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Australian natives in SW France
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Posted by vieuxchat (My Page) on Wed, Jul 5, 06 at 4:42
| I have just started to grow a few Australian natives for my garden in SW France. I have two Grevillias and a couple of Callistemon that seem to like the soil and climate. We live on a limestone ridge and the weather changes from as cold as -8 in the winter to long, hot summers - as hot as 40 degrees at times. I have sown some Silver Wattle and a some eucalyptus (name unknown)and they are now perhaps 6 to 9 inches tall in pots. I have two questions really, can anyone recommend a good web site or book to help me identify young plants and are there any plants in particular that would cope with the two extremes of temperature that we get here? |
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RE: Australian natives in SW France
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| Your weather maybe similar to what they get in the A.C.T. so maybe someone from that area can advise you on something. With plant identification you could try Viridans - www.viridans.com - then navigate to the plant section. There are photos in alpha order that may help you. The site seems to be down at the moment but worth a look. |
RE: Australian natives in SW France
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| Thanks for that, I just had a look at the climate for the A.C.T. and you are right - it sounds very similar to our climate. I will try viridans.com. |
RE: Australian natives in SW France
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The limestone adds an interesting challenge, as far as we Eastern Australians are concerned. What is your pH?
Your temperature extremes, of course, are unremarkable to plants of the inland here. However, the rainfall is also a big factor. You may get too much of it, for many of our inland plants. How much do you get, and which is the rainy part of your year?
Trish |
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