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Posted by graham_2006 vic (My Page) on Sat, Mar 11, 06 at 4:31
| Hi I am looking for info about palm trees so I can choose the right ones for my front yard. I live in melbourne and I am a terrible gardener. I will be planting them in the pebles out the front in yuky clayish soil. They need to be tough not drop much junk, handle full sun, frost and general lack of attention. Do you know of any? Or can you point me to where I can get this info as I am having trouble finding any real detailed info.
Thanks Graham. |
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Here is a link that might be useful: palm place
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| Jesus, Graham - given your self-confessed lack of attention for your plants, I'm hesitant to recommend anything beyond aspidistra and sansaveria ! Neither of these are palms, but I have way too much respect for the genus to push a single palm in your direction .... |
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| get a plastic palm , you may get it to survive a year or two .. |
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Hi Graham,
Apart from Coconut palms and some of the Phoenix palms, most of the 2000+ species come from rain forests.
If you want a great accent plant for your pebble garden, choose a Draceana draco.
Btw I have a rainforest style garden, its not hard to believe its possible in Melbourne. |
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| Bismarkia nobilis Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Alan |
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- Posted by bahia SF Bay Area (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 28, 06 at 12:47
| Some of the easier to grow palms that will take a bit of frost and are drought tolerant, would include Butia capitata, Brahea armata and B. edulis, Washingtonia robusta and W. filifera, Phoenix canariensis. Most of these are pretty big palms with age, and you may not want anything that big. You might also consider Syagrus romanzoffianum, which requires abit more care to look good, but should suit your purposes. If the Giant Bird of Paradise is hardy in Melbourne, (ie. do you often get more than a degree or two of frost?), then Strelitzia nicholai is a tough, palm look alike. If you really aren't much into caring for plants, you might be better off with a Cordyline australis or Yucca instead. |
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