Exotic: Perennials

Achillea - Dark pink

Description: A mat forming exotic perennial with fern like aromatic foliage. Flat corymbs of dark pink flowers in summer. Waterwise

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Achillea - Red velvet

Description: A mat forming exotic perennial with fern like aromatic foliage. Flat corymbs of red flowers in summer. Waterwise

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Achillea millefolium - White beauty

Description: A mat forming exotic perennial with fern like aromatic foliage. Flat corymbs of white flowers in summer. Waterwise

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Aegopodium podagraria

Description: Non-invasive (in SA) groundcover with wispy variegated foliage and small white flowers. Ideal for mass planting or a small border.

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Agastache x Arizona sandstone

Description: An compact perennial with aromatic leaves and spikes of tangerine flowers. Loved by butterflies and bees.

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Ajania pacifica

Description: A tough mound forming exotic perennial, with silky silver edged leaves and yellow flowerheads in autumn.

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Anemone - Honorine Jobert

Description: A suckering exotic perennial with mid green leaves. Umbrels of single white flowers in autumn. Plants ready by end December.

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Anemone - Prinz Heinrich

Description: A suckering exotic perennial with oval palmate mid green leaves. It has spikes of double dark pink flowers in autumn. Multiplies well.

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Anemone tomentosa

Description: A suckering perennial with oval palmate mid green leaves and sprays of pink flowers.

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Anthemis tinctoria - Kelwayi

Description: Mounded forming exotic perennial with fern like grey green foliage. Bright yellow daisy like flowers in summer. Butterflies.

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Aster ericoides

Description: A bushy compact exotic perennial with narrow heath-like leaves. Sprays of white daisy flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies.

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Aster novi belgii - Jenny

Description: A mound forming exotic perennial with tapered dark green leaves. Yellow centred lilac flowers in autumn. Attracts butterflies.

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Bletilla striata

Description: A clump forming exotic terrestrial orchid with strap like leaves. Sprays of pink / lilac flowers in spring. Keep dry in winter divide in early spring.

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Browallia americana

Description: A self seeding annual with star shaped blue flowers all season. These seeds come from my mother's garden - hence my common name! Self seeds.

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Campanula - Fairholme Favourite

Description: A bushy compact perennial with heart shaped leaves. Spikes of pink bell shaped flowers in summer.

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Campanula - Pretty petticoat

Description: Showy creeping exotic perennial with heart shaped leaves and spikes of double pink bells shaped flowers ins ummer.

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Campanula latifolia

Description: A clump forming upright perennial with bright green rounded leaves and spikes of bell shaped blue flowers. Cut back unbranched stems after flowering.

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Campanula punctata - alba

Description: A clump forming exotic perennial with bright green leaves with heart shaped base. It has large bell shaped white flowers in summer. A lovely ground cover for a shady spot. Best C in my garden.

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Campanula punctata - Bowl of cherries

Description: A mound shaped perennial with a spreading mound of pale green leaves and drooping purple pink bells.

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Convolvulus sabatius

Description: Trailing mat forming perennial, round green leaves and cup shaped blue flowers all season. Use over wall, hanging basket or in a container

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Dendrobium nobile

Description: A gorgeous exotic epiphytic orchid with strap-like leaves. Racemes of flowers in spring. Mixed colours

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Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Description: An upright exotic perennial with lance like leaves on cane like stems. Clusters of deep violet flowers. Spectacular. Plants still small.

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Epimedium - Frohnleiten

Description: A lovely exotic ground cover with yellow cup shaped flowers in spring. Cut back leaves in late winter for a good show.

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Epimedium pubescens

Description: Clump forming exotic perennial with wiry stems and triangular leaves. Sprays of white flowers in spring.

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Exotic: Iris siberica

Description: A rhizomatous beardless exotic iris with narrow grass like leaves and blue violet flowers on branched stems.

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Exotic: Leucanthemum sp

Description: A clump-forming exotic perennial with huge yellow centred white flowers. Cut flower. Butterflies. Waterwise

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Exotic: Trifolium ochroleucum

Description: A creeping perennial with grey green leaves and scented pom-pom like flowers that attract bees.

