LAMBLEY NURSERY
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LAMBLEY NURSERY
LAMBLEY NURSERY SUMMER 2013-2014 Lambley Nursery and Gardens www.lambley.com.au LAMBLEY NURSERY AND GARDENS www.lambley.com.au ORDERING Orders may be placed by phone, fax, post or on-line through our shopping cart facility. The website also has a full catalogue of plants and seeds which we currently stock. Payment may be made using a credit card without opening a PayPal account. Plants from this catalogue may be ordered from late spring throughout the summer months and the start of autumn. PACKING & CHARGES We take a great deal of care in growing, selecting, packing and dispatching our plants, bulbs and seeds. Our policy is to replace items which do not arrive in good condition. If there is a problem please let us know within 24 hours as we will not be able to take responsibility after that time. POSTAGE Free postage for all seed orders of $30 or more $5.50 postage for seed orders under $30 Mixed orders of plants and seeds postage is $11.00. Plant order postage is $11.00. DELIVERY TIME We will get orders out as quickly as possible but we do get a lot in at once so there may be a short delay. Let us know if you need your order delivered by a certain time. NURSERY AND GARDEN OPENING TIMES Open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Lambley Nursery, ‘Burnside’, Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria, 3364 Phone: (03) 5343 4303 Fax: (03) 5343 4257 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lambley.com.au ASCOT is 12km north of the Western freeway, which by-passes Ballarat, on the C287, the Clunes-Maryborough Road, about halfway between Miners Rest and Clunes. This catalogue has been printed using soy based inks on environmentally sustainable paper. Cover: Chrysanthemum ‘Buninyong Bronze’ Back cover: Salvia ‘Greek Skies’ in the Lambley Dry Garden 2 Criss Canning’s Canning’s 2013 Exhibition Exhibition Criss Criss Canning’s 2013 2013 Exhibition Pomegranateand andCrescent CrescentMoon Moon Pomegranate Pomegranate and Crescent Moon Oilon onboard board35.5cm 35.5cmxx28cm 28cm Oil Oil on board 35.5cm x 28cm th Sydney and opens Criss Canning’s Canning’s next next exhibition exhibition is‘Arranging Criss in Sydneyand andReflecting’ opens on is 13in November 2013 at th Criss Canning’s next exhibition ‘Arranging and Reflecting’ is 156 in Sydney and Street, opens 2013 at Savill Galleries, Hargrave on Wednesday 13 November Savill Galleries, 156 Hargrave Street, Paddington, NSW, 2021. Criss would be th on Wednesday 13 November 2013 at Savill Galleries, 156 Hargrave Street, Paddington, NSW, 2021. Exhibition hours are Tuesday to Friday 10-6 & Saturday thrilled if you could join her on opening night but please email the gallery to let them Paddington, NSW,be 2021. Exhibition hours areher Tuesday & Saturday th. to Friday 11-5. ifCriss would if you could on 7opening night 10-6 but please email know you are going.thrilled The show ends on join December The gallery doesn’t need to 11-5. Criss would be thrilled if gallery you could joinifher onare opening night but please email [email protected] to let the know you going. The show ends on be informed ifth. you are going to see the show any other time. [email protected] to let the gallery know if informed you are going. Thegoing showtoends on December 7 .The gallery doesn’t need to be if you are see the th. December .The time. gallery doesn’t need to be informed if you are going to see the show atpaintings any7other Criss’s are more beautiful and more exciting than ever. This show will be show at any other time. her first exhibition in Sydney since 2004. Five years ago more than 40,000 people Criss’s paintings are more beautiful and more than ever. This show willthe be visited Criss’s major retrospective held at exciting the Ballarat Art Gallery and Criss’s paintings are more beautiful and more exciting than ever. This show will be her first exhibition in Sydney since 2004. Five years ago more than 40,000 people Mornington Peninsula Regionalsince Gallery. her first exhibition in Sydney 2004. Five years ago more than 40,000 people visited Criss’s major retrospective held at the Ballarat Art Gallery and the www.savill.com.au visited Criss’s major Regional retrospective held at the Ballarat Art Gallery and the Mornington Peninsula Gallery. 02 9327 8311 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. www.savill.com.au www.savill.com.au 3 Acanthus spinosus Acanthus spinosus Beth Chatto’s Form Acanthus spinosus Beth Chatto’s Form Smaller growing the ubiquitous Beth Chatto’s Formthan Smaller growing than the ubiquitous Acanthus mollis and a more Smaller than athemuch ubiquitous Acanthusgrowing mollis and much more useful and useable with deeply Acanthus andplant a much more useful and mollis useable plant with deeply divided leaves, dark green and glossy, useful useable plant with deeply divided and leaves, dark green and glossy, making a telling dark mound. Oneand metre tall, divided leaves, green glossy, making a telling mound. One metre tall, stiff strong spiresmound. of dusky mauve-pink making a telling One metre tall, stiff strong spires of dusky mauve-pink foxglove-like flowers are produced stiff strong spires of dusky foxglove-like flowers are mauve-pink produced during late spring and are early summer. foxglove-like flowers during late spring and early produced summer. This is late the spring best form ofearly this summer. variable during and This is the best form of this variable plant we know. Sun or light shade. It has This is the best of shade. this variable plant we know. Sunform or light It has become aknow. very important plant in our dry plant we Sun or light shade. It become a very important plant in our has dry garden. 100cm x 100cm. become a very important garden. 100cm x 100cm. plant in our dry $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 garden. 100cm x 100cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’ Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’ Ernst Pagels, the great German Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’ Ernst Pagels, the great German nurseryman who the did much breeding Ernst Pagels, German nurseryman who did great much breeding work on ornamental grasses, took on nurseryman who didgrasses, much breeding work on ornamental took on achilleas at the age of 90 with great work on ornamental took on achilleas at the age grasses, of 90 with great success. The last time I was in England achilleas The at the 90 in with great success. last age time of I was England Pagels’ plants weretime the Istars at the RHS success. The last was in England Pagels’ plants were the stars at the RHS Achillea trials at Wisley. Achillea ‘Walter Pagels’ plants were the stars at the RHS Achillea trials at Wisley. Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’ has fabulous brick red flowers Achillea trials at Wisley.brick Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’ has fabulous red flowers which age to fabulous creamy orange. Neat and Funcke’ has brick red flowers which age to creamy orange. Neat and non spreading this plant, like most other which age to creamy orange. Neatother and non spreading this plant, like most Achilleas, is this tough, sun loving and non spreading plant, like most other Achilleas, is tough, sun loving and drought tolerant. 70cm x 60cm. Achilleas, is tough, loving and drought tolerant. 70cm xsun 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 drought tolerant. 70cm x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Agastache aurantiacus Agastache aurantiacus Apricot Humming Bird Mint Agastache aurantiacus Apricot Humming Bird Mint These mint relatives southern Apricot Humming Bird from Mint the These mint relatives from the southern parts of North America have been a These relatives fromhave the southern parts ofmint North America been a revelation to us and our resident New parts of North been a revelation to us America and our have resident New Holland Honeyeaters during these New last revelation to us and our resident Holland Honeyeaters during these last few droughty years.during Some plants Holland Honeyeaters these last few droughty years. Some plants haven’t been watered for Some three years or few droughty years. plants haven’t been watered for three years or more and have still produced an endless haven’t been for three or more and havewatered still produced anyears endless succession of still spikes of nectar laden, more and have produced an endless succession of spikes of nectar laden, dusky apricotoftubular A patch in succession spikesflowers. of nectar laden, dusky apricot tubular flowers. A patch in our dry climate garden flowers from dusky apricot tubular flowers. A patch in our dry climate garden flowers from early summer untilgarden winter. flowers Sun. 90cm x our dry climate from early summer until winter. Sun. 90cm x 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 early summer until each winter. 90cm x 40cm. $10.00 or Sun. 3 for $27.00 40cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 4 Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum Alliumgraceful carinatum ssp. pulchellum The loose heads of purple Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum The graceful loose heads of Candle purple flowers remind me of the Roman The graceful loose heads of purple flowers remind of the Roman firecrackers weme used to have on Candle bonfire flowers remind me of the Roman Candle firecrackers we used to have on bonfire night. I grow this ornamental onion firecrackers we used to have on bonfire night. I grow this ornamental onion through and low growing night. I Convolvulus grow this ornamental onion through Convolvulus and low growing Geraniums in the dryand garden it through Convolvulus low where growing Geraniums in the dry garden where it increases and dry blooms for where much of Geraniumswell in the garden it increases well and and blooms for much of the summer the early part of increases well and blooms for much of the summer the early partand of autumn. A plantand of Southern Europe the summer and the early part of autumn.itA isplant of Southern Europespot, and Turkey happy in any sunny autumn. A plant of Southern Europe and Turkey it is happy in any sunny spot, drier rather wetter. 30cm x 10cm. Turkey it is than happy in any sunny spot, drier rather than wetter. 30cm x 10cm. Several bulbs per pot. drier rather than wetter. 30cm x 10cm. Several bulbs $9.00 per pot. each or 3 for $24.00 Several bulbs per pot. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Anthemis ‘Sussanah Mitchell’ Anthemis This plant,‘Sussanah a hybrid Mitchell’ between Anthemis Anthemis ‘Sussanah Mitchell’ This plant, a hybrid between Anthemis tinctoria and the grey leaved spring This plant, a hybrid between Anthemis tinctoria and the grey leaved spring flowered A. cupaniana, combines the tinctoria and the grey leaved spring flowered A. cupaniana, combines the good points each. Flattish moundsthe of flowered A. ofcupaniana, combines good points of each. Flattish mounds of greyish fern like leaves are covered in good points of each. Flattish mounds of greyish fern like leaves are daisies covered for in the loveliest creamy lemon greyish fern like leaves are covered in the loveliest creamy lemon daisies for months on creamy end from mid-spring to the loveliest lemon daisies for months Itonmakes end afrom mid-spring to autumn. great display in our months on end from mid-spring to autumn. It makes a great display in our dry garden. A drought autumn. It makes a great tolerant display inplant our dry garden. A full drought tolerant plant growing best in sun. 35cm x 100cm. dry garden. A drought tolerant plant growing best in full sun. 35cm x 100cm. $9.00 each35cm or 3 for $24.00 growing best in full sun. x 100cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ This vigorous silver foliage plant is an Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ This vigorous silver foliage plant is an important element in our double borders This vigorous silver foliage plant is an important element in our double borders where we element have it in planted near borders Aster x important our double where we it planted nearRoyal’. Aster x frikartii andhave Salvia ‘Raspberry where we have it planted near Aster Ax frikartii and Salvia ‘Raspberry Royal’. tough, it soonRoyal’. makes A a frikartii sun andloving Salviashrub ‘Raspberry A tough, wide sun loving shrub it mound. soon makes a 90cm by 60cm tall It has tough, sun loving shrub it soon makes a 90cm wide by 60cm tall mound. It has beautiful much dissected 90cm wideglistening by 60cm tall mound. It has beautiful glistening much dissected silver leaves. beautiful glistening much dissected silver leaves. