Re: Proteas - heat tolerance

Title: Fwd: Re: Proteas - heat tolerance
Nan,
Thanks to you and your friend Jo for the Australian plant info.  This will be helpful. Now there is a reason to go to Ojai sometime.

 
 Nan Sterman wrote:
This just in from Jo O'Connel, owner of Australian Native Plants Nursery near Ojai, California (www.australianplants.com):

From: "Jo O'Connell" <ausnat@west.net>
Yes Nan I can answer the question.
I know that Grevillea lanigera, G. Robyn Gordon, G. Masons Hybrid & G. Wakiti sunrise' are growing in the Palm Springs area.  I also know that G. 'Sylvia' & Grevillea 'Moonlight' are growing in Phoenix AZ.  I have a few desert grevilleas, one currently available is G. stenobotyra.
It seems to be a bit too dry for most proteas and banksias but there are a couple of desert forms of Banksia, B. marginata & Banksia elderiana.  I also have B. audax which is from the West Australian desert.
I have had growers from the Las Vegas area buy proteas from me but I don't know how well they are growing.
Hakeas do famously though,so they are well worth a try and they are stunning some of them!  AND definitely summer watering in a garden situation - deep infrequent during those hot dry months. 
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