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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
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 Posted - 22/11/2008 : 10:45:37
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Well getting onto this garden site has now made mum 'potty'! 
She has been onto the Cairns Limberlost Nursery. Suddenly 4 plants arrived. 
I've taken photos and over time will post updates so you may follow the progress and hopefully survival of these 4 new additions to out garden. 
I am also posting photos of a recent pot of petunias we had growing as a show of spring colour in a large pot in front of the main lounge window. They were thriving in September but have all died now as it got too hot by October. They put on a colourful show. 
Petunia's in a Pot
 
 
Faye Hapless Garden Girl
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Edited by - Faye on 06/12/2008 11:23:46 |
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
202 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 11:20:19
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Tags From Pots. Photos to follow.
  
 
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 22/11/2008 : 11:37:00
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Petunias are always pretty Faye, I cannot grow them here as they like too much water.. They certainly put on a fantastic show..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
202 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 12:09:29
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Jasmine Sambac - Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
Faye Hapless Garden Girl |
Edited by - Faye on 06/12/2008 11:25:14 |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 22/11/2008 : 12:26:16
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Pretty petunias It is funny how Mary-Anne has trouble growing them as they need more water and Faye and Pitta' didn't do well once it started to warm up as they are one annual I don't mind growing as they require very little watering and love it hot though do ok in winter - always a mass of flowers. I usually have some growing for summer colour though haven't put any in at all so far this year... just haven't had the time.
Rose of Sharon always has a pretty flower on it - one of those old-fashioned plants that you don't see a lot these days but are a tough plant and should be planted more often.
I used to have a Jasmine sambac shrub years ago at one place I lived. A tough little plant with pretty perfumed flowers and always nice and green.
The backhousia is also a pretty one, I love Mary-Annes one and really do have to find somewhere here to fit one in.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
202 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 12:58:44
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Here are the photos of the other three potplants mum purchased. They don't look much yet.
Miniature Orchid Flower - Bauhinia hookeri
Australian Beauty - Lemon Ironwood - Backhousia citriodora
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus mutabilis
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
202 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 13:08:32
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Gail,
Maybe the petunia's didn't do well as I am a little slack watering them. We had two large pots - one with potting mix only and one with half potting mix and half soil. The second pot did a lot better maybe as the soil held the water for longer. They were placed where they got full morning sun until about 1230pm and as it was hot by then they started off very well. When at their best - as seen in the photos - they looked great.
When they started to decline they looked terrible with dead stems and leaves and smaller flowers. Eventually we gave up on them as they looked diseased. Oh well, we had a beautiful pot for at least 5 to 6 weeks.
I am hoping these new plants do well and we get a show. There are heaps of small buds on the jasmine and the open flowers have a great perfume. That is my favorite so far.
Faye Hapless Garden Girl |
Edited by - Faye on 22/11/2008 13:12:54 |
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
1209 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 13:36:41
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| Petunia are sun lovers but the resent humidity .Pitta. |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 15:36:44
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They are also water lovers.. And I have so many other plants I need to water so its best I don't grow them, there are plenty of other perennials that can survive on less..
When I lived in Melbourne they were the first Annuals to go in.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 22/11/2008 : 15:56:35
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I just realise that that you have the White Bauhinia 'Lysiphyllum hookeri' and that is the Aussie Native I have never seen it down here not saying that it is not grown here though..
I have one of the other Bauhinia and its pods are getting thick.
If you want any seeds let me know, mine is not a native but does not need lots of water and grows so easy from seed I grew this from seeds I picked up on the footpath across the road..
I also grow Backhousia citriodora that's a beautiful plant mine is in bud at present and it wont be long till its in flower, that is a good choice..
Does Pitta grow the Backhousia myrtifolia common name Grey Myrtle its another pretty one I have a topic on it in the Natives Forum http://gardendelights.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~2712.asp Its flowers are starting to go now with the rain they are looking brown too..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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tessa
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 22/11/2008 : 16:02:21
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Originally posted by pitta
Petunia are sun lovers but the resent humidity .Pitta.
that must be why they do so well over here!
great pics, btw.
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 22/11/2008 : 16:38:41
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When petunias are past their peak I cut mine right back hard and they come back better than ever but I agree they don't like the humidity, also don't like poor drainage and too much fertiliser which makes them prone to disease. I think the newer hybrids are fussier and might like more water but the good old fashioned ones are renowned for their toughness. Petunias were the one plant that did well during the several years of drought we had and were rarely watered. In pots they will need regular watering as pots do dry out fast.
Besides the backhousias, we also have to get a couple of the different bauhinias... just have to find some room... it must be time to start extending into the paddock 
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
Edited by - Gail on 22/11/2008 16:40:07 |
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otamot
head gardener
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Posted - 22/11/2008 : 18:59:30
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| nice looking plants pitta and the petunias do look gorgeous. I planted some alyssum a while back and they've flowered their heads off constantly (still going) so I thought I should try more annuals and was thinking of petunia for next year. Gail interesting to hear that the older ones are tougher so I'll look out for those ones |
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 22/11/2008 : 20:51:37
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The lovely photos encourage me to try petunias - I never have as I never see the point in planting an annual that is there for a short while - maybe I am lazy?
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 23/11/2008 : 04:32:52
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The only annuals I grow sometimes are petunias, alyssum, bedding begonias and annual salvias as they are all tough, the petunias, begonias and salvias can last up to two years, even longer, if cut back and the alyssum re-seeds. I use them as quick fillers in between other plants and to give some colour when other things not flowering. I don't bother with the others though occasionally one of the kids decides they wouldn't mind some flowers for them to look after. Zinnias were another one I grew a fair bit when the garden was young as a filler as they like it hot and dry too. None of them got extra water and never fed, only kept mulched and cut back every 2 or 3mths.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Marleneann
assistant gardener
Australia
363 Posts |
Posted - 23/11/2008 : 05:51:17
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Faye my Sambac is not doing well and I see your tag says sunny position.
Mmmm...wonder if I should replant it in a better position.
Marleneann on beautiful Buderim. |
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