An attempt at the top five

Having decided to post pictures of the top five plants, we had a debate and ended up with six. So I nipped out into the nursery and took some pictures of these:

Magnificent Scabiosas LOADED with buds in 15cm pots @ R15.35

The Pelargonium 'colourcade' were vexing: just which plant should I photograph? The colour mix is so vibrant, so here are a few pictures instead of just one. 15cm pots @ R15.35. Worthy successors to our spring range of Osteospermums.

There's no denying that these Scadoxus punicius are magnificent, besides being a fabulous choice for the dry shade spots that one battles to find plants for. 15cm pots @ R28.05


It was then that the rot set in, because while I was looking at that, I ALSO saw this:

And this

And this

And this

All of which were too tempting to ignore. So: from the top we have

Scadoxus membranaceus @ R25.25

A wavy fan of Boophane @ R28.05

And the curious Haemanthus albiflos @ R16.60

I dragged myself away from those distractions, and wondered off to snap the 15cm Portulacaria (Spekboom) @ R15.00

Which is when I spotted these:

GIANT Cotyledons. Its a smallish batch, and some lucky soul is likely to snap the whole batch up, so I had to stop and fondle them a bit. 15cm pots @ R19.45.

From there, I could see a haze of white, blue and mauve adorning the Evergreen Bulbs section which I didn't, strictly speaking, have any business in, but did I let that stop me? See for yourself!

Dietes bicolor @ R9.30

Medium-tall White Agapanthus @ R9.30

Dwarf Agapanthus 'Nana Blue' @ R9.30

Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue in 15cm pots @ R13.95

and Variegated Tulbaghia 'Silver Lace' in 15cm pots @ R13.95

Of course, these are all pretty common and popular - but for good reason!

Having allowed myself to become distracted, I recalled my sense of duty and went to photograph the... er... fifth plant.

Tecoma Rocky Horror (TM) in bloom, and about half my height in 10kg bags @ R36.60

After which, I put my blinkers on and headed back to the office to post the 'Top Five' (which was really six) plus distracting others. 

I hope you've enjoyed your virtual stroll around the nursery with me as much as I did!

Till next time.

Andrea