Erica verticillata
This incredible Erica may take a little work to get established, but once it’s
growing it’s happy to be left to its own devices apart from the occasional
clipping to keep it neat. Never let the shape get out of hand, because it
won’t tolerate hard pruning. Be rewarded in summer with masses of pink
blooms. There are several varieties of this species with slightly different
flower colours, but they are, without exception, show-stoppers.
Eri ca verticilata African Phoenix
Freylinia tropica
Here’s a shrub that is seldom without blooms. It takes well to being
clipped into just about any shape, but doesn’t like being cut back hard.
Still, you won’t need to. Even when left to do what they like, they generally keep a tidy form, and the white flowers, while small, are carried in such
profusion that they’re unmissable! Plus, it’s reasonably frost hardy – an
undemanding beauty!
Freylinia tropica White
Never be without colour
There’s nothing wrong with planting colourful perennials and annuals, but indigenous shrubs are the laid-back
ladies of your garden. They don’t throw temper tantrums if you don’t have much time for them, and they’ll give
you beautiful blooms to brighten up your life.