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Abelia
• Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae).
• These are shrubs from Mexico & E Asia. Abelia floribunda produces
abundant cerise-coloured flowers, and Abelia x grandiflora produces whitish fragrant
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Drimys
• Family Winteraceae.
• Drimys winteri, “Winter’s Bark”, from Chile, is named after
Captain Winter one of Sir Francis Drake’s officers, who found the bark very
effective against scurvy. It is an evergreen tree with fragrant creamy-white
flowers.
• Drimys lanceolata, “Pepper tree”, comes from Australia. It is
an aromatic shrub—its dried fruits have been used as a pepper substitute. |
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Libertia
• Iris family (Iridaceae).
• Libertia grandiflora from New Zealand is an evergreen perennial with white
triangular flowers. |
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Eucryphia
• Eucryphia family (Eucryphiaceae).
• Highly ornamental trees & shrubs with large showy white flowers from
Chile and Australia. |
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Candelabra
Primula
• Primrose family (Primulaceae).
• These tall moisture-loving primulas with whorls of red or yellow flowers
come from China and the Himalayas, and light up the Water Garden in early summer.
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Pieris
• Heather family (Ericaceae).
• These are highly ornamental, dense-growing evergreen shrubs with flowers
resembling Lily-of-the-Valley.
•Pieris formosa from the Himalayas has spectacular scarlet-tinged new leaves,
and we have one unidentified Pieris which is extremely fragrant. |
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Zantedeschia
• Arum family (Araceae).
• Zantedeschia aethiopica comes from South Africa and its spectacular large
white trumpet flowers & glossy green leaves make a magnificent display in
the Water Garden & other damp places in early summer. Zantedeschia ‘Green Goddess’ is
an unusual variety with green & white flowers. |
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Salvia
• Mint family (Labiatae).
• These popular garden plants are often aromatic. Salvia confertifolia from
Brazil has whorls of beautiful deep-red flowers, and Salvia rutilans has pineapple
scented leaves. |
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Prostanthera
• Mint family (Labiatae).
• Prostanthera, the Australian Mint Bush, has showy flowers and very aromatic
leaves. |
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