Lavender, salvias and summer daisies that flower for months and come back each year. Chosen to look good in Mallee heat, not just in spring.
Mix a few from each group and something will be flowering in every season.
The first colour after frost, flowering while the soil is still cool.
Long flowering seasons that carry the garden into the heat.
Plants that look their best when the temperature is over 35°C.
Lavender and salvias are the perennials we bring in most.
Lavender60 to 80 cm
Lavandula stoechas
Large, long-lasting flower heads in white, deep purple and rose. Flowers from spring. One of our most reordered lavenders.
Lavender60 to 80 cm
Lavandula stoechas
A tall, reliable Italian lavender with purple flowers held well above the leaves.
LavenderAbout 60 cm
Lavandula angustifolia
The classic scented lavender for drying and cooking. Flowers in summer. Needs very good drainage.
LavenderAbout 1 m
Lavandula dentata
Toothed grey leaves and flowers for much of the year. Good for a low, informal hedge.
Salvia0.8 to 1.2 m
Salvia microphylla
Red and white bicoloured flowers from spring to late autumn. Tough, quick and loved by bees.
Salvia0.8 to 1 m
Salvia microphylla
Bright red flowers through the warm months. Cut back by a third in late winter.
SalviaAbout 1 m
Salvia hybrid
Sky-blue flower spikes over a long season.
Salvia50 to 70 cm
Salvia longispicata x farinacea
Compact spikes of violet-blue flowers all summer. A good partner for silver plants.
Blanket flower30 to 50 cm
Gaillardia x grandiflora
We stock the 'Mesa' series and 'Goblin'. Daisy flowers in red, yellow and orange through the hottest months.
Peruvian lily30 to 60 cm
Alstroemeria hybrids
The 'Inca' and 'Princess' series flower from spring to autumn and make long-lasting cut flowers. Best with some afternoon shade here.
Convolvulus50 to 80 cm
Convolvulus cneorum
Silky silver leaves and white flowers in spring. Loves heat and poor, well-drained soil.
Convolvulus20 to 30 cm
Convolvulus sabatius
A trailing groundcover with lavender-blue flowers for months. Spills nicely over walls and pot edges.
Lamb's ears20 to 40 cm
Stachys byzantina
Soft, woolly silver leaves that children love to touch. A tough edging plant in full sun.
Candytuft20 to 30 cm
Iberis sempervirens
A low mound covered in white flowers in late winter and spring.
Wallflower50 to 70 cm
Erysimum hybrid
Flowers in purple, orange and fuchsia from late winter well into summer.
Echium1 to 1.5 m
Echium candicans
Big spires of blue flowers in spring that bring in the bees. Very drought hardy once established.
Pull or snip off spent flowers every week or two. Salvias, gaillardia and alstroemeria will keep producing new ones.
Once frosts ease in August, cut salvias back by about a third. Trim lavender lightly after each flush, without cutting into bare wood.
Too much fertiliser gives soft, leafy growth and fewer flowers. A light feed in spring is plenty for most of these.
Lavender, silver bush and lamb's ears rot in wet clay. Plant them on a mound or in a raised bed if your soil holds water.
Tell us how much sun it gets and what colours you like. We'll put together a mix that flowers from spring to autumn.