which helichrysum is best
If you're wondering which helichrysum is best for your garden, you're not alone. This unique genus offers a range of beautiful foliage plants and groundcovers that bring silver and grey-green tones, soft texture, and drought tolerance to New Zealand gardens. While the best helichrysum for you depends on your personal preference and the site conditions, this guide will help you compare some of the top contenders widely grown and loved across Aotearoa.
Magnolia Strawberry Fields (Strawberry Fields Magnolia Tree)
Magnolia Strawberry Fields is a stunning deciduous tree that bears masses of large and showy, semi-double, deep red flowers through late winter and early spring which are borne on the naked stems before the foliage emerges. It typically grows to 8 m tall and 4 m wide and can easily be contained with trimming. Magnolia Strawberry Fields is commonly grown as a specimen, added to a mixed planting, included in cottage gardens, or planted as a backdrop for smaller plants.
Dianella Kentlyn
Dianella Kentlyn is a variety of the commonly known, Flax Lily, produces upright, strap-like leaves which are a rich, dark green with a blue undertone. Flower stems rise above the foliage through spring to bear masses of delicate, blue flowers which result in blue berries. It grows to 60 cm tall and 40 cm wide in full sun or partial shade. Dianella Kentlyn is commonly mass planted either as a groundcover or on a bank, included in borders or mixed plantings, planted around the base of large trees, grown around water features such as streams and ponds, or included in cottage gardens. This is a popular plant.
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