Re: Proteaceous Plants
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Proteaceous Plants
- From: J* A*
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:12:01 +1000 (EST)
At 07:27 7/06/00 PDT, Kyle Herbold wrote:
>
>Dear Mediterranean Plant Nuts:
>
>I have recently moved to Stockton from the East and have a strong interest
>in plants of the Protea family (esp. Protea, Leucodendron, Banksia,
>Grevillea, Hakea, etc.). I'm wondering if anyone in the Central Valley (or
>in Sunset Zones 8,9,14) has had any experience with these being hardy
>here--I think our lows are in the 20-25 F range, but am not sure. I have
>only seen a few Grevillea species grown, none of the others.
Any of the several hundred species of Grevillea, Banksia, Hakea and other
protaceae originating from the inland south-west of Western Australia should
suit your climate just fine. Most of them prefer or require very
well-drained soils. The WA banksias in particular are very prone to fungus
infection of the roots.
John.