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Farfugium aureo-maculata

Description: Clump forming exotic perennial with glossy yellow-spotted round leaves. Yellow daisy like flowers in autumn.

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Farfugium japonicum - Argenteum

Description: Very rare, difficult to propagate exotic perennial. Huge kidney shaped dark green leaves with white splashes. Yellow daisy like flowers in autumn.

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Geranium - Russel Pritchard

Description: A clump forming exotic perennial with mat forming lobed silver grey foliage. Vivid pink cup like flowers all season. Bees. Cut back hard after flowering.

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Geranium dalmaticum

Description: A mat-forming exotic perennial with rosettes of basal leaves. Long stalked mauve flowers. Nice.

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Geranium Mavis Simpson

Description: A water wise clump forming perennial with brilliant blue flowers. Cut back foliage after flowering.

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Geranium phaeum

Description: A rounded self seeding perennial with upright stems of dusky purple flowers in spring. Cut back after flowering to keep neat.

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Hedychium coronarium

Description: Sterile form of an exotic ginger. Upright canes, lance shaped leaves and spikes of orange flowers. Sterile form

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Hedychium greenii

Description: A clump forming rhizomatous exotic ginger with reddish purple stems and undersides of leaves with dark green upper leaves. Bright red / orange butterfly-like flowers. It produces small plantlets on the flowerheads which are easily propagated.

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Impatiens namachabarwensis

Description: Self seeding exotic impatiens. Multi branched with bright green serrated leaves. Beautiful sapphire blue flowers. Could be an annual in SA? Needs special care.

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Impatiens tinctoria

Description: A rare tuberous African perennial with ovate lined serrated leaves and fragrant white flowers.

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Justicia fulvicoma

Description: A soft rounded exotic perennial with arching shoots and downy leaves. Elongated bract with red flowers in autumn. Stunning

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Justicia rizzinii

Description: A compact perennial with a rounded shape, small leaves and yellow tipped red flowers. It also grows in deep shade.

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Libertia formosa

Description: A clump forming exotic perennial with a basal fan of spiky sword like leaves. Spikes of white bowl shaped flowers in summer. Cut back hard in early spring.

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Lobelia Purple Showers

Description: An upright exotic bog perennial. Clump forming with tapered leaves and spikes of purple flowers in summer. Cut flower.

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Lychnis flos cuculi

Description: A mat-forming exotic perennial with rosette forming lanceolate leaves and narrow petaled pink flowers. Lovely in a woodland garden.

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Lysimachia ciliata

Description: A spreading exotic perennial with lance shaped dark marooon leaves. Sprays of open yellow flowers in summer.

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Malvastrum lateritium

Description: A new gorgeous exotic groundcover with lobed mid green leaves. Yellow centred peach flowers in summer

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Neomarica caerulea

Description: Large rhizomatous perennial with brown centred scented dark blue flowers. Use in mixed border or as accent plant.

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Oenothera fruticosa - Sundrops

Description: A wonderful clumpforning ground cover with lance shaped dark green leaves and cup shaped deep yellow flowers in early spring. I plant and then split in April for the next seasons sales! Gorgeous.

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Penstemon digitalis - Huskers red

Description: A superb perennial with lance shaped toothed ruby leaves, black stems and cream tubular pink flowers. Bees birds butterflies

Persicaria - Red Dragon

Description: A spreading clump forming perennial with lovely variegated leaves with dark chevron markings and sprays of white flowers.

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Phlomis lanata

Description: A compact Mediterranean shrublet with woolly crinkly grey green leaves and whorls of yellow flowers. Waterwise.

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Phlox paniculata

Description: A night scented, self seeding upright perennial with panicles of flowers in summer. Attracts birds and bees. One of the best.

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Pilea pepperomioides

Description: A creeping exotic perennial with leathery disc-shaped glossy leaves. Small white flowers in spring. Indoor plant. It seems to be on the "must have" list, folklore?

Polygonatum biflorum

Description: A very rare rhizomatous perennial with arching stems, lance shaped leaves and greenish white flowers. Wonderful for a woodland setting.

