Fernview Nurseries -- Australian Mail Order Nursery

Tube Stock varieties

All of the following varities are sold in a 2 inch tube, upon dispatch the plants are securely packed to ensure that you receive the stock in good order.

Most varieties are sold at $1.75 each, including GST.

Plant hedging shrubs 20-30cm apart for a compact hedge up to 2 foot in height. For taller hedges increase planting distance to 40cm or more. Click on any picture to see an enlargement.

	Brachycome Multifida Low suckering native plant, small mauve pink daisy like flowers most of the year. Great for rockeries, mass planting or cascading down a retaining wall. Well drained soil, tolerates light frost. Spreads to 1m after 2 years.
	Buxus japonica (Japanese Box) A evergreen shrub with bright green leathery leaves. Great as a speciman shrub, hedge or tub on the patio. Hardy variety in moist well drained soil, excells in warmer climates. Plant 20cm apart.
	Buxus microphyllia (Korean Box) A quicker growing buxus hedge. The glossy oval to lance shaped leaves form a low dense rounded shrub. Ideal for moist well drained soil in sun or part shade. A fantastic contrast in light green foliage appears after trimming. Plant 20cm apart.
	Buxus microphyllia 'Faulkner' Special! A line in the box family we are introducing because of it's superior characteristics. Faulkner will grow to 6 feet if left untrimmed, but will reach 30-40cm in 18 months and is ideal for formal hedging. Faulkner has a tight compact growth and holds a deep green foliage in both frost and hot, dry conditions.
	Buxus sempervirens (English Box) Special! The old favourite, this evergreen shrub with showy, glossy green foliage, grown largely for clipping into formal shapes or as hedges, has stood the test of time, to be considered one of the best formal hedge varieties. Plant 20cm apart.
	Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa (Dutch Box) Evergreen dwarf shrub with glossy green, oval foliage and dense growth habit, grown largely for clipping into formal shapes or as hedges. Plant 20cm apart.
	Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom) An evergreen compact shrub with glossy, bright, green foliage bearing bunches of sweetly scented white flower. Great as a hedge or specimen plant and especially good to hide fences, etc. Plant 30cm apart.
	Coleonema Pulchrum Aurea (Golden Diosma) A dwarf, spreading, evergreen shrub grown for its golden, aromatic, heather-like foliage and pink star shaped flowers. Ideal for a contrasting borderline or clipped into a formal hedge. Plant 30cm apart.
	Convolvulus cneorum (Silver Bush) An attractive semi ground cover with silky silver foliage, dazzling white flowers from summer to autumn. This is a very hardy variety, ideal for rockeries or mass planting, loves full sun will reach a height of 30 cm and cover an area of 50cm by 50cm in as little time as 1.5 years.
	Convolvulus mauretanicus Quick growing ground cover with small green leaves and blue to mauve bell shaped flowers throughout warmer months. Ideal for rockeries and enbankments. Trim in cooler months. Fantastic trailing habit. 1-1.5 years spread 1m square.
	Correa dusky bells This native low growing shrub forms a dense clump of foliage and delightful flowers, reaching 50cm height. Correa dusky bells is ideal as a hardy ground cover or compact shrub. Salmon red bell shaped flowers occur through spring and summer.
	Cupressocyparis Leylandii (Castlewellan Gold) A most popular and attractive tall growing conifer with soft, rich golden foliage. Ideal for a windbreak, screen planting, clipped hedge or as a specimen tree. Plant 1.5m - 1.8m apart for screen or 0.5m for a hedge.
	Cupressocyparis Leylandii (Leighton's Green) Will reach 8-10 meters if let go, or can be maintaned to a formal hedge at approximately 6 foot. Leighton's green is ideal for use as a windbreak or screen, fast growing with spearmint green foliage, very hardy. Not suited to humid tropical climates.
	Daphne odora (winter daphne) The ever popular daphne is now available, growing to 1 meter daphne will reach 50cm in 18 months. Famous for it's sweet perfume in winter, daphne is ideal for bringing your winter garden to life.
	Dietes Grandiflora (Wild Iris) This is a tough as boots variety with strap like foliage. Wild iris blooms with exquisite iris like flowers for an extended period through spring and summer. Perfect for putting beautiful blooms in an area where nothing else will grow!
