Last year people were looking for WA banksia's which grew and flowered in NSW. We currently have a B.Burdettii flowering at Killcare NSW. 4 flowers this year,...
Dear all, the (formerly Mt Annan) autumn Grevillea Study Group plant sale is on again - a great opportunity to pick up rare and unusual native plants. ...
Sounds very interesting. Too bad it's so far away and I won't be able to come. But sounds very interesting and I think the people who will be going will have a...
Hey all, Just wondering if someone may know waht may be happening to my banksia integrifolia....it is getting black areas under the bark and it seems to be...
Very strange. Can you take a photo and upload? Whereabouts are you? Cas ... From: banksias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:banksias@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John...
Hi John/Bernadette It would be important to know if the blackening starts at ground level in which case it is more likely to be fungal eg. Rhizoctonia or ...
Hi John/Bernadette It would be important to know if the blackening starts at ground level in which case it is more likely to be fungal eg. Rhizoctonia or ...
Hi folks A new member here, from Richmond NSW. I have been growing and grafting Eremophila's and Prostanthera's for a few years now. Like any plant enthusiast...
G'day Andrew and welcome. My bet would be an odd form of the incredibly variable Banksia marginata, though I concede I haven't seen the plant you're talking...
Hi Cas It just didn't seem right for B.marginata. The leaves are variable, 10-20 mm wide, 40-55 mm long, much more rigid than B.marginata, and the serrations...
Hi Andrew, I think it is probably B. paludosa. These come in many sizes from prostrate forms to large shrubs and the leaf shapes tend to vary considerably....
Hi Phil Sorry, no I don't have a photo of the whole plant, but will try and get one next time I'm up that way. Hopefully one of flowers as well. Regards Andrew...
Hi Andrew (my computers being fixed so sorry for delay). If the old inflorescences were thin (<4.5cm diameter) and tallish with persistent ol grey flowers it...
... B.hookeriana - one of which has several flowers heads. Does anyone know of this hybrid being available for purchase? Or any grafted banksias for purchase??...
Giday Great hybrid that one. I have seen many of these hybrids that are naturally occuring up the highway south of Geraldton wa. I have posted a few photos in...
Hi Mark, They're fantastic photos. I haven't seen the hybrids over this side. Has anyone tried to propagate them? Do the hookeriana/prionotes crosses produce...
Thanks for your response to my email - the pic. collection you've taken is fantastic! ......photographing banksias is something i started a couple of years...
Hi Karlo, I'm in sunny Canberra. It's still early days with my grafts. I have about 20 grafted banksias in the ground with the oldest just over 2 years. The...
Hey Phil and group Nice list Phil solandri, speciosa, laevigata, lemanniana are all goes for sure. I have just done a batch of B rosierae(mature material)...
Hi Phil, thanks for replying to my email. If you have any spare grafted banksias, would you be willing to sell them if i took a run down to Canberra some...
Hi Mark, that's excellent success, especially with B. rosserae. Congratulations. What do you use as stock? Serrata?? Liesbeth. ... From: Mark Ross To:...
Love to hear how you go Mark. I have had no success so far with baueri or baxteri, but I suspect it may be more bad luck/technique than non-compatibility. I'm...
Hi Karlo, I can't help at the moment. All my grafts are either in the ground or at a small stage where survival is yet to be determined. I am finding that once...
Hi Phil, I'm not sure it is your technique with baueri, I tried one as an experiment which seemed to be growing great guns in the early stages (onto...
Thnx for your tip...unfortunately the bed will be only 2m deep...i'm aware of the soil mix and have the anti- rot ready in Nov and March each year. Building...
Hi, I'm in Vic, and I think eventually most WA Banksia's will die, all you need is one very hot day in summer and the Phytophthora cinnamomi gets it. The only...
