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Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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Posted by Sundu North QLD Aust (My Page) on Thu, Oct 28, 04 at 6:09
| Hi all,
Will the following grow in Brisbane? if so, how well do they perform? any special tricks for growing them to good effect in Brisbane?
HELICONIA
orthotricha cultivars
bihai cultivars
caribea cultivars
stricta oliveiras sharonii
stricta jamaican dwarf
angusta red, yellow and orange holiday
pastazae
chartacea cultivars (fingers crossed!!!)
indica (here's hoping!!)
ETLINGERA - any
COSTUS
stenophyllus
dubius
igneus
hyreoglyphica
sp unkown - very tall growing canes with red basal inflorescences (tall red-bracted cones with yellow flowers) it is known by a rather rude name up here, which I won't quote on this forum
ZINGIBER
spectabilis - yellow, bronze, champaign, etc
neglectum
chocolate beehive
Tapeinochilus - any
CORDYLINE TERMINALIS
Oahu Rainbow / Shot Silk
Hymenocallis 'Thai Spider'
Osmoxylon cultivars
Piper spp
Gronophyllum pinangoides (hope so!)
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Thanks everyone!!! |
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RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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| Your Cordyline fruticosa 'Oahu Rainbow' will be fine. Cordylines grow well in Brisbane. 'Oahu Rainbow' does have thin texture leaves, so give it protection from the sun and winds. |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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A long list. We are at Birkdale just SEast of Brisbane.
Have the Gingers Spectablis and Chocolate. Sent up North for 3 Tapeinochilus and they have survived the worst winter we have had for years. I have 30 plus different Costus and all are OK, some better than others. The Red stem Costus does well.
Heliconias, have selection of Orthricha, Bihia, Caribea, Stricta, and Augusta and all but one or two have come through winter. Some of the Strictas were burnt badly.
Check out my on line photo album to see the Pics or if you are in Bris on 20 21 Nov we are having an Open Garden. Look for our Garden in the Sunday Mail probably on either 7 14 Nov.
Photo album is http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Ianrobert/
Ian |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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| Hymenocallis 'Thai Spider' will die back completely in winter but should reappear in spring,its a bit tricky to find though. |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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H.caribaea and stricta should grow for you but in my experience they are not the best species for Brisbane as they don't tend to flower very well (there are a couple of exceptions like Jamaican Dwarf) Try some of the caribaea x bihai cultivars such as 'Kawauchi' and 'Jacquinii'. H.caribaea x pendula 'Hot Rio Nights' does very well in Brisbane. H.bihai 'Claw 2' flowers year round for me here and should flower for much of the year in Brisbane. H.angusta is very cold tolerant and should grow like a weed, red and yellow flower best.
I wouldn't really bother with H. pastazae, I didn't have any success when I was in Brisbane or Cairns. It has very exacting requirements.
The H.chartacea cultivars are quite tropical in their requirements so I wouldn't bother. There is a hybrid between H. chartacea and H. platystachys that is apparently tolerant of the subtropics. H. collinsiana has similar habit and shape and will grow in Brisbane.
The H. indica cultivars can grow but will struggle with the cooler winters. In the past I grew and flowered Etlingeras in Brisbane but it takes a few years to get good flowering size on them. As Ian mentioned most Costus should grow down there without any problems. The native Tapienochilus grows slowly but steadily there along with some of the PNG types. Most of the Zingibers will grow there also including all of the Beehives. Hope this helps. Andrew. |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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- Posted by Sundu North QLD Aust (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 29, 04 at 23:05
| thank you all for all your replies - you have been most helpful. If anyone has any more info on any of the other plants on the list, I'd love to hear it. Out of interest, I've heard that Heliconia griggsiana performs really well in the cooler conditions of the subtropics (a friend of mine in Hawaii said it actually prefers a slightly cooler climate). So I'm guessing that Brisbane would be a good place for it if this is true. The cultivars 'Full Moon', 'Blue Moon' and 'Harvest Moon' all look so great! Is this species available in Australia? and has anyone had any experience growing it? |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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| I don't think that it is available unless it has been imported in recent years. |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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- Posted by lineke S.E..Q.L.D.Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 11, 05 at 7:50
Hi all,
Will the following grow in glamorganvale hills ,20 min past ipswich Queensland.No frost + 5 degree in winter if so, how well do they perform? are ther special tricks for growing them.
Can you tel my please, who to prevent root rot.
Collinsia . Splash (champneiana)
maya blood. jaquinii. pendula. holliday. richmond red.
caribbean sunset. kawauchi. lingulata. otthotricha.latispathia.
Regards lineke HELICONIA |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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| That area is generally fairly 'Heliconia unfriendly' but you may have luck with Lingulata and Red and Yellow Holiday as they are quite cold tolerant. You could also grow H. subulata, schneideana and H. rostrata, H. birdiana, H.spissa would be worth a try. |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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| I'd be careful to read the 'frost-tolerance' info carefully for any location west of Oxley in Brisbane's West. Toowoomba is a lot more extreme than Ipswich, but it gets progressively colder as you head West. |
RE: Will the following grow in Brisbane?
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Andrew mentioned the Chatacea Heliconias. I have the 'Extra Sexy Pink' and it is extremly healthy, expect it to flower this year.
I tried the 'Sexy Pink' but this one is really struggling.
Got to try these things though.
Ian |
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