Re: Lambertia inermis
>From Margaret, Western Australia [AKA Beverley.......that's OK Moira!]
With regard to WA plants, yes, within certain parameters I agree that
Eastern States plants are usually easier to grow in many gardens. The
exception occurs in the true Mediterranean situation where summers are dry
and not humid, and gardens not irrigated. In those situations the WA
indigenes shine and shine, as once established the majority flourish with no
summer water at all............in fact many resent it, which is why they
aren't successful in climates where summer rainfall is the norm.
The Queensland and NSW proteaceae for example are much more die-back
resistant because they are adapted to a climate where simultaneous warmth
and moisture at the root is the norm. For our WA proteaceae that can be a
death sentence.
I would imagine there would be many areas of California and Europe where the
WA plants would be at home.
Cheers,
Margaret.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
To: Mediterannean Plants List <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: Lambertia inermis
> Peter and Margaret Moir wrote:
> >
> > Andrew, upon consulting my trusty Wrigley and Fagg "Australian Native
> > Plants" it tells me that all the Lambertias are easy to raise from seed.
> > They are from Western Australia [like me!] and unlike me, require full
sun
> > and good drainage.L. inermis is an open shrub 3mx2m, yellow or red
flowers
> > in winter and spring. Perhaps if you consult the Society for Growing
> > Australian Plants website you may be able to locate a seed
> > source.http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/
> > Margaret.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrew Mariani <andimar@mindspring.com>
> > To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 12:21 PM
> > Subject: Lambertia inermis
> >
> > >
> > > To: Medit-Plant Group
> > > From: Andrew Mariani
> > > Subject: Lambertia inermis
> > >
> > > This past weekend, while visiting Sierra Azul Nursery in Santa Cruz
> > > County, California, a flowering shrub caught my eye at the nursery's
> > > extensive display garden.
>
> To add my two cents to what Beverly has said.
>
> Lambertias belong to the Protea family and are Australian enedmics.
> Eight species, including inermis are from West Australia and one (L
> formosa) from New South Wales. The Aus. Wildflower Catalogue says they
> are "easy from seed which is freely produced". Of L inermis it says it
> is frost resistant and can be pruned to shape.
>
> My experience with Australian plants is that while Western Australian
> species are often very difficult to transfer successfully to other
> areas, those from NSW are much more "normal" and amenable to general
> cutivation(do you agree Beverly?).
>
> Moira
> --
> Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
> Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
>
