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PRICES QUOTED ARE RETAIL, FOR WHOLESALE PRICES PLEASE CONTACT US
all prices for 20cm pot unless otherwise shown
  SAMBUCUS NIGRA (Common Elderberry)
Caprifoliaceae
Shrub to small tree. Panicles of cream flowers followed by black berries which are used in wine making.Grows on chalk soils.
$20.00
 
SAMBUCUS NIGRA BLACK LACE
Dark purple, deeply cut leaves. Pale pink flowers.
$27.50
 
SAMBUCUS CANADENSIS MAXIMA
Vigorous shrub with large leaves 30-45 cm long and enormous flower-heads to 30cm or more across. Prune each spring.
$27.50
  SAMBUCUS COERULEA ( Blue Elder)
Large shrub with glossy leaves. Creamy white flowers in summer followed by large, drooping clusters of blue-black fruit.
$27.50
  SAMBUCUS NIGRA AUREA (Golden Elder)
Large shrub ,yellow leaves have 5-7 leaflets. Flattened heads of cream coloured sweetly scented flowers in summer.
$20.00
SAMBUCUS NIGRA LACINIATA
Finely divided fern like foliage.
$25.00
  SAMBUCUS NIGRA LINEARIS
Shrub with leaves of various sizes but often reduced to threads.
$27.50
SAMBUCUS NIGRA MADONNA
Leaves have a broad yellow edge and yellow blotches.
$22.00
 
SAMBUCUS NIGRA MARGINATA
Large shrub. Leaves edged silvery – white.
SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA PLUMOSA AUREA
Deeply cut lacy yellow foliage .Best out of hot sun. Slower than S.nigra forms.
$25.00
SAPIUM JAPONICUM
Slow medium shrub turning brilliant glowing orange, red to yellow in autumn.
$20.00
 
SARCOCOCCA CONFUSA
Buxaceae
Evergreen shrub to 1.5 metres . Dark green glossy foliage. Small white , highly scented flowers followed by numerous black shiny fruits. Excellent for dry shade.
$25.00
  SARCOCOCCA HOOKERIANA HUMILIS
Dwarf ,suckering evergreen shrub excellent for ground cover growing under trees or in deep shade.
$17.50
15cm pot
  SARCOCOCCA HOOKERIANA PURPLE STEM
Upright growth. Narrow leaves. Black berries.Young stems , mid ribs and petioles flushed purple.
$25.00
SARCOCOCCA RUSCIFOLIA
Shrub 1.5m. Dark green ,glossy leaves, red berries, highly scented flowers in spring. Excellent in dry shady areas.
$25.00
 
SCHOTIA BRACHPETALA
Slow growing, horizontal to weeping shrub or small tree for full sun. The divided foliage is covered by masses of bright red flowers attractive to birds. Tolerates moderate frost.
$27.50
SINOCALYCANTHUS SINENSIS
Calycanthaceae
Fascinating rare Chinese shrub with large 12-15 cm rounded glossy leaves which turn yellow in autumn. Flowers to 7 cm , saucer shaped , waxy, pink-lilac outer saucer ,yellow inner cup.
$27.50
  SINOJACKIA XYLOCARPA
Styracaceae
Deciduous tree. White flowers hang in large numbers below the branches like a Styrax. Fruit shaped like a narrow spinning top.
UNAVAILABLE AT PRESENT
$25.00
SKIMMIA JAPONICA
Rutaceae
Attractive dense evergreen shrub with fleshy dark green leaves which grows well in shade. Showy upright white flower heads followed by red berries. Male and female plants usually needed for berry set. We sell a self fruiting form so you only need one.
$27.50
SONCHUS ARBOREUS
Asteraceae

A striking daisy tree with long narrow deeply cut leaves. Heads of showy yellow flowers. Usually grows to 3 metres on a single or few branched trunk. The leaves are clustered up the top parts of the trunk. After 10 years of trials we have never seen any seedlings in the garden.
$25.00
SONCHUS ACAULIS.
Large grey- green leaves form a rosette to 1m across. Flower spike to 1.5m. Buds covered in silvery white hairs. Bright yellow daisy flowers 2.5 cm across.
$25.00
SONCHUS LEPTOCEPHALUS 
Upright shrub to 1.5 m. Fine thread like leaves crowded towards the tip of stems.Yellow daisy flowers.Full sun .Pruning encourages more branching.
$27.50
SOPHORA DAVIDI
Leguminosae
Elegant arching shrub bearing thorns and dainty small ,pinnate leaves. Flowers blueish.
$25.00
SOPHORA HOWINSULA
Previously listed as S.tetraptera Gnome. Large yellow flowers on a dwarf 1 m bush. Native of Lord Howe Island.
$27.50

SOPHORA PROSTRATA LITTLE BABY
Shrub with tiny leaves and twisted or zig zagging branches. Bright orange-yellow flowers.
$27.50
  SOPHORA TETRAPTERA
Small evergreen tree with an elegant semi weeping habit. Yellow showy large hanging flowers.
$22.00
  SORBARIA SP
Rosaceae