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Potentilla nepalensis - Melton fire

Description: Low growing, clump forming perennial with lobed dark green leaves. Five petalled red flowers in summer. Plants small

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Rudbeckia fulgida - Goldstrum

Description: A low growing perennial with dark green ovate rough basal leaves and golden daisy like flowers.

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Rudbeckia lacinata - Goldquelle

Description: A striking exotic perennial with uprights stems, lobed leaves and double yellow flowers.

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Rudbeckia lacinata - Herbstsonne

Description: Upright rhizamotous perennial with deeply lobed basal leaves. Daisy like yellow flowers from sum - aut. Butterflies

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Ruellia brittoniana

Description: A multi stemmed exotic perennial with dark green leaves on fleshy purple stems. Sprays of purple petunia like flowers from October to April. This one is not invasive!

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Ruellia brittoniana pink

Description: A NEW soft stemmed perennial with lance shaped dark green leaves and funnel shaped pink flowers.

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Ruellia graecizans

Description: A self seeding perennial with narrow bright green leaves and tubular red flowers. Likes acid soil.

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Salvia - Mystic spires

Description: A compact bushy exotic perennial with emerald green leaves and spikes of purple flowers all season. Cut flower. Plant en masse.

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Scabiosa x columbarian - Blue note

Description: Clump forming hybrid perennial with rosettes of deeply lobed leaves. LARGE blue pom pom flowers. Butterflies

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Sedum mexicanum - Lemon ball

Description: A tough spreading exotic ground cover with soft linear foliage. Bright yellow star shaped flowers in late spring. Container!

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Sedum spectabile

Description: A clump forming perennial with star shaped flowers and green stems with scalloped grey green leaves. Attracts butterflies.

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Sedum tetractinum

Description: Cascading exotic groundcover with fleshy rounded leaves which bronze in winter. Small daisy like flowers in summer.

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Sisyrinchium fasicultum - E.K. Balls

Description: A tough tufted exotic perennial with narrow leaves and star shaped purple flowers in summer. Waterwise.

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Solidago - Golden baby

Description: A dwarf form of perennial with lance shaped leaves. Spikes of featherly bright yellow flowers.

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Sphaeralcea Newleaze Coral

Description: An upright exotic perennial with soft grey green leaves. Spikes of cup-shaped coral flowers all season. Likes it hot! May need staking.

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Stokesia laevis

Description: A mound shaped clump forming perennial with dark leathery leaves and frilly daisy-like flowers that attract butterflies and bees.

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Stokesia laevis white

Description: A mound shaped clump forming perennial with dark leathery leaves and frilly daisy-like flowers that attract butterflies and bees.

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Strobilanthes attenuata

Description: A spreading rounded perennial with heart shaped furry lime green leaves. Hooded violet flowers in summer. Lovely

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Symphytum tauricum

Description: Clump forming exotic perennial, tuberous roots, oblong green leaves, tubular white flowers.

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Thalictrum delavayi

Description: A clump forming perennial with lovely greyish green fern-like foliage and clusters of pendulous lilac flowers.

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Tradescantia - Blushing Bride

Description: A trailing ground cover with striking green, cream, purple tipped strap like leaves. The colour differentiation more prominent in winter. Cut back to get more differentiation.

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Tradescantia virginiana

Description: A tough low growing perennial with fleshy strap like leaves and heads of three petalled flowers all season.

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Tricyrtis - Gilt Edge

Description: A shorter form of the rhizomatous toad lily. It has white edged leaves and white orchid like flowers with purple spots. Multiplies well. The foliage is beautiful for deep shade areas. I cut mine back regularly.

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Tricyrtis formosana

Description: An clump forming rhizomatous perennial with spotted lance shaped leaves. Star shaped orchid like lilac flowers in autumn. Gorgeous.

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Tweedia caerulea

Description: A gorgeous exotic perennial with green felted leaves. Fragrant five petalled true blue flowers in spring. Not an easy-to-grow plant

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Veronica spicata

Description: A clump forming bushy perennial with long toothed green leaves and slender blue flower spikes. Flowers for a long time and a must have for any sunny border. Butterflies.

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Zingiber zerumbeet

Description: A clump forming exotic perennial with long narrow leaves develop on rhizome. Pine cone type flowers in summer. Medicinal

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