Bernieh's Garden

Common name: Spiral Ginger
Botanic Name: Costus productus
Family: Costaceae

Costus is a cousin of the Ging...

Common name: Miniature Cape York Lily
Botanic name: Curcuma australasica
Family:

Naturally distributed t...

Common name: Empress Toad Lily
Botanic name: Tricyrtis x 'Empress'
Family:

Toad lily is perhaps bes...

Common name: Vanilla Marigold
Botanic name: Tagetes erecta
Family:

Vanilla marigold produces creamy white ...

Common name: Pink Trumpet Tree
Botanic name: Tabebuia impetiginosa
Family: Bignoniaceae

This South America...

Common name: Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru or Beauty Of The Night.
Botanic name: Mirabilis jalapa 'Sta...

Common name: Kangaroo Paw
Botanic name: Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger'
Family: Haemodoraceae

A drou...

Common name: Torenia - Catalina series 'Viva Sol'
Botanic name: Torenia baillonii
Family: Scrophula...

Common name: Tabernaemontana 'Sweet Love'
Botanic name: Tabernaemontana corymbosa 'Sweet Love&#39...

Common name: Cuphea 'Tiny Mice'
Botanic name: Cuphea llavea
Family: Lythraceae

An evergreen, low ...

Common name: Prayer plant or Zebra plant
Botanic name: Calathea veitchiana 'Medallion'
Family: Marant...

Common name: Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'
Family: Lamiaceae
Botanic name: Plectranthus

'Mona...

Common name: Cordyline 'Morning Sunshine'
Family:
Botanic name: Cordyline terminalis 'Morning Su...

Common name: Jacobinia or Brazilian Plume Flower
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanic name: Jacobinia carnea syn. J...

Common name: Arctic Snow or Milky Way
Family: Apocynaceae
Botanic name: Wrightia antidysenterica 'Arctic ...

Common name: Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita'
Family:
Botanic name: Cleome spinosa hybrid - 'Senorita Ro...

Common name: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow shrub
Family: Solanaceae
Botanic name: Brunfelsia latifolia syn. bo...

Common name: Cuphea
Family: Lythraceae
Botanic name: Cuphea hyssopifolia

Cuphea hyssopifolia is a small t...

Common name: Cocky Apple
Botanic name: Planchonia careya
Family: Lecythidaceae

Planchonia careya is a smal...

Common name: Cadaghi Gum
Botanic name: Corymbia torelliana
Family: Myrtaceae

This north Queensland tree is...

Common name: Peacock Ginger
Botanic name: Kaempferia elegans
Family: Zingiberaceae

Kaempferia are a deci...

Common name: Salvia 'Victoria Blue'
Botanic name: Salvia farinacea
Family: Labiatae

Victoria Blue...

Common name: Regal Pelargonium 'Bel Brown Eyes'
Botanic name: Pelargonium x domesticum 'Bel Brown ...

Common name: Palm lily
Botanic name: Cordyline cannifolia
Family: Agavaceae

This highly variable species...

Common name: Sandpaper vine,
Botanic name: Petrea volubilis syn. Petrea kohautiana
Family: Verbenaceae

A...

Common name: Granny's cap
Botanic name: Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena' series
Family: Scrophul...

Common name: Siris tree or Indian siris tree
Botanic name: Albizia lebbeck
Family: Mimosaceae/Fabaceae

Mi...

Common name: Garden Balsam
Botanic name: Impatiens Balsamina
Family: Balsaminaceae

Impatiens balsamina or ...

Common name: Strawflower or Everlasting Daisy
Botanic name: Bracteantha bracteata, Helichrysum bracteatum
Fam...

Common name: Mistletoe
Botanic name: Dendrophthoe Vitellina
Family: Loranthaceae

Dendrophthoe is a genus...

Common name: Canna Lily
Botanic name: Canna Indica
Family: Cannaceae

Cannas are clumping perennials and w...

Common name: Jacobean Lily or Aztec Lily
Botanic name: Sprekelia Formosissima
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Ori...

Common name: Sweet Pea shrub
Botanic name: Polygala x dalmaisiana Dazzler
synonym - Polygala x dalmaisiana c...

Common name: Silver-leaf Wattle
Botanic name: Acacia Holosericea
Family: Fabaceae / Mimosaceae

Widespread...

Common name: Million Bells
Botanic name: Calibrachoa x hybrid calita
Family: Solanaceae

Common name: Sago palm
Botanic name: Cycas revoluta
Family: Cycadaceae

A low growing cycad. Some old spec...

Common name: Gazania
Botanic name: Gazania hybrids
Family: Asteraceae

Low growing perennials from South Af...

Common name: Cordyline fruticosa 'Chocolate Swirl'
Botanic name: Cordyline Fruticosa
Family: Liliacea...

