Lambley Nursery Perennial Catalogue : B

Beschorneria

Beschorneria calcicola

This rare, small species from Mexico has done very well here at Lambley. It makes a many rosetted clump of green, softly succulent, narrow leaves and from nearly every rosette a two metre tall upright stem carries dozens of narrowly tubular green and pink bells. A good tough, more...

$10.00 or 3 for $27.00

Beschorneria septentrionalis - False Red Agave

This plant is from dry woodland in the Mexican mountains. We grow it in our dry climate garden in dry shade under olive trees. Evergreen succulent rosettes some 90cm wide by 70cm tall, like a green leaved spineless agave, are bold and handsome the year round. 2 metre tall, more...

$9.00 or 3 for $24.00

Bouteloua

Bouteloua gracilis - Blue Grama Grass

A very small growing grass of the North American dry plains from Wisconsin to California. In full flower it is only 35cm tall making it suitable for planting in rock gardens. The red tinted flowers are held horizontally to the upright stem. After a while the flowers age to a, more...

$9.00 or 3 for $24.00

Bystropogon

Bystropogon canariensis - Canary Island Smoke Bush

I remember my late father being very taken by this when he visited Australia and planted lots of it in my brother’s Monbulk garden. A frost hardy, drought tolerant evergreen shrub which from early summer until late autumn turns itself into cumulus clouds of soft grey, more...