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 silver leaves. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 5 Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’ Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’ Valerie Finnis Prairie Sagebrush ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’ Artemisia Valerie Finnis Sagebrush This, one of Prairie the best silver foliage Valerie Finnis Prairie Sagebrush This, the abest silver of foliage plants,one has ofbeen mainstay our This, one of the best silver foliage plants, has been mainstay of our double borders for ayears. It's planted plants, has deep been ayears. mainstay of our double for It's planted next to borders the violet flowered Salvia double years. It's ‘Valerie planted next to borders the‘Mainacht’. deepfor violet flowered Salvia nemorosa Artemisia next to the deep violet flowered Salvia nemorosa ‘Mainacht’. Artemisia ‘Valerie Finnis’ makes a dramatic suckering nemorosa ‘Mainacht’. Artemisia ‘Valerie Finnis’ a dramatic suckering thicket ofmakes large jagged silver leaves. We Finnis’ makes a dramatic suckering thicket largestems jagged leaves. We cut the of flower offsilver as they develop thicket large jagged leaves. We cut the of flower offsilver as they develop as they are ofstems no account. Tough, sun cut the flower stems off as they develop as theyand are of no account. Tough, loving drought tolerant. 30cmsunx as theyand are of no account. Tough, loving drought tolerant. 30cmsun x 50cm. loving and drought tolerant. 30cm x 50cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 50cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Caryopteris x clandonensis Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Pink Chablis’ Caryopteris xare clandonensis Chablis’ ‘Pink Caryopteris tough drought tolerant ‘Pink Chablis’ Caryopteris are tough deciduous shrubs which,drought happilytolerant for us, Caryopteris are tough drought tolerant deciduous which, us, flower for shrubs a long timehappily duringfor late deciduous shrubs which, happily for late us, flower a autumn. long time'Pink during summerforand Chablis' flower forand long flowers time'Pink during late summer autumn. Chablis' produces icea pink in the leaf summer and autumn. 'Pink Chablis' produces pink year’s flowersgrowth in theso leaf axils of theice current cut produces pink flowers in winter the axils of to theice current year’s growth so leaf cut it back about 30cm during to axils of the current year’s growth so cut it back to about 30cm during winter to promote long new growths. 80cm x it80cm back tolong about during winter to promote new30cm growths. Herbaceous promote long new growths. Herbaceous in frosty regions. 80cm x 80cm $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 in frosty regions. 80cm x 80cm $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Centaurea bella Centaurea Caucasian bella Cornflower Centaurea bella Cornflower Caucasian A Caucasian endemic, with beautiful Caucasian Cornflower This Caucasian endemic, with is beautiful pinnate greyish leaves, which widely This Caucasian endemic, with beautiful pinnate is widely a used asgrey a leaves, groundcover inused the asdry pinnate grey leaves, is widely used as a groundcover in the dry Mediterranean Mediterranean gardens of the French groundcover in the dry Mediterranean gardens of the French Riviera. Once Riviera. Once established, it is happy in gardens of the French Riviera. Once established it is happy in any soil that any soil that isn’t bog-like. A definite established it is happydefinite in any soilweed that isn’t weed bog-like. suppressor. A Centaurea bella’s isn’t bog-like. A definite weed suppressor, bella’s foliage foliage growsCentaurea about 10cm tall and the suppressor, Centaurea bella’s grows about 15cm tall andfoliage the branching flower stems,tallcarrying the grows about and the branching flower15cm stems, carrying the beautifully shaped amethyst-pink branching flower stems, carrying the beautifully shaped amethyst-pink flowers, are 30cm tall. Allow 30cm to 40 beautifully shaped amethyst-pink flowers, are 30cm tall. cm width. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 flowers, are to 30cm tall. Allow 30cm 40cm width. Allow 30cm to 40cm each width.or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 6 Chrysanthemum ‘Buninyong Bronze’ Chrysanthemum ‘Buninyong This is the only perpetualBronze’ flowering This is the onlyI’veperpetual flowering Chrysanthemum ever grown. From Chrysanthemum ‘Buninyong Bronze’ Chrysanthemum I’ve ever grown. From spring until early winter and beyond this This isuntil theearly onlywinter perpetual flowering spring and beyond plant produces a continual displaythis of Chrysanthemum I’ve ever grown. From plant continual display small produces bronze-reda flowers. I grew it of in spring until early winter andI beyond this small bronze-red flowers. grew it in pots atproduces the front door last season but it of is plant a continual display pots at happy the front door last season but well it is just as in the garden. It picks small bronze-red flowers. I grew it in just as happy in by the40cm. garden. It picks well of course. pots at the60cm front door last season but it is of course. 60cm by 40cm. or 3It for $33.00 just as happy$12.00 in the each garden. picks well $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 of course. 60cm by 40cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Cistus salvifolia ‘Prostratus’ Cistus salvifolia ‘Prostratus’ Prostrate Sun Rose Prostrate Sun Rose This evergreen shrub Cistusdrought salvifoliatolerant ‘Prostratus’ This drought tolerant makes a Sun 120cm wideevergreen evergreenshrub mat Prostrate Rose makes a 120cm wide evergreen mat clothed in small sage like leaves which This drought tolerant evergreen shrub clothed in small sage like leaves which during spring iswide graced by hundreds makes late a 120cm evergreen mat during late springsage is graced by hundreds of white, centred, like a clothed ingolden small like flowers leaves which of white, a during lategolden spring is flowers gracedflowers by hundreds small single rose.centred, It with thelike blue small single rose. It flowers with the blue of white, golden in centred, a Scilla peruviana the dryflowers gardenlike and Scilla single peruviana inIt flowers the dryItwith garden and small the be blue spills onto arose. gravel path. would a spills onto a gravel path. It would be a Scillasubject peruviana in theatdrythe garden fine to plant top ofand a fine subject to plant at It thewould top be of a spills onto a gravel retaining wall. 15cm xpath. 120cm. retaining wall.$10.00 15cm x 120cm. fine subject to plant at the top of a each or 3 for $27.00 or 3 for $27.00 retaining wall.$10.00 15cm each x 120cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Cistus x laxus ‘Snow White’ CistusWhite x laxus ‘Snow White’ Snow Sun Rose Cistus x laxus ‘Snow White’ Snow White Sun Roseof the C. x laxus Considered the best Snow White Sun Considered the best of authority the C. xon laxus selections by theRose world the Considered the best of the C. x laxus selections byPage. the world authority the genus, Bob Page writes on that it selections by the world authority on the genus, Bob Page. Page writes that it was, "raised by Eric Sammons, [has] the genus, Bob Page. Page writes that was, "raised by Eric Sammons, [has] the best - vigorous, hardy, floriferous,it was, "raised by Eric [has] best - vigorous, hardy, floriferous, rounded habit". An Sammons, evergreen shrubthe of best vigorous, hardy, floriferous, rounded habit". An evergreen shrub of dark green leaves which during spring rounded habit". An evergreen shrub of dark early greensummer leaves which duringbyspring and is covered pure dark green leaves which during spring and covered pure whiteearly singlesummer flowers issome 6 cmby across. and early summer is covered by pure white single flowers some 6 cm across. It makes a fabulous show in the dry white single some 6 cm the across. It makes a flowers fabulous show dry garden. Like all of its kind it isinbetter for It makes a fabulous show in the dry garden. Like all of its kind it is better for a light pruning after it finishes flowering. garden. Like all of its kind it is better for a light pruning after it finishes flowering. Sun 150cm x 150cm. a light pruning after it finishes flowering. Sun 150cm x 150cm.each or 3 for $27.00 Sun 150cm x$10.00 150cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 7 Clematis ladakhiana Clematisfor ladakhiana Named the area of Northern India Clematis ladakhiana Named for the area area ofTibet Northern India bordering Kashmir andof this tough Named for the Northern India bordering Kashmir and Tibet this tough vigorous climber is one of the easiest bordering Kashmir and Tibet this tough vigorous climber is one one of the the easiest easiest and most drought tolerant of all vigorous climber is of and most drought tolerant of grey all Clematis. It has markedly dissected and most drought tolerant of all Clematis. It has has markedly markedly dissected grey -green leaves and fromdissected mid-summer Clematis. It grey -green leaves and from mid-summer into the autumn carries dangling bronze-green leaves and from mid-summer into the thelanterns. autumn The carries dangling bronzeyellow autumn seedbronzeheads into autumn carries dangling yellow lanterns. The The autumnand seedwarrant heads are particularly handsome yellow lanterns. autumn seed heads are particularly handsome and warrant the popular English name “Old Man’s are particularly handsome and warrant the popular popular English name “Old Man’s Beard.” It willEnglish quickly name cover a“Old two Man’s metre the Beard.” It will quickly cover a two metre high fence. 200cm x 150cm. Beard.” It will quickly cover a two metre high fence. 200cm x 150cm. $10.00xeach or 3 for $27.00 high fence. 200cm 150cm. $10.00 each or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each or Clematis maximowicziana Clematis“sweet” maximowicziana Named because of its wonderful maximowicziana Clematis Sweet Clematis honey We grow it on a trellis Namedfragrance. “sweet” because of its wonderful Named “sweet”borders becausewhere, of its wonderful in our double although honey fragrance. We grow it on a trellis honey fragrance. We grow it onitacovers trellis cut back to 60cm during winter, in our double borders where, although in our double borders where, although an 2 metres in height and 4 cut area back about to 60cm during winter, it covers cut backintowidth. 60cm During during winter, it covers metres early autumn it an area about 2 metres in height and 4 an area about 2 metres in height and 4 is completely byautumn sweetlyit metres in width.smothered During early metres inwhite width. DuringInearly autumn it scented flowers. one part of the is completely smothered by sweetly is completely smothered by sweetly garden hasflowers. grown and flowered scentedthis white In one part ofwith the scented white flowers. In one partbe of the the no watering at grown all andand it flowered must garden this has with garden this has grown and flowered with most drought at tolerant of all clematis. no itit the must be no watering watering $10.00 at all all and and must be the the each orthe 3 for $27.00 most drought tolerant of all clematis. most drought tolerant of all the clematis. