Garden Terrace Nursery Plant Guide

Perennials

Botanical Name: Acanthus Mollis
Common Name: Wild Rhubarb / Bear's Breeches
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White and purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Semi-shade to shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) : 0.9

Botanical Name: Agapanthus Africanus
Common Name: Dwarf Agapanthus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue and white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Semi-shade to sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies, Cut flower
Height (m) : 0.6
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Agapanthus Inapertus
Common Name: Drooping Agapanthus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower, Attracts butterflies & birds
Height (m) : 0.5 - 1.5
Spread (m) : 0.5

Botanical Name: Agapanthus Praecox Sub sp. Orientalis
Common Name: Common Agapanthus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue and white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to light shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies, Cut Flower
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) : 0.75

Botanical Name: Agave Attenuata
Common Name: Century Plant
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Creamy-yellow
Foliage Colour : Grey-green with yellow margins
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 2.0
Spread (m) : 2.5

Botanical Name: Ajuga Reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Common Name: Bugle
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Copper purple
Best Season : Spring to early Summer
Light : Semi-shade to shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.1 to 0.2
Spread (m) : 0.3

Botanical Name: Ajuga Reptans
Common Name: Bugle
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Variegated
Best Season : Spring to early Summer
Light : Semi-shade to shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.1 to 0.2
Spread (m) : 0.3

Botanical Name: Allium Tuberosum
Common Name: Garlic Chives
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen or Deciduous
Plant Type : Perennial Herb
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Attracts bees
Height (m) : 0.15 - 0.30
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Alocasia Species
Common Name: Elephant's Ear Plant
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Use : Indoors or outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Cream or white to green
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Alstroemeria Hybrids
Common Name: Peruvian/Inca Lily
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Grey green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : 0.75
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Alternanthera Ficoidea
Common Name: Alternanthera
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour : Orange scarlet
Foliage Colour : Brown, copper, yellow, green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .10 - .25
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Anchusa Azurea
Common Name: Anchusa
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Grey green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : .50

Botanical Name: Anchusa Capensis
Common Name: Cape Forget-Me-Not
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous :
Plant Type : Perennial herb
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Autumn and spring
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : .60
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Anigozanthos Flavidus
Common Name: Kangaroo Paw
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow, green, red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1.2
Spread (m) : .45

Botanical Name: Anthemis Tinctoria
Common Name: Golden Marguerite
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring, summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes : Fragrant leaves
Height (m) : .40
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Aponogeton Distachyos
Common Name: Waterblommetjie \ Water Hawthorn \ Cape Pond Weed
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial water plant
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter and early spring
Light : Sun to light shade
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1 - 2
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Aquilegia Sp.
Common Name: Columbine
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Blue green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.6
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Aristea Ecklonii
Common Name: Blue Stars
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring and summer
Light : Semi shade
Hardiness :
Attributes :
Height (m) : .45
Spread (m) : .45

Botanical Name: Aristea Major
Common Name: Aristea
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring and summer
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts friendly insects
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) : 1

Botanical Name: Armeria Maritima
Common Name: Thrift
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring, Summer, Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1 - 1.2
Spread (m) : 1

Botanical Name: Artemisia Abrotanum
Common Name: Southernwood
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Grey/green
Best Season : Summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :Aromatic Foliage
Height (m) : 0.60 - 1.2
Spread (m) : 0.60 - 1.0

Botanical Name: Aspidistra Elatior
Common Name: Cast-Iron Plant
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Use : Indoors and outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Cream
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Semi-shade to shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : 0.5
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Aster Novi-Belgii
Common Name: Michaelmas Daisy
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) :
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Bellis Perennis
Common Name: English Daisy or Bachelors Button
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial - usually grown as bi-ennial or annual
Flower Colour : Pink and white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Late Winter to late Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.15
Spread (m) : 0.15

Botanical Name: Bergenia Cordifolia
Common Name: Bergenia
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Rose red to dark pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.60
Spread (m) : 0.75

Botanical Name: Bulbine Alooides
Common Name: Bulbine Alooides
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial bulb
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Autumn to Winter
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.3
Spread (m) : 0.15

Botanical Name: Bulbine Frutescens
Common Name: Stalked Bulbine
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow or Orange
Foliage Colour : Blue green
Best Season : Spring to Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Water wise, Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.40
Spread (m) : 0.40

Botanical Name: Calathea Makoyana (Marantha Makoyana)
Common Name: Peacock Plant
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Use : Outdoors and Indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White and purple
Foliage Colour : Green above with purple tinged undersides
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.45
Spread (m) : 0.22

Botanical Name: Campanula Species
Common Name: Bellflower
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennials
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun or semi shade
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes : Wind resistant
Height (m) : Up to 1.0m
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Centranthus Ruber
Common Name: Valerian
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White, pale rose pink or dark crimson red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Late Spring to late Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Fragrant
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : 1

Botanical Name: Cerastium Tomentosum
Common Name: Snow-in-Summer
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Silver grey
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .10
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Clivia Miniata Hybrids
Common Name: Bush Lily \ Fire Lily
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Orange, red, yellow and shades thereof
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring to early Summer
Light : Semi-shade to sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.75
Spread (m) : 0.75

Botanical Name: Convallaria Majalis
Common Name: Lily-of-the Valley
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Semi-shade to shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Fragrant
Height (m) : 0.23
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Convolvulus Cneorum
Common Name: Silver Convolvulus \ Silver Bush
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Silver green
Best Season : Late Spring to Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.6
Spread (m) : 0.9

Botanical Name: Convolvulus Sabatius (C. Mauritanicus)
Common Name: Ground Convolvulus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pale to lavender blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to early Autumn
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.15
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Coreopsis Verticillata
Common Name: Tickseed
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Early Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 0.60
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Crassula Perfoliata
Common Name: Sickle Crassula
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Scarlet red
Foliage Colour : Grey green
Best Season : Late Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Fragrant, water wise, attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.3
Spread (m) : 0.3

Botanical Name: Crocosmia Masonorum (Masoniorum) Hybrids
Common Name: Montbretia
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial bulb
Flower Colour : Orange to red, and yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Mid to late Summer
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 1.2
Spread (m) : 0.08

Botanical Name: Cyclamen Persicum Hybrids
Common Name: Florist's Cyclamen
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Use : Outdoors and Indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White, pink, mauve or red
Foliage Colour : Green with light and dark patterns
Best Season : Winter
Light : Shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.20 - 0.25
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Cymbopogon Citratus
Common Name: Lemon Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Blue green
Best Season : Summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) : 0.90

Botanical Name: Cyperus Alternifolius
Common Name: Umbrella Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial water plant
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All year
Light : Semi shade
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : 1.2

Botanical Name: Cyperus Papyrus
Common Name: Papyrus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Brown
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun or partial-shade
Hardiness : Frost hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 2.5
Spread (m) : 0.6 - 1.2

Botanical Name: Delphinium Hybrids
Common Name: Delphinium Hybrids
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Various shades of blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) :
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Dianella Revoluta
Common Name: Flax Lily
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green with yellow stripes
Best Season : Spring to Summer
Light : Sun or shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.5 - 1.0
Spread (m) : 0.5

Botanical Name: Dianella Tasmanica 'Variegata'
Common Name: Dianella, Variegated
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Purple-blue
Foliage Colour : Green with yellow-cream margins
Best Season : Spring to Summer
Light : Sun or shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.5 - 1.0
Spread (m) : 0.5

Botanical Name: Diascia Barbarae
Common Name: Diascia
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : .40

Botanical Name: Diascia Integerrima
Common Name: Diascia
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : .40

Botanical Name: Dichondra Repens
Common Name: Wonderlawn
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes : Groundcover
Height (m) : 0.05
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Dietes Bicolor
Common Name: Yellow Wild Iris
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pale to deep yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : 1

Botanical Name: Dietes Grandiflora
Common Name: Wild Iris
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : 1

Botanical Name: Duchesnea Indica
Common Name: Wild Strawberry
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Red berries
Height (m) : .05 -.08
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Duchesnea Indica
Common Name: Wild Strawberry
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