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RE: Seasons, scents etc.

Yes Samantha you should be able to grow Banksia coccinea in Adelaide, 
it grows well in Perth but won't flower!
It will flower up to 3 degrees latitude north of Albany but that dosen't
include Perth!
A real shame for anyone in Perth but it makes us appreciate those
beautiful flowers when we see them!
Poiciana's will grow in Perth but need protection from the colder
extremes, I know of a couple that are truly spectacular when flowering,
and a couple that are obviously a bit miserable about their locality and
only put out a few flowers each year.
The best soils for all these Proteaceae are sandy well drained soils
with no added phosphorus (it retards or even kills at extreme levels).
Water well for the first summer or two and they should be fine :-)

cheers

Rod Randall
Weed Risk Assessment
Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
rprandall@sp.agric.wa.gov.au
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/plants/weeds/Weedsci.htm

                   "I weed..."

> ----------
> From: 	LANE, Samantha
> Sent: 	Wednesday, 16 April 1997 3:19 AM
> To: 	'Medit-Plants'
> Subject: 	RE: Seasons, scents etc.
> 
> Here in Sydney the callistemon are just finishing and some species of
> Grevillea are looking great. 
> The Banksias have just started so if you see a charade swerving along
> Heathcote road its me going
> home from work checking the Banksias out, which are rather hard to see
> at 70km/hour in the roadside bush.
> 
> >>I have made a circular paved area and wanted to put in one of
>       >those wonderful Royal Poinciana trees 
> I'd never seen Poinciana trees until I visited Rockhampton. I couldn't
> believe how beautiful and fragrant they
> are. I'm surprised you could resist planting one, but do they really
> do
> well in a mediterranean climate?
> 
> I'm moving to Adelaide soon and I'm told I should be able to grow all
> those wonderful WA proteacae, such
> as Banksia Coccinea (sp?) and Menzeisii and dryandra and isopogon. I
> can
> hardly wait!
> 
>     Samantha
> >
>
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