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Cytisus x dallimorei ‘Lena’ Cytisus dallimorei ‘Lena’ A compact growing ‘Lena’ broom, sometimes Cytisus xx dallimorei A compact compact growing broom, sometimes sold as C. growing ‘Volcano’, with sometimes rich dark A broom, sold as C. ‘Volcano’, with rich dark green leaves and dark green vertical sold as C. ‘Volcano’, with rich dark green leaves and dark green vertical stems. leaves During spring and green early summer green and dark vertical stems. During spring and early summer C. ‘Lena’ is smothered with peasummer shaped stems. During spring and early C. ‘Lena’ ‘Lena’ruby is smothered smothered with pea peaThis shaped flowers, red and yellow. is a C. is with shaped flowers, ruby red for andhot yellow. This is is a a fine small shrub dry positions. flowers, ruby red and yellow. This fine small shrub for hot dry positions. 120cm x 100cm. fine small shrub for hot dry positions. 120cm xx 100cm. 100cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 120cm each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each $10.00 8 Cytisus x praecox ‘Allgold’ Cytisusan x praecox Given Award of‘Allgold’ garden Merit by the Given an Award of by the RHS in 1969 this garden is an Merit outstanding RHS is an outstanding shrub in with1969 long this sprays of warm yellow shrub with long sprays of warm yellow flowers. Tough and drought tolerant flowers. Tough and tolerant when established it hasdrought made a rounded when it hastall made rounded shrub established some 150cm by aas much shrub some 150cm tall by as much across in our garden. across in our$10.00 garden.each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Cytisus x praecox ‘Warminster’ Cytisus x praecox Warminster Broom‘Warminster’ Warminster Broom One of the showiest of all spring One of shrubs the showiest of all Broom spring flowering the Warminster flowering shrubs the Warminster Broom was given the coveted RHS Award of was given theas coveted RHSasAward Garden Merit long ago 1933. of It Garden Merit as long ago as 1933. It first cropped up in an English garden in first cropped in an English garden 1867. In ourupMediterranean garden in it 1867. In our Mediterranean garden it has made a neat rounded shrub some has made shrub some 150cm tall abyneat as rounded much across. It’s a 150cm tall by as much across. It’s a tough, drought tolerant, sun loving plant. tough, drought tolerant, sun plant. $10.00 each or loving 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Cytisus x praecox ‘Warminster‘ and ‘Allgold’ Cytisus x praecox ‘Warminster‘ and ‘Allgold’ Cytisus x praecox ‘Warminster’ and ‘Allgold’ 9 Erigeron glaucus ‘Seabreeze’ Erigeron glaucus ‘Seabreeze’ Although all E. glaucus clones are low Erigeron glaucus ‘Seabreeze’ Although all E. glaucus clones are low growing some have rather laxare flower Although all E. glaucus clones low growing Erigeron some have rather lax flower stems. ‘Sea Breeze’ has growing some have rather lax flower stems. Erigeron ‘Sea Breeze’ has flowers that sit neatly above the stems. Erigeron ‘Sea Breeze’ has flowers that sit neatly above the evergreen foliage giving a terrific mass flowers that sit neatly above the evergreen foliage giving a terrific mass display of foliage large lilac-pink Like evergreen giving a daisies. terrific mass display of large lilac-pink daisies. Like all of its race this plant is tough, sun display of large lilac-pink daisies. Like all of its race this plant is tough, sun loving tolerant. It also all of itsand racedrought this plant is tough, sun loving and drought tolerant. It also toleratesand salt winds very well. 20cm loving tolerant. It alsoxx tolerates saltdrought winds very well. 20cm 50cm. tolerates salt winds very well. 20cm x 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Eryngium bourgatti Eryngium bourgatti ‘Oxford Blue’ Oxford Blue Sea Holly Eryngium bourgatti Oxford Blue Sea Holly This has been growing our dry climate Oxford Blue Sea Holly in This has been growing in or ourmore. dry climate garden for ten years The This has been growing in our dry climate garden for ten years or more. The flowers, a metallic blueor thimble, are garden for ten years more. The flowers, a metallic blue thimble, are circled by a metallic blue ruff, as flowers, a metallic blueblue thimble, are circled by a metallic ruff, as intricate as aasnowflake. This Sea Holly circled by metallic blue ruff, as intricate as a snowflake. This Sea Holly has interesting evergreenThis foliage, intricate as a snowflake. Sea much Holly has interesting evergreen foliage, much cut and two toned green and silver. If has interesting evergreen much cut and two toned green foliage, and silver. If spent flowers are removed it will bloom cut and two toned green and silver. If spent flowers are removed it will bloom from late spring into winter. 50cm x spent flowers are removed from late spring into winter. it will bloom 50cm. from spring into winter. 50cm x 50cm late x 50cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 50cm. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 33 for for $27.00 $27.00 Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii Wulfen’s Spurge Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii Spurge IWulfen’s couldn’tSpurge really imagine a late winter or Wulfen’s I couldn’t reallythis imagine a late winter or spring without plant. a Atlate thiswinter time the Ispring couldn’t really imagine or without this plant. At this time the flower heads, this which at first aretime curled spring without plant. At this the flower heads, which at first are curled over like a bishop’s unfurl and flower heads, which crosier, at first are curled over like a bishop’s crosier, unfurl and open into huge lime-green panicles. The over like a bishop’s crosier, unfurl and open into huge lime-green panicles. The display last for some months after which open into huge lime-green panicles. The display last for some months after which I cut the flower stems the display last spent for some months afterto which Iground.140cm cut the spent flower stems to the by 120cm. Iground.140cm cut the spent flower stems to the by 120cm. each or 3 for $24.00 ground.140cm$9.00 by 120cm. each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 10 Euphorbia myrsinites One of the most useful spurges making Euphorbiastems myrsinites prostrate of waxy blue leaves. One of the most useful spurges making Euphorbia Large limemyrsinites green flower heads are prostrate stems of waxy blue leaves. One of theinmost making produced late useful winterspurges and spring. In Large green flower blue heads are prostrate stems of waxy leaves. our Drylime Garden Euphorbia myrsinites is produced in late winter and spring. In Large limeduring greenSeptember flower heads are at its best as Tulipa our Dry (pictured) Garden myrsinites is produced in lateEuphorbia winter spring. In hageri burstsand into flames at its best during September as Tulipa our Dry Garden myrsinites is above it. Sun Euphorbia loving and drought hageri (pictured) bursts intoas flames at its best during September Tulipa tolerant. 30cm x 60cm. above (pictured) it. Sun loving and hageri bursts into flames $9.00 each or 3 fordrought $24.00 tolerant. 30cm x 60cm. above it. Sun loving and drought each or 3 for $24.00 tolerant. 30cm$9.00 x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Euphorbia rigida Grown from seed collected by the Euphorbia rigida Archibalds in Greece “… north of Sparta” Grown from collected the rigida Euphorbia this form of seed Euphorbia rigidabystarts Archibalds in Greece “… north of Sparta” Grown seed collected by with the floweringfrom in the middle of winter this form ofof Euphorbia rigida starts Archibalds in Greece north of Sparta” large heads lime “… green. The bracts flowering inofthe middlethe ofrigida winterspring with this form Euphorbia starts age to crimson during early large heads offoliage lime green. The bracts flowering in the middle of winter with months. The is handsome the age to crimson during the early spring large heads of lime green. The bracts year round with waxy blue leaves months. The foliage isthe handsome the age to crimson during early spiralling around the upright stem. spring There year a round with waxy blue leaves months. The foliage iswhen handsome the isn’t day in the year this spurge spiralling around the upright stem. There year waxysunblue leaves isn’t around delight.with Tough, loving and isn’t a day in the45cm year when this spurge spiralling around the upright stem. There drought tolerant. x 60cm. isn’t aa day delight. sun loving and in $9.00 theTough, year when spurge each or 3this for $24.00 drought tolerant. 45cm x 60cm. isn’t a delight. Tough, sun loving and each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 drought tolerant. 45cm x 60cm. Gaillardia ‘Lambley Strain’ or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each I grew the American raised Gaillardia Gaillardia ‘Lambley ‘Fanfare’ for a fewStrain’ years but sadly it Ididn’t grew stay the American Gaillardia Gaillardia ‘Lambley true Strain’ to raised type. Fanfare’s ‘Fanfare’ Blanket for a few sadly it Lambley Flower progeny though areyears reallybut good with stay true to type. Fanfare’s Ididn’t grew the American raised Gaillardia bright yellow and burnt orange flowers progeny areyears really good with ‘Fanfare’ for a few sadly it produced though on stiff stems frombut spring well brightautumn yellow and burnt orange didn’t stay true to type. into as long as it Fanfare’s isflowers dead produced on stiff stems from spring well progeny though are really good with headed. Some summer water is needed. into autumn as burnt long as it isflowers dead bright orange 35cm xyellow 30cm.and headed. Some summer water is needed. produced on stiff stems from spring well $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 35cmautumn x 30cm. as long as it is dead into headed. Some$9.00 summer is needed. eachwater or 3 for $24.00 35cm x 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 11 Gaillardia ‘Mesa Yellow’ Gaillardia ‘Mesa Yellow’ Mesa Yellow Blanket Flower Yellow Blanket Flower Mesa Gaillardia ‘Mesa Yellow’ Mesa Yellow was an All American Mesa Yellow YellowBlanket was Flower an All American Selection winner in 2010Allwhich isn’t Mesa Yellow wasin an American Selection winner 2010 which isn’t surprising as each tidy, compact plant Selection winner in 2010 which isn’t surprising as each tidy, compact plant produces a blanket of clear light yellow surprising aasblanket each of tidy, compact plant produces clear light yellow flowers from spring until late autumn if produces a blanket clear yellow flowers from spring of until latelight autumn if dead headed occasionally. It needs a flowersheaded from spring until lateIt autumn dead occasionally. needs aif little summer irrigation and is Ithappiest dead headed occasionally. needs in a little summer irrigation and is happiest in full sun. It will grow 40cm tall with a littlesun. summer irrigation full It will grow and 40cmis happiest tall with in a 35cm spread. full sun. It will grow 40cm tall with a 35cm spread. 35cm spread.