Evergreen tree, stiffly weeping branches,small Ivs

A large evergreen shrub that makes a nice clipped hedge. A holly that produces a crop of brown-red berries set amongst bright leaves with yellow margins. ‘Golden King’ certainly is a colourful garden shrub. Purple stems complete the package. Almost spine-free.

Slow shrub, blackish blue green ivs,red berries (female)

Blackish-blue green ivs (Male)

Evergreen shrub,cream-yellow star shaped fls

Terrific evergreen shrub with Shiny and leathery dark green leaves. The leaves have a pleasant aniseed scent , squash & enjoy the spicy smell. In spring red-maroon, 5 cm Spidery flowers with many strappy petals bloom. Star-Anise seeds follow in paper-like pods holding the BB-like seeds. Floridanum can reach 3-5 metres and 2-3 metres wide in time.

Pink flowered species of Anise ( not for human consumption ) from China. A beautiful small woodland shrub that in most gardens will barely reach 1.5-2 metres , in the Dandenongs it can reach over 3 metres in a moist woodland. Masses of rich pink , slightly translucent nodding bell flowers in Spring. Illicium have rich green and thick leaves that if given Woodland conditions make great under plantings for larger specimens. Highly desirable shrubs for all year round effect.

Terrific woodland evergreen shrub 1-2 metres tall. Attractive glossy dark green foliage , red Spidery flowers similar to its close relative Florida anise ( illicium floridanum ). Illicium mexicanum flowers continuously from spring to fall followed by red fruits. All parts of illicium are scented , especially the leaves and even its root.

Star Anise, Great Asian spices, Star Anise. Truly one of the great Asian spices , used extensively in Asian cooking. Illicium verum is a medium evergreen tree , native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. I had a great trip too Northern Vietnam in the early 1980s and saw wild trees , which I imported at the time ... As I’ve grown other Illicium shrubs I was surprised to see Star Anise “Illicium Verum as a 6-7 metre tree. A spice commonly referred to as ; star anise, staranise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise, or badiam.StarAnise resembles anise in flavor and is harvested from the star-shaped pericarp of the fruit of Illicium verum , just before ripening. Star anise oil is highly fragrant and used in the following ; cooking, perfumes , soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams.Most of the world's star anise production is used for extraction of shikimic acid.The northern border of Vietnam & China was largely cleared due to the subsequent war between the two countries after the Vietnam war and in the 1980s it was strange to see large tracts of clear grassy fields.We have plants available for the first time & highly recommend for lovers of cooking and chefs. Nth East Vietnam & Sth West China.