Summer Update
January 2025
Exciting New Summer Colour Arrivals: Agapanthus Fireworks, Pelargonium, Alternanthera Little Ruby, Scaevola Purple Fanfare, and Canna Cannova Series.
Prepare to bring vibrant colour and life to your garden this summer with the latest plant varieties to leave our nursery. Featuring everything from striking blooms to breathtaking foliage, our summer collection highlights the best in summer colour . Here are the top picks to transform your garden this season.
Agapanthus 'Fireworks'
The 'Fireworks' Agapanthus is a true standout, offering a spectacular display of vibrant blue and white flowers that will light up any garden. This variety is perfect for those looking to create a statement, with tall, sturdy stems supporting large clusters of blooms. Agapanthus 'Fireworks' is a hardy, low-maintenance plant that thrives in full sun and is well suited to a Mediterranean garden.
Key Features:
- Striking blue and white bicolour flowers
- Ideal for borders, pots, and garden beds
- Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil
Pelargonium (Geranium)
Known for its long-lasting, bright blooms, Pelargoniums are the perfect choice for adding colour to any summer garden. These plants boast a variety of colours from vibrant reds to soft pinks and purples, offering versatility in both formal and informal garden settings. A great addition to hanging baskets, pots, or garden beds, Pelargoniums bring long-lasting beauty through the summer months.
Key Features:
- Variety of flower colours including reds, pinks, and purples
- Ideal for pots, hanging baskets, and garden beds
- Hardy and drought-tolerant once established
Varieties to look out for:
- Pelargonium 'Great Balls of Fire Burgundy Blaze'
- Pelargonium 'Savannah Red'
- Pelargonium 'Rocky Mountain White'
- Pelargonium 'Coral Shadows'
Alternanthera Little RubyTM 'LRU30'
Alternanthera 'Little Ruby' offers stunning purple-red foliage that's perfect for adding a pop of rich colour to your garden. This compact and bushy plant is versatile, thriving in both full sun and part shade. Ideal for both tropical and subtropical gardens, it also makes a fantastic contrast plant in beds, borders, and containers.
Key Features:
- Deep purple-red foliage for year-round colour
- Compact and low-maintenance
- Great for containers, borders, and garden beds
- H 30-40cm W 60-90cm
View Alternanthera Little RubyTM 'LRU30'
Scaevola 'Purple Fanfare'
Scaevola 'Purple Fanfare' is a dazzling, low-growing ground cover that features eye-catching purple flowers with a fan-like shape. Perfect for filling in gaps in your garden or spilling over the sides of containers, this hardy, drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun and can withstand the heat of the summer months.
Key Features:
- Vibrant purple fan-shaped flowers
- Low-growing, ideal for ground cover and containers
- Heat and drought-tolerant
- Australian native
View Scaevola 'Purple Fanfare'
Canna 'Cannova Series'
The Canna Cannova series brings a splash of tropical colour to your garden with large, dramatic blooms in shades of red, orange, pink and yellow. These show-stopping plants are perfect for creating bold focal points or adding height and structure to garden beds and borders. With its striking foliage and vibrant flowers, the Cannova series will instantly transform your outdoor space.
Key Features:
- Large, tropical blooms
- Ideal for adding height and structure to garden beds
- Hardy, fast-growing, and ideal for full sun
- H 60- 70cm W 25-35cm
Availability
These plants are available from leading garden centres and hardware stores across Western Australia however this can change due to the continuous high demand for plants.
If you would like any further information on any of the plants listed above please visit our website www.domusnursery.com.au or if you would like to purchase any of these please visit or contact your local Garden Centre or Hardware store.
