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buxifolia, , , If you would like to assist with indexing the Study , , Group Newsletters, this would also be greatly Grevillea fasciculata , Grevillea appreciated. We have many members who claim hakeoides, , Grevillea to be active but I have no actual evidence of this. huegelii, , , Let’s get back to making this a real community Study , , Grevillea Group, where the members make real contributions. mucronulata, , , At present, the newsletter production is more widely , , Grevillea spread between the three eastern states but each patulifolia, , , state could benefit from a greater participation Editorial , , Grevillea from its members in presenting their respective pungens, , Grevillea repens, newsletters. Let’s face it, interesting articles can be , Grevilles speciosa, Grevillea easily compiled from a Google search. Just type in trifida, , . There are a species or name and you can make up many others, perhaps one that grows near you. If a good, worthwhile article. The book on Grevillea you are interested to undertake such ownership will be published this year. It will include with a view to writing a study group report, please treatments of all known cultivar species and hybrid contact me. A ‘Rosmarinifolia Interest Group’ has cultivars. There are so many taxa involved that it will already begun with a view to studying variation in probably require two volumes instead of one. Barring this species and an ‘Alpina Interest Group’ is also production hold-ups, Neil and I are hoping to release underway. If you would like to join these studies, you the new work at the Fred Rogers Seminar being held must be an active member prepared to do the job in Bairnsdale on Aug 21–22. Hopefully we will have as well as you can. I hope to link these studies with more news on this in the next newsletter. taxonomic work.

Geoff Roche

All power to the splitters by man. The dangers of joining are nowhere more evident than on revegetation projects such as As many of you will be aware Pete is currently freeway roadsides. If all populations are lumped undertaking a revue of Grevillea rosmarinifolia. under G. rosmarinifolia, too often what is planted I don’t wish to pre-empt this as I’m sure that he is the most commonly available and toughest will enlighten us further as his study advances. form, that from the Broken River area. This form is widely planted by various authorities who believe Suffice to say that there are likely to be some new that they are planting indigenous plants. Then the species and sub species. This merely confirms In the wild hybrid problem is exacerbated as these plants what those of us who live with G. rosmarinifolia cross with truly indigenous forms. have suspected for many years. One doesn’t need to be a botanist to recognise that there Rosies are very promiscuous and they are are significant morphological differences between renowned for crossing with other species, such populations spread over a wide area of Victoria as Grevillea alpina and Grevillea lanigera. This and . pollution of indigenous plants, however well- intentioned, means that we are in danger of A number of study group members have been losing truly indigenous forms. Pete will undoubtly assisting with Pete’s study, guiding him to split G. rosmarinifolia and we should support his populations and generally focusing our explorations endeavours. on this species. A major difficulty we have come across concerns the number of hybrids/garden Those of you who live in areas where the “species” escapees which really confuse matters, specially grows could make an important contribution by where the impact of man has been greatest. letting him know. These studies should not be looked upon as merely an intellectual exercise. Only This I believe highlights a major weakness in if the various authorities are informed, that plants the “joiners”, those botanists who choose to from the areas to be revegetated are significant, lump diverse populations under the banner of G. and not merely some widespread generic species rosmarinifolia. Of course all this work is to a certain will we achieve true revegetation and ensure the extent subjective and an artificial construct imposed survival of our unique and diverse flora.

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 2 Peter Olde

Grevillea rosmarinifolia sensu McGillivray

Following reports of the clearing of a population glabella. We travelled in two vehicles to Rankins of a rare form of ‘Grevillea rosmarinifolia’ sensu Springs and to Kamarah and Moombooldool, McGillivray in Victoria, I felt it was necessary examining the life-history of this taxon which is not to begin a field study of this species to try to rhizomatous and apparently nonlignotuberous. understand the taxonomy. Specimens were collected at all localities. The problem with variable populations of a My knowledge of the Victorian populations was species is that they have low conservation status. poor and I linked up with a group of interested Recognising and naming some of these populations parties in Victoria to form what I have called the heightens their conservation profile and enhances Rosmarinifolia Interest Group. This is an email

Field trip report understanding of their evolutionary development. and phone contact group of people interested in the species. Members who wish to be party to After study of the plants propagated from the the activities of this group should email me and I discovery of typical plants growing in Edinburgh will place them on the contact. It is open to active and now in horticulture here at Oakdale and after members only. several trips to the Hyde Park Reserve to examine the population dynamics of the species in the wild, it has quickly become apparent to me that the complexity currently resting under the name ‘rosmarinifolia’ needs resolution. The species is currently unified under the floral morphology, all populations of which have the same or very similar flowers. By separating , which also has the similar flowers, Don McGillivray has flagged the possibility that some other populations might be worth recognising. After examining the specimens at NSW (Herbarium of New South Wales), it quickly became apparent to me that G. Grevillea rosmarinifolia Hyde Park Reserve rosmarinifolia was not amenable to a traditional, specimen-based approach to its taxonomy. Had it been so, both Don McGillivray and Bob Makinson, who have both worked on the species, would have come up with something more definitive. At present the species is recognised as having two subspecies, subsp. glabella and subsp. rosmarinifolia. Most of the residual complexity remains in subsp. rosmarinifolia. Grevillea sp. aff. rosmarinifolia ‘Burrendong’ I began this study earlier in the year. I undertook a trip to Hyde Park Reserve and Burrendong The Victorian Group consisted initially of Ian Arboretum in early October. I examined two taxa, Evans, Max McDowall, Marilyn Sprague, Geoff especially the typical form, to gain a grasp of Roche, Bob Stewart and Neil Marriott. Bill what Grevillea rosmarinifolia in its purest form Molyneux has been subsequently added as has actually represents. At Burrendong, they have Val Stajsic from Melbourne Herbarium. Ian led been growing a introduced in the 1940s as the group to several populations around Bendigo. Grevillea ericifolia, but which to me represents an We searched the Graytown-Heathcote area for undescribed taxon in the Grevillea rosmarinifolia a population first collected by Regina and Max group. There appear to be five taxa in New South McDowall who discovered 15–20 plants near Wales, G. rosmarinifolia s. str., G. divaricata, G. Darrochs Dam Rd. It had been reported that there glabella, G. sp. aff. rosmarinifolia ‘subalpina’ MS were only 2 tor 3 plants of this taxon remaining and G. ‘Burrendong’ MS. but the field trip found over 100. This glabrous The field trip began by investigating the populations colony looks to be a new taxon. in western NSW, currently represented by subsp. continued >