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Geranium sanguineum ‘Cedric Morris’ Geranium sanguineum ‘Cedric Morris’ I’ve got a soft spot for any plant called I’ve got a sanguineum soft spot for ‘Cedric any plant called Geranium Morris’ Cedric Morris, that gentle English artist Cedric artist I’ve gotMorris, a soft that spot gentle for anyEnglish plant called and gardener. G. sanguineum takes our and gardener. sanguineum takesartist our Cedric Morris, G. that gentle English hot summers better than most of the hot better than most of our the and summers gardener. G. sanguineum takes northern hemisphere geraniums. The northern hemisphere geraniums. hot summers better than most of The the round iridescent magenta flowers of this round iridescent magenta flowers of The this northern hemisphere geraniums. clone are larger than the type. I grow it clone larger magenta than the type. I grow it round are iridescent flowers of this in the dry garden, where it is happy in the are drylarger garden, it isI grow happyit clone thanwhere the type. weaving through other plants. weaving through otherwhere plants.it is happy in the dry garden, 30cm x 50cm 30cm x 50cm weaving through other plants. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 30cm x 50cm $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Helenium autumnale ‘Zimbelstern’ Helenium autumnale ‘Zimbelstern’ Over the past 20 years or so German Helenium autumnale ‘Zimbelstern’ Over the past 20 years or so German breeders have been selecting Over or so b r e e dthe e r spast h a20 v e years been s e German lecting Heleniums that flower for a long time, b r e e d e r s that h a vflower e b efor e n a slong e l e ctime, ting Heleniums have good strong colours and, most Heleniums flower for a and, long most time, have good that strong colours importantly self-supporting stems. have good strong colours and,stems. most importantly self-supporting Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’ is one of the importantly self-supporting Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’ is one stems. of the best examples of this work. It has large Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’ is one the best examples of this work. It hasoflarge heads of yellow flowers slightly and best examples of this work.slightly It has large heads of yellow flowers and faintly streaked red. Reasonable soil heads streaked of yellow red. flowers slightly and faintly Reasonable soil and full sun suit it. It needs some faintlyfullstreaked soil and sun suitred. it. Reasonable It needs some summer irrigation.125cm x 60cm. and full irrigation.125cm sun suit it. Itx needs summer 60cm. some $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 summer irrigation.125cm x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 12 Hemerocallis ‘Corky’ Hemerocallis ‘Corky’ Day Lily Corky Day Lily Corky When I last visited the Royal When I was last visiting the Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley there were large drifts of this day lily. It there were large drifts of this day lily. It is one of the most elegant of its kind, is one of the most elegant of its kind, every part in good proportion. The every part in good proportion. The dainty lemon yellow, bronze backed dainty lemon yellow, bronze backed flowers are held on thin dark stems well flowers are held on thin dark stems well above low foliage mounds of narrow above low foliage mounds of narrow arching grassy leaves. I like the finer arching grassy leaves. I like the finer English selections far more than the English selections far more than the bigger, graceless, ponderous American bigger, graceless, rather ponderous hybrids. 60cm x 50cm. Sun and a little American hybrids. 60cm x 50cm. Sun summer water. and a little summer water. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 or 3 for $33.00 Hibiscus ‘Crown Jewels’ Hibiscus ‘Crown Jewels’ Dwarf Frost Hardy Hibiscus Dwarf Frost Hardy Hibiscus One of the best of the hardy American One of the bestbyofthe theFleming hardy American Hibiscus bred brothers Hibiscus bred the part Fleming brothers who spent thebybest of their lives who spent the plants. best part their lives breeding these The of large creamy breeding thesewith plants. Thepink large creamy white flowers a faint blush and white flowers with a faint pink blush magenta eye, contrast well with and the magenta contrast well We withhave the bronze redeye, maple like leaves. bronze maple leaves. have it in fullred sun and like it gets wellWe watered itonce in full sun in our double flower borders a fortnight or so during the warmer where getsx 60cm. well watered once a months.it80cm fortnight or $12.00 so during each or the 3 for warmer $33.00 months. 80cm x 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Hibiscus ’Moondance’ Hibiscus ’Moondance’ Frost hardy down to -20C, dwarf, free Hibiscus ‘Moydown Grande’ Frost hardy to -20C, dwarf, free and long flowering and enjoying the Hibiscus Grande’ the largest and long ‘Moy flowering andhasenjoying the most torrid summer heat this deep hibiscus is flower of all, the shot rose most torrid summer heatsilk, this hibiscus is happy both inland and on the coast. The pink flowers are 30cm A happy both inland and oninthediameter. coast. The huge warm plant ivory which flowersgrows each 120cm with a spectacular huge warm ivory flowers each with a magenta eye are more our thangarden. 20cm tall and aseye much across magenta are morein than 20cm across. Each stem, if the plant is well Like others of its kindifgive full sun and across. Each stem, the itplant is well fed, produces up to twenty flowers in a a little summer andflowers it willinbe fed, produces up water to twenty a long summer autumn succession. Give happy. Cut back to the succession. ground in winter long summer autumn Give it full sun and$10.00 a littleeach summer water and or$15.00 3 water for $27.00 each it full sun and a little summer and it will be happy. Cut back to the ground it will be happy. Cut back to the ground in winter. 120cm x 100cm. in winter. 120cm x 100cm. $10.00 each 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each 3 for $27.00 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ (PBR protectable) 13 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae protectable) Fraise’ (PBR Fraise’ (PBR protectable) This is the first Australian release of this This is theHydrangea. first AustralianH.release of this superb paniculata superb H. paniculata ‘Sundae Hydrangea. Fraise’ has grown well here ‘Sundae Fraise’ has grown well here even during hot summers. This French even during hot summers. This French bred variety carries large creamy white bred carries large creamy white flowervariety heads. As summer progresses flower heads. As summer progresses these heads become flushed with soft these heads become with This soft pink and slowly age toflushed deep pink. pink and slowly to deep pink.tall This new plant, which age will grow 150cm by stunning new plant, which will grow as much across, has been stunning in 150cm tall by trials. as much across, has been its Australian stunning in its Australian Onetrials. Per Customer $15.00 each or $15.00 3 for $42.00 each Indigofera decora Indigofera decoralittle shrub has been This charming This charming little gardens shrub has cultivated in British for been 160 cultivated British gardens years; I’ve ingrown it on and offforfor160 40 years; I’ve grown it on and off for 40 years. For all the world like a miniature years. For all the world although like a miniature pink flowered Wisteria unlike pink flowered Wisteria although unlike Wisteria it will flower from late spring Wisteria flowerThe fromlong late spring until lateit will autumn. flower until late hang autumn. racemes from The upperlong leaf flower axils. racemes hang from upper leaf axils. Growing 50cm tall by 40cm across at Growing tall in bysun 40cm across at Lambley it50cm will grow or light shade Lambley will grow in sun or light during shade but doesit need a little irrigation but does need a little irrigation during drier months. drier months.$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Jasminum azoricum Jasminum azoricum Jasmine Lemon Scented Lemon Scented Jasmine Long cultivated the glass inhouses of h Longin cultivated the glass Holland andHolland England this beautiful, and England this b evergreen, starry white flowered, lemon evergreen, starry white flowere fragrant jasmine is happy outside evenouts fragrant jasmine is happy in my frosty garden. A joy during its latedurin in my frosty garden. A joy spring, summer andsummer autumn and flowering spring, autumn time it needstime little itattention except a tidyexce needs little attention up during winter. It can be grown asbe a gro up during winter. It can shrub or a climber is happy in is a hap shrub orand a climber and sunny or lightly position bothposit sunnyshaded or lightly shaded inland or on the coast. 180cm x 180cm. inland or on the coast. 180cm x $10.00 each $10.00 or 3 for each $27.00 or 3 for $27.00 14 Kniphofia ‘James Nottle’ Jasminum We raisedazoricum this fine plant twenty odd Jasminum azoricum Lemon Scented Jasmine years ago whilst Lambley nursery was Lemon Scented Jasmine Long cultivated in the glass houses of still the Dandenongs. It is still one of Longin cultivated in the glass houses of Holland and England this beautiful, my favourites. Green in bud, changing Holland and England this beautiful, evergreen, starry white to gold suffused withflowered, apricotlemon and evergreen, starry white flowered, lemon opening to soft butter lemon, it has an fragrant jasmine is happy outside even fragrant jasmine is happy outside even exceptionally long flowering period from in my frosty garden. A joy during its late in my frosty garden. A joy summer. during its The late October until well spring, summer andinto autumn flowering spring, leaves summer and aautumn flowering bluish make very handsome time it needs little attention except a little time it needs little attention except a little mound. 120cm x 100cm. Sun. tidy up during winter. It can be grown as tidy up during$9.00 winter.each It can grown as or be 3 for $24.00 a shrub or a climber and is happy in a a shrub or a climber and is happy in a sunny or lightly shaded position inland sunny or lightly shaded position inland or on the coast. As a shrub it will make or on the coast. As a shrub it will make 150 x 150cm$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 150 x 150cm$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Parthenosissus quinquefolia Kniphofia ‘Prince Igor’ ‘Prince Igor’ KniphofiaCreeper’ ‘Virginia One of my favourite pokers with huge, Oneone of my favourite pokers withautumn huge, It’s of the great joys of late football sized heads of clear orange red footballatsized heads when of clearthe orange red here Lambley Virginia torches on 200cm tall stems during torches on tall stems garden during Creeper sets200cm the vegetable summer. It makes large mounds of dark summer. It makes large of dark paling fence on fire as mounds the green, five green arching leaves a metre across green arching a metre fingered leaves leaves turn intense red.across Fast and the same tall. A superb plant and and the and same tall. in A sun superb plant and growing happy or light shade rarely offered. itrarely can offered. climb up to 30 or 40 metres. In $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 each or 3 for $27.00 some places $10.00 it is used to keep buildings cool during summer. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Limonium peregrinum Limonium peregrinum One of the finest dwarf shrubs for a dry One of the finest dwarf shrubs for a dry climate. This statice, to quote E.E. Lord, climate. This statice, to quote E.E. Lord, “..... will endure dry conditions and “..... will endure dry conditions and inland frosts alike”. Limonium inland frosts alike”. Limonium peregrinum forms a low rounded peregrinum forms a low rounded evergreen shrub with leathery bright evergreen shrub with leathery bright green leaves. For much of the warmer green leaves. For much of the warmer parts of the year it produces flat topped parts of the year it produces flat topped sprays of bright rose pink flowers which sprays of bright rose pink flowers which are held well above the leaves. It makes are held well above the leaves. It makes a good cut flower. 60cm x 70cm. Sun. a good cut flower. 60cm x 70cm. Sun. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 15 Lagerstroemia indica x faurii ‘Hopi’ Crepe Myrtle Hopi Lagerstroemia Lagerstroemia indica indica xx faurii faurii ‘Hopi’ ‘Hopi’ CrepeCrepe Myrtles will flower even during Hopi Myrtle Hopi Crepe Myrtle the hottest summers they are so during tough. Crepe Crepe Myrtles Myrtles will will flower flower even even during ‘Hopi’ is a relatively dwarf variety the the hottest hottest summers summers they they are are so so tough. tough. growing 2 metres tall by 3dwarf metresvariety wide. ‘Hopi’ is a relatively ‘Hopi’ is a relatively dwarf variety During summer and early autumn it is growing growing 2 2 metres metres tall tall by by 3 3 metres metres wide. wide. covered by largeand clusters of deep pink During summer early During summer and early autumn autumn it it is is flowers. During autumn the leaves turn covered by large clusters of deep pink covered by large clusters of deep pink shades red, orange and yellow. Drought flowers. flowers. During During autumn autumn the the leaves leaves turn turn a n d f r o s t orange t o l e r a n t yellow. when once shades shades red, red, orange and and yellow. Drought Drought established. a an nd d ff rr o o ss tt tt o o ll e e rr a an n tt w wh he en n o on n cc e e $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 established. established. $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 $10.00 each Lagerstroemia indica x faurii ‘Sioux’ This is perhapsindica the best of ‘Sioux’ its kind for Lagerstroemia xx faurii faurii Lagerstroemia indica ‘Sioux’ autumn colour turning shades of This the of kind This is is perhaps perhaps the best bestrich of its its kind for for orange and red. Huge panicles of rich autumn autumn colour colour turning turning rich rich shades shades of of pink flowers are a joy during orange and red. Huge panicles of orange and red. Huge paniclessummer. of rich rich On bark summer. peels to pink flowers are during pinkmature flowersspecimens are a a joy joythe during summer. reveal a polished reddish brown trunk. On specimens the peels to On mature mature specimens the bark bark peels to Happy in any sunny spot ‘Sioux’ is reveal a polished reddish brown trunk. reveal a polished reddish brown trunk. drought tolerant and frost hardy when Happy Happy in in any any sunny sunny spot spot ‘Sioux’ ‘Sioux’ is is once established. It will make a narrow drought tolerant and frost hardy when drought tolerant and frost hardy when growing large shrub or small some once It make a once established. established. It will will maketree a narrow narrow 4 metreslarge tall byshrub 3 metres across. growing or tree growing large shrub or small small tree some some $10.00 each or 3 for 4 metres tall by 3 metres across. 4 metres tall by 3 metres across. $27.00 $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’ Tuscarora Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’ Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’ Crepe myrtles through last Tuscarora Crepe Myrtle Tuscarora Crepe flowered Myrtle summer’s terrible heatwave. Crepe myrtles flowered last Crepe myrtles flowered through throughOnce last established they are happy with little or summer’s terrible heatwave. Once summer’s terrible heatwave. Once no supplementary watering. established they with or established they are are happy happy with little little L. or ‘Tuscarora’ will make a single trunked no supplementary watering. L. no supplementary watering. L. tree to aboutwill 8 metres bysingle 6 metres or a ‘Tuscarora’ make trunked ‘Tuscarora’ will make a a single trunked multi stemmed shrub half that height. tree to about 8 metres by 6 metres tree to about 8 metres by 6 metres or or a a During summer and autumn large multi stemmed shrub half that height. multi stemmed shrub half that height. panicles of watermelon flowerslarge are During and autumn During summer summer and red autumn large produced. During late autumn the panicles panicles of of watermelon watermelon red red flowers flowers are are foliage turnsDuring rich orange. The barkthe is produced. late produced. During late autumn autumn the cinnamon coloured. foliage turns rich orange. The bark foliage turns rich orange. The bark is is $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 cinnamon coloured. cinnamon coloured. $10.00 $10.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $27.00 16 Lagerstroemia ‘Zuni’ This beautiful crepe Lagerstroemia ‘Zuni’ myrtle is one of the Lagerstroemia ‘Zuni’ smaller growing clones making the This beautiful crepe myrtle is one at of the This beautiful crepe myrtle is one of the most 3.5 metres by 3 metres. L. ‘Zuni’ smaller growing clones making at the smaller growingbrown clones making at the has soft dark most 3.5greyish metres by 3 bark, metres. L.glossy ‘Zuni’ most 3.5 metres by 3 metres. L. ‘Zuni’ green leaves, which turn orange, yellow has soft greyish brown bark, dark glossy has greyish brown bark,autumn, dark glossy and soft glowing red during and green leaves,rich which turn orange, yellow green leaves, which turn orange, yellow largeglowing panicles of red lavender during and rich duringflowers autumn, and and glowing rich red during Like autumn, summer and early autumn. all ofand its large panicles of lavender flowers during large panicles of lavender flowers during kind it and is early very autumn. tough Like whenall once summer of its summer and early autumn. Like all of its established. kind it is very tough when once kind it is $10.00 very tough once each orwhen 3 for $27.00 established. established. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Lomelosia cretica (syn. Scabiosa cretica) Lomelosia cretica Lomelosia cretica Flower Cretan Pincushion (syn. Scabiosa cretica) (syn. Scabiosaplant cretica) A fascinating needing a hot dry, Cretan Pincushion Flower Cretan Pincushion Flower very well drained spot in the garden A fascinating plant needing a hot dry, A fascinating planta needing aevergreen hot dry, where it will make rounded very well drained spot in the garden very well 40cm drained the across. garden sub-shrub tallaspot by asinmuch where it will make rounded evergreen where it will make a rounded evergreen From spring late autumn soft sub-shrub 40cmuntil tall by as much across. sub-shrub 40cm tall by as much across. mauve pincushions areautumn prolifically From spring until late soft From springThese until are late followed autumn soft produced. by mauve pincushions are prolifically mauve pincushions are prolifically beautiful, intriguing seed heads. If produced. These are followed by produced. These are followed by picked heads seed will last many beautiful,these intriguing heads. If beautiful, intriguing seed heads. If months in a waterless vase. picked these heads will last many picked these heads will many $10.00 each or 3last for $27.00 months in a waterless vase. months in a waterless vase. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Marrubium supinum ‘Scallop Shells’ Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ one of the Marrubium supinum ‘ScallopisShells’ Marrubium supinum ‘Scallop Shells’ best evergreen ground covers hot Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is onefor of the Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is one of the dry forming a dense of best spots evergreen ground covers mat for hot best evergreen ground covers for hot scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture dry spots forming a dense mat of of dry spots forming a dense mat of velvet. The leaves ascend the summer scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture of scalloped softwhich grey leaves, the texture of flower carry whorls of hazy velvet. stems The leaves ascend the summer velvet. The leaves ascend the summer purple-pink flowers. A fabulous flower stemshooded which carry whorls of hazy flower stems which carry whorls ofone hazy drought tolerant foliage plant and of purple-pink hooded flowers. A fabulous purple-pink hooded flowers. A fabulous the best greys. Beautiful under old roses drought tolerant foliage plant and one of drought tolerant foliage40cm plantxand one of and in our dry garden. the best greys. Beautiful under70cm. old roses the best greys.$9.00 Beautiful under old roses each or 3x for $24.00 and in our dry garden. 40cm 70cm. and in our dry garden. 40cm x 70cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 17 Miscanthus transmorrisonensis The most beautiful of all the Miscanthus Miscanthus transmorrisonensis with evergreen leaves making 80cm tall The most beautiful of all the Miscanthus by wideleaves fountain-like mounds. with100cm evergreen making 80cm tall The arching, weepingmounds. flower by 100cm widealmost fountain-like heads, displayed well above the foliage, The arching, almost weeping flower are produced from until midheads, displayed wellsummer above the foliage, winter. Fabulous plant. Sun. Needs are produced from summer until midsome to show its beautiful winter. space Fabulous plant.off Sun. Needs form. 140cm. some 150cm space x to show off its beautiful each or 3 for $42.00 $33.00 form. 150cm $15.00 x 140cm. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Nepeta ‘Otway Towers’ One of the tallest of all catmints making Nepeta ‘Otway Towers’ Kniphofia ‘James Nottle’ a strong upright some 120cm tall One of the tallest of allplant catmints making We raised this plant fine twenty odd by 100cm wide. It produces spikes of a strong somenursery 120cmwas tall years agoupright whilst plant Lambley ethereal mauve-blue flowers spring by wide. It produces spikes of still 100cm in the Dandenongs. It is from still one of until late in the autumn. A drought ethereal mauve-blue flowers from spring my favourites. Green in bud, changing tolerant perennial. this until latesun in loving the autumn. AI got drought to gold suffused with apricot and plant from Judy Forrester who runs tolerant sun loving perennial. I got this opening to soft butter lemon, it has an Otway HerbsJudy nursery. plant from Forrester period who from runs exceptionally long flowering each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 Otway Herbs nursery. October until well into summer. The or 3 handsome for $24.00 bluish leaves $9.00 makeeach a very mound. 120cm x 100cm. Sun. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Penstemon ‘Evelyn’ Sissinghurst Form Penstemon ‘Evelyn’ Parthenosissus quinquefolia This penstemon, Sissinghurst Form which was found ‘Virginia Creeper’ growing in Sissinghurst Castle This penstemon, which wasgardens found It’s one of the great joys of late autumn is a clear, pink. Smaller in all its growing in clean Sissinghurst Castle gardens here at Lambley when the Virginia parts than clean most garden penstemons it is a clear, pink. Smaller in all its Creeper sets the vegetable garden is a tough, long garden flowering, front of theit parts than most penstemons paling fence on fire as the green, five border plant.long 40cm x 40cm. front of the is a tough, flowering, fingered leaves turn intense red. Fast $9.00 xeach or 3 for $24.00 border plant. 40cm 40cm. growing and happy in sun or light shade $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 it can climb up to 30 or 40 metres. In some places it is used to keep buildings cool during summer. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 18 Penstemon ‘Evelyn’ Sissinghurst Form Perovskia ‘Blue Spires’ This penstemon, which was found Spires Russian Sage Blue growing in Sissinghurst Castle gardens Russian are Smaller tough indrought is a clear, Sage clean pink. all its tolerant sun loving plants. This form parts than most garden penstemons it makes a billowing plant with finely is a tough, long flowering, front of the dissected grey leaves clothing strong, border plant. 40cm x 40cm. whitish stems$9.00 topped by long of each or 3 forspikes $24.00 lavender blue flowers. Best given a fair bit of space to accommodate its billowing habit. Plant a good inch below the pot soil line. We cut Russian Sage to the ground in winter. Best planted in groups. 