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Australian Native Plants at the ANBG Canberra
art600:
Paul
Wonderful shots - looking forward to the next instalment
Anthony Darby:
That plant with the big leaves (RHS of pic 1) looks like something I have in my classroom from Trinidad (Tarot?)
edit by M: suggestion from Paddy:
--- Quote ---Anthony,
I wonder is the plant Colocasia esculenta? It looks quite like it though I find the leaves hang down in a more pronounced manner and are more angular at the shoulder, so to speak. I bought a plant of colocasia earlier in the summer, potted it into a very large pot, watered it generously daily and fed it regularly and it has made huge growth, enormous leaves up to a metre long and 60cm wide. Now, there is a black-leaved cultivar available which is absolutely delicious, and quite cheap.
Paddy
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David Nicholson:
Cracking start Paul and your introductions are spot on. Looking forward to more.
Armin:
Paul,
thank you for introducing a total different flora to us from the NH.
Very interesting.
Paddy Tobin:
Edit by M : this first comment refers to some lovely pix by Miriam, showing how well the Aussie plants can do in Israel: these have been moved to this page: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2363.0
--- Quote --- Miriam,
Please stop! I can accept that I might have difficulty growing southern hemisphere plants and not be terribly upset about it. But now I see you growing them to perfection so much closer to home and am terribly jealous. How lucky for you to be able to grow such a selection of plants, beautiful indeed.
Many thanks for posting and adding to Paul's thread. Paddy
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And what a strange name for a plant Grevillia 'Spiderman' !
Anthony,
I wonder is the plant Colocasia esculenta? It looks quite like it though I find the leaves hang down in a more pronounced manner and are more angular at the shoulder, so to speak. I bought a plant of colocasia earlier in the summer, potted it into a very large pot, watered it generously daily and fed it regularly and it has made huge growth, enormous leaves up to a metre long and 60cm wide. Now, there is a black-leaved cultivar available which is absolutely delicious, and quite cheap.
Paddy
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