ALOE VERA-- the bright poker-like flowers of this aloe brighten late Autumn and early Winter  until the first heavy frost.     out of stock

 CHASMANTHE   This grows only too easilyand needs to be placed where it won't matter if it takes over -- a weed with bright Winter flowers.

EOMECON-A shade loving plant with attractive round leaves it is not a prolific flowerer but when they appear the pure white blooms catch the eye

EURYOPS VIRGINEUS  A shrub that continued in flower when all else was blackened by a heavy frost

FRESIA LARGE HYBRIDSThese will flower during the Winter if planted early in January-some protection from heavy frosts is desirable

HEBE--A small collection of those that flowered for me in July.See more of Hebes in my page of N.Z. plants

 INULA HOOKERII These Autumn flowering daisies continued in bloom well into the Winter .I find their fluffy buds useful in floral arrangements.

LEONOTIS LEONORAThis shrub is another Autumn bloomer that keeps on well into the Winter.It needs cutting back in Spring if the frost hasn't done it

LOBELIA LAXIFLORA   My clump of this is rarely with out flowers though at present it would benefit from being thinned out a bit.

PARAHEBEThis small plant flowers off and on all year-Another of our N.Z. treasures it is also available in pink or blue.

TAGETES LEMONII

This is a small shrub with flowers like the French Marigold

 PHLOMIS FRUCTICOSA       This is not as attractive as some of theother Phlomis varieties but it flowers bravely through    July and August and beyond

 SALVIA LEUCANTHA          An Autumn flowerer that continues well into the Winter --good for picking too.

 SELAGO    A small shrub this flowered through late Winter and Spring this year Some years it has had a much longer season.