120cm x 70cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Perovskia ‘Blue Spires’ Phlomis taurica Blue Spires A native of Russian Crimea Sage and the Caucasus Russian Sage are tough Jim drought Phlomis taurica is, to quote Mann tolerant sun loving plants. This form Taylor whose book on the genus is makes a billowing plant with finely invaluable, “A very beautiful plant dissected clothing forming a grey domeleaves of flowers. The strong, flower whitish stems topped by long spikes of buds initially look as though they may be lavender blueopen flowers. given a fair white, but to Best a rich mauve.” bit of space to accommodate Handsome, dark green foliage adds its to billowing habit. Plant a good inch below the effect. Flowering for many weeks the soil line. We Russian Sage to frompot mid spring it willcut repeat flower if cut the ground in winter. Best planted in to the ground after the first flush is over. groups. 40cm by120cm 40cm. x 70cm. $10.00 each or or 3 3 for for $27.00 $33.00 $12.00 each Phlomis taurica A native tuberose of Crimea and the Caucasus Phlomis Phlomis tauricaweis,grow to quote Jim Mann Most Phlomis are shrubby but Taylor whose book on the genus this one is a herbaceous perennial. is It invaluable, “A very beautiful plant makes a rosette of large, dark green forming dome of flowers. The spring flower puckereda basal leaves. During buds initially look as though they may be and early summer several stiffly vertical white, to aof rich mauve.” stems but carryopen whorls mauve-pink Handsome, dark green addsage to flowers. These flowerfoliage heads the effect. Flowering fortelling manyright weeks wonderfully well and are into from midPiet spring it will repeat flower if cut winter. Oudolf, the distinguished to the ground after the first flush is over. Dutch landscape designer, uses this plant abylot40cm. in his gardens. 40cm 100cm tall by$12.00 60cm across. each or 3 for $33.00 One per customer $12.00 each Phlomis tuberose Most Phlomis we grow are shrubby but 19 Pterocephalis pinardii Pterocephalis pinardii Dwarf Pincushion Pterocephalis pinardii Dwarf Pincushion A charming low growing evergreen subPincushion Dwarf A charming low growing evergreen subshrub for the front of a sunny border or A charming low growing evergreen subshrub for the front of a sunny border or in thefor rock garden. Mauve-pink shrub the front of a sunny border or in the the rock rockflowers garden. Mauve-pink pincushion studMauve-pink the plant in garden. pincushion flowers stud the plant plant throughout spring and are with pincushion flowers studfollowed the throughout spring and are followed with lovely fluffyspring seed and heads. tallwith by throughout are 20cm followed lovely fluffy seed heads. 20cm tall by 40cm across. lovely fluffy seed heads. 20cm tall by 40cm across. 40cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each each or or 3 3 for for $24.00 $24.00 $9.00 Rhodanthemum ’Springmount’ Rhodanthemum ’Springmount’ This is one of the’Springmount’ most rewarding plants Rhodanthemum This is one of the most rewarding rewarding plants for dry climate getting by on This is one of thegardens, most plants for dry climate gardens, getting by on very little water, flowering from early for dry climate gardens, getting by on very little water, flowering from early spring when very littleuntil water,winter flowering from once early spring until winter whengardens once established. It has been around spring until winter when once It bhas has been around gardens festablished. o r a g e s It u t been w r oaround n g l y gardens named established. ffChrysanthemum o r a g e s b u t w r o n g l y n alike me ed d a o r a g e s b u tmawii. w r o Itn gisl ymost na m Chrysanthemum mawii. It is is most most likeP. a hybrid between mawii. P. gayana and Chrysanthemum It like a hybrid between P. gayana and P. hosmariense. All itP.needs to thrive a hybrid between gayana and isP. hosmariense. All it needs to thrive is a sunny well drained spot and a little hosmariense. All it needs to thrive is a sunny well drained spot and a little little water towell give drained it a start. spot 30cm and x 30cm. sunny a water to give it a start. 30cm x 30cm. each or 3xfor $24.00 water to give it$9.00 a start. 30cm 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’ Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’ ‘Berggarten’ An ornamental variety of the culinary Salvia officinalis An ornamental variety of the the culinary sage making an evergreen subculinary shrub An ornamental variety of sage making an evergreen sub shrub with large intensely silver-grey sage making an evergreen subleaves. shrub with large large intensely silver-grey silver-grey leaves. Salvia ‘Berggarten’, which leaves. rarely with intensely Salvia ‘Berggarten’, which rarely flowers, is one of the finest of allrarely grey Salvia ‘Berggarten’, which flowers, is one of the finest of all grey foliage plants, everofhaving a flowers, is one rarely of the iffinest all grey foliage plants, rarely if ever having a down season. Sun loving and drought foliage plants, rarely if ever having a down season. Sun loving and drought tolerant. 60cm xSun 80cm. down season. loving and drought tolerant. 60cm x 80cm. $10.00 each tolerant. 60cm x 80cm. or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 33 for for $27.00 $12.00 $27.00 $12.00 each each or or 3 for $33.00 20 Salvia ‘Greek Skies’ A beautiful ‘Greeklittle Skies’grey foliaged shrub Salvia which we got from Forrester’s ‘Greeklittle Skies’ Salvia A beautiful greyJudy foliaged shrub Nursery in Apollo Bay some yearsshrub ago. A beautiful littlefrom greyJudy foliaged which we got Forrester’s Happy in the spartan conditions of our which we got from Forrester’s Nursery in Apollo Bay Judy some years ago. dry climate garden where it grows near Nurseryininthe Apollo Bay conditions some yearsofago. Happy spartan our Euphorbia x martinii on the east side of Happy in the spartan conditions of our dry climate garden where it grows near an olive tree. Salvia ‘Greek Skies’ has dry climatexgarden grows near Euphorbia martiniiwhere on theit east side of spear shaped leaves, grey edged Euphorbia x martinii thegreen east side of an olive tree. Salvia on ‘Greek Skies’ has with silver, and showy soft mauve an olive tree. leaves, Salvia ‘Greek Skies’ has spear shaped grey green edged flowers. Toughand drought tolerant sun spear shaped leaves, grey green edged with silver, showy soft and mauve loving.silver, 80cm xand 70cm. with showy soft and mauve flowers. Tough drought tolerant sun $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 flowers.80cm Tough drought tolerant and sun loving. x 70cm. loving. 80cm$10.00 x 70cm. each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia species Judy Forrester Salvia cadmica from Otway Herbs gave me this plant afrom few Otway years Herbs ago. Ingave my Salvia species Judy Forrester garden it sends up 120cm tall stiff stems Judythis Forrester me plant afrom few Otway years Herbs ago. Ingave my which topped by years spikes of mauve garden it plant sends 120cm tallago. stiff stems me thisare aup few In my flowers. grown atallsunny spot which topped by in spikes of mauve gardenare it Best sends up 120cm stiff stems between other perennials or mauve dwarf flowers. grown a sunny spot which areBest topped by in spikes of shrubs. will self-sow gently. 120cm tall between other perennials or dwarf flowers. ItBest grown in a sunny spot by 30cm across. shrubs. It will self-sow gently. 120cm tall between other perennials or dwarf $9.00 each or 3 120cm for $24.00 by 30cmItacross. shrubs. will self-sow gently. tall $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 by 30cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Salvia leucantha ‘White Velour’ White leucantha Flowered ‘White Mexican Sage Salvia Salvia Velour’ leucantha, in all its forms, is theSalvia most Salvia leucantha Velour’ White Flowered ‘White Mexican Sage important Salvia species in our garden White Flowered Mexican leucantha, in all its forms, Sage is theSalvia most during late summer and autumn. This leucantha,Salvia in all species its forms, is thegarden most important in our pure white variety is a star in a new rose important species our garden during lateSalvia summer and inautumn. This garden Criss and I have just planted. It is during late summer and autumn. This pure white variety is a star in a new rose as happy in half shade as full sun and pure white variety a star a new rose garden Criss and I ishave justinplanted. It is the happy 30cm long garden Criss andspikes Ishade haveofjust planted. It is as in half asdazzling, full sun pure and white flowers looked fabulous against as happy halfspikes shadeofasdazzling, full sun pure and the 30cm in long pink30cm and crimson roses. Itdazzling, growsagainst 90cm the long looked spikes of pure white flowers fabulous tall byand 90cm across. white flowers looked fabulous pink crimson roses. It growsagainst 90cm $10.00 each 3 for $27.00 pinkbyand crimson 90cm tall 90cm across.roses. Itorgrows tall by 90cm across. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 21 Salvia Heatwave Series Salvia Heatwave Series Lambley Nursery is proud to be the only mail order nursery to be given the rights to Lambley is proud to beBred the only mail orderSeries nursery to Victoria be giventhey the are rights to Salvia Heatwave sell theseNursery world class Salvias. by our friends at PGA in now sell these world class Salvias. Bred by our friends PGAWe’ve in are Lambley Nursery isinproud to be theother only mail order nursery to Victoria be grown giventhey the rights to making their mark the USA and parts of theat world. them innow our making their mark in the USA and other parts of the world. We’ve grown them in our sell these class Salvias. Bred and by our friends PGAimpressed. in Victoria they now trial beds world over the past few years have beenat very Eachare variety trial beds over the past few years and have been very impressed. Each variety making their mark in the USA and other parts of the world. We’ve grown them in our makes a compact shrub about 75cm tall by a little more wide. The whole is covered makes a compact shrub about 75cm tall by a little more wide. The whole is covered trial beds over of the pastflowers few years have been veryautumn. impressed. Eachcare variety in short spikes large from and late spring until late The only we in short spikes of large flowers from late spring until late autumn. The only care we makes a compact shrub about 75cm tall by a little more wide. The whole is covered give them is to go over each with hedge shears during winter to remove spent flower give them is to go over each hedge shears during winter tospot remove spent flower in short spikes of Salvias large flowers from late spring until autumn. The we stems. Heatwave arewith happy in any sunny welllate drained andonly are care drought stems. Heatwave Salvias are happy in any sunny well drained spot and are drought give themtolerant is to gowhen over each hedge shears during winter to remove spent flower and frost once with established. PBR Protected Protected and frost tolerant when once PBR stems. Heatwave Salvias areestablished. happy in any sunny well drained $10.00 spot eachand or 3are for drought $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 and frost tolerant when once established. PBR Protected $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia ‘Heatwave Blast’ PBR Salvia ‘Heatwave PBRsalmon-pink A massed displayBlast’ of large A massed display of large Salvia flowers.