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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #60 on: April 06, 2009, 08:47:02 PM »
Great orchid! That spiral effect is stunning! The basal flowers seem to be perfect and the spike anthesis is really advanced, wich makes that effect even greater, very cool!
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #61 on: April 10, 2009, 12:44:18 AM »
Thanks Paul for the inf on the spiral orchid - would love that "weed" around here.
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #62 on: April 10, 2009, 09:42:48 AM »
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they can become a bit of a weed as they seed freely

I wouldn't complain! ;D
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #63 on: April 13, 2009, 12:16:54 PM »
A couple of quick pics of Ptilotis nobilis, which I have in flower at the moment.  I can't really claim any amazing cultivation breakthrough with this plant, as I only bought it a month or so ago.  ;)
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #64 on: May 16, 2009, 12:33:39 PM »
An unusual double form of Epacris impressa is flowering here at the moment.  In a pot, so the plant itself is nothing to write home about, but the individual flowers almost look like little rosebuds at the tips.

Enjoy.
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #65 on: May 16, 2009, 02:45:37 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on April 13, 2009, 12:16:54 PM
A couple of quick pics of Ptilotis nobilis, which I have in flower at the moment.  I can't really claim any amazing cultivation breakthrough with this plant, as I only bought it a month or so ago.  ;)
I bet that flowerhead tickles  ;D  Really like it - how tall is it and does it grow from a clump?
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« Reply #66 on: May 17, 2009, 12:29:06 AM »
Robin,

It is a small "shrub" to about 30cm tall if that.  Just looks like a little perennial, but it is permanent above ground (if you know what I mean).  Very soft.  All the flowerheads you see in the picture originate from the same point at the soil surface/lower stem.  It doesn't "spread" like a clump, but rather is a single shrub.  I hope I am explaining that alright?
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« Reply #67 on: May 17, 2009, 12:50:01 AM »
Paul,

Is the Epacris a named form? Our local botanic gardens has three or four such, though I've yet to see them commercially available down here.
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #68 on: May 17, 2009, 01:09:02 AM »
Rob , Epacris impressa is the national floral emblem of the state of Victoria , and the double
form is sometimes available from Kuranga native plant nursery close by.
 Over the last 2 years I planted all commercially available Epacris species and forms,
 19 in all [there are more ]in the rockgarden devoted to australian native plants , in the grounds of our local Ferny Creek Horticulturel Soc.-a 10 acre garden.
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« Reply #69 on: May 17, 2009, 01:18:46 AM »
Rob,

Mine came from Kuranga when I was down there visiting Otto etc last year.  Also a rather pretty double form of E. gunnii.  Kuranga sell lots of different Epacris, including 4 different forms of E. longifolia (my favourite of the genus I think).  I have had a few on order from them since last September but have never heard from them, so I am guessing that I am unlikely to ever hear from them in that regard.

have you managed to get all the forms from them that they offer Otto, or are you still waiting on some as well?
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #70 on: July 26, 2009, 06:47:58 AM »
A couple of Grevillea that are in flower for me at the moment here (still small plants, so no point photographing the whole thing).

Grevillea jephcotti has tiny flowers that you can easily miss.
Grevillea 'Fireworks' you can't miss as they're so bright.
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #71 on: July 26, 2009, 08:11:52 AM »
Hi Paul,
I do like your Grevilleas, small maybe but delightfully curious with attractive colour combinations!
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #72 on: July 26, 2009, 11:16:43 AM »
Great little surprises - how big does the Grevillea plant actually grow, Paul?
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« Reply #73 on: July 26, 2009, 12:01:42 PM »
Robin,

The Grevillea jephcottii at the ANBG (I will be posting pics in there of some of them, when I catch up eventually) is probably 2.5m wide by 1.6m tall, or thereabouts.  I am not sure how big the 'Fireworks' gets as I haven't seen mature plants of it as yet.  I would be assuming at least 1.5m tall, but can't recall the tag at the moment.  I can check for you if you'd like?

Thanks Chris.  The 'Fireworks' in particular you just can't miss the display, but to be honest I almost walked past the jephcottii at the ANBG and didn't realise it was in flower.  ::)
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Re: Australian Native Plants in our gardens
« Reply #74 on: July 28, 2009, 06:20:38 AM »
Grevillea victoriae flowers all winter here.  It is currently midsummer
and both of my grevilleas are noticeably in bud.  I can't remember
whether this has happened before - I don't usually look at them in summer -
but I don't think so.

We are having unusually hot weather (30 C today), but whatever triggered
them must have happened a while back.  I had a few days of rain a couple
of weeks ago (also an unusual occurrence), so maybe that was what set
the plants up for flowering.

The other flower is Acanthus spinosus.

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