Shrub with canes rather than branches. Divided feathery leaves topped by creamy white large flower heads in summer.
$27.50
  SORBUS ARIA LUTESCENS
Rosaceae
Attractive conical to round headed deciduous tree. New leaves silver white tinted yellow. Older leaves silver-white reverse. Tolerant of seaside conditions ,industrial areas and high pH.
$33.00
SORBUS CASHMIRIANA
Small deciduous tree with pinnate foliage. Lovely white marble sized fruits hanging in clusters and are long lasting from autumn to winter. Flowers pale pink.
$33.00
  SORBUS JOSEPH ROCK
Tree bearing the usual pinnate leaves which turn superb colours of red , orange to copper and purple in autumn. Fruits cream yellow to amber yellow.
UNAVAILABLE AT PRESENT
$33.00
  SPARMANNIA AFRICANA
Tiliaceae
Fast growing shrubby bush bearing large furry leaves. Showy white flowers with a yellow boss of stamens. Survives modest frost and is deciduous in cold areas. Ideal where a tropical looking ,quick growing ,large leafed screen is needed. Can grow 1m per year up to 5m.
$25.00
SPARMANNIA AFRICANA FLORE PLENO
Double white flowers.
$25.00
  STACHYURUS CHINENSIS MAGPIE
Stachyuraceae

Deciduous shrub with long arching branches. The large leaves have irregular creamy-white margins. Soft yellow flowers hang in long spikes below the branches.
$27.50
STACHYURUS PRAECOX (Early Spiketail)
Vigorous arching shrub with stiffly pendulous racemes of pale yellow flowers in early spring.
$25.00
STACHYURUS SALICIFOLIUS
Evergreen arching shrub with long narrow willow like leaves to 25 cm long. Drooping racemes of yellow flowers in late winter.
$27.50
STACHYURUS PRAECOX RUBRIFLORA
Vigorous shrub with long arching stems. Flowers cream tinted pink-red hang below the branches in racemes.
$25.00
  STEPHANANDRA TANAKAE
Rosaceae
Elegant medium shrub with arching brown stems. Leaves colour rich yellow in autumn.
$25.00
STEPHANANDRA INCISA
Leaves have deeply cut edges . Slender , arching zigzag stems.
$25.00
  STRELITZIA NICOLAI
Strelitziaceae
Large bannana like clumps of woody stems to 10m topped by large leaves (2m x 0.8m). Flowers white and blue in large spathes 40-45cm long.
$25.00
  STRELITZIA REGINAE (Bird of Paradise)
Large clump with banana like leaves coming from near the ground. Flowers orange and blue.
$25.00
STROBILANTHES GOSSYPIANUM
Acanthaceae

Evergreen medium shrub. Compact bushy growth . Attractive silvery green leaves.
$25.00
STYRAX HEMSLEYANA
Styracaceae
Small tree resembling S. obassia. White flowers in long hanging racemes in Summer. Leaves rounded.
UNAVAILABLE AT PRESENT
$27.50
STYRAX JAPONICA
Bushy small tree. Dark green smallish leaves. Masses of white bell like flowers hang below the horizontal branches in early summer.
$27.50
STYRAX JAPONICA PINK
Pink flowers.
$27.50
   
STYRAX JAPONICA EMERALD PAGODA
Small to medium deciduous tree forming a delightful small specimen. In spring the undersides of the horizontal branches are crowded with thousands of white hanging bell shaped flowers. These are much larger than normal S.japonica maybe three times the size. Leaves are also larger and are a lush dark green. A truly superb little tree.
$33.00
  STYRAX OBASSIA
Round headed tree with large rounded leaves. White flowers , scented , hanging in clusters below the branches.
$27.50
SYMPHORICARPOS RIVULARIS (Snowberry)
Caprifoliaceae
Suckering small to medium shrub with blue tinted leaves. Produces massed displays of pure white pea sized , or larger , fruits. Needs pruning to keep tidy but very effective in fruit.
$25.00
  SYRINGA PERSICA
Oleaceae

Slender branched shrub to 2 m. Narrow leaves . Fragrant lilac flowers.
UNAVAILABLE AT PRESENT
$22.00
SYRINGA LACINIATA (AFGHANICA)
A beautifully dainty shrub or small tree with pinnately-cut leaves. Flowers , scented , lilac in slender panicles. Late spring. Grown in hot humid south of USA and not prone to mildew.
$27.50
 
SYRINGA MEYERI PALIBIN (VELUTINA)
Slow growing dwarf Lilac with scented lilac-pink flowers. Late spring.
$27.50
  SYRINGA MICROPHYLLA SUPERBA
Pretty small bushy lilac ,small leaves and scented rosy-pink flowers. Spring then intermittently to autumn.
$27.50
SYRINGA PATULA MISS KIM
Dwarfer bush than most lilacs to 3m in 20-30 years. Dark green leaves with wavy margins turn burgundy-reds in autumn. Flowers have a spicy fragrance. They are purple in bud and when first opening then fade to 'blue-ice whiteness' before falling. Late Spring -early summer
$27.50