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AUTUMN 2020, ISSUE 181

What’s coming up Next Meeting When: To be confirmed Where: Botannica Springs Community Centre, 249 Clarkes Rd, Brookfield

Correa “OMG” flowering in Dave and Victoria’s garden (April 2020) The lockdown edition Well, what a time to be alive. The lockdown has undoubtedly had a massive influence on the way we have been living over IN THIS ISSUE the last couple of months. Personally, I have been social distancing for years preferring to improve my world by buying • The lockdown edition , planting plants and repeating the cycle infinitum. Not • that I needed the impetus, but I have been looking over our Visit to Jean and Alan’s suburban block and working out where I can squeeze in more garden plants. Sorry lawn, its not looking good for you as I have 15 • Correas at the Melton that need a home! Botanic What is good to see is the number of people with a new or • HAKEAS for sale renewed interest in gardening. My local nursery in Riddels Creek sold out of veggies within the first weekend of lockdown • Around the grounds and have been progressively selling (and stocking more) more • Contact details and more natives as people get exposed to them.

Unfortunately, the situation has seen the cancellation of our autumn sale. If you are in need of some quality hakeas, see page 9, and get some of these beauties in your life. Happy gardening! 2

Visit to Jean and Photos wanted I know you all have a range of fascinating plants in Alan’s garden cultivation. What I would like On the 27th of February Jean and Alan welcomed us into you to do is photograph them their suburban garden. As with many gardens of native and send them to me. I’ll then include them to the plant enthusiasts, size tends not to be a major barrier in newsletter as banners and planning out a very respectable garden. In Jean and feature pics. Alan’s case a very respectable garden filled with many wonderful eremophila, , eucalypt, darwinia and A couple things I would correa species. It would be great to have a follow visit in appreciate: spring when some of their WA plants are in full bloom. • Make sure the photo is in focus. Blurry photos On behalf of the group I would like to thank Jean and Alan really won’t be doing for inviting us into their home and sharing the garden and your beauties justice hospitality with us. The following are some photos I took whilst meandering around their grounds: • It’s not all about flowers! Many Australian plants have foliage and seed pods that are just as interesting as their flowers. Sometimes even more so. • If you would like to see your photo as a banner, make sure it’s in landscape perspective • Include details! If it’s a I’ll probably have half a chance, but please include species name, where it was taken and when it was taken.

Send photos to: [email protected] with the subject APSMBM Newsletter photo

Grevillea cv.

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Eremophila mackinlayi.

Eremophila sp.

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Eremophila glabra.

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Corymbia ficifolia

Grevillea sp.

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Grevillea “Moonlight”

Grevillea cv.

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Correas at the Melton Botanic

Garden Many Correas are drought tolerant and thus they were considered to be worthy of trialling at the Melton Botanic Garden. The garden has an annual rainfall of 450-500 mm, but in recent years this rainfall has often been around 300mm.

Correa glabra is indigenous to the Melton region and the local form has done well in the garden. comes from similarly low rainfall parts of South Australia and several forms and hybrids have been found to be successful. var coriacea from the Eyre Peninsula has also been successful. A plant of that was accidently planted in the wrong bed is also thriving.

Although we have bought a few plants, most have been propagated at the FMBG Nursery. Cuttings are prepared by usual means with at least 4 nodes, and the lower leaves removed. After dipping in Purple Clonex, the cuttings are inserted in 40mm tubes containing a mix of potting mix and vermiculite with a trace of slow release fertiliser. Seventy tubes fit neatly into a polystyrene box which is moved to our shadehouse and watered daily by softspray. The shadehouse is covered with 50% white shade cloth and is partially open at each end. With as high level of light and good air circulation, the cuttings do well and most develop roots.

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HAKEAS for sale

Because of the Covid-19 restrictions, the group is selling fewer Hakeas than usual. If you would like some Hakeas, please get in touch with David Pye (0417 289 369 or [email protected]) and we can discuss if delivery and pickup is possible. If not possible at this time, it may become possible in the future. The Hakeas should remain healthy until the end of June.

Species No. multilineata 21 anadenia 6 newbeyana 14 bucculenta 24 nodosa 8 constablei 2 obliqua 18 cristata 4 obtusa 14 cucullata 2 pritzelii 15 decurrens Bullengarook 6 pycnoneura 19 decurrens subsp physocarpa 1 recurva subsp recurva 7 erecta 17 rostrata 28 eyreana 5 rugosa 2 francisiana cream 7 scoparia WA 1 hookeriana 3 smilacifolia 6 incrassata 12 trifurcata 29 laurina 20 undulata 6 megalosperma 2 victoriae 2

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Around the grounds

Eucalyptus calophylla rosea, Susan & Ken’s garden Grevillea longistyla Susan and Ken’s garden Bullengarook Bullengarook

Eucalyptus ficifolia “fairy floss” Susan and Ken’s “Burrendong Beauty”Susan and Ken’s garden garden Bullengarook Bullengarook

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Hakea “Stockdale Sensation” Susan and Ken’s garden Bullengarook

Hakea “Burrendong Beauty”, Victoria & Dave Gisborne

Banksia spinulosa, Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook , Victoria & Dave Gisborne

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Grevillea sp, Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook Correa sp, Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook

Anigozanthos sp, Lucile and Norris’ garden , Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook Bullengarook

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Daisys, Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook Epacris longiflora, Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook

Banksia spinulosa, Lucile and Norris’ garden Correa sp, Lucile and Norris’ garden Bullengarook Bullengarook

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Swainsona formosa, Victoria & Dave Gisborne

Banksia occidentalis, Victoria & Dave Gisborne

Banksia media, Victoria & Dave Gisborne , Victoria & Dave Gisborne

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Contacts

Australian Plants Society – Melton & Bacchus Marsh Inc. Incorporated in Victoria: A0026204P ABN: 68 053 689 781

APS Melton & Bacchus Marsh Committee 2019/20 President David Johnstone Vice President David Pye Secretary (vacant) email: [email protected] Public Officer David Pye Treasurer Norris McCarthy Committee Lucille McCarthy, Barb Pye, Sue Ehrenberg Newsletter Editor David Johnstone 0419 485 457 email: [email protected]

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Website: www.apsvic.org.au/aps-melton-bacchus-marsh/ APS Victoria website: www.apsvic.org.au ANPSA: www.anpsa.org.au

Postal address:

PO Box 946 Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340

Bank details:

Bendigo Bank, Bacchus Marsh Acc: Australian Plant Society – Melton & Bacchus Marsh Inc BSB: 633 000 Acc No: 158993733

MEETINGS: 4th Thursday of the month, Feb – Jun, Aug – Nov (doors open at 7.30pm) VENUE: Botanica Springs Community Centre, 249 Clarkes Rd, Brookfield

All contributions to the newsletter are gratefully received. Please send a word document to the group’s email address. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via email or phone. I am also happy to research a subject for an article if you give me a topic you would like to see explored.

Disclaimer: Any errors in this publication are by the editor.

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