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Perennials - Continued

Botanical Name: Rudbeckia Hirta
Common Name: Gloriosa Daisy 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Orange yellow
Foliage Colour : Green 
Best Season : Late summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : .40

Botanical Name: Salvia Farinacea 'Victoria'
Common Name: Blue Salvia / Blue Sage

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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 to autumn
Light : Sun 
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : 
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : 0.50

Botanical Name: Salvia Officinalis
Common Name: Sage 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial herb
Flower Colour : Blue to mauve, pink or white
Foliage Colour : Grey
Best Season : Summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Aromatic Foliage
Height (m) : 0.30 - 0.90
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Sanguisorba Minor
Common Name: Salad Burnet \ Pimpernel

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Green to yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.20 - 0.45
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Saponaria Officinalis
Common Name: Soapwort \ Australian Phlox

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :Fragrant
Height (m) : 0.40 - 0.50
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Satureja Montana
Common Name: Winter Savory 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Aromatic Foliage
Height (m) : 0.25 - 0.35
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Scabiosa Columbara 'Butterfly Blue'
Common Name: Wild Scabiosa 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Lilac blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best season : Spring to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.2 - 0.4
Spread (m) : 0.25

Botanical Name: Scabiosa Columbara 'Pink Mist'
Common Name: Wild Scabiosa 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best season : Spring to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.2 - 0.4
Spread (m) : 0.25

Botanical Name: Scaevola Aemula 'Purple Fanfare'
Common Name: Fan Flower 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Purple blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring and summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.3
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Solidago Spp.
Common Name: Golden Rod

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .30 - 1.5
Spread (m) : .50 - 1

Botanical Name: Stachys Aethiopica
Common Name: Stachys

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour : White, mauve
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring, summer, autumn
Light : Semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : .50

Botanical Name: Stachys Byzantina
Common Name: Lamb's Ears

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour : Purple
Foliage Colour : Grey silver
Best Season : Summer
Light : Semi shade to sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Drought resistant 
Height (m) : .20
Spread (m) : .20

Botanical Name: Stokesia Laevis
Common Name: Stoke's Aster

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : White, blue, purple, lilac
Foliage Colour : Green 
Best Season : Spring and summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes : Good cut flowers
Height (m) : .60
Spread (m) : .35

Botanical Name: Sutera Grandiflora
Common Name: Wild Phlox

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Light purple
Foliage Colour : Grey green
Best Season : Spring, summer, autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : .50

Botanical Name: Tanacetum Vulgare Var. Crispum
Common Name: Crisp-leaved Tansy

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Late Summer to Autumn
Light : Sun to light shade
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes : Fragrant foliage
Height (m) : .60
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Tulbaghia Violacea
Common Name: Wild Garlic

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Mauve
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun or semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts insects
Height (m) : .40
Spread (m) : .25

Botanical Name: Vanda Spp.
Common Name: Orchid

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Use : Outdoors / indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Orchid
Flower Colour : Many different colours
Foliage Colour : Green 
Best Season : 
Light : Semi shade 
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes : 
Height (m) : 2
Spread (m) : 0.75

Botanical Name: Verbena Peruviana
Common Name: Verbena 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover 
Flower Colour : White, red, pink, purple, blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun 
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .10  
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical name: Viola Odorata
Common name: Sweet Violet 

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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial groundcover
Flower Colour : Dark blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter to spring
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Fragrant, attracts butterflies
Height (m) : .10 - .15
Spread (m) : .20 - .35

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