	Dwarf Green Mondo Grass Special! A hardy clumping plant with deep green strap like foliage with a maximum height of 20cm and a width of 30cm. Rapidly becoming one of Australia's favourite garden varieties.
	Dwarf lomandra A dwarf line of Lomandra confertifolia, this compact ball-shaped spiky mound makes a handsome lime green clump, very hardy, and ideal for borders or walkways. It grows to a maximum of 20cm within 12 months.
	Erigeron karvinskianus (Seaside Daisy) A massing perennial which bares daisy like flowers most of the year round, white, pink and purple. Perfect for almost any garden situation, rockeries, tubs on the patio, enbankments and borders. Grows best in well drained sunny position. Spreads 1m by 1m in 1 to 1.5 years.
	Escallinia Compact form of escallonia will grow to 50cm, reaching 30cm in 12 months. Escallinia displays a mass of bright pink flowers through spring and summer, on top of vibrant glossy green foliage. Ideal as a low to medium hedge, or to brighten a dull spot! Escallinia is very hardy, tolerating a wide variety of conditions.
	Euonymus Tom Thumb (Dwarf spindal bush) A compact dense growing hedging plant, Ideal for low maintainace formal edges. Tom Thumb will grow to 30 cm in 18 months, and is very hardy, displaying dark green glossy compact leaves under almost any condition.
	Felicia amelloides (Blue Margurite Daisy) A vibrant bushy shruby groundcover, has striking blue daisy flowers with bright yellow centers from spring to autumn, will cover an area 40cm by 40cm and have a height of 30-40 cm in 1to 1.5 years. Ideal for adding a dash of colour to a rockery, or garden.
	Hydranger Assorted A deciduous small shrub with large, crisp green foliage bearing large round heads of beautifully coloured flowers in summer. Makes for a striking hedge, cut flower or backdrop to a garden bed. Plant 50cm apart.
	Lavendula angustifolia (English Lavender) The most common of the lavenders used for oil, dried and fresh flowers. This old favourite makes for a soft cottage style borderline plant with beautiful lilac flowers, giving a fragrant and colourful feature to your garden. Plant 40cm apart.
	Lavendula grosso Special! This striking variety is commonly used in commercial lavender farms because of it's profuse flower, and oil production.
	Lavendula angustifolia Munstead A dwarf growing lavender with a darker flower spike than English Lavender. A great compact growth habit making it fantastic for pathway edging. Plant 40cm apart.
	Lavendula angustifolia Rosea Another dwarf growing lavender with a pascal pink flush flower spike. Well suited to growing as a hedge or a specimen plant. A fantastic addition to the cottage garden. Plant 40cm apart.
	Lavendula Avonview A larger growing variety of lavender that enjoys a full sun position with well drained soil. Grey / green foliage, ideal for large lavender hedge with a longer flowering season. Now developing into a preferred longer flowering variety. Great as a specimen or hedge. Plant 60cm apart.
	Lavendula dentata (French Lavender) With soft silver foliage, and scented purple flowers, this lavender will add a splash of color to your garden for an extended period, flowering for much of the year, including the cooler months. A variety which has stood the test of time in Australian gardens, grows to 70 cm in 2-3 years, prefers a sunny well drained position.
	Lavendula stoechas A strong growing lavender with aromatic soft silvery grey foliage. It's dark purple flowers appearing in late spring and summer producing a sweet perfume. A tough lavender hedge or hardy specimen plant. Plant 50cm apart.
	Leucophyta brownii (Cushion bush) This hardy shrub will grow to around 70cm, and will tolerate a wide variety of harsh conditions including coastal regions. Cushion bush has white-silver foliage, ideal as a contrast plant or a medium sized border.
	Ligustrum undulatium (Privot) Special! Evergreen medium shrub with attractive small glossy leaves with white flowers in sprays. Beautiful hedging subject. Likes well drained soil. A quick heding solution that will give a fantastic medium hedge 1-1.5m. Plant 30cm apart.
	Lonicera nitida (Dwarf Honeysuckle) Special! A small, evergreen, densely foliaged shrub grown for its oval, small, dark green glossy foliage. Ideal for clipped hedges and topiary, and is faster growing than conventional box hedge. Fantastic as a quick solution around rose gardens, pathways etc. Plant 20cm apart.
	Mesembryanthemum Pink (Pink Pig Face) This is a drought tolerant ground cover with fleshy succulent foliage, that will cover a square meter in about two years.
