- CACALIIFOLIA
A pleasant dark green leafed creeping evergreen with royal blue flowers. If given plenty of space it will stay about half a metre high but if crowded could go up to 1m. Cacaliifolia will frost under -2C. Pruning: Stems can … Continue reading
- CHAMELAEAGNEA
One of the tough South Africans so good for harsh Australian conditions. It is frost and drought hardy. Chamelaeagnea is a hardy evergreen which can grow to 2m. The attractive foliage is a light green. It will sucker gently around … Continue reading
- CHIAPENSIS
This useful plant originates in Chiapo, a southern state of Mexico. One of the first of my introductions. It is a bit frost tender but will grow and flower well under the protection of evergreen trees. Once established it will … Continue reading
- COCCINEA
Coccinea is a widely distributed salvia, perhaps because of its enthusiastic seeding. It is an evergreen about 1m high but could be short lived. Coccinea comes in 3 colours basically, (but there are some variations), a crisp white, bicolor – … Continue reading
- COSTA RICA BLUE
This shrub to 2m is a must for most gardens because of its large heads of purple blue flowers in the cooler months. It is somewhat open in growth so needs to be cut back a bit to bush it … Continue reading
- CURVIFLORA
This salvia must become one of the basic salvias in a collection. It is fairly new this century but seems such an agreeable plant. My first one was in a fair bit of shade. The other one is in full … Continue reading