David Zuckerman

1)  Illicium henryi                    Henry Anise Tree

• This attractive evergreen shrub is native to China.
• It has star-shaped flowers in pink to deep crimson, anise-scented leaves when bruised and is tolerant of shade.
• This specimen is located adjacent to the Lookout Loop Trail in the Asiatic Maple collection. Grid 25-1E, if using our mobile interactive plant map.

2)  Leptospermum scoparium                    Manuka

• A broad-leafed evergreen shrub native to New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, New Zealand.
• Cultivars produce red, pink or white flowers in both single and double varieties. Flowers give way to small woody capsules containing tiny seeds. Bees love the flowers.
• Many are still in flower in the Pacific Connections Garden’s New Zealand display.

3)  Lomandra longifolia ‘Breeze’                    Dwarf Mat Rush

• This attractive evergreen perennial with tiny creamy yellow flowers is native to Australia.
• The cultivar ’Breeze’ is much smaller than the type, growing 24”-40” in size.
• Several can be found in flower in our Pacific Connections Australia Entry Garden.

4)  Lomatia tinctoria                    Guitar Plant

• An unusual Tasmanian Proteaceous, small-suckering shrub with fern-like foliage that can be grown in full sun or partial shade.
• Its common namesake is from the flower buds that somewhat resemble a guitar.
• Also, it can be found in flower now in our Pacific Connections Australia Entry Garden (across the path from Lomandra ‘Breeze’ mentioned above).

5)  Veronica pimelioides v. glaucocaerulea

• This hebe from New Zealand is an excellent drought-tolerant, low-growing shrub and an excellent rock garden border plant.
• It has grayish-green foliage with pale lilac flowers.
• Go see it in the Pacific Connections Garden’s New Zealand display while it is still in flower.