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 3 Max & Regina McDowall

In the morning, Ian’s dedication to the species became obvious. I examined cultivated specimens of numerous provenance-collections, most introduced to cultivation by Marilyn Sprague. Provenance plants such as Bagshot, Barnadown, Boort, Tarnagulla, Wychitella, Somerton and more were growing in numerous pots. Ian then took us off to Boort to search for what appeared to be the nearest locality to Grevillea nutans, currently in synonymy under G. rosmarinifolia. G. nutans was collected on Jul 5 1836 on the Mitchell Expedition. According to Mitchell, he proceeded ‘towards the Regina and Max McDowall January 2010 Field trip report lofty hill to the eastward of our route, the highest of those I had intersected from Mount Hope and the Pyramid-hill, its aboriginal name, as I afterwards learnt, being Barrabungale’. This locality is now known as Mount Korong, and is located about 60 km north-west of Bendigo. (Mt Korong 36º 27’ 47.92”S 143º 44’ 51.98”E). Ian indicated that there were no plants of G. rosmarinifolia on Mt Korong today. Try though we might however, we could not find any population at Boort. Cultivated specimens indicate to me that this is Grevillea nutans which has considerably longer than Grevillea glabella. Grevillea sp. aff. rosmarinifolia Graytown area Ian has subsequently discovered a population, with the assistance of Marilyn, in a nearby cemetery. We next visited a glabrous, root-suckering population at Harcourt, only about 10–20 plants on private land belonging to Geoff & Geraldine Harris near the Calder Highway. This population, ownerprotected by a wire fence, looks very different to the first Bendigo population and clearly reproduces differently. Next we went to the water aqueduct at Mandurang where a hairy- leaved, root-suckering population occurs. Again this looks quite different. We looked at a couple Grevillea ?nutans Photo CarolinePhoto G. McCreery Roche of populations here and on Harpers Rd. On Cultivated ex Boort.Barnadown. Note theNote long the leaves. long leaves. . the way back we headed to Bagshot, north of Bendigo where we found a few plants scattered We drove to Quambatook where an unusual in weedy, roadside vegetation of a form once population of what looks very much like G. known as Grevillea ‘Limelight’. Many of these glabella in New South Wales grows. It differs in plants have been cleared off the land, resulting its lignotuberous habit. in a conservation imperative. They are unusual in their strongly erect habit to 1.8m and their multi- coloured flowers, yellow-green, yellow, red, and colours in between. Many years ago (1985), I collected this plant on Skylark Rd., in the Whipstick Forest. Ian assures me it is no longer there but I think it will be as the vegetation is undisturbed even though undergoing successional change in the absence of fire. Then off to the Evans’ (Lyn and Ian) fantastic and welcome hospitality. It was a great barbecue and the New South Welshmen Quambatook Road Reserve also got a bed for the night. continued >

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 4 Regrowth from lignotuber at Quambatook Field trip report Ray Brown, Neil Marriott, Peter Olde Returning to Bendigo, we detoured via Kurting and the Wychitella State Forest. Here part of the forest is given over to Eucalypt (E. polyanthemos) oil production in a way that left us sceptical that we would find anything. The whole vegetation, not just eucalypts, had been scalped off the land over an area of many hundred acres. The recovering forest vegetation was less than 20mm high. Nonetheless, we carried on the search and after Grevillea glabella ‘Little Desert’ almost an hour and nearly in despair I went over to Ray Brown who was proceeding glumly looking We headed off late in the afternoon towards Geelong at the ground. As we walked along, ‘I found one for a look at the Anakie form. This plant grows in a plant back there’ he said and as we talked we forest habitat but differs from Grevillea glabella in looked to ground, and plants of G. rosmarinifolia having some of the leaves with the undersurface were suddenly seen. We had stumbled upon a exposed, an important taxonomic difference, I relatively large population of over 50 indviduals, feel. From here we headed to Seymour where Bill regenerating from lignotuber and seed.The area Molyneux provided the information that led us to also contained plants of Grevillea micrantha. a completely different plant. Root-suckering again On the Kurting – Brenanah Rd., c. 7km from and with hairy leaves. Unfortunately, no flowers but the Calder Highway we found another sizeable next year we will see it in its full glory. Bill, through population of Grevillea micrantha. Austraflora, introduced this taxon to cultivation as The following night was spent with Wendy & Grevillea ‘Quicksilver’. Neil Marriott where a meal was provided and We returned to via a quick trip to Paddy’s hearty discussions went on into the night. Again River Falls, near Tumbarumba to look at what accommodation and a good rest were much is clearly an undescribed species. This is the appreciated and were followed in the morning by commonly planted form and has been in cultivation a tour of the new gardens. Neil led us to the Vectis since the 19th century. Some of the plants around cemetery at Quantong. Here G. glabella grows in a the barbecue area were hybridised (hairs on the unique plant association and in deep yellow sand. style) but the other immediate parent could not Although apparently unique for its association, I be located. Later on we discovered on the other have been unable to distinguish this population. side of Tumbarumba a population of G. lanigera, a Next we set off to the Little Desert where we probable source for cross-pollination of the Grevillea found a very different form of G. glabella that has rosmarinifolia by birds. The following week-end very strongly appressed, short and narrow leaves. I returned to this area and headed to Talbingo Not very common but worth finding, as we did and Yarrangobilly Caves in the high country. It on the rises and gravelly ridges along the road. was from the latter area that G. ‘Rosy Posy’ was Again, all these plants were lignotuberous. initially collected and introduced to cultivation. This It was good to see on the way plants of Grevillea population was observed to be growing on limestone, angustiloba ssp. angustiloba and the Cooak form and large robust shrubs were performing well and of Grevillea aquifolium prospering in roadside growing throughout the area in abundance. reserve. continued >

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 5 Max & Regina McDowall Field trip report

GrevilleaGrevillea Subalpine subalpina Form MS ‘Rosy– ‘Rosy Posy’ Posy’ Bob Stewart & Ian Evans

At the end of the trip, it was concluded that I would need to examine all the specimens at the Melbourne herbarium. It was agreed that specimens would be collected of plants at all localities for incorporation into public herbaria at MEL and NSW. This is very important and I will discuss this further in my next report where I will also give detail my trip to Melbourne Herbarium. (Next newsletter – hopefully). I have also begun an ‘Alpina Interest Group’. Anyone interested to join this study should contact me by email or phone.

Gordon Meiklejohn, Gary Hurley, Ray Brown

Grevillea ‘Quicksilver’

A form between Seymour and Avenel Geoff Roche

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 6 Max McDowall

Pronunciation of Grevillea names Part 3 – o, u and y

In Parts 1 and 2 in 2009 I described the This practice is best followed for the pronunciation pronunciations of the Latin a, and the Latin e of ‘y’ in Botanical Latin words to avoid confusion & i, respectively. Part 4 will deal with the Latin with the Latin ‘u’. (It should not be pronounced diphthongs. like the long English diphthong I as recommended in the Anglicised systems in disregard of the The Latin o is pronounced as a simple short established etymological practice described

Taxonomy vowel as in log or sorry before two consonants above. Neverthless, elements of names marked or in unstressed syllables or as a long vowel as with an asterisk* which are cognate with familiar in role before a single consonant in stressed English words may alternatively be pronounced syllables. It is never pronounced as a diphthong as in English (e.g., -stylis as in.style). like the ow in mow, and (strictly speaking) should not be modified before r as in English glory. Guides conforming in The Grevillea Book: acrobotrya, brachystachya, brachystylis, Examples: didymobotrya, dryophylla, psilophylla, pityophylla, Short o: fuscolutea, obtusifolia, robusta. pyramidalis, (ramosissima subsp.) hypargyrea, stenostachya, synapheae subsp. pachyphylla, Long stressed o: fistulosa, floribunda, floripendula, thyrsoides (given as ‘thur-soy-deez’), trachytheca. flexuosa, granulosa, minutiflora, nudiflora, ramulosa, granulosa, rubiginosa. Guides not conforming: brachystylis*, (buxifolia subsp.) phylicoides, chrysophaea, cyranostigma, The Latin u is pronounced as a simple back dryophylla, leiophylla, leptobotrys, longistyla*, vowel, short in unstressed syllables or in (montis-cole subsp.) brevistyla*, oncogyne, pythara, stressed syllables before a pair of consonants (ramosissima subsp.) hypargyrea, synapheae, or x as in put and butcher, or long as in rule, zygoloba. For consistency, these names should be lurid. (It should not be pronounced as in but, pronounced as in the previous list. nor as a front vowel as in flute nor as an English diphthong as in unit, nor as in fur). Examples: pulchella, rubicunda (short u), and pluricaulis, plurijuga, rubicunda, rubiginosa, Illawarra Grevillea Park rudis (all long u) are given correctly with simple OPEN DAYS 2010 vowels in the Grevillea Book All the others listed April, Sat 24 & Sun 25 below, should be pronounced similarly. May, Sat 1 & Sun 2 July, Sat 17 & Sub 18 Short u: acuaria, aculeata, angulata, annulifera, July, Sat 24 & Sun 25 aquifolium, buxifolia, exul, filipendula, granulosa, halmaturina, lavandulacea, nudiflora, nutans, September, Sat 25 & Sun 26 obtusifolia, paniculata, ramulosa, rivularis, October, Sat 2 & Sun 3 subterlineata, subtiliflora, sulcata, trifurcata, Each yr Park is open on last full w’end umbellulata, uncinulata. in April, first weekend of May, last two full weekends in July, last weekend in Long u: fulgens, fuscolutea, juncifolia, muricata, September and first weekend in October. rubiginosa, rudis, uniformis, velutinella, venusta. Opening hrs are 10am – 4pm Location The letter ‘y’ does not occur in classical Latin The Park is located at the rear of Bulli words. It is used to transliterate the Greek letter Showground, Princess Highway, Bulli. upsilon ( pronounced like the French u in une) in (Turn at the Woonona-Bulli Sports Club) Latinised Greek words. However in most English Admission (and all French) words derived directly or, through $5 adults, children with adults are free Latin, from the Greek, y is pronounced the same as a short stressed or unstressed Latin i, as in Barbeque and picnic facilities available dynasty, dyspepsia, hypocrite, mystery, pyramid, Bring your lunch & make it a family day! and in most words beginning sy (meaning For more information together) such as symphony, symbol, system, email [email protected] syllable, synonym, etc.). or visit www.grevilleapark.org

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 7 Geoff Roche

“A mob of wankers!”

I bet this heading got your attention! It’s not He then told me that there was a rare plant what one expects in a respectable journal growing in the area that the “DSE are really such as this. It’s actually a quote from interested in”. He said it was a species of “Broomy”, a local of the Cooack Little Desert Spyridium. Of course I asked if he would show area. Is he describing you? them to me and I also asked if he had seen the distinctive local form of Grevillea aquifolium in

