Running Postman

Greetings

Some weeks ago I got some seed from an Australian Nursery,
which sells seeds from WILD Australian plants. A splendid
idea I think. So it is possible for people like me, who live in
Denmark to look at wild Australian plants, too. (I have visited
Australia one time, but I am sorry I had not much time).

I have got Rose Cone-Flower, Beautiful Honey Myrtle, Tail-Leaf Wattle
and many others - they germinate fine now we have the danish
midsummer.
But now my problem: I also got Kennedia prostrata, which in Austrilaia
is
called RUNNING POSTMAN - why this name?? - And another one
Dodonaea viscosa - which is called HOP-BUSH - why?

This days in Denmark are extra hot; as much as 88 drgree F.
Primo February this year I planted a few seeds of Baobab-tree,
Adansonia digitata, known from the African Savannas - where it looks
beautiful there. Because the hot wether here this days I put my pots
out in my garden and in 4 days the cotyledon-plant of Adansonia got
about 2-3 inches high - so surely I am happy. -
Maybe this is a little off-topic, but I konw that som species of
Adansonia
are growing wild in NW-Australia. Do they have pachycaule
(bottle-formed)
stems like the African?

Best regards
Kaj
Copenhagen
mail: kaj.dorstenia@get2net.dk
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