The plants in this e-book are for the most part virtually unknown to most gardeners unless they have actually seen one of them in full flower and have been totally blown away by their beauty. ‘Lantern Bushes’ is the collective name given by Trevor L. Blake in his book “Lantern Bushes of Australia and the term ‘lantern’ is a wonderful description of their flowers as they are like little lanterns. The selection in this e-book is only those that you may find in retail nurseries but there are so many more in each of the above genera (collectively known as the tribe ‘Lasiopetaleae’) that will most likely never find their way into the garden because many of them are rare and endangered or grow in protected areas.
Lantern bushes are overlooked, highly undervalued and as stated above, poorly known. They flower for lengthy periods and have high horticultural potential especially since most display their flowers well. For those that would like a plant which will fill a space in the garden that is hot, dry and lightly shady then many of the group of plants comprising Androcalva, Commersonia, Guichenotia, Lasiopetalum, Lysiosepalum, Seringia and Thomasia are for you.
If you have large trees that nothing seems to grow under, then this group of plants is worth considering. They are mostly quite small, compact plants and many of them less than one metre high, with soft, velvety foliage and are amazing when they are in flower. The flowers are individually often small, but this is more than compensated for when the bush is literally smothered in flowers. In addition, if you like to have cut flowers for the vase then this group are very obliging.
This e-book gives you detailed information on each of the plants.
PDF file size: 4.4 MB.