In the wild Firstly, a little background. Those of you who the so called “Cooack form”. I described it to him have read my previous articles, will be aware and he told me that there were lots of different that I have a huge interest in locating different forms in the area but that he had put this down to forms of the Grevillea genus, not merely diffierent different soil conditions/microclimates. “Broomy” species. I often chase up the historical records, ummed and ahhed for a while and then said “I’m expert advice, from the likes of Neil and Max not supposed to show them to anyone. There are McDowall, Parks Victoria and DNRE, as well as only about fourteen plants. Of course that’s only various Field Nats, and Friends of...... the ones that the DSE know about; I know of a However, one of the most useful sources of few more populations that they don’t know about. information come from individuals who are often I tell you what, if you’ve got a nice cold can for not “joiners” but, who have vast knowledge of me, I’ll go and get you a bit of it. Take about their local area, people such as local farmers, 20 minutes.” professional seed collectors and, getting back to “Broomy”, broom cutters. Sure enough, he came back with a few cuttings as well as some G. aquifolium. “This During the early New Year I was chasing up what you’re looking for?” he asked. We had Neil’s location for Grevillea angustiloba in the a good chat and he invited me to look over Cooack area of the Little Desert. At the end his own forty acres of “scrub” and offered to of Cooack Extension there were a number of get me onto a number of private properties plants of this interesting “new” species. (It was in the future. “As long as you bring a bigger originally subs. angustiloba). I esky than that next time!” This delighted me dropped my two female passengers off in a shady spot and was walking along the road collecting as I now have access to areas I couldn’t have samples of different forms for propagation dreamed of! when an old ute pulled up beside me. This was But what about the aformentioned “Wankers”? a surprise in “the middle of nowhere”. The driver According to Broomy these are “plant people was a wild looking, red faced bloke drinking from Horsham, who were only too happy to a can of beer. I immediately feared the worst, pick his brains for his local knowledge but thinking that some local bloke was going to offered nothing in return. They took one look at complain about my presence. Sure enough a him and dismissed him, assuming he wouldn’t gruff voice asked “What are you up to?” I replied understand their knowledge of plants. Not the that I was a member of a Grevillea Study Group case as he was very interested in my meagre and that this plant was a bit special. He was immediately interested and asked if I would write knowledge of Grevilleas, and only too willing the name down for him as he was “a bit of a to share his local knowledge with me. greenie meself”. After a bit of a chat, he told me that he had been cutting broom for fencing in the area for over thirty years.

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 8 Lisa C. Ashley et al.

Noisy Miners

Noisy Miners have been described as a ‘reverse vegetation composition of suburban gardens, keystone’ species, aggressively excluding birds were surveyed according to a factorial design many bird species from an ever-increasing defined by the presence or absence of grevilleas range of human-dominated landscapes. and eucalypts. Contrary to popular expectation, there was no significant association between the Research to better understand the factors abundance of Noisy Miners and the presence of influencing the distribution of Noisy Miners hybrid grevilleas. However, there was a highly showed that, contrary to popular expectation, significant relationship between the abundance In the wild there was no significant association between the of Noisy Miners and the presence of eucalypts. abundance of Noisy Miners and the presence of Analysis of foraging time budgets showed that hybrid grevilleas. However, there was a highly Noisy Miners consistently spent 25–30% of their significant relationship between the abundance foraging time feeding on grevilleas (only in sites of Noisy Miners and the presence of eucalypts. in which they were present). Similar amounts The research, published in the journal Emu, of time were spent foraging in eucalypts or in counters the idea that hybrid grevilleas have flowering callistemons (when available), and played a causal role in the spread of Noisy the presence of grevilleas did not result in a Miners across many suburban areas of eastern reduction in overall commitments to foraging. , and supports the hypothesis that it is the proliferation of lightlytreed open areas that Noisy Miners also spent substantial amounts of favours the . time foraging on open ground. This study does not support the notion that hybrid grevilleas Report on the implementation of the have played a causal role in the spread of Science Research Strategy, 2007–2012 for Noisy Miners across many suburban areas of the period: eastern Australia. Our results are consistent 1 May 2008 – 30 June 2009. Australian Museum P. 25. with the hypothesis that it is the proliferation of lightlytreed open areas that favours the Noisy Does the presence of grevilleas and eucalypts Miner. in urban gardens influence the distribution and foraging ecology of Noisy Miners? Keywords: Manorina melanocephala. Emu 109(2) 135–142 doi:10.1071/MU07043 Lisa C. Ashley A , C , D , Richard E. Major B and Submitted: 26 August 2007 Accepted: 27 February 2009 Charlotte E. Taylor A Published: 10 June 2009 A School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. B Terrestrial Ecology, Australian Museum, 6 College St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. C Present address: Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. D Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]

Abstract Noisy Miners have been described as a ‘reverse keystone’ species, aggressively excluding many bird species from an ever-increasing range of human-dominated landscapes. Understanding the factors influencing the distribution of Noisy Miners is therefore an important research priority. To determine whether a relationship exists between the distribution of Noisy Miners and the

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 9 Authors: Oberon Carter and Neville Walsh June 2003 © Environment Aust 2001, review by Neil R Marriott ‘Recovery Plan for (Colquhoun Grevillea)’

Species description Mapping of habitat critical to survival of the species Grevillea celata is an erect and open, to low and dense, root-suckering , 0.4 – 1.8m tall Maps showing the distribution of Grevillea celata (Molyneux 1995). It is very similar to Grevillea are available from the Flora Information System

In the wild chrysophaea, which does not root-sucker and (FIS), curated by DSE, Heidelberg. lacks red coloration on the (Walsh & Entwisle 1996). Also similar is Grevillea alpina, Conservation however that species also does not root-sucker, Former range (NM – this is actually incorrect as our Study n Present range Group has located several populations of suckering Grevillea alpina across Victoria) has a more prominent tongue-like nectary and usually a shorter pistil (10-20.5mm versus 18-25 mm long in Grevillea celata) (Walsh & Entwisle 1996). Figure 1. Former and current distribution of Conservation status Grevillea celata in Victoria. Grevillea celata is listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Figure 1. Former and current distribution of Grevillea Important populations Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. There are celata in Victoria approximately 216 – 1,576 plants remaining in Important populations populations necessary to the long term six to nine wild populations. survival and recovery of Grevillea celata occur in Importantthe following populations locations: necessary to the long term Distribution survival and recovery of Grevillea celata occur in Colquhoun State Forest: the following locations: Grevillea celata occurs in Colquhoun State Reformatory Rd (60 – 175 plants) Forest in central eastern Gippsland, east and ColquhounWatershed RdState (c. Forest:40 plants) south of Bruthen in Victoria (Molyneux 1995). ReformatoryDead Horse CreekRd (60 Rd – 175(80 –plants) 175 plants) The total range of all known populations is WatershedLyles Break Rd (c. (c. 30 40plants) plants) approximately 11km. Dead Horse Creek Rd (80 – 175 plants) Known and Potential Threats Habitat critical to the survival of the species Lyles Break (c. 30 plants) KnownBiology and and Potentialecology relevant Threats to Given that this species is Vulnerable, all known threatening processes habitat is currently considered critical. Actions Biology and ecology relevant to Fire appears to be the critical factor for Grevillea include survey for critical, common and potential threatening processes habitat that will lead to the identification of celata. In many parts of its range, cool fuel habitat critical to the survival of the species. Firereduction appears burns to be appearthe critical to factor be veryfor Grevillea frequent, celataresulting. In in many high parts densities of its of range, fire-promoted cool fuel Populations of Grevillea celata occur in heathy reductionspecies (notably burns appear Austral to Bracken be very [Pteridium frequent, open forest with an overstorey of Eucalyptus resultingesculentum in]). highGrevillea densities celata of fire-promoted appears to consideniana, Eucalyptus cypellocarpa, Eucalyptus speciesrespond slowly (notably following Austral fire Bracken in terms [ofPteridium growth, globoidea, Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, Eucalyptus esculentumand/or juveniles]). Grevillea may be severely celata appears browsed by to sieberi, or . Grevillea celata respondnative herbivores. slowly following For these fire inreasons terms itof tendsgrowth, to occurs on red siliceous or pale granitic sands and/orbe confined juveniles to roadsides may be where severely high browsed light levels by (Walsh & Entwisle 1996), or gravelly clay-loams nativeprevail. herbivores. The few populations For these reasonsthat are itburnt tends less to (N. Walsh pers obs.). The species appears absent befrequently confined hold to roadsides the best where representatives. high light levels A 10 from the black, humic Tertiary sands that often prevail. The few populations that are burnt less abut the preferred soils (Molyneux 1995). Terrain frequently hold the best representatives. tends to be flat or with a slight northerly aspect.

