Salvia Anthony Parker is an evergreen perennial shrub with dark grey – green foliage that contrast superbly with dark dark purple – blue flower spikes, displayed from late Spring until late Autumn.
Anthony Parker will grow 1 metre tall by 1 metre wide in full sun to very light shade in moist to well drained soils and will tolerate light frosts and dry spells once established.
Ideal for perennial borders, backdrops, cottage gardens and pots, Anthony Parker is versatile and can be used in many different types of gardens for dramatic, vibrant Purple – blue displays.
Prune after flowering to maintain and encourage compact growth and repeat flowering.
At Paddys Plants, we do our best to give you the right information, that we have received, in regards to our Salvia range, there are hundreds of species very similar in colour, style and growth habit and we sadly, have been the scorn of some Salvia experts, I would like to quote a grower, that I admire and respect and often turn to for further knowledge and advice myself, in my mind her knowledge on salvias and perennials, is the best and most thourough, in Sue Templeton ” The average gardener doesn’t care about the exactness but just wants to know what sort of plant it is”. I find, Sue Templetons page, is the best page I have read for information on Salvias and other perennials here in Australia.
Chrysanthemum Garden Mums are a highlight of the cooler months, flowering from Autumn through to spring time, then going dormant over the warmer months. It is not unusual for the garden mums to come again during the summer months in mountainous areas like Monbulk where we live, if the weather is cooler than expected.
Garden Mums, sadly are normally associated with just being a gift plant or flower for Mothers Day (MAY), and treated as an annual here in Australia, which is completely criminal and wrong as they are a fantastic perennial plant that gives tonnes of vibrant jewel tone colours for a lot longer than the one season.
Garden Mums are native to asia and north eastern Europe and grow 30 - 60cms tall in a full sun to semi sun aspect...... full sun is always better, can be grown equally as good in pots, containers, baskets etc as in the garden in a fertile, well drained to slightly moist soil type that is slightly acidic to neutral. If planting in a garden bed, work in some compost or organic matter first for best results. Garden Mums thrive in cooler conditions, hence where they are native to. Whilst the Garden Mums are still in their vegetative stage ( ie just leaves), make sure you provide a one off fertiliser with plenty of nitrogen and potassium to promote healthy roots, development of buds ( flowers), this will result in a much more vigorous, healthy and floriferous plant
Garden Mums respond well to regular liquid feeds with seaweed solution. Water wise, just keep them moist ( soil cool to touch), but not soggy or constantly wet.
At Paddys Plants, we grow about 1500 Garden Mums per year, consisting of 10 different varieties. Garden Mums are a favourite of ours for Cooler month colours and we look forward to them popping up in our garden every Autumn.
Come and check out our range and we hope you fall in love with them to !!
Nemesia Foetens, or White Perennial Nemesia is a fast growing, long flowering shrub with a compact mounding habit, that has a prolific display of lightly scented snowy white flowers from the Autumn months through to Spring and spot flowering throughout the year.
White Nemesia grows 45cms tall by 60cms wide and will grow in most soil types that are well draining. White Nemesia tolerates frost and dry conditions, but it is best that you mulch well around it to help retain moisture during the drier periods of the year. Regular pruning by half after main flowering and a feed of slow release fertiliser will encourage new growth and further flowering
Nemesia White is ideal for cottage gardens, garden edges/borders, as a ground cover, in hanging baskets or pots/containers and grows well in small or narrow spaces.
Myoporum Parvifolium is an Australian native prostrate ( always mix up prostrate and prostate !!!!), shrub with semi succulent type leaves and masses of small white, star shaped flowers that appear in the spring and summer months.
Broad Leaf Myoporum is an excellent ground cover that grows 10cm tall and up to 1.5 metres wide in full sun to partial shade and does well in a wide range of soil types, provided they have adequate drainage.
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