What is growing at the nursery

Pink Trumpet Tree

Tabebuia rosea

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

18 – 30 months

Supplied at

6 – 10 ft

Container

Poly bag or earth ball

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Sheds its leaves and flowers pink across February and March.

Golden Trumpet Tree

Handroanthus chrysanthus

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

18 – 30 months

Supplied at

6 – 9 ft

Container

Poly bag or earth ball

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Compact crown, takes drought once established. Good median tree.

Ashoka

Polyalthia longifolia 'Pendula'

అశోక

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

24 – 36 months

Supplied at

5 – 12 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Moderate

Narrow column — the standard choice for compound-wall avenues.

Golden Shower

Cassia fistula

రేల

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

14 – 20 months

Supplied at

5 – 8 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Hanging yellow racemes through summer. Native and low maintenance.

Indian Beech

Pongamia pinnata

కానుగ

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

12 – 18 months

Supplied at

5 – 8 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Dense shade, tolerates saline and waterlogged delta soils.

Indian Cork Tree

Millingtonia hortensis

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

14 – 20 months

Supplied at

6 – 10 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Grown on from root cuttings. Fast, upright, night-scented flowers.

Umbrella Tree

Terminalia mantaly

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

16 – 24 months

Supplied at

5 – 9 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Tiered horizontal branching — reads well over parking and plazas.

Frangipani

Plumeria alba

దేవగన్నేరు

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

8 – 14 months

Supplied at

3 – 6 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Struck from hardwood cuttings taken at the end of the dry season.

Coconut

Cocos nucifera

కొబ్బరి

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

9 – 14 months

Supplied at

2 – 5 ft seedlings

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

High

East Coast Tall and Gangabondam dwarf, sprouted from selected mother palms.

Royal Palm

Roystonea regia

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

3 – 6 years

Supplied at

4 – 15 ft clear stem

Container

Earth ball

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Held in the field for years, then lifted at matched heights for avenues.

Foxtail Palm

Wodyetia bifurcata

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

2 – 5 years

Supplied at

3 – 10 ft

Container

Poly bag or earth ball

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Self-cleaning crown, no frond trimming needed.

Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

18 – 30 months

Supplied at

2 – 8 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Part shade

Water

Moderate

Sown several to a bag so it fills out as a clump rather than a single cane.

Manila Palm

Adonidia merrillii

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

2 – 4 years

Supplied at

3 – 8 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Stays small — suits courtyards and narrow side setbacks.

Traveller's Palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

12 – 24 months

Supplied at

3 – 8 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

High

Split off the base of established clumps. Strong entrance specimen.

Sago Palm

Cycas revoluta

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

2 – 5 years

Supplied at

1 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Low

Pups taken off the parent caudex and rooted slowly. Priced by size.

Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

2 – 4 years

Supplied at

2 – 6 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Moderate

Broad fan fronds, handles coastal wind well.

Mango

Mangifera indica

మామిడి

Raised from

Graft

On the nursery

12 – 18 months

Supplied at

2 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Banganapalli, Kesar, Totapuri and Dasheri veneer grafts. Bears in 3 – 4 years.

Sapota

Manilkara zapota

సపోటా

Raised from

Graft

On the nursery

14 – 20 months

Supplied at

2 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Kalipatti worked onto khirni rootstock. Reliable cropper in delta soils.

Guava

Psidium guajava

జామ

Raised from

Air-layer

On the nursery

8 – 12 months

Supplied at

2 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Allahabad Safeda and pink-flesh Lalit, layered on the mother block.

Custard Apple

Annona squamosa

సీతాఫలం

Raised from

Graft

On the nursery

12 – 16 months

Supplied at

2 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Balanagar selection. Tolerates thin and rocky ground.

Lemon

Citrus limon

నిమ్మ

Raised from

Budding

On the nursery

12 – 16 months

Supplied at

1.5 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Balaji and Kagzi T-budded onto rough lemon stock. Crops nearly year round.

Papaya

Carica papaya

బొప్పాయి

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

2 – 4 months

Supplied at

1 – 2 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Red Lady seedlings — fruit within about nine months of planting out.

Jamun

Syzygium cumini

నేరేడు

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

18 – 24 months

Supplied at

3 – 6 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Doubles as an evergreen shade tree on large plots.

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

దానిమ్మ

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

8 – 12 months

Supplied at

1.5 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Bhagwa hardwood cuttings. Needs free-draining soil.

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

6 – 12 months

Supplied at

1 – 5 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Bush, standard and trained forms across ten or more colours.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

మందార

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

5 – 9 months

Supplied at

1 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Flowered once on the nursery before sale so the colour is confirmed.

Ixora

Ixora coccinea

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

6 – 10 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Moderate

Dwarf reds and oranges. Clips into a low flowering block.

Oleander

Nerium oleander

గన్నేరు

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

6 – 10 months

Supplied at

2 – 5 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Very tough roadside shrub. All parts are toxic if eaten.

Arabian Jasmine

Jasminum sambac

మల్లె

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

5 – 8 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Gundu Malli and single forms, grown for cut flower as well.

Crape Jasmine

Tabernaemontana divaricata

నందివర్ధనం

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

6 – 10 months

Supplied at

1 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Part shade

Water

Moderate

Glossy evergreen, flowers in shade where little else will.

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

6 – 10 months

Supplied at

2 – 5 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Near-constant yellow flush; cut back hard once a year.

Golden Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Aurea'

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

5 – 8 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Struck in thousands so a whole boundary comes off one batch.

Orange Jessamine

Murraya paniculata

Raised from

Seed

On the nursery

10 – 16 months

Supplied at

1 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Moderate

Dense dark green screen with scented white flowers.

Seaside Clerodendrum

Clerodendrum inerme

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

4 – 7 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Salt and wind tolerant — the coastal boundary hedge.

Copper Leaf

Acalypha wilkesiana

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

4 – 7 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Bronze and pink leaf forms for a coloured hedge band.

Hedge Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

10 – 18 months

Supplied at

3 – 8 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Moderate

Clumping, non-running. Tall screen without invasive rhizomes.

Morpankhi

Platycladus orientalis

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

12 – 20 months

Supplied at

1 – 5 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Slow to root, so we hold large batches. Formal gate-flank conifer.

Croton

Codiaeum variegatum

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

5 – 9 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Moderate

Mammy, Petra and narrow-leaf forms. Colour holds best in sun.

Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica

Raised from

Air-layer

On the nursery

6 – 12 months

Supplied at

1 – 5 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Part shade

Water

Low

Layered rather than struck, so it arrives already thick-stemmed.

Snake Plant

Sansevieria trifasciata

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

6 – 10 months

Supplied at

8 in – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Shade to part shade

Water

Low

Survives neglect. Sold by clump size, single or multi-headed.

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

6 – 10 months

Supplied at

8 in – 2 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Shade

Water

Moderate

Red, silver and green selections for low-light lobbies.

Xanadu

Thaumatophyllum 'Xanadu'

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

6 – 12 months

Supplied at

1 – 2 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Part shade

Water

Moderate

Mounding lobed foliage — mass-planted under trees.

Song of India

Dracaena reflexa

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

8 – 14 months

Supplied at

1 – 4 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Part shade

Water

Low

Cane cuttings rooted upright so the head sits where you want it.

Monstera

Monstera deliciosa

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

8 – 14 months

Supplied at

1 – 3 ft

Container

Poly bag

Light

Part shade

Water

Moderate

Split leaves develop as the plant matures. Give it a moss pole.

Bermuda Lawn Grass

Cynodon dactylon

గరిక

Raised from

Runner

On the nursery

Cut to order

Supplied at

Turf rolls or runners

Container

Cut turf

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Lifted the morning it travels and laid the same day.

Korean Lawn Grass

Zoysia japonica

Raised from

Runner

On the nursery

Cut to order

Supplied at

Turf rolls

Container

Cut turf

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Low

Slower and finer than Bermuda; needs far less mowing.

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Raised from

Division

On the nursery

3 – 6 months

Supplied at

Clumps

Container

Bare clump or tray

Light

Part shade

Water

Moderate

Edging and paver joints where turf will not hold.

Wedelia

Sphagneticola trilobata

Raised from

Runner

On the nursery

2 – 4 months

Supplied at

Rooted runners

Container

Tray

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Fast yellow-flowered cover for slopes and road verges.

Joseph’s Coat

Alternanthera ficoidea

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

2 – 3 months

Supplied at

Rooted cuttings

Container

Tray

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Red, green and gold forms used for carpet bedding and patterns.

Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

Raised from

Cutting

On the nursery

1 – 2 months

Supplied at

Rooted cuttings

Container

Tray

Light

Full sun

Water

Low

Succulent annual cover that flowers straight through summer.