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February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 1011 A 10 year fire cycle may be most appropriate Establish a seed bank and determine seed for Grevillea celata, anything less is may lead to viability. very high cover of Austral Bracken and will not Responsibility: DSE provide suitable habitat. • Long-term storage facility identified. Areas and populations under threat • Seed from important populations in storage. No populations are known to occur in conservation reserves. Maintain a database of threatened plants in cultivation including records of provenance, Important unreserved populations (threats given numbers, cultivation technique and other relevant in italics) information. Conservation Colquhoun State Forest: Responsibility: DSE Reformatory Rd (Inappropriate burning regime, • Threatened flora database established. road works) (NM Despite the age of this plan it is still Watershed Rd (Inappropriate burning regime, relevant for the management of this rare species. and possibly native herbivore browsing or insect Interestingly I could find no mention of the threat attack) of road widening of the Princess Highway that Dead Horse Creek Rd (Inappropriate burning runs through Calquhoun State Forest. One of regime) our members Geoff Cook was actually employed to carry out population surveys of the species Lyles Break (Inappropriate burning regime, prior to these road widening works, finding firewood collection) numerous populations of the grevillea. I am under the assumption that most of these plants Recovery actions and performance criteria were attempted to be relocated and the sites (NM Space precludes the inclusion in this review then destroyed. The greatest threat listed above of all the proposed recovery actions however the Inappropriate burning regime ie cool season following is of interest to our Study Group); burning is still being practised widely throughout Victoria by DSE, the authority responsible for the Specific Objective 7 Establish Populations in management of our flora and fauna!!) Cultivation Establish cultivated plants ex situ for inclusion in living collections to safeguard against any unforeseen destruction of wild populations. Responsibility: DSE, RBG • Development of effective propagation and • Cultivation techniques. • At least 50 mature plants in cultivation. Direct deposits can be made into • Some plants have already been cultivated at the Grevillea Study Group account RBG. BSB 112-879 Account Number 016526630 (St George Bank). Please notifiy the Treasurer of transfer by email ([email protected]) or by post to Grevillea Study Group, 32 Blanche St Oatley, NSW 2223

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 11 Neil R Marriott

A new feature garden for small shrubs at Panrock Ridge

Following the bushfire that destroyed most of sandplain plants. Amongst the Grevilleas that our Grevillea gardens at Panrock Ridge in the are now thriving are Grevillea acerata, Grevillea Black Range, Stawell, we endured two more crassifolia, –several distinct years of terrible drought before 2009 when we forms, Grevillea alpina –Grampians form, Grevillea had over 670 mm of wonderful rain – almost dryandroides ssp hirsuta, Grevillea lavandulacea back to our pre-drought average! –many forms including the rare suckering white flowered form we collected on the Grevillea Crawl at With the early break in autumn I began spreading Gnarkat, SA, Grevillea imberbis, ssp dolomite lime over a large area in front of our nana, ssp thyrsoides, Grevillea house in preparation for a major new garden. Our bipinnatifida ssp pagna, Grevillea rosmarinifolia In your In garden your original plantings of grevilleas etc were mostly over -Lara, Grevillea chrysophaea –Holey Plains dwarf the hill on the NE slopes of the property, however form, Grevillea candicans, Grevillea ceratocarpa this new garden was on the south-west slopes of ssp nov, Grevillea aquifolium –Carpenter Rocks our hill. It is a lot closer to the house and as a result prostrate form and the dwarf shrubby form we is readily managed and has access to water. collected at Woakwine Hills, The area was deep ripped to drag the dolomite –fine leaf form, , Grevillea deep into the subsoil. The entire bed was then oldei, Grevillea prominens and a beautiful form of deeply dug and soils were blended, mounds built Grevillea shuttleworthiana from Tutanning Nature up and tracks dug through the large bed. It was Reserve. then well mulched with washed river pebbles Just about the only grevillea that has failed in the and planted out with a large variety of Verticordia garden is Grevillea magnifica –dwarf form, however sb verticordias, Grevillea sb grevilleas (mostly I have found this form to be one of the most difficult courtesy of member John Edmunds-Wilson), dwarf grevilleas to keep alive in any garden. Grevillea and numerous other small and showy

