Eucalyptus silver dollar

Common name: Eucalyptus silver dollarBotanical name: Eucalyptus polyanthemosFlower buds appear in groups of 3 to 7 and have small conical caps. The white flowers appear between September and January (early spring to mid summer) in the species native range, followed by pear-shaped fruits which are 4 to 7 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide and have enclosed valves.

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Eucalyptus seeded

Eucalyptus seededCommon name: Eucalyptus seededBotanical name: EucalyptusThe most readily recognisable characteristics of Eucalyptus species are its distinctive flowers and fruit (capsule). Flowers have numerous fluffy stamens which may be white, cream, yellow, pink or red; in bud the stamens are enclosed in a cap known as an operculum which is composed of the fused sepals or petals or both. Thus flowers have no p

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Fernleaf Yarrow

Fernleaf YarrowCommon name: Fernleaf YarrowBotanical name: Achillea filipendulinAchillea filipendulina (Fernleaf Yarrow) is an ornamental plant in the Asteraceae family. This plant grows 4ft. high, and the foliage, though fern-like, has an untidy appearance, from the irregular way in which it is disposed. It is herbaceous, and comes from the Caucasus. The flowers are somewhat singular, arranged in corymbs of a m

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Foxtail fern

Foxtail fernCommon name: Foxtail fernBotanical name: Asparagus densiflorus MeyeriAsparagus meyeri is an evergreen arching perennial that has feathery, needle-like, stems. Foxtail Fern is often thought of as a fern but really it is not a true fern, i.e. it produces seeds rather than spores. This "Fern" is however related to the vegetable Asparagus which also has fern-like foliage. Foxtail Fern is very similar

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Freesia

FreesiaCommon name: FreesiaBotanical name: Freesia hybridFreesias are very popular garden plants, grown for their often strongly scented flowers. The most commonly cultivated species is F. refracta, which was crossed with F. leichtlinii in the 19th century. Numerous cultivars have been bred from these species and the pink- and yellow-flowered forms of F. corymbosa. Modern tetraploid cultivars have flower

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Feverfew

FeverfewCommon name: FeverfewBotanical name: Matricaria capensisSprays of button-like gold, white, and yellow flowers appear on branching but compact plants 8 to 30 inches tall. A member of the chrysanthemum family, feverfew resembles some of the perennial mums; flowers can be single or double. Foliage is generally feathery with a tangy fragrance. 'False chamomile' is another common name. Good varieties i

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Flax New Zealand

 Flax New ZealandCommon name: Flax New ZealandBotanical name: Phormium tenaxNew Zealand flax describes common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium cookianum, known by the Maori names harakeke and wharariki respectively. They are quite distinct from the Northern Hemisphere plant known as flax. New Zealand flax produces long leaf fibres that have played an important role in the culture, history,

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Candytuft

Common name: CandytuftBotanical name: Iberis sempervirensInflorescences that blanket the plant in early April are composed of many white flowers, each with four petals (with the lower two petals much larger and opening first, for a "rabbit ears" appearance).

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Casa Blanca

 Casa BlancaCommon name: Casa BlancaBotanical name: Iris hybridIris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers which takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, Iris is also very widely used as a common name and refers to all Iris species as well as some cl

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