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Plant of the Month

Every month our valued sponsor, Portstone Garden Centre, profiles a plant of note and how it fits into the seasonal calendar.

April Plant of the Month – Michelia Fairy White

April Plant of the Month – Michelia Fairy White

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Don’t forget about Odering’s annual sale which runs from now until the 10th of April. All plants are 25-50% off.

March Plant of the Month – Euphorbia Lipstick

March Plant of the Month – Euphorbia Lipstick

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An attractive plant ideally suited to a patio or protected area, lipstick will flower freely in late Winter, Spring and Summer with best results in well drained soil, and a drier environment in Winter.

February Plant of the Month – Geranium Rozanne

February Plant of the Month – Geranium Rozanne

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Geranium Rozanne is unlike other traditional geraniums. This excellent long season plant has a medium sized, mounded growth habit reaching 60cm and flowers from early in the summer with showy clusters of bright violet-purple flowers.

December Plant of the Month – Dwarf Italian Lavender

December Plant of the Month – Dwarf Italian Lavender

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Dwarf Italian Lavender – Joyful Series Introducing the new Dwarf Italian Lavender Joyful series. This lovely wee Lavender stays compact with grey-green foliage topped with deep beautiful flowers. Choose from Joyful Cherub or Joyful Bliss. Very showy in pots or the garden. Available from Oderings Garden Centres www.oderings.co.nz

November Plant of the Month – Double Trouble Frosted Ripple Petunia

November Plant of the Month – Double Trouble Frosted Ripple Petunia

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Odering’s new Petunia, the ‘Double Trouble Frosted Ripple’ is one of their recent European imports, with double the performance and colour of most petunias.  This perennial cascading petunia has ongoing double flowers in a two-toned mixture of rosy-red with white frosted edges. It is a great garden performer – and simply beautiful. Available from Oderings … Read More

October Plant of the Month – Flower Carpet Sunset

October Plant of the Month – Flower Carpet Sunset

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Flower Carpet Oderings is pleased to introduce a new addition to their range of flower carpet roses. Meet ‘Flower Carpet Sunset’ whose blooms are a vibrant neon orange-red. Available early October – www.oderings.co.nz

September Plant of the Month – Brown Boronia

September Plant of the Month – Brown Boronia

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Spring has sprung and we are so excited we’ve wet our plants! But in all seriousness spring always feels like the season of scents to me, and at the top of this list of the ever popular daffodils and daphne is a must have plant, the brown boronia. These are in full bloom, so you … Read More

August Plant of the Month – Fruit & Nut trees

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Plant of the month has to be the fruit and nut tree selection which are arriving in Oderings stores daily. This selection includes almonds, apples, apricots, cherries, nashi, figs, nectarine, peaches, pears, plums, plumcot, prune plums and quince. When selecting a fruit tree my advice is to get something a little different. Why you ask? … Read More

July Plant of the Month – Helleborus Pukehou Hybrids

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This New Zealand hybrid is an evergreen perennial with handsome foliage and upright flowers in bright clean colours ranging from soft apricot to lime to deep black. It has a compact clumping habit and only requires feed and cutting back in early Spring. A great feature for under-planting as it likes moist, shady sites and … Read More

June Plant of the Month – Lilium Regale

June Plant of the Month – Lilium Regale

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Lilium Regale Or should I say Xmas Lily as we commonly know them. The bulbs are sold now until July so that they create the lovely flower and scent we all associate with Christmas. Although you can plant them in the garden if you grow them in pots you can bring them indoors enhancing the … Read More

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