Three Dryandra plants were among our exhibits, all can be grown by seed,
honeyeaters love them, and they are all grown for the cut flower market.
Dryandra polycephala is an absolute eye catcher with its masses of yellow
flowers all along the stems. This shrub grows to 3m and has narrow, sharp,
saw-toothed leaves up to 10cm long, and although very prickly is prized as a cut
flower. Dryandra praemorsa, Cut-Leaf Dryandra has wide, saw-toothed leaves and
large, terminal flowers which are bright yellow with a touch of lime on the tips
and pink at the flower base. It grows 2-3m tall, will grow in full sun or a
semi-shaded position, and regular pruning will maintain bushiness. Dryandra
Formosa, Showy Dryandra is an erect, open shrub and grows to around 4-5m with
glowing yellow to orange flowers nestled at the ends of the branches. The leaves
are narrow and deeply divided and pruning will prevent it from becoming
straggly.June Preece showed us Olearia phlogopappa which has white, daisy type flowers and is very showy, Hypocalymma angustifolium with a profusion of pink flowers, Banksia coccinea which has about forty flowers each year and is pruned each year, and Hakea amplexicaulis which has very prickly foliage, is from Western Australia and is very attractive. Kevin Sparrow brought along a number of plants from the Orchidaceae family. Pterostylis curta, Blunt Greenhood, Pterostylis pedunculata, Maroon-hood and Pterostylis concinna are all delightful with greenish flowers with a prominent hood. They are all propagated by tuber division, are easy to grow and do well in containers. Sarcochilus hartmanni is very showy and is growing in a pot. Dryandra praemorsa was displayed by John Adams and is two years old, covered in flowers, about 1.5m high and growing in a heavy basalt soil. Gwen Bakker brought along Chamelaucium ciliatum which has small, white flowers aging to pink which do not open as much as other Chamelaucium plants, Lasiopetalum baueri has grey-green narrow leaves whereas Lasiopetalum behrii has lanceolate leaves, Eremophila glabra has bright orange, tubular flowers which look lovely with its dull green coloured foliage, and two Correa plants. June Preece also displayed Lasiopetalum discolor, Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie', Grevillea bipinnatifida, a prostrate plant with large flowers, Micromyrtus ciliata, Eucalyptus preissiana, a great mallee type tree, Banksia praemorsa, Hakea salicifolia, Hibbertia aspera, a rambling plant about 2m high and 3m wide, and Ricinocarpos pinifolius, Wedding Bush, which has white perfumed flowers that stand out well against the green foliage. |
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