Botanical Name: Limomium perezii
Common Name: Statice, Sea Lavender, Papierblom
Height & Spread: 0.5 x 0.5m
Information supplied by: Garden World, Beyers Naude Drive, Muldersdrift, Gauteng Tel: 011 957 2046 or 083 997 6142, www.gardenworld.co.za
This very hardy perennial has large grey-green leaves with purple and white flowers during most of the warmer months. It is usually used in flowerbeds that needs little to no maintenance. The plant is classified as a perennial and will last for about 7 years in your garden.
The flower is a very good cutflower and will make an excellent dry flower arrangement from there the Afrikaans name” Papierblom”.
Must be planted in the full sun or semi shade, in well drained soil.
Can be grown from seed when sown in Autumn. They will germinate in about three weeks. The seedling must be protected from the first winter frost.
Inspiration for the garden
This formal design features a cascading water feature. It makes use of orange, yellow, black, red and white; mirroring the colour of the Koi fish in the central pond. The plant boxes combine Aloe striata with a brighter planting of Carex ‘Frosted Curls’ which highlight the aloe’s colours, as well as, the Alocasia ‘Black Magic’, arum lilies and the wall that surrounds the garden.
A large cycad commands attention with its strong form in the front bed while combinations of bold foliaged plants contrasted with “strappy’ leafed plants of various sizes, add both to the visual impact and exciting textures in the garden.
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A garden by
The Yardcrew
Garden Designer
Leon Wagenaar and Pierre Kriegler
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Tulpe kom in ‘n verskeidenheid van kleure voor en moet nou gedurende die laat herfs geplant word. Tulpe is bolplante wat ongeveer 50cm hoog blom wat dit ook baie goeie snyblomme maak. Tulpe verkies ‘n koel area met min son maar wel baie lig.
Tulpe moet nou geplant word en sal gedurende laat winter blom.
Hier is voorbeelde van die hybriede wat nou in Europa beskikbaar is:
Staan algemeen bekend as die Delicious monster.
Hierdie is subtropiese rankplante met groot immergroen ingekeepte blare.In Sentraal-Amerika se woude groei hierdie plante vinnig en kan ‘n boom sodanig toerank dat die boom doodgesmoor word – vandaar die benaming “monster”. Die vrugte is eetbaar en smaak amper soos vrugteslaai – vandaar die benaming “Delicious”.
Hierdie plante groei gelukkig baie stadiger in Suidelike Afrika en word dikwels gebruik om ‘n tropiese klimaat in ‘n tuin te skep.
Plant die Delicious monster in semi-skadu teen ‘n boomstam of enige struktuur waarteen dit kan oprank. Die Delicious monster kan nie swart ryp of ryp hanteer nie en moet daarom in ‘n beskutte omgewing groei.
Voortplanting geskied maklik deur middel van stiggies. Sny die stiggies sodat een blaar en van die hegworteltjies op die stiggie is. Plant die stiggie gedurende die lente met die stam en hegwortels vlak onder die grond en hou die grond klam. Wortels behoort binne enkele weke te vorm.
Die Delicious monster kan ook in potte binneshuis gekweek word. Maak seker dat plante skadu en son en voldoende water kry. ‘n Gewilde sierplant is die M. deliciosa var. borsigiana. Laasgenoemde variteit het kleiner blare wat aan die binnekant geperforeed is, met lang dun takkies wat op of af gelei kan word.
Die Delicious monster het ‘n treffende effek as potplant. Maak seker dat daar ‘n voorwerp is om teen te rank. In hierdie geval is die pot gelig en die Delocious monster kan afwaarts rank.
Die Delicious monster gee ‘n subtropiese effek aan ‘n tuin indien dit toegelaat word om teen boomstamme op te rank.
In Amerika se tropiese woude groei hierdie plante vinnig en kan ‘n boom sodanig toerank dat die boom doodgesmoor word – vandaar die benaming “monster”. In Suid Afrika is die groei gelukkig minder welig en sal bome nie sommer deur die Delicious monster beskadig word nie.
Vrug van die Delicious monster.
Ryp vrugte is eetbaar en smaak amper soos vrugteslaai – vandaar die benaming “Delicious”.
‘n Gewilde, maar moeilik bekombare sierplant is die Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana. Let op die kleiner blare wat aan die binnekant geperforeed is.
Inligting verskaf deur Garden World.
Botanical Name: Narcissus
Common Name: Daffodil / Narcissus
Height & Spread: 0.3m x 0.3m
This bulb is a true winter growing bulb that is dormant during the summer months.
Bright golden yellow flowers are produced in late winter and makes great cutflowers.
Amongst the most popular of all bulb species ever to be planted.
Very cold hardy, low maintanance, semi-sun.
Indigenous to Europe, Asia and North Africa
