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Callistemon citrinus ‘Splendens’: Wonderfully showy bottle brush growing in the border to the south of the front range. Multiple red filaments encircle the base of the current season’s…
Echinacea tennesseensis to the N.E. of the yurt. Hairy stems hold a spidery flower head of washed out pink petals, to 1m. N.America Mahonia eutriphylla, Mexico. Terminal clusters…
Iris setosa: Planted in the border to the west of the pond. Perfect buds open deep velvet purple, fades to a lighter shade with a narrow band of…
Asteranthera ovata: This member of Gesneriaceae is one of the few hardy species. It grows most sucessfully when in constant humid moisture. Seen in the rock garden, clinging…
Primula bulleyana: a bright spectrum of colours yellow – orange – red, on the bottom edge of the Chinese hillside. Behind these is P. poissonii, the long elegant…
Geranium pilostemum: collected by Balls in 1933, E. Turkey, N.Iran, Caucasus. Forms a robust clump to 1.5, mauve flowers Picea purpurea: pendulous purple cones. Himalayas and W.China Abies…