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Growing NZ Natives in SEQld
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Posted by muzza Qld Aust (My Page) on Wed, Jan 11, 06 at 1:20
G'day all
Has anyone in SEQld had any luck in growing the NZ Lancewood(pseudopanax crassifolius)? I have grown several from seed in 2004, and all grew nicely until a couple of weeks ago when every one just up and died! I had them in pots, and in the garden, and in sun, semi-shade, and total shade. Methinks the heat and humidity maybe just too much for them. It's odd that they thrived and survived their first summer here as seedlings...
Also, I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has successfully grown the Puka (meryta sinclairii) here in SEQld.
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RE: Growing NZ Natives in SEQld
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| Is the Puka the one that has sticky seeds which stick to the birds? If so - yes, I did grow it for some time in a pot but it eventually (3 years or so ) died. I have some lancewood seeds in the fridge but am not very hopeful of their survival - They need cold-wet not hot-wet which encourages fungal infections that they have not evolved to tolerate. I have noticed that a lot of plants as young seedlings will tolerate adverse conditions which kill them when they are more mature - I guess that is a survival mechanism to give them a greater chance to establish. |
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