Recent Posts Tagged With 'water plants'

• Louisiana Iris

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 16:52 in perennials, water plants

  For the first few weeks of October the Louisiana Iris put on an an amazing display of flowers in a rainbow of colours. As their name suggests, they were bred from species of Iris found in the swamps of Louisiana in the United states. Not only do thes...

• Elegia capensis,Fountain Rush

  Posted on Friday July 17th, 2009 at 00:26 in water plants, exotic shrubs, landcape feature and accent plants

  Elegia capensis, Fountain RushThis is a striking foliage plant from South Africa which forms a large clump to about 3 metres tall. It naturally grows close to streams in Winter rainfall areas which dry out in Summer ,so technically it could be includ...

• Dividing Cannas,finding Frogs

  Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 02:49 in perennials, water plants

  Litoria aurea ,Green and Golden Bell FrogDividing Cannas and finding frogs It is always exciting to come across this frog as it one of the species which is classified as globally vulnerable. Picking one up can be a bit tricky because as soon as you ...

• Phragmites australis, Common Reed

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 23:20 in water plants, birds in the garden

  Dusky Moorhen at home in swamps, makes a harsh 'kerk' sound when disturbedPhragmites australis In the local wetlands where I walk the common reed is in flower at this time of year. It has graceful plumes at the end of tall stems. They capture the lig...