Number 34...June 2004
ISSN 1326-7469

News and Views from the World of ASGAP

Australian Plants Societies; The "Gumnuts" Newsletter; A Myna Problem?; World Wide Wattle Web Site; A sterile form of Sollya heterophylla?; Sustainable Gardening Australia; Eco-media; "Australian Plants"...in print!!!

On the Brink - 10

Australian Plants at Risk - Banksia cuneata

Mallows are Frog Favourites

Want a frog-friendly garden? Hibiscus-like plants may be the answer.

True Blue Australians

Blue flowered plants?? There's lots to choose from....

Eucryphia lucida - Leatherwood

Justly famous for its honey, should this be Tasmania's floral emblem?

Planting Under Established Eucalypts

Once eucalypts are established, how do you get plants to grow in the dry conditions under the canopy?

Spotlighting the Deadly Night Shade Family

The Solanaceae contains commercially important food crops - but some highly toxic members as well.

Commercial Growing of Cut Flowers

The change from bush picking to plantation-grown wildflowers is producing results.

Electronic Mailbox

Problems, comments, suggestions...and a few answers.

Short Cuts

Waratahs - A Few Facts; Wedding Bush - Ricinocarpos pinifolius; A Rare Experience - The elusive pink flannel flower makes an appearance; Gardening in a Time of Water Restrictions; New Life - Experiences in plant recovery after a drought; Myrmecochory - An important seed dispersal method in nature.

A Good Read

Reviews of some publications on the Australian flora.

Back Issues

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Editor: Brian Walters

Australian Plants online - June 2004 Issue date: 20 June 2004 Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants