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Posted by elphick SA, Adelaide (My Page) on Tue, Nov 24, 09 at 5:46
Hello, I'm looking for a bit of advice on Australian Natives. I live in Adelaide where the weather can be a bit unpredictable.
I have a garden area 1.5-2m in length and about 10m in width, The soil is good but a bit more on the clay side, the garden is covered by a 70% shade cloth most of the day however the sun gets through and the plants would get plenty of sunlight.
Now, what iam after is a few things:
1) A plant that will live all year round that i can not kill if i forget to water it or fertalize it.
2) A plant that is suited for the size of garden that will not grow very high (1m max).
3) A plant that does not have a big root system that will rip up my new fence and hedging.
4) A plant that is not overly expensive to purchase or maintain
5) colour!
Iam after a few plants to use as ground covers and fence climbers (side fence) and the rest to fill out the large gaps (back fence).
I hope this all makes sence and hope that someone with a bit more knowledge may be able to point me in the right direction. |
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RE: Australian Natives
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| Hi.. Plenty of Info for plants on the link below , you can choose your own.. You could try the State Flora Nursery http://www.stateflora.com.au/ or google for Australia Native plant Nurseries in SA |
Here is a link that might be useful: Flora and Fauna
RE: Australian Natives
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| Eremophila, Olearia and our bush peas are among the toughest and most colorful native plants. But you do need to water them regularly for the first several months after planting or they will die as surely as the average exotic plant. Fence climbers and ground covers.....where to begin. Look at some of the Kennedia, Hardenbergia violcea, Pandorea pandorana and Pandorea jasminoides, Billardiera. |
RE: Australian Natives
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| Follow the link below to download a free program for selecting native plants developed by a guy in SA. The website is in frames so I couldn't link to the exact page but look for the link to the Native Plant Selector. http://users.tpg.com.au/hjharvey/ A quick description: APSquery uses a database created and maintained by the Australian Plants Society (S.A. Region, Inc), which contains descriptions of approximately 6000 native plants. Most are proper species, but the list also includes a number of common hybrids and cultivars. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Native Plant Selector
RE: Australian Natives
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| Hardenbergia violacea is a brilliant climber for your fence. Nice dark green leaves not unlike some eucalypts and masses of violet pea type flowers. I prefer the violet to the white variety, and had no trouble covering a 2.4 m fence panel in 12 months. It doesn't go feral like some climbers. |
RE: Australian Natives
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| Can I beg you to disregard the Pandorea pandorana...far too vigorous! In my Melb. house, it took 2 years to rip down my (steel!) verandah posts, and here on my 100 acre bush property, they take about the same time to climb 20 metre trees and drag them to the ground! Pandorea jasminoides is good, though, or Pandorea "Golden Shower", if you can find one... Regards,
Shax |
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