‘Heatwave Blast’ PBRsalmon-pink flowers. A massed display of large salmon-pink flowers. Salvia ‘Heatwave Blaze’ Salvia ‘Heatwave Blaze’ A massed display of A massed display of Salvia ‘Heatwave Blaze’ flowers. flowers. A massed display of flowers. PBR PBR deep crimson deep crimson PBR deep crimson Salvia ‘Heatwave Glimmer’ PBR ‘Heatwave Glimmer’ PBR Salvia cream Large flowers with the faintest hint Large cream flowers with the faintest hint ‘Heatwave Glimmer’ PBR Salvia of blush pink. of blush pink. Large cream flowers with the faintest hint 22 of blush pink. Salvia ‘Heatwave Glitter’ PBR ‘Heatwave Glitter’ PBR Salvia lilac-pink Large flowers Large lilac-pink flowers Salvia ‘Heatwave Glitter’ PBR Large lilac-pink flowers Salvia ‘Heatwave Glow’ PBR Large soft apricot flowers. Salvia ‘Heatwave Sparkle’ PBR Large deep pink flowers. Salvia ‘Heatwave PBR Salvia ‘HeatwaveBlaze’ Blaze’ PBR 23 Salvia leucophylla ‘Bees Bliss’ A fast growing‘Bees groundcover with Salvia leucophylla Bliss’ aromatic silver-grey foliage. Growth is in A fast growing groundcover with horizontalsilver-grey layers topped lavender aromatic foliage.with Growth is in blue flowers in spring. It is widely used in horizontal layers topped with lavender Californian private and blue flowers gardens in spring. both It is widely used in public because its foliage so densely Californian gardens both private and covers because the soil. its I’vefoliage planted under public so itdensely pencil pines and I’ve in one season has covers the soil. planted it itunder covered a metre of garden. Plant in full pencil pines and in one season it has sun and water sparingly once covered a metre of garden. Plant in full established. 60cm x 200cm sun and water sparingly once each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 established. 60cm x 200cm $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 Salvia mexicana ‘Lolly Jackson’ A dwarfer form‘Lolly of Salvia Salvia mexicana Jackson’mexicana which we’ve form had in of the Salvia garden mexicana for over a A dwarfer decade. It makes well-foliaged shrubby which we’ve had in the garden for over a growth to about a metre tall by a metre decade. It makes well-foliaged shrubby wide. is verya vigorous willado this growthAstoitabout metre tallit by metre in the first season. During summer and wide. As it is very vigorous it will do this autumn it produces large heads of dark in the first season. During summer and purple flowers set in almost black autumn it produces large heads of dark calyces. It provides for our black New purple flowers seta feast in almost Holland A for covering of calyces. ItHoneyeaters. provides a feast our New straw over the roots in winter will help Holland Honeyeaters. A covering of protect this plant. straw over the roots in winter will help $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 protect this plant. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’ One the best‘Limelight’ plants in our garden Salviaofmexicana where makes a shrubby 180cm One of itthe best plants in our gardenx 150cm in a season. Salvia ‘Limelight’ where it makes a shrubby 180cm x has quiteinlarge deep green leaves which 150cm a season. Salvia ‘Limelight’ set nicely lime green has off quite large the deepstunning green leaves which and purple flowers. It’s in flower from set off nicely the stunning lime green early summer until frosts well from into and purple flowers. It’s in or flower winter in mild districts. Although the top early summer until frosts or well into growth by frost at Lambley it winter ingets mildcut districts. Although the top mostly reshoots in the spring. A growth gets cut by frost at Lambley it covering of straw over in winter mostly reshoots in the theroots spring. A will help. of Cut backover hardthe in spring. or covering straw roots inSun winter light shade. eachinor 3 for $27.00 will help. Cut$10.00 back hard spring. Sun or light shade. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 24 Salvia microphyllla ‘Cerise Velvet’ Salvia microphyllla ‘Cerise A vigorous plant which in Velvet’ its first year Salvia microphyllla ‘Cerise A vigorous plant which in Velvet’ its firstbyyear has made a shrub 120cm as A vigorous plant which in itstall firstbyyear has made a shrub 120cm tall as much across. During summer and has made a shrub 120cm tall by as much across. During summer and autumn it carries masses of glowing much across. During summer and autumnflowers. it carries masses of Iglowing cerise During winter shear autumn it carries masses of glowing cerise flowers. Duringto winter shear and shape this plant a roundI shrub cerise flowers. Duringto winter I shear and shape this plant a round shrub about 80cm by 80cm. It doesn’t and shape this by plant80cm. to a round shrub about 80cm It doesn’t respond well to any heavier pruning. about 80cm. It doesn’t respond80cm well toby heavier ‘Cerise Velvet’ is any happy in anypruning. sunny respond well to any heavier pruning. ‘Cerise Velvet’ is happy in any sunny well drained spot and whilst it tolerates ‘Cerise Velvet’ is happy in any sunny well drained it for tolerates drought prettyspot welland it is whilst happier a few well drained and it tolerates drought prettyspot well it is whilst happier a few supplementary waterings duringforhot dry drought pretty well it is happier for a few supplementary waterings during hot dry spells. supplementary waterings hot dry spells. $9.00 each orduring 3 for $24.00 each $12.00 spells. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’ Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’ Raised by the Dutch garden designer Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’ Raised by the Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, Salvia ‘Amethyst’ makes Raised by the Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, Salvia ‘Amethyst’ makes strong verticalSalvia spikes‘Amethyst’ of rich amethyst Piet Oudolf, makes strong vertical spikes of rich amethyst pink flowers mid strong vertical from spikes spring of rich into amethyst pink flowers from spring into mid summer when we cut it to the ground to pink flowers from spring into mid summer when we cut it to the ground to encourage summer whena werepeat cut it to flowering the ground in to encourage a repeat flowering in Autumn. 60cmax 40cm. encourage repeat flowering in Autumn. 60cm x 40cm. each or 3 for $24.00 Autumn. 60cm$9.00 x 40cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Salvia sclarea Salvia sclarea Archibald’s Clary Sage Salvia sclarea Archibald’s Clary Sage We offer a superb form of the Clary Sage Archibald’s Clary Sage We offer a superb formJenny of theArchibald Clary Sage collected by Jim and in We offer aby superb formJenny of theArchibald Clary Sage collected Jim and in Turkey about 20 years ago. It makes a collected by Jim and Jenny Archibald in Turkey about 20 years ago. It makes a mound of large, rough grey-green leaves Turkey about 20 years ago. It makes a moundsupport of large, rough grey-green leaves which enormous columns of lilac mound of large, rough grey-green leaves which support enormous columns of lilac hooded white lipped flowers surrounded which support enormous columns of lilac hooded white lipped flowers surrounded by large white bractslipped of pink, white surrounded and green. hooded flowers by large bracts pink, awhite green. Although short of few and self-sown by large bracts oflived, pink, awhite and green. Although short lived, few self-sown seedlings are generally produced. It is an Although short lived, a few self-sown seedlings part are generally produced. It is an essential of our dry garden. Sun. seedlings are generally produced. It is an essential part of our dry garden. Sun. 120cm x 75cm. essential part of our dry garden. Sun. 120cm x 75cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 120cm x 75cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 25 Santolina chamaecyparissus ‘Nana’ Santolina chamaecyparissus This forms a dense dwarf‘Nana’ bush of Santolina chamaecyparissus This forms a dense dwarf‘Nana’ bush of intensely silvery white feathered leaves. This forms a dense dwarf bush of intensely silvery white feathered leaves. Yellow billy button flowers are produced intensely silvery white feathered leaves. Yellow billy button flowers are produced in summer. If clipped this Santolina will Yellow button flowers are in summer. If clipped this will make abilly good edging or Santolina knotproduced garden in summer. If clipped this Santolina make a good edging or knot garden plant. It sails through our hot will dry make edging or our knot hot garden plant. aIt good sailsbarely through summers with a watering. Thisdry is plant. It with sails through our plant, hot summers a watering. Thisdry is an Award of barely Garden Merit the summers with barely a watering. This is an Award of Garden Merit the highest award any plant canplant, get from an Royal Award of Garden Merit the highest award any plant canplant, get from the Horticultural Society. highest award any plant can get from the Royal Horticultural Society. 40cm x 60cm. the Royal Horticultural Society. 40cm x 60cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 40cm x 60cm.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Santolina neapolitana ‘Edward Bowles’ Santolina neapolitana ‘Edward Bowles’ ‘Edward Bowles’ makes a low Santolina neapolitana ‘Edward Bowles’ ‘Edward Bowles’ makes low tidy evergreen shrubby mound of a finely Santolina ‘Edward Bowles’ makes a low tidy evergreen shrubby mound ofDuring finely feathered greyish green leaves. tidy evergreen shrubby mound ofDuring finely feathered greyish green leaves. summer the whole plant is smothered feathered greyish green During summer the whole plantleaves. islacy smothered by the loveliest pale lemon buttons. summer the whole plant islacy smothered by the loveliest pale lemon buttons. A very drought tolerant plant that needs byvery the loveliest palea lemon lacy buttons. A drought tolerant that needs nothing more than hotplant sunny spot. We A very tolerant that needs nothing more than a hotplant sunny spot. We clip off drought the spent flowers and trim the nothing more than a hot sunny spot. We clip the spent trimyear. the odd off untidy growthflowers in theand new clip off the spent trimyear. the odd untidy growthflowers in theand new 50cm x 60cm. odd untidy in the year. 50cm x 60cm.growth or 3new for $24.00 $9.00 each 50cm x 60cm.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Santolina ‘Petit Blanc’ Santolina ‘Petit This is the firstBlanc’ release of this terrific Santolina ‘Petit This is the firstBlanc’ release of neat this terrific plant which makes a dwarf, round This is the first release of this terrific plant which makes a dwarf, neat evergreen shrub. During summerround the plant whichfoliage makesisDuring aadwarf, neat round evergreen shrub. summer the dark green perfect foil for evergreen shrub. summer dark green foliage a perfect foil for the ivory white billyisDuring buttons. Lambley dark foliage is a perfect for the ivorygreen white billy buttons. Lambley imported this from Olivierfoil Filippi’s ivory white imported thisbilly frombuttons. nursery in the south of Olivier France Lambley aFilippi’s couple imported this from Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the south of France a couple of years ago. Happy in any sunny well nursery in the south of France a couple of yearsspot ago.‘Petit Happy in any sunny well drained Blanc’ will grow 35cm of years ago. Happy in any sunny35cm well drained spot ‘Petit Blanc’ will grow tall by 40cm across. drained spot across. ‘Petit Blanc’ 35cm tall by 40cm $12.00 each will or 3grow for $33.00 tall by 40cm across. $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 $12.00 each or 3 for $33.00 26 Santolina rosmarinifolia ‘Primrose Gem’ Santolina rosmarinifolia Gem’ Some years ago I spent‘Primrose a day with my Some years ago I spent a day with son Ric Glenn, now head gardenermy at son Ric Glenn, now head gardener at Dulwich Park in London, at Beth Dulwich Park in London, at near Beth Chatto’s marvellous nursery Chatto’s marvellous nursery near Colchester. One of the plants I bought Colchester. of the ‘Primrose plants I bought that day wasOne Santolina Gem’. that day was Santolina ‘Primrose It makes a symmetrical mound ofGem’. very It makes a symmetrical mound of very dark green leaves which is covered dark green leaves which is covered during early summer with moonlight wan duringbuttons. early summer moonlight billy Tough,with sun loving wan and billy buttons. Tough, sun loving and drought tolerant. 