Exotics & Ornamentals

Duranta Sheena’s Gold is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub prized for its brilliant golden-yellow foliage, which holds its colour beautifully throughout the year. With a dense, upright habit and naturally bushy form, it creates striking contrast and structure in any garden. In the warmer months, delicate clusters of pale lavender-blue flowers may appear, adding a soft and elegant seasonal highlight. Perfect for tropical, formal, or contemporary landscapes, Sheena’s Gold is highly versatile. It can be clipped into a tidy hedge, used for borders or mass plantings, shaped as a standard, featured in mixed garden beds, or grown in containers to provide a vibrant splash of colour around outdoor living areas.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Plant in full sun for best colour. Drought and coastal tolerant. Frost tender.
Size: Height 1.5-2m x width 1.5-2m

A cold-hardy deciduous citrus shrub, Flying Dragon is as ornamental as it is practical. This distinctive dwarf form features curving, contorted stems and dramatic twisted thorns — making it ideal for use as a striking specimen plant or an impenetrable security hedge. In spring, it bears small, lightly scented white blossoms, followed by fuzzy, orange-yellow fruit about the size of a ping pong ball. The fruit is filled with seeds and yields around 20% juice. Though the juice is sour, it makes an excellent flavouring, while the peel — bitter yet aromatic — is prized for marmalades and candied peel. Rich in natural pectin, it requires no added gelling agent for jellies. Even small trees can produce hundreds of fruit each season. Its trifoliate green leaves turn a brilliant orange in autumn before dropping to reveal the sculptural, twisted branches that make this tree so unique. The slow-growing Flying Dragon is ideal as a security barrier or privacy hedge, ornamental feature tree, bonsai subject or garden accent. Prune hard to maintain hedge height and density, or selectively prune to showcase its striking, contorted stems.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Cold tolerant as it will survive extended periods of snow. Heat and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 4m x width 3m

A graceful, medium-to-large tree with a naturally pendulous habit, the Mexican Weeping Pine is admired for its long, fine, supple needles and beautiful, textured bark. Mature specimens develop a straight trunk with deeply fissured, reddish-brown bark, lending a rustic, wild charm to the landscape. Its elegant, weeping foliage, interesting cones, and rich red bark make it one of the truly great pines. Growing up to 30 metres tall, it forms a spreading crown that provides soft shade in warm climates. The flowers are inconspicuous, but the large cones that follow add further ornamental appeal. This long-lived tree makes an excellent specimen for larger gardens and parks, or a stately barrier tree on spacious properties.

Soil: Thrives in a wide range of well-drained soils. Mulch to maintain a cool, moist root zone.
Conditions: Full sun. Both drought and frost-tolerant.
Size: Height 30m x width 15-25m

Acer palmatum dissectum Orangeola is a stunning weeping Japanese Maple, prized for its lacy, deeply dissected foliage that transforms through the seasons—from rich orange-red in spring to deep green in summer, finishing with a fiery display of crimson and orange in autumn. Its elegant, cascading form makes it an excellent feature tree for gardens, courtyards, or large containers. 

Soil: Well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil.
Conditions: Part shade to full sun. Shelter from hot winds
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2.5m