Australian Plants Society Victoria Open Forum Google Group

Maurits, please introduce yourself

ga...@pacific.net.au (Elaine) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:32:33 UT

Hi Maurits - thanks for posting the photographs. Please tell us about
yourself. Are you growing these Australian plants in the Netherlands?

By the way, the Phormium is not actually Australian, it's from New
Zealand.

Best wishes and happy gardening
Elaine

Orchid ID

koo...@hotkey.net.au (Cathy) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:50:22 UT

Hello Vinny
The orchid image you have posted looks like Cyanicula caerulea (common name - Blue Fingers).
If you are interested in orchid ID, I can offer some insight by referring you to my website which is located at [link]
Cathy

Purple orchid I.D?

half_roo_half_...@hotmail.com (vinny) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:01:13 UT

Went for a wander through some bushland near Bendigo and noticed lots
fo things are starting to flower :).
Observed heaps of Ptereostylis and Diuris pardina orchids aswell as a
few Acacia's (gunnii, acinacea, williamsoni, pyncantha & hakiodes) and
pea a flower (Davesia ulicifolia).
But I came across one orchid in particular I couldn't put a name to, I

Ash, what plant are your beautiful photos?

ga...@pacific.net.au (Elaine) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:39:47 UT

Ash, you have posted three photographs of a fluffy red flower on a
plant with pinnate leaves. What is the plant? If you can, please
change the file name to the plant name, or can you tell other members
what it is and we can change the file name for you?
Thanks, Elaine

Eucalypt hybrids

half_roo_half_...@hotmail.com (vinny) — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:38:56 UT

Walking through some forest not far out of Wallan not long ago I come
across a Eucalypt I couldn't put a name on, E. rubida and E. obliqua
were both present in the area and the unknown Eucalypt seemed to
possess traits of both.
Is anyone familiar with such a Eucalypt hybrid? Any information about

Brachychiton populneus

ga...@pacific.net.au (Elaine) — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:40:06 UT

Does anyone know a source of tubestock of Brachychiton populneus in
the general vicinity of Bunyip?

Bio-diesel producing plants/seeds.

d.vrushal...@gmail.com (Shali) — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:52:04 UT

Goodafternoon,

I am looking for plants/seeds which will be easy to grow in Victoria
climate mainly in barren lands without disturbing the fertile land
(used for food consumption). Some examples i know of are rapeseeds,
castor seeds, jathropa plant, mainly oil producing plants/seeds but
want to know if they can be grown here in Victoria? Is there any

Green Roofs Plants

antonino.gig...@gmail.com (Antonino Giglio) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:01:05 UT

Dear friends,

I wish to experiment with green roofs and I wish to know if you can
suggest me Victorian native plants like grasses, tussocks, prostrate,
groundcovers, alpines, succulents, small shrubs, etc. that would
easily grow in 5cm/10cm (max 15cm) of media and that could withstand
period of dryness.

edible mushrooms

koo...@hotkey.net.au (Cathy) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:05:11 UT

I quote from the publication Fungi Downunder
" While it is commonly believed that anything called a 'mushroom' is edible, and a 'toadstool' poisonous, this is a fallacy. . . . Importantly, it should be noted that fruit-bodies of many species are indeed poisonous, and there is no general rule for determining edibility or otherwise. Unless you have reliable advice . . ., it is best not to sample any unknown specimen, regardless of what it is called.

Are these mushrooms edible?

s.heidri...@gmx.de (Steffen595) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:11:48 UT

Hi there,

are these mushrooms edible? Are in my backyard. Smell nice. Its just,
if they were edible they would taste better than bought ones.

[link]

Cheers,

Steffen

Acacia Chinchillensis

c...@ozramp.net.au (Peter) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:32:00 UT

I live in Melbourne and am wanting to buy a specimen of Acacia
Chinchillensis. Can anyone tell me where/how I can purchase this?

wildflowers in meredith, vic

amy.holl...@gmail.com (amy) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:34:20 UT

Hi flower people! Can anyone tell me what sort of wildflowers grow
around meredith in victoria? Thanks!

low light loving plant?

half_roo_half_...@hotmail.com (vinny) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:06:43 UT

hi guys,

Got a room which only has a small sky light as a source of light, on a
bright day the room receives plenty of light but on a cloudy day
(nearly always in Melbourne :) ) it can be quite dark.
Does anyone know of anything that might still grow well under these
conditions?

cheers,

Doryanthes Palmeri

meade...@bigpond.com (dave) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:57:51 UT

Please excuse my ignorance, but I'm new to this forum and I was hoping
that someone may be able to help me with my Doryanthes palmeri. I have
two plants the smaller one has developed a flower spike just prior to
Christmas. The spike is now about two metres.
Is this common for Melbourne? How long before the flower head blooms?

chungi...@gmail.com (Chungii) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:14:21 UT

OMG thank you so very much, I am in Hervey Bay, Queensland so that's why I guess I can grow this one it's definitely G. agrifolia subsp microcarpa as soon as I saw the name bells went ding! ding! ding!
You have been most helpful, thanks again. They are two that have been bothering me for a while now and even some of the local growers haven't been any help. I generally keep tags and put names to photos I take to help myself remember, but that one had me stumped.