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Conostylis candicans dwarf “Silver Sunrise”
Dwarf clumping perennial. Grows to 20 cm H x 30 cm W. Flowers late Winter through Spring. Plant for borders or mass planting.
Conostylis setigera “Lemon Lights”
Dwarf clumping perennial. Grows up to 1M wide. Flowers late Autumn through to Spring. Plant for borders or mass planting.
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Philotheca “Star Struck”
A cross between two highly durable Philotheca's. Grows to 80 cm H x 100 cm W. flowers prolifically from July to October. Outstanding pink buds open to pale pink flowers then fade to white. Excellent planted en mass or as a specimen plant.
Four Seasons in the Tarrawood Garden
PLANTS FLOWERING MID SPRING 2011
Spring is always the peak flowering time in our garden. This year the weather has been kinder than many of the previous dry years. In fact, the weather may have returned to the pre-1970's pattern of wetter more humid times. This has meant some of the WA desert type plants have struggled while other WA plants such as the Conostylis genus have proved their ability to adapt and their versatility.
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This year the wildlife has been more evident as well. Being in the bush we see lots of birds and animals, in fact we consider the little birds do some of our most valuable pest control. This Spring, New Holland Honeyeaters made their nest in a Grevillea plant in a 200 mm pot, in one of the production rows.
In keeping with the numerous other birds here, they were not fazed by staff working around the nest or even having to move the plant, as rows were blocked up. The parents continued to feed the two chicks till they were ready to leave the nest while people worked around them.
The other interesting visitor this spring was this tiny tortoise, which was a bit bigger than a fifty cent piece, which turned up in one of the sheds, obviously lost. There are numerous dams and soaks around the nursery so it was promptly photographed and returned to the nearest dam.