Neil R Marriott

A major new native garden

Over the last year and a half Wendy and I have to deep fine sands and sandy loams over gravelly been working with Tract Landscaping in the clays. As long as these are built up and not development of a major new native garden at compacted they are ideal for most native plants. Point Addis near Torquay on the west coast of All beds are well mulched with lovely Tuscan Victoria. pebbles, which set the plants off superbly. Owners of the property Alan and Carol Schwartz One of the major groups of plants chosen by wanted a large and spectacular native garden, me for use in the gardens is of course grevillea and Tract were employed to develop the major sb Grevillea, with many of the very best species landscape around the house. However they and cultivars being planted out in blocks of three needed a specialist on native plants and I was to ten of each plant. This is going to create a honoured to be recommended by Dr Phillip Moors, real spectacle when established as there are Head of Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. big blocks of , ssp hirsute, Grevillea magnifica, Alan and Carol are the owners of Austem P/L, , Grevillea lavandulacea a company dedicated to the development and –several forms, , Grevillea promotion of Australian native plants. Working preissii ssp glabrilimba, , for them is Angus Stewart who is breeding new Grevillea ‘Molly’, Grevillea ‘Flamingo’, Grevillea selections for the nursery industry. Also involved ‘Bush Lemons’, Grevillea ‘Lollypops!’, Grevillea is Phillip Vaughan from Vaughan’s Native Nursery. ‘Desert Gold’, Grevillea ‘Canning Classic’ and The large property at Pt Addis as well as being lots of others. There are also extensive displays landscaped with sweeping native gardens is also of , scaevolas, , verticordia and being used to trial new selections bred by Angus many more. and other breeders. The soil ranges from shallow

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 12 Max & Regina McDowall

Grevilleas in our Melbourne garden

Our home in Bulleen VIC is situated on a Grevilleas sloping block at the bottom of a gully over a major local storm-water and sewerage Many grevilleas have been grown over the easement about 1km south of the Yarra years, including the popular Poorinda hybrids, River, and orientated 35° east of north. The Clearview David, , a huge neighbouring block across the back fence Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’ (as hookeriana), Grevillea was once heavily treed, and still has two large ‘Long John’ (as longistyla) and 35 year old trees of Eucalyptus globulus and Grevillea aquifolium – a showy Grampians form saligna 25-30m overlooking our block. (from Alf Lewis) which survived for 30 years in the scoria garden and which In your In garden your The original topsoil was a good quality brown only recently died. Many forms and variants of clay-loam but covered over much of the block Grevillea alpina have been grown, with varied with heavy stony clay resulting from the drainage success, the longest surviving beyond 5-8 works along the easement and the cutting years. Some of the original plantings (1978- roadworks on Russell St. We were able to 1992) surviving today include salvage some good topsoil from excavations apricot form, subsp glabrilimba, under the house, and retrieved some improved (curved leaf) Grevillea banksii soil from the surface after all weeds had been and . killed by TCA and burning. List Garden beds were built up by addition of imported loam and washed river sand or propagating sand Grevillea alpina forms from blended intimately with the screened local topsoil, Everton (2 x 2m) orange-red and yellow, long and have since been extensively improved by flowering – very attractive but does not have addition of compost, which was not available in the tightly-bunched many-flowered head of the the beginning. We now also include additional nearby Warby Range forms nor the distinctive gypsum, dolomite, blood and bone, potassium dense foliage. sulphate, trace elements, iron sulphate, and Saturaid ™ soil wetting agent. Warrenbayne (1.2 x 0.6m) near Benalla – similar to Everton The garden beds are retained in extensive Tooberac x Grampians (15 x 40cm) slow to rockeries of one to several levels constructed establish. from local volcanic rock. The front garden was established by blending 55% crushed scoria Wedderburn (pink) replacing previous (minus 7mm) with 15% each of sandy loam, specimen. mountain soil and local topsoil, but has since Strath Creek (Strathbogies type) been supplemented with mixed topsoil salvaged Grevillea aquifolium from elsewhere in the garden. These beds support , dryandras, eucalyptus (7 small Woakwine Range newly-discovered population W.A. spp.), eremophila, melaleucas and on limestone crest overlooking the Coorong spinulosa and blechnifolia very well. (far S.W. S.A.). At the bottom of the block, better quality clay Cooack tall form from the Little Desert was improved by several cycles of applications Lake Wartook prostrate in semi-shade of gypsum and compost and the above nutrients Grevillea banksii (2.5 x 2.5m) red, kept pruned with the inclusion of some sand, loam and used – 34 yrs old growing alongside Calothamnus potting soil. gilesii, pinifolius, Melaleuca wilsonii In the early days we grew many larger and small and spathulata, Acacia trigonophylla and Zieria to medium eucalyptus species, acacias, Banksia buxijugum. ericifolia and serrata, Hymenosporum flavum, and Grevillea depauperata from Bakers Junction two grevilleas all of which have since either died or (S.W.W.A) - prostrate. been removed when they became unmanageable. The two banksis spp. died in the recent drought, possibly as a result of use of grey water. continued >

