Exotics & Ornamentals
You've got the urge for something exotic? We feel you. From Asia to the Americas we stock a bedazzling array of trees, shrubs, climbers, hedges - just about anything your exotic heart desires. If we don't have it. Please ask.
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Buxus microphylla Koreana - shaped into a topiary ball - features dense, attractive bright green foliage that often develops bronze tones during winter. Buxus Koreana is an excellent choice for trimming into a low hedge, using in borders, planting around outdoor living areas, mass planting either as a groundcover or on a bank, or simply growing in a container. It is always best to cut them back after the new growth has sprouted.
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. Tolerant of cool climates, coastal conditions and frost.
Size: Height 0.6m x width 1m
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. Tolerant of cool climates, coastal conditions and frost.
Size: Height 0.6m x width 1m
Apricot Trevatt is a classic heirloom variety, ideal for home orchards and backyard gardens. It produces large, rounded fruit with firm, deep apricot-coloured skin and sweet, aromatic orange flesh bursting with rich flavour. Ripening in the early to mid-season, this self-pollinating variety is perfect for enjoying fresh from the tree or for drying, preserving, and canning. A reliable and productive tree, Trevatt is prized for its exceptional fruit quality and dependable harvests.
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun for optimal fruiting. Frost and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 3m
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow Queen is a sought-after cultivar of the Lawson Cypress, prized for its rounded, evergreen foliage. Its loose, fan-shaped sprays exhibit a mesmerizing blend of blue-green hues, accentuated by delicate brushes of white, particularly prominent in partial shade. The foliage takes on golden tones in sunlight, adding to its visual appeal. This large shrub grows approximately 30 cm per year, gradually forming a broadly conical shape, reaching a majestic height of up to 25 feet with a width of 15 feet. Snow Queen creates a striking contrast against green backgrounds, lending an air of elegance and sophistication to any garden landscape.
Soil: Thrives in well-drained soil.
Conditions: Prefers full sun to partial shade; thrives once established. Drought tolerant.
Size: Height 7.8 m x width 4.5m after ten years of growth.
Soil: Thrives in well-drained soil.
Conditions: Prefers full sun to partial shade; thrives once established. Drought tolerant.
Size: Height 7.8 m x width 4.5m after ten years of growth.
Cedrus deodara Feelin' Blue is a neat, weeping dwarf cedar with lovely bright blue needles and a low spreading habit with arching branches. Its low profile growth makes this creeping shrub a perfect ground cover on banks and slopes or cascading off raised planter edges and retaining walls. A truly eye-catching candidate planted in well-chosen, elegant Asian containers.
Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of hot and humid summers. Drought tolerant once established.
Size: Height 0.5m x width 1.5m
Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of hot and humid summers. Drought tolerant once established.
Size: Height 0.5m x width 1.5m
Camellia lutchuensis is an evergreen shrub that produces masses of sweetly fragrant, single, white flowers from winter through spring. These tiny blooms with their white petals and golden stamens contrast well with the glossy, dark green foliage. Camellia lutchuensis is grown as specimen, clipped into a hedge, added to a mixed planting, used in cottage or “white” gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or used as a backdrop for smaller plants.
Soil: Moist, rich in humus and well-drained soil.
Conditions: Semi-shade. Will grow Australia-wide and is tolerant of both heat and light frost, but may need protection in extreme situations.
Size: Height 2m x width 1.5m
Soil: Moist, rich in humus and well-drained soil.
Conditions: Semi-shade. Will grow Australia-wide and is tolerant of both heat and light frost, but may need protection in extreme situations.
Size: Height 2m x width 1.5m
Azalea indica Mrs Kint is a hardy shrub with a compact, upright, spreading habit. Coral pink flowers with a white edge adorn the evergreen plant in spring, providing a beautiful contrast to the deep green foliage. Mrs Kint is ideal for pots in a shady patio, garden bed or as a carpet underneath large trees. Mulch and prune after flowering.
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil.
Conditions: Plant in a sheltered, part shade or morning sun position. Frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1m x width 0.6m
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil.
Conditions: Plant in a sheltered, part shade or morning sun position. Frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1m x width 0.6m
Acer palmatum Oto Hime is a charming deciduous tree known for its compact size and elegant foliage. This variety features deeply lobed, green leaves that turn vibrant shades of red and orange in autumn, adding seasonal colour and beauty. Ideal for garden borders, small landscapes, or container planting, it provides both sophistication and a refined presence with its neat, upright growth habit. Oto Hime benefits from regular watering to maintain its health and vivid hues.
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade.
Size: Height 1.5-2m x width 1.5-2m
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade.
Size: Height 1.5-2m x width 1.5-2m
One of the more fascinating Japanese maples, Acer Palmatum Dissectum Germaines Gyration, with its natural twisting growth habit, makes an outstanding small specimen tree. It is the twisting or spiralling growth habit that makes this such a good feature tree. The foliage is light green from spring through summer, turning to shades of yellow to orange in autumn. Germaines Gyration can be used in the garden border as part of mixed planting and is suited to growing in containers in its formative stages although due to the eventual spread, the garden is the place for this maple.
Soil: Dig over the soil well before planting, add some well-rotted compost and some aged cow manure. Plant and stake, water in well with a liquid seaweed fertiliser and mulch with a fine pine bark mulch.
Conditions: Full sun and will benefit from afternoon shade in warmer climates
Size: Height 3-4m x width 4-5m
Soil: Dig over the soil well before planting, add some well-rotted compost and some aged cow manure. Plant and stake, water in well with a liquid seaweed fertiliser and mulch with a fine pine bark mulch.
Conditions: Full sun and will benefit from afternoon shade in warmer climates
Size: Height 3-4m x width 4-5m
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