Other Ornamentals

This hardy perennial with fern like mid green leaves, has bi-coloured flowers at the end of long stems that make excellent cut flowers. Excellent wild flower or for cottage gardens, especially when planted en masse. [more ...]

This summer perennial is so named because its buds swell up like a balloon before opening. [more ...]

This is a large genus of plants growing on the forrest floor. Tuberous begonias are grown for their showy flowers but most of the other are grown for their attractive foliage. [more ...]

The unusual looking flowers of this South African perennial earned it the name Bird of Paradise. [more ...]

This annual from California produces brightly coloured cup-shapped flowers in the spring. The flowers only open in full sun. [more ...]

Campanula is a varied genus of annual, biennial and perennial plants. Most have bell or turbular flowers with 5 petals. [more ...]

Streptocarpus is a large genus of plants, found in South Africa. The rosette forming perennial species are the parents of the modern day hybrids. [more ...]

This annual produces lots of flowers at the end of tall stems. The buds and young flowers are dark pink, fading to almost white as the flower ages. [more ...]

Deciduous perennial that produces fragrant, delicate, white, bell shaped flowers in the spring. [more ...]

A large perennial from Japan, this crinum grows bunches of white spidery flowers. [more ...]

This dainty short lived wetland perennial produces masses of flowers in the Spring. The flowers can be pink, blue or white. [more ...]

In the Spring, Foxglove grows a tall spike, with bell shapped flowers that have markings to guide landing bees. [more ...]

This relative of the strawberry flowers all year long. The yellow flowers are produced in a short racemes from the crown. It is a very good ground cover, with time spreading to a large area, but is not overly invasive. [more ...]

This half-hardy aromatic biennial with deeply cut snowflake shapped leaves is the largest geranium. In spring, the flower head grows to 150cm tall and 80 cm across, with hundreds of pinky-purple flowers. [more ...]

This arum grows the world's largest undivided leaf, up to 3 metres in length, and the stems grow to 2 metres. Cream coloured flowers appear in the Summer, followed by green "fruits" with bright red berries. [more ...]

Linaria is group of annuals and perennials related to snapdragons and have flowers with the characteristic snapdragon spur. [more ...]

This trailing indoor plant is so named because when its flower bud is growing out of the bract, it looks like a lipstick being pushed out of its case. An easy to grow indoor plant, the succulent leaves store water and the plant can withstand drying out. [more ...]

A large genus of small and giant annuals and perennials. Commonly grown are bedding lobelia and the cardinal flower. [more ...]

Russell lupins is a perennial bred by George Russell for colour. Tall stately spikes of bi-coloured flowers appear in the spring. [more ...]

An annual that produces masses of flowers in many different colours. [more ...]

Pelargonium is a genus of shrubby plants that is grown for their scented leaves. Zonal pelargoniums are grown for their flowers and have been bred to produce different forms and colours. [more ...]

This easy to grow plant requires minimal maintenance. The tubular flowers are normally white, blue, violet, purple, pink, magenta, red and very rarely, yellow. [more ...]

This soggy ground tolerant annual is ideal for filling in space or as a general ground cover. The flowers are white with a dark yellow centre, and hence the common name. [more ...]

This pretty little perennial has leaves spotted white and is suitable for the darker corners of the garden. From Spring through Summer, it produces small bell-shaped blue flowers that start out as pink buds. [more ...]

This hardy perennial is a favourite of old gardens. Its yellow/orange flower spikes appear in the Spring and Summer and looks like a "red hot poker". [more ...]

Salvia is a large genus of annual and perennial plants belonging to the mint family. Most have fragrant leaves, and a few, such as Sage (Salvia officinalis) and Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) are used as herbs. [more ...]

This hardy perennial is a primitive iris that grows to only 20cm tall. It produces masses of star shapped yellow flowers in late Spring and Summer. [more ...]

Snapdragons are so named because the flowers resemble the face of a dragon and the "mouth" opens and closes as the flower is squeezed. They come in a variety of colours and sizes, from dwarf cultivars, eg. Tom Thumb, to full sized originals. [more ...]

Spathiphyllum is a very easy to grow indoor plant that is also very forgiving. It tolerates very dark conditions, but flowering will decrease. [more ...]

This hardy biennial / short-lived perennial grows as small compact plants, suitable for containers. The white / pink / red bi-coloured flowers appear to cover most of the plant. [more ...]

This carnivorous plant grows in swamps that are poor in nutrients and needs to trap insects for supplemental nitrogen. The insects are caught in a trap (actually a modified leaf) that quickly springs shut when trigger hairs are touched. [more ...]

Verbascum arcturus comes from the island of Crete in the Mediterranean. It grows as a rosette of leaves which sends up a flower spike in the spring. [more ...]

This short lived perennial produces fragrant flowers with yellow, orange, pink, red or purple hues. A very easy to grow hardy plant, it will self seed and is for the border, cottage, or wildflower garden. [more ...]