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 13 Grevillea dielsiana red (grafted) and apricot subsp. glabella from Barellan (Riverina) grey (long-lived) to 2.5m pruned – and green-leafed forms – very drought- tolerant. Grevillea dimorpha fine-leafed variant from near Picaninny Hill, broader-leafed variant from sp. affin. from Graytown S.F. (described in Jimmy Creek Road, and a narrower leafed previous Feb-March Newsletters) upright 2.5 x variant from the late Alf Lewis – the original plant 2 burnt orange and cream & green forms survived 25 years. Tarnagulla 1.5 x 2m) Wychitella Grevillea floribunda (near Burrendong Grevillea ‘simplex’ ms. sp. nova Olde & Marriott. Arboretum) 1.2 x 1.2m (Noel Gaskett) Another attractive white-flowered species with In your In garden your (grafted) intensely (banana custard) fragrance early afternoon Aug-Oct, Feb and sporadic, 2 x 1.2m Grevillea hirtella prostrate with pruning. Mostly simple but occasional trifid Grevillea humifusa – overgrown and struggling foliage. after 30 years. (2.5 x 1.8m) very attractive floriferous form Aug-Nov. Grevillea lanigera – small-leafed form (0.5 x 1m) grafted Grevillea lavandulacea (sandstone Black Range western Grampians) other forms from Tullich (W. Grevillea thyrsoides – grafted Vic) and Woakwine Range and Ngarkat (white, Grevillea variifolia struggling to grow after 5 suckering) have not survived. years – unfavourable location. Grevillea montis-cole subsp brevistyla (Mt – grafted on Grevillea robusta Langi Ghiran) prostrate in semi-shade. (Noel Gaskett) – morning sun 1 x 1m fast- Grevillea ‘nansonensis’ ms. sp. nova, Olde & growing – flowered twice spring 2009. Marriott 1.5 x 1.2m attractive floriferous fragrant ‘’ x pink heads spring very (musty) brilliant white-flowered spring and attractive long-flowering drought tolerant 2 x 1.2m. sporadic, hardy. Trifid foliage. Grevillea nudiflora curly-leafed form prostrate Grevillea hybrids/cultivars: (32 yrs) and ‘Biggara Beauty’ (unlisted name) – a showy new subsp. ms. Olde & Marriott from long-flowering hybrid to 2m from McCormicks E.?????????? Mt Barren, with broader foliage, Gap (2km from Biggara in NE Victoria), growing procumbent. among Grevillea rosmarinifolia, Grevillea lanigera and Grevillea polybractea – the best selection Grevillea preissiana subsp. glabrilimba – 0.8 which Phil Vaughan shared with us. Pendulous x 2m dry position on scoria bed pinky-red and cream flower heads from (June) Grevillea rhyolytica high gully above Donald July-October (November). Creek near Moruya NSW. This population was ‘Bonny Prince Charlie’ hemmed in by taller trees and reached to 2.5m. ‘Moonlight’ In cultivation 1 x 1.5-2m – more vigorous and hardier than the ‘Deua Flame’ selection but ‘Poorinda Anticipation’ otherwise indistinguishable in appearance and ‘Poorinda Adorning’ a scarlet G. juniperina should displace the latter in cultivation. Scarlet hybrid(?) long-flowering prickly procumbent flowers almost all the year. (20 + years) extremely dry-tolerant. Grevillea rosmarinifolia variants ‘Semperflorens’ ‘Superb’ Boort ‘Sylvia’ Elphinstone – suckering probably hybrids

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 14 Neil R Marriott

G’day Peter Grevillea chrysophaea research First, thanks for the feedback on Grevillea Juli Atkinson Botany honours student at La Trobe maccutcheonii – much appreciated. University is looking at the population genetics of It certainly looks hardy here but it’s early days. Grevillea chrysophaea for her honours project. She is very interested to see how the three forms of this I noticed in the Study Group newsletter that you species fall out genetically. I will keep members are looking for a new website for the Group. I informed of Juli’s results. think we discussed some time ago the possibility of running a GSG website on the ANPSA site. A rare yellow flowered form of I’m still quite happy to do that. In fact it seems Grevillea dimorpha the obvious place for it given that the newsletter Brian Lacy, one of our keen members from Hamilton Grevillea Grevillea news archive is stored there. recently discovered a sole yellow flowered plant of There is already a small Study Group page there: the fine leaved form of Grevillea dimorpha near the Piccaninny in the southern Grampians. Brian rang http://asgap.org.au/grevSG/index.html me to tell me of his discovery and that he had a and it would be easy to expand it into something small number of cuttings to send to me. However more substantial. I was just leaving on a survey so I organised for Cheers Brian Brian to send them to Max McDowell. Max has just advised me that he has struck a number of these. This plant should make a wonderful new selection for the garden, particularly when planted with the normal red flowered form. Well done Brian.

Seed Bank Matt Hurst 37 Heydon Ave, Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW Please include a stamped self addressed envelope. Phone (02) 6925 1273 $1.50 + s.a.e. Free + s.a.e.

Grevillea armigera Grevillea banksii – grey leaf form Grevillea nudiflora Grevillea banksii – red tree form Grevillea banksii – red prostrate Grevillea ‘Moonlight’

Seed bank Grevillea petrophiloides Grevillea bipinnatifida Grevillea ‘Moonlight x Ivanhoe’? Grevillea Bon Accord Grevillea pulchella Grevillea petrophiloides Grevillea refracta Grevillea chrithmifolia Grevillea floribunda Grevillea superba Grevillea decora Grevillea preissi Grevillea didymobotrya Grevillea pteridifolia Grevillea diversifolia ssp Grevillea robusta subtersericata Grevillea ‘Sandra Gordon’ Grevillea longistyla Grevillea wickamii ssp Grevillea superba Grevillea magnifica ssp aprica Grevillea floribunda magnifica Grevillea wilsonii ssp goodie Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea tripartite ssp macrostylis Grevillea johnsonii ‘Orange’ Grevillea vestita Please note: seed from hybrid -substitute -cultivated Grevillea leucopteris plants does not necessarily come true to type.

Fresh stocks of garden seed are desparately needed as most species are almost out of seed. Can members asking for seed please give an alternative list in case some species are no longer in stock. It is preferred if requests are sent with a small padded post pack. It costs less to send at approx $1.50 per letter than padding an envelope at $2.00 each or more so the seed will survive the trip down the sorting rollers. It’s a good idea to send extra stamps with requests as extra postage is usually needed to be paid with almost every request. Leftover stamps would be sent back with your seed.

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 15 Financial Report – February 2010 Email Group Income This email group was begun by John and Ruth Subscriptions $20.00 Sparrow from Queensland. Free membership. Interest 66.07 To subscribe, go to groups.yahoo.com and register, using the cyber-form provided. You must provide $86.07 a user name and password as well as your email Expenditure address to enable continuing access to the site Newsletter publishing $240.00 which houses all emails and discussions to date. Printing 133.35 You will receive a confirming email back and Postage 128.95 then you are able to access the site wherein you Bank fees 5.00 can select the groups to which you would like to The back page $509.30 subscribe. In this case search for ‘grevilleas’ and then subscribe. Amount in Interest Bearing Deposit till 4/3/2010 Following this you will receive the latest emails $24.552.42 regularly in your email to which you can respond. Balance in Current Account 31/1/2010 This is a good way to encourage new growers $8,932.25 and those interested in the genus. Balance in Business Cheque Account 26/1/2010 Postmessage: [email protected] $6,705.45 Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe:[email protected] Office Bearers List owner: [email protected] Leader URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ Peter Olde grevilleas 140 Russell Lane, Oakdale NSW 2570 Phone (02) 4659 6598 Online Contact Email [email protected] 1. President’s email address Treasurer and Newsletter Editor [email protected] Christine Guthrie 2. The email group 32 Blanche Street, Oatley NSW 2223 [email protected] Phone (02) 9579 4093 3. URL for Grevillea Study Group website Email [email protected] http://asgap.org.au/grevSG/index.html Curator of Living Collection Neil Marriott Deadline for articles for the next newsletter PO Box 107, Stawell Vic 3380 is 31 May 2010, please send your articles to Phone (03) 5356 2404 or 0458 177 989 Email [email protected] [email protected] before this date. Curator of Grevillea Park Bulli If a cross appears in the box, your subscription is due. Ray Brown Please send to the Treasurer, Christine Guthrie, 29 Gwythir Avenue, Bulli NSW 2516 32 Blanche Street, Oatley 2223. Phone (02) 4284 9216 Please make all cheques payable to the Curator of Seed Bank Grevillea Study Group. Matt Hurst 37 Heydon Ave, Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW 2009 2010 Phone (02) 6925 1273 If a cross appears in both boxes this will be your last newsletter.

