense to plant in autumn.  You might not see the instant results you'd normally get in
spring but while your plants may look like they're not doing very much over autumn and
winter, what's happening under the surface is important.  Their roots are establishing a great
root system and that will increase their chances of survival.

 

Included in this year’s autumn plant sale will be a selection of Correas, including ‘Ivory Bells’,
‘Marian’s Marvel’ and ‘Bett’s Red’.  Many of the correas flower over the winter months and
their flowers can provide an important source of nectar to birds at this time.  Another hardy
species for sale are Croweas and includes ‘Cooper’s Hybrid’, ‘Southern Star’ and ‘Poorinda Ecstasy’

 

Among the other species on offer are the following:

Aotus ericoides (M.Fagg)

Aotus ericoides – M Fagg (ANBG)

Aotus ericoides grows up to 2 metres in height and one metre or more across. It bears yellow and red
pea flowers in terminal heads in spring. Plant in well-drained, sandy, soil and full sun. 
Very attractive in flower and frost hardy.
 

Bossiaea cinerea (M.Fagg)

Bossiaea cinerea – M Fagg (ANBG)

Bossiaea cinerea is a spreading ornamental shrub with yellow and brown flowers in
winter-spring. It tolerates drought, shade and coastal exposure and requires good drainage. 
It can tolerate fairly hard pruning once established and can be used as an informal hedge or low screen. 

 

Isopogon anemonifolius 'Little Drumsticks' (M.Fagg)

Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’ – M Fagg (ANBG)

Isopogon anemonifolius ‘Little Drumsticks’ are ornate and curious plants,rigid in growth with
handsome foliage and rounded flower heads terminating the branches, Little Drumsticks’
refers to the rounded fruits which can be found on the bushes at all times of the year. The
one illustrated here, however, is native to the eastern States, its distribution extending from
coast to mountains. When exposed to sea winds it forms a dwarfed and tufty ground cover
and in more sheltered areas an upright shrub to 2 m hig