	Myrtus luma (Luma apiculata) Special! This upright bushy shrub is ideal for a quickly established medium to to tall hedge. Luma has dense small aromatic leaves, and is speckled with white starry flowers throughout summer and autumn.
	Nandina domestica nana (Dwarf Sacred Bamboo) An evergreen or semi evergreen dwarf shrub. This variety has a brilliant eye catching contrast, new red foliage turning to scarlet red. Requires very little maintenance.
	Osteosperum (Deep Purple) This fresh green ground cover gives rise to a matt of large purple daisy-like flowers through spring, summer and autumn.
	Penstemon (Catherine de la mare) Ideal for seasonal colour, during spring and summer, Catherine de la mare produces spikes of tubular flowers, purple with a pinkish throat. Reaching 50cm height, Catherine de la mare is ideal for providing brilliant colour.
	Penstemon (Port wine) Ideal for seasonal colour during spring, and summer. Penstemon port wine produces spikes of tubular flowers, deep red in colour. Reaching 60cm height, Port wine is ideal for providing stunning seasonal colour.
	Penstemon (Peace) Ideal for seasonal colour during spring, and summer. Penstemon peace produces spikes of tubular flowers, white with a pink rim. Reaching 60cm height, peace is ideal for providing stunning seasonal colour, or contrasting other varieties.
	Photinia robusta (Photinia) This evergreen shrub will grow brilliant crimson shoots year round, as the name suggest, a very robust variety, prefers well drained soil, and full sun to part shade.
	Photinia glabra rubens With similar growth habits to the Photinia robusta, photinia glabra rubens offers a finer leaf ideal for medium hedges. The new foliage shoots as bright crimson, fading to green, very hardy, and an excellent screening plant. Glabra rubens can grow to 4 meters, reaching 1 meter in 18 months but best kept as a trimmed hedge at your desired height.
	Pittosporum Green Pillar Special! Ever popular as a screen or hedge, green pillar will grow to 5 meters, but can be maintained at any height with an annual trim. Green pillar will reach 1 meter in 19 months, and offers the classic pittosporum screen with green tones.
	Pittosporum Silver Sheen A fast growing tree. With it's silvery green foliage makes an attractive larger hedge, around fence height. An ideal quick screen to provide privacy or a wind break. Plant 80cm apart.
	Pittosporum variegated Eugenoides (variegated lemonwood) A classic hedging plant, often used in hedges alternating with Photinia Robusta and great to screen. The Eugenoids will grow to 1.5 meters in 2 years, but will reach over 5 meters if you let it. Lemonwood offers a softer, pale green hedging option, that is suited to large, or medium hedges.
	Polygala grandiflora This hardy shrub will grow to 1-2 meters, reaching half to one meter in around 12 months. Polygala grandiflora sports brilliant purple pea like flowers from late winter through summer. Ideal as a colourful addition to your garden or as a hedge.
	Rosa banksiae normalis lute a (Yellow Banksia Rose) This is a delightful thorn-less climbing rose, displaying beautiful clusters of small yellow sweetly scented roses on long arching canes through spring and summer.
	Rosemarinus officinalis (Rosemary Blue Lagoon) This variety of Rosemary has the beautiful aromatic foliage, with a deep mauve-bue flower displayed through winter and spring. Blue lagoon will grow to 75cm in 18 months, and is ideal for a colorful accent, or an aromatic hedge.
	Rosmarinus officinalis Commonly used for cooking, this versatile plant makes an attractive borderline with it's aromatic narrow leaves provides a contrast to its pale blue flowers. Prefers a well drained soil. Plant 40cm apart.
	Rosmarinus officinalis Rosea Semi prostate growing shrub with mid green foliage with flush pink flowers, looks great when well trimmed into a formal hedge or as specimen plants. Plant 40cm apart.
	Viburnum tinus Viburnum has large green leaves with pinkish white flowers through spring and summer. Viburnum will grow to 4 meters, reaching 2 meters in approximately 2 years. Ideal for hedging or screening, it can be trimmed to any desired size. Viburnum is very hardy, growing well in coastal or dry environments.
	Westringia Wynyabbie Gem Hardy medium shrub with attractive mauve flowers for most of the year. Attracts butterflies. Grows well in full sun or part shade. Prefers moist, well drained soil but can withstand dry soil when established. Good coastal plant that tolerates frost and wind. Prune regularly. Plant 40cm apart.