Change in membership fees – reminder GSG fees haven’t increased for over 20 years. There’s not too many things you can say that about! At present our newsletter costs are and have been for some time much greater than our income. We are also planning to add more colour to the newsletter using digital images, which will cost us more for priniting. From January 2010, the annual subscription will increase to $10 per year or $40 for 5 years. If you choose to receive the newsletter by email there will be a 50% discount ie membership remains at $5 per year – $20 for 5 yrs. I would encourage everyone to take advantage of the savings by paying for 5 years, and choosing email – it would certainly make my job easier! Christine Guthrie

February 2010 Grevillea Study Group No. 85 16 SEMINAR BOOKING INFORMATION SPONSORS

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For the convenience of distance to Nagle College it is advised Grevillea Hybrids that accommodation be sought in Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Paynesville, Metung, Bruthen, Nicholson or Swan Reach & Cultivars Depending on what you require, there are lots of Motels, Australian Plants Society - Victoria East Gippsland Victoria Hotels, Bed and Breakfast properties, Holiday Villas and Caravan Parks. It is advisable to book early. 21stÊ&Ê22nd Early Bird Seminar Booking A 10% discount will apply for bookings no later than AugustÊ2010 May 1st 2010.

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This seminar, hosted by the Australian Native Plants Society East Coach tours to Visit 4 Gardens and a Nursery all of which grow a The district surrounding Bairnsdale lends itself to day touring. Gippsland is for enthusiasts of Australian Plants and all gardeners variety of Grevillea as well as other native plants. There are several boat trips on the Gippsland Lakes. Bairnsdale who wish to know how to include this iconic Australian plant in has its own Art Gallery and there are other individual artist’s their garden and to grow it successfully. Buses will travel 3 routes; 2 buses each route galleries in the area.

Program: Saturday 21st August 2010 Plant sales are arranged so that the first garden on each bus Boat trips from Lakes Entrance include one that does Eco Tours route will have plants for sale. some will take you to lunch at Metung, The Corque will Venue: Nagle College Presentation Hall, transport you to Wyanga Park Winery, north of Lakes Entrance, Lindenow Road, Bairnsdale. All buses will leave Nagle College car park at 8am for wine tasting and Cafe

8.30am - Registration (Tea and biscuits available for those who The Donnan Garden at Eag le Point is a large, beautifully An Electric powered boat can take you onto the tranquil need them) designed garden spread over 2 acres with water features and dry waters of Lake Tyers with a commentary on the history and creek beds There are over 2000 named plants and in excess of vegetation of the area. 9.30am - Official Welcome and Official Opening 100 Grevillea. The Paddle Steamer Curlip runs from 9.45am - History of Grevillea -Peter Olde Hope Haven at Marlo and this trip could be combined Metung is a one acre, with a drive to the valley of the 10.40am - Morning Tea fully mulched rambling, native Cabbage Tree garden with winding paths and Palms. Marlo is 11.00am - Grevillea Hybrids and Their Cultivation/Landscaping some unusual plants including approx 100kms from Bairnsdale. with Cultivars - Neil Marriot 150 Grevilleas. Cape Conran is 12 noon - Lunch The Barr’s Garden at Swan Reach is set on an area of coastal vegetation further half an acre and uses every on from Marlo. 1pm - Workshops - Choice of any two - inch of space to create a Grafting with Richard Vuat, Robert Brown or Phil native cottage garden The Buchan Caves Hempel effect. There are 96 different have some huge Growing Grevillea from Seed – Neil Marriott Grevillea in this garden. old introduced trees in their Growing from Cuttings - Bob Farlow, Geoff Cooke or grounds but plenty of interesting Joe Stephens The Baker’s Garden at Native vegetation along Lakes Entrance lies the walking tracks and Photography between the town and the the Caves Floral Art - Pat McKeown forest. This is a fairly new themselves are a garden and Ian has a sight worth seeing. 2.30pm - Afternoon tea passion for Grevillea so you will see how he has If visitors wish short, low cost 2.50pm - Grevillea Breeding / Cold Climate Cultivars with established a lovely garden from scratch ventures, some Bairnsdale members Peter Ollerenshaw during a period of drought. are prepared to escort vehicles to sights of interest including 3.30pm - New Species - Peter Olde Tambo Vale Nursery & Gardens P/L is set around Colquhoun Forest, Blonde Bay and native landscaped gardens at Nicholson on the Princes Lake Tyers Hinterland. 4.15pm - Merv Hodge on Hybrids Highway just 10 km East of Bairnsdale. Bob and Sandra Farlow are inaugural members of APS Bairnsdale and will Paynesville is a delightful township on the lakes 6.30pm - Dinner - Bairnsdale Sporting Club Great Alpine Road have many interesting Grevillea for sale to seminar visitors. with several good eateries or spots for a picnic. Lucknow (Fully Licensed venue) Morning and afternoon teas will be available and The Den of Nargun is east of Bairnsdale, not an easy walk but Dinner Speaker Joe Stephens - Scotia Sanctuary participants will receive a boxed lunch at one of the garden stops. interesting vegetation.