SERIES 35 | Episode 33 Clarence shares his favourite plants to use as fillers and groundcovers. They produce loads of cute daisy flowers in full sun or part shade. Fan flower One of the best flowering groundcovers, these are perennials but often grown as annuals. They flower prolifically in the warmer months, producing masses of one-sided fan-shaped flowers in shades …
Jacarandas have burst forth once more with their galvanizing purple-blue flowers, an invitation to feel joy or annoyance, depending on one’s perspective toward the tree’s spectacular yet messy blossoms. She explains that jacarandas respond to environmental cues, including heat and light, to determine when to release blossom-triggering flowering time proteins, known as FT. Because environmental cues are different in Los …