60cm x 80cm. drought tolerant. 60cm x 80cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Beginning in mid-summer the large Beginning in mid-summer thechange large cauliflower shaped flower heads cauliflower shaped flower heads change from pale green in bud to soft baby pink from to pale green bud to soft pink then deep pinkinthrough deepbaby salmonthen to deep pink through deep salmonpink to dark coral-pink and finally, as pink to dark coral-pink finally,rich as autumn progresses intoandwinter, autumn progresses into winter, rich mahogany brown. The toothed bluish mahogany brown. Thefrom toothed bluish leaves are handsome early spring leaves are handsome from early spring through summer into autumn. Tough, through summer autumn. drought tolerant into , sun loving Tough, plant. drought tolerant , sun loving plant. 80cm. x 80cm. 80cm. x 80cm.$9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Sedum ‘Matrona’ Sedum Thought‘Matrona’ by some, including me, to be Thought byallsome, including me, to be the best of the taller growing Sedum. the best of all the taller growing Sedum. Handsome the year round it makes Handsome the tall yearstiffround it makes 90cm or more maroon stems 90cm or more tall stiff maroon stems clothed with waxy blue leaves. These clothed with waxy blue leaves. These leafy stems are topped, during late leafy stems are autumn, topped, during late summer and with large summer and autumn, with large cauliflower heads of soft pink flowers cauliflower heads of crimson. soft pinkWe flowers which slowly age to grow which slowly age to crimson. We grow large drifts of it in our dry climate garden large drifts of it in our dry climate garden where it is watered at most 3 or 4 times where is watered at most 3 or 4 times a year.it90cm x 80cm. a year. 90cm x$9.00 80cm.each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 27 Sisyrinchium striatum Sisyrinchium Satin Flower striatum Sisyrinchium striatum Satin Flowerof the Iris family from Chile A member Satin Flower A member the Iris from Chile this plant is of happy herefamily in a sunny spot A member of the Iris family from Chile this plant is happy here in a sunny spot in the dry garden. S. striatum makes this plant is happy here in a sunny spot in the dry striatum makes clumps of garden. upright S. blue-green sword in the dry garden. S. striatum makes clumps of upright blue-green sword shaped leaves with stiff upright stems clumps of upright blue-green sword shaped leaves with stiffyellow upright flowers stems carrying soft lemon shaped leaves with stiff upright stems carrying lemon yellowsummer. flowers during latesoft spring and early carrying soft lemon yellow flowersI during late spring and early summer. pull thelate old spring foliage and off during andII during early winter summer. pull foliage off during winter and allowthe theold odd self sown seedling to take pull the old foliage off during winter and allow the odd self sown seedling to take the place of older clumps occasionally. allow the odd self sown seedling to take the place of older clumps occasionally. 90cm x 60cm. the place of older clumps occasionally. 90cm x 60cm.$10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 90cm x 60cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Styllophorum diphyllum Styllophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy Styllophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy A plant of the Eastern US woodlands the Celandine Poppy A plant of the Eastern US woodlands the Celandine Poppy has grown in the same A plant of the Eastern US woodlands the Celandine Poppy has grown in the same spot in my garden for 15 years. It is in Celandine Poppy has grown in the same spot in myshade garden for 15 years.but It is in complete during summer gets spot in my garden for 15 years. It is in complete during summer but gets more lightshade during its early spring until complete shade during summer but gets more light during its early spring until early summer flowering period. Yellow more light during its early spring until early summer flowering Yellow poppies, the size of a 50 period. cent coin, are early summer flowering period. Yellow poppies, the size of a 50 cent coin, are held on 30cm tall stems. poppies, the size of a 50The centlarge coin,oakare held on 30cm tall stems. The large oaklike leaves, green The above greyish held basal on 30cm tall stems. large oaklike basal leaves, green above greyish beneath, handsome in themselves like basal are leaves, green above greyish beneath, are handsome in themselves 30cm by 30cm. beneath, are handsome in themselves 30cm by 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 30cm by 30cm. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Viola ‘Conte de Brazzi’ ‘Conte Brazzi’ Viola Double Whitede Parma Violet Viola ‘Conte de Brazzi’ Double White Parma Violet This incredibly beautiful Double White Parma Violetand intensely This incredibly and intensely fragrant double beautiful white flowered Parma This incredibly beautiful and intensely fragrant double white flowered Parma Violet was raised by the Conte di Brazzi fragrant double white flowered Parma Violet was raised by the Conte di Brazzi in the 19th century. It was awarded a Violet was raised by the Conte di Brazzi in the 19th century. It was awarded a First Certificate by awarded the Royal in the Class 19th century. It was a First Class Society Certificate by theIt is Royal Horticultural in 1883. the First Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Societydouble in 1883. It is the only pure white in Horticultural Society in 1883.Parma It is the only pure white double Parma in cultivation. A single flower in a vase will only pure white double Parma in cultivation. A single flower in afragrance. vase will fill a room with its spicy sweet cultivation. A single flower in a vase will fill a room with its spicy sweet fragrance. Best in a moist spot in light shade but it fill a room with its spicy sweet fragrance. Besttake in afull moist spot in light shade but can sun as long as it doesn’t dryit Best in a moist spot in light shade but it can take full sun as long as it doesn’t dry out. 10cm tall by 30cm across. can take full sun as long as it doesn’t dry out. 10cm tall by 30cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 out. 10cm tall by 30cm across. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 28 Viola cornuta Viola cornuta species of Viola which A perennial Viola cornuta A perennial species of Viola which weaves its way through our borders A perennial species of Viola which weaves its way through our borders covering its many bare spotour from early weaves waya through borders covering many a bare spot from early spring until autumn with its from lilac, early long covering many a bare spot spring until autumn with its As lilac,other long faced pansy flowers. spring until autumn with its lilac, long faced pansy other perennials grow flowers. around andAs this faced pansy flowers. Asoverother perennials grow around and over this Viola it will scramble up through to the perennials grow around and over this Viola it will scramble uphillsides throughintowhat the light. A plant from hot Viola it will scramble up through to the light. A plant fromYugoslavia hot hillsides in much what used to be called it is light. A plant from hot hillsides in what used to be called Yugoslavia it is much more tosun tolerant itthan the used be and calledheat Yugoslavia is much more sun and heat tolerant than the bedding violas up atthan the first more sun andwhich heat give tolerant the bedding violas which give up at the first blast of hot weather. bedding violas which give up at the first blast of hot weather. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 blast of hot weather. $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 $9.00 each or 3 for $24.00 Zauschneria cana ‘Catalina’ Zauschneria cana ‘Catalina’ This beautiful form was collected on Zauschneria cana ‘Catalina’ This beautiful form was collected on Catalina Island form which was is offcollected the coast on of This beautiful Catalina Island which isInoff Zauschneria the coast of Southern California. Catalina Island which is off the coast of Southern California. In Zauschneria trials at theCalifornia. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Southern In Zauschneria trials at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens (the leading botanic garden trials at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens (the leading botanic garden specialising Californian Gardens (the in leading botanic plants) garden specialising in Californian plants) ‘Catalina’ was judged one of the plants) best of specialising in Californian ‘Catalina’ was judged one of the best of the 30 cultivars grown. ‘Catalina’ was judged one ofSpectacular the best of the 30 cultivars grown. Spectacular orange-red trumpetsgrown. are complimented the 30 cultivars Spectacular orange-red trumpets are complimented by its silver leaves. It makes a sub-shrub orange-red trumpets are complimented by its silver leaves. It makes a sub-shrub some 60cmleaves. tall by 100cma across. It by its silver It makes sub-shrub some 60cm tallmid-summer by 100cm across. It flowers from until late some 60cm tall by 100cm across. It flowers from mid-summer until late autumn. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 flowers from mid-summer until late autumn. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 autumn. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 Zauschneria califonica ‘Western Hills’ Zauschneria ‘Western Hills’the This variety califonica has been awarded Zauschneria califonica ‘Western Hills’ This variety has been awarded the Royal variety Horticultural Society’s Award the of This has been awarded Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of GardenHorticultural Merit. “ASociety’s very fiery Royal Awardred of Garden Merit. “A very fiery red selection” Merit. which will to Garden “A add verysome fieryvimred selection” which will add some vim to the summer andwill autumn garden. selection” which add some vim It’s to the summer and autumn garden. It’s pollinated by humming birdsgarden. in the wild the summer and autumn It’s pollinated by humming birds in the wild and our New Holland Honeyeaters sup pollinated by humming birds in the wild and our New Holland Honeyeaters sup its nectar too. Holland This plant needs a sunny and our New Honeyeaters sup its nectar too. This plant needs a sunny well-drained it its nectar too.spot This and plantdoesn’t needs amind sunny well-drained spot and doesn’t mind it dry. 90cm x 90cm. well-drained spot and doesn’t mind it dry. 90cm x 90cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 dry. 90cm x 90cm. $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 $10.00 each or 3 for $27.00 29 Lambley 2013-2014 Seed Catalogue Seed for our 2013-2014 Catalogue is available for every season. Check our website or call for a copy 03 5343 4303 www.lambley.com.au Lambley Nursery and Gardens 30 Criss Canning : The Pursuit of Beauty The third revised edition of David Thomas’s monograph “The Pursuit of Beauty” on Criss Canning is about to be published. This new edition has an extensive new chapter by David Thomas and more than forty new paintings, many from the upcoming exhibition at Savill Galleries, will be illustrated. The book is being published by Macmillan Art Publishing. The first edition and the first revised edition sold out in just a few months. Lambley Nursery is proud to make a prepublication offer of $100 per book including postage. The recommended retail price will be $110 once the book is published. 31 32