Laubwerk Plants Kit 12 – Subtropical Shrubs [Perpetual]

LAUBWERK PLANTS KIT 12 – SUBTROPICAL SHRUBS

The following 10 shrubs species are included in the Plants Kit 12. Each species comes in 36 variations per species, i.e. 3 variants, 3 ages and 4 seasonal aspects, for a total of 360 models per Kit.

HEDGEHOG AGAVE – Agave stricta

Medium-sized evergreen perennial succulent with a symmetrical, highly sculptural form. Rosettes of rigid, flesh, narrow, dark green leaves with no teeth on margins but sharp spine tips. Funnel-shaped, small, dark purple to dark red flowers in summer, which lasts until late fall, borne in dense, erect racemes up to 2 m (7 ft) long. Perfect for xeriscapes in the landscape as well as making an attractive potted plant. Flower blooms are edible and cooked in specific dishes. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden

MAGNIFICENT ANGEL’S TRUMPET – Brugmansia x insignis

Evergreen shrub or small trees, stout-stemmed with gracefully spreading branches. Light brown bark. Large, broad though coarsely textured dark green leaves. Large, convex, trumpet-shaped, pale yellowish-pink flowers hang downwards and darken with age from summer to fall. Originally from the West Amazon, but has spread to other tropical and subtropical areas. In colder winters it usually will go semi-deciduous. All parts poisonous.

DWARF MOUNTAIN PALM – Chamaedorea elegans

Small, compact, evergreen, understory palm with a compact shape and slender solitary or clustered, cane-like stems. Dense, attractive foliage with arching, green pinnate leaves, with 12 or more pairs of narrow leaflets per leaf. Tiny yellow flowers are borne in terminal panicles or spikes below the leaves. Attactive, small black fruit. Native to rainforests from southeastern Mexico to northern Guatemala. Often cultivated in temperate regions as a houseplant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

TREE HEATH ‘ESTRELLA GOLD’ – Erica arborea ‘Estrella Gold’

Small, slow-growing, evergreen shrub with a broad compact habit. Brown bark. Fine, needle-like leaves in whorls give a feathery look. Bright yellow young shoots in spring becoming lime-green in summer but retaining yellow tips. Small, honey-scented, white flowers in long panicles appear in spring. One of the most popular cultivars of tree heather originally from Portugal.

BAY LAUREL – Laurus nobilis

Evergreen tree or large shrub with a large, erect habit. For garden purposes, it is often pruned. Smooth, grey bark. Leathery, aromatic, narrowly ovate, glossy dark green leaves. Small, pale greenish-yellow flowers. Oval berries on female plants glossy purple-black when ripe. The ancient Greeks and Romans crowned their heroes and their scholars with wreaths made of laurel branches.

CRIMSON BOTTLEBRUSH – Melaleuca citrina (syn. Callistemon citrinus)

Medium-sized, evergreen shrub with a lax habit and slender arching branches. Light green or light grey, hard, fibrous or papery bark. Aromatic, linear to lance-shaped, rather stiff leaves. Showy flowers in dense, bright crimson ‘bottlebrush’ heads in which the long colourful stamens are prominent. Crushed leaves lemon scented, hence the (botanical) name. Flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds.

OLEANDER – Nerium oleander

Evergreen shrub or small tree with an upright, rounded habit. Greyish bark. Narrow, willow-like, linear-lanceolate leaves with distinctive midribs, light green and very glossy when young, before maturing to a dull dark green-greenish grey. White, pink to red, five-petaled funnel-shaped flowers in clusters from summer to fall. Long, bean-like seed-pods. All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested.

ROSEMARY – Rosmarinus officinalis

Small, evergreen shrub with an erect, rounded habit. Grey, scaly bark. Grey-green, linear, needle-like leaves, closely spaced on the stems, intensely fragrant with a strong flavour. Tiny, two-lipped, pale blue to white flowers. In temperate climates the plant flowers in spring and summer. Flowers are attractive to bees.

SNOWDROP BUSH – Styrax officinalis

Medium-sized to large deciduous shrub or small tree with an erect habit and attractive branching. Grey bark. Smooth-edged, round to ovate leaves, alternately arranged. Foliage deep green above, greyish-white beneath, turning to yellow during fall. Creamy white, bell-shaped, and fragrant flowers in late spring. Fleshy, ball-like and green to yellow fruits mature in late summer. The flower resembles citrus blossoms, and even disseminates a pleasant scent of citrus fragrance. Wounded stems exude a fragrant resin known as styrax, an herbal medicine known from ancient times.

MOUND LILY YUCCA – Yucca gloriosa

Medium-sized evergreen shrub with and upright or erect form and a spiky architectural habit. Cluster of spine-tipped, stiff, glaucous-green leaves. Panicles of nodding, bell-shaped cream flowers in late summer. Initially the fruits are green, when ripe they are a brownish colour. The seeds are black and quite thickened. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

INCLUDES 360 MODELS

All Laubwerk Plants in this Kit come in 36 variations per species, i.e. 3 variants, 3 ages and 4 seasons. Here are a few examples of the variety:

Spring: 10 out of 360 subtropical shrubs models of Laubwerk Plants Kit 12.

Summer: 10 out of 360 subtropical shrubs models of Laubwerk Plants Kit 12.