Archive for the 'General' Category

An email came today asking for assistance with species that would grow in bore water with high salt readings. This is a difficulty for many in the mallee areas of South Australia and no doubt other parts of the country too. In many cases it becomes trial and error to see what would grow in [...]

I found this lovely, very hardy tree in a park. Grevillea robusta looks like a bonfire from the distance when in full flower. The trees can be very tall in areas of high rainfall. Here in South Australia, they become a good sized shade tree for back yards where the canopy can be used as [...]

The making of plant lists for these situations is trickier than I thought. Where does 1st line coast begin and end? The Australian Plant Society has decided that the sea front is 1st line coast. This could be a distance of 50-100 metres from the water. Plants that can be grown need to have tolerance [...]

Correa reflexa is my favourite Correa because of the many different forms that can be found. They all tend to be tolerant of dry positions and some are suitable for coastal planting. In general they prefer shade for at least part of the day.
Most of these varieties are known by their original geographical location if [...]

Drought tolerance in plants is a relative thing. For example, a plant originating from an area of high rainfall may grow quite well here. It may never reach the ultimate proportions mentioned in books or on plant labels but will be a good looking plant–foliage or flowers, whatever is the special feature of the plant– [...]