Flowering Shrubs, Trees and Climbers for Southern Africa |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
THE CONDITION OF THE SOIL | 7 |
PROPAGATION AND PLANTING | 14 |
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15 feet 20 feet Azaleas bloom BOTTLEBRUSH bracts branches bright bush Cape CHINESE HIBISCUS climates climber clusters colour compost containing compost Cotoneaster CREEPER dainty dark green deciduous drought-resistant Durban Botanical Gardens early spring early summer easy to grow Escallonia evergreen evergreen shrub feet in height flowers in early flowers in spring flowers in summer foliage frost-free full sun garden glossy grown from cuttings grown from seed grows easily growth hardy to frost hedge Hibiscus hybrids Illustrated inches long Johannesburg Lantana leaflets Magnolia Mauve flowers Melaleuca nesophila Michelia figo moist moisture narrow needs orange petals pink flowers plant Podalyria propagated Protea red flowers rockery roots rounded semi-shade shade shape sheltered showy shrub shrub comes shrubs and trees slow-growing South Africa species sprays spreading stamens stems Strelitzia reginae sub-tropical sunny position Tamarix tender to frost thrive tiny transplanted Transvaal trumpet varieties vase warm well-drained soil white flowers yellow flowers