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Newsletter No.7 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS SOCIETY (AUSTRALIA) 1 WARATAH & FLANNEL FLOWER STUDY GROUP NO.7 AUGUST 2014 ISSN 1838-9082 NEWSLETTER Leader: Maria Hitchcock Welcome to any 16 Hitchcock Lane new readers! In this issue. Armidale NSW 2350 Why not join us? Ph. 02 6775 1139 Maria writes:!!!!p. 2 [email protected] From the members!!!p. 3/4 Telopea speciosissima !!!p. 5 Corroboree Actinotus minor!! ! ! p. 6 Checklist of Telopea species !!p. 7/8 and varieties Checklist of Actinotus species !p. 9 and varieties Actinotus minor Image: www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au The Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group is afliated with the Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - ANPSA Newsletters are sent out in May and November (electronic only). Membership is restricted to individuals (including partners) and not groups. Membership $5.00 per year to be paid by cheque or Direct Debit upon receipt of invoice. There is no deadline for newsletter contributions - send them anytime, sooner rather than later. ! AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS SOCIETY (AUSTRALIA) 2 WARATAH & FLANNEL FLOWER STUDY GROUP NO.7 AUGUST 2014 Maria writes: In Copenhagen we donated the bikes to an This year I finally achieved a dream which African charity (couldn’t get them on the fast has been on my bucket list for several years. train) and had a well-earned rest. After In June my husband and I travelled to spending most of a day travelling south to Amsterdam where we bought two second Cologne on Express trains, we bought two hand big Dutch bikes and then cycled to more cheap bikes and set o" up the Rhine Copenhagen unassisted carrying camping for eight days (including two wet ones) gear, sleeping bags and a few clothes. The finishing in O"enburg where my relatives journey took seventeen amazing days and we live. Here we sold the bikes (not easy) and were immersed totally in Dutch, then North then Don and I parted ways - he was o" to German then Danish culture as we cycled France to visit a large number of through the countryside totally o" the archaeological sites while I visited relatives beaten track. The only problem with that scattered in Germany and Austria. was frequently getting lost - however the It is always great to return home to Australia locals were just fabulous, especially after we - the first impression is always the light - it’s told them we were a couple of mad so bright and our skies are so blue. There’s a Australians. certain casualness about Australia which is so My husband Don is 70 and I’m getting close welcoming and the familiarity with places so our age attracted a bit of attention - most and systems is wonderful after negotiating Europeans cycle from village to village but one’s way through airports and rail stations apparently few older people take on the sort where the language may present a problem. I of journey that we did especially on big flew back a few days after MH17 was Dutch bikes. We saw several long distance brought down so it was a bit of a nervous cyclists but they had good fast bikes like the journey as the Emirates flight made its way ones we have at home. over Northern Iraq. It’s since deviated a bit. Along the way we drooled over the green Amazingly the garden survived my absence fields and copious water in the ever-present with paper daisies blooming away, thriving canals, visualising the dry paddocks of our on neglect. Some of my waratahs were drought a"ected property back in Oz. There su"ering from an infestation of mealy bug were a couple of contrasts however. Dutch but I think I’ve now got that under control. gardens are amazingly neat - not a weed in I was really pleased with a batch of Flannel sight and they complement the houses Flower seedlings which came through winter beautifully. In contrast however, the in the igloo without any losses. I used a lot roadsides and canal verges are left unmowed more sand in my mix this time and that to form corridors of wildflower meadows as seemed to do the trick. So now it’s back to habitats for pollinators. Roundup is illegal as business as usual. I look forward to hearing far as we could see and we were amazed at from you and how your plants are faring. the use of flame throwers to kill weeds along Maria the edges. This seemed to be the case in all three countries. Seedbank I am holding quite a number of packets of Flannel Flower seed donated by Margaret Guenzel. If you would like me to post you some please send me an SAE (2 stamps required). Growing in- structions are enclosed with the seed. I always welcome fresh FF seed for our seedbank so any contributions are welcome. Please make sure you add the date of collection to your packet. I am also looking for any Waratah seed - must be collected o" private property or garden. ! AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS SOCIETY (AUSTRALIA) 3 WARATAH & FLANNEL FLOWER STUDY GROUP NO.7 AUGUST 2014 From the members The best time to try to get scale under control is immediately after pruning when most scale has Margaret Lee writes: been taken out. Oils such as Infopest or Eco Oil are used to smother the scale. If plants have to be I note several references to scale in the latest sprayed, commercial oils (not winter oil) such as W & FF newsletter. I have a formidable prob- those mentioned are used, possibly in conjunc- lem with scale in my waratah plantation this tion with a pesticide. A product called Pest Oil year. Last year a couple of plants were a"ected includes the pesticide Maldison (which will also and I sent images to David Hockings, who iden- control bud borer). It is formulated for the home tified it as “mussel scale”. I’ve attached a photo gardener. Another product Azimax, based on (which you may need to enlarge to see). Is this neam oil is a biological control in that it is mostly the same scale to which you refer? insect friendly, but it is expensive. I’ve tried both Confidor spray and tablets, with- The whole plant must be sprayed. Oils should not out any success at all. Then Yates scale spray, be sprayed if the temperature is over 30 degrees which was more e"ective, but as I could only get C as leaves are likely to burn. No matter what it in a small spray bottle, not suitable for a plan- products are used, at least 3 sprays are needed tation of more than 50 large plants. Di'cult to approx. 2 weeks apart to gain some control over spray backs of leaves, too. scale. Regular and frequent inspections of plants In one area I removed every leaf from several for scale need to be made throughout the year, plants with scale on every one back in July. The and if necessary, the treatment repeated. plants have now sprouted again, but the leaves With 50 plants, I suggest you will need a 15 litre are rather sparse, and I don’t know whether back pack spray with an adjustable spray nozzle they’ll recover properly. to get good coverage. It is also possible to get the I‘m in the process of drastically pruning all plants wand into all parts of a plant. and trying to remove most of the a"ected leaves and open up the plants to more air movement. Jim Ward (Blue Mountains Group) writes: I tried to find out from SARDI whether there was a biological control, but they were not inter- My understanding from the locals, particularly Jill ested, as waratah-growing is not regarded as a Dark, is that Actinotus forsythii appears the year primary industry in SA. following the bushfires when there has been good It’s the first time in over 20 years of growing rain in the intermediate period. This was cer- waratahs that I’ve seen the scale. tainly the case with the ones which appeared at It would be interesting to know if any of the Katoomba year ago. commercial growers in other states have this problem and if so, how they deal with it. We were wondering if they will appear at Leura Does Cathy O"ord know whether it has ap- this year, as there were fires there last year. I have peared in the Botanic Garden there? I believe it not had a chance to go and have a look yet is in Mt. Lofty Botanic Garden here. (largely because of the bushfires) but will make an If any members know of any biological control I’d e"ort to go after Christmas. I will keep my ears be very interested. open for any reports of them anywhere this year - last years experience led to quite an interest in them, not only within the Blue Mountains Group Attached is a brochure on Palm Scale, which is but also in the local Japanese community. (The the name for the scale on the leaf in your photo, Japanese like Actinotus helianthi for what reason I that was put together a few years ago . It is en- do not know.) demic and therefore cannot be eliminated, only managed. It is worse in some years. It is easier to The recent fires were mostly along the Darling control when it first appears, and yes, it is most Causeway and Bells Line of Rd in the upper common under leaves, but will occur anywhere mountains.
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