Common name: Purple Waffle Plant
Botanic name: Hemigraphis Exotica
Family: Acanthaceae

Small clumping plan...

Common name: Peace Lily or Madonna Lily
Botanic name: Spathiphyllum
Family: Araceae

Often known only by i...

Common name: Geranium 'Thundercloud'
Botanic name: Geranium Sessiliflorum
Family:

Geranium sessilif...

Common name: Barleria 'Purple Gem'
Botanic name: Barleria Obtusa
Family: Acanthaceae

Unusually col...

Common name: Cordyline 'Caruba Black'
Botanic name: Cordyline Fruticosa 'Caruba Black'
Family:...

Common name: Ivy Geraniums
Botanic name: Pelargonium Peltatum
Family:

The ivy leaf pelargoniums derive form...

Common name: African Daisy
Botanic name: Osteospermum ecklonis 'Passion'
Family: Asteraceae

Desce...

Common name: Kalanchoe / Christmas Kalanchoe
Botanic name: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Family: Crassulaceae

K...

Common name: Million Bells - Orange Chimes
Botanic name: Calibrachoa hybrid
Family: Solanaceae

Flowering...

Common name: Kalanchoe Quicksilver
Botanic name: Kalanchoe Pumila
Family:

Kalanchoe pumila is a small everg...

Common name: Gomphrena leontopodioides ‘Empress’
Botanic name: Gomphrena leontopodioides ‘Empress’
Family: ...

Common name: Mexican Petunia
Botanic name: Ruellia brittoniana
Family: Acanthaceae

A small clumping herbac...

Common name: Indian azalea
Botanic name: Rhododendron simsii
Family: Ericaceae

# Azaleas love acid soil, s...

Common name: Peanut Tree
Botanic name: Sterculia Quadrifida
Family: Malvaceae / Sterculiaceae

Australian n...

Common name: Snake Plant or Carrion Flowers
Botanic name: Stapelia
Family: Apocynaceae

Stapelias are low, ...

Common name: Fairy Fan Flower
Botanic name: Scaevola Aemula
Family: Goodenaceae

A low growing native perenn...

Common name: Coral Ardisia
Botanic name: Ardisia Crenata
Family: Myrsinaceae

An evergreen shrub growing...

Common name: Anthurium
Botanic name: Anthurium
Family: Araceae

Anthuriums develop into a cluster of short u...

Common name: African Tulip Tree
Botanic name: Spathodea Campanulata
Family: Bignoniaceae

This spectacular...

Common name: Golden Shower Tree
Botanic name: Cassia fistula
Family: Fabaceae / Caesalpiniaceae

Golden sh...

Common name: Nasturtium
Botanic name: Tropaeolum majus
Family:

A fast-growing annual from Peru, which has p...

Common name: Gerbera
Botanic name: Gerbera Jamesonii
Family: Asteraceae

Gerberas are perennials and do b...

Common name: Snowflake Bush
Botanic name: Euphorbia leucocephala
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Snow flake bush, is...

Common name: White Alder
Botanic name: Turnera subulata
Family: Turneraceae

White alder (Turnera subulat...

Common name: Pink Powder Puff or Pink Tassel
Botanic name: Calliandra Surinamensis
Family: Fabaceae / Mimos...

Common name: Poinsettia
Botanic name: Euphorbia Pulcherrima
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Poinsettias (Euphorbia...

An Australian wildflower

Common name: New Guinea Bottlebrush
Botanic name: Combretum Constrictum
Family: Combretaceae

Powderpuff ...

Common name: Red Powder Puff
Botanic name: Calliandra Haematocephala
Family: Fabaceae / Mimosaceae

This Sou...

Common name: Bauhinia or White Orchid Tree
Botanic name: Bauhinia Variegate 'Alba'
Family: Fabaceae /...

Common name: Daisy
Botanic name: Brachyscome 'Pacific Storm'
Family: Asteraceae

Pacific Storm fea...

Common name: Bacopa
Botanic name: Sutera cordata
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Sutera cordata or Bacopa 'C...

Common name: Silk Crepe Flower
Botanic name: Dalechampia Aristolochiaefolia
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Evergreen c...

The annuals grown in my garden.

Common name: Barleria
Botanic name: Barleria 'Purple Dazzler'
Family: Acanthaceae

Grows to .5m, ...

Common name: Blue Eyes or Blue Sapphire
Botanic name: Evolulus Pilosus
Family: Convolvulaceae

A spreading ...

Common name: Zonal or Common Pelargonium
Botanic name: Perlagonium x hortorum
Family:

Also known as the Com...

Common name: Vinca or Greater Periwinkle
Botanic name: Vinca major
Family: Apocynaceae.

Heat and drought to...

Common name: Malaysian Orchid
Botanic name: Medinilla Magnifica
Family:Melastomaceae

Common name: Bottlebrush
Botanic name: Callistemon citrinus
Family: Myrtaceae