http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/ banksia banksias Australia Australian native plants Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:48:59 GMT Cas Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2555 Hi all, This north queensland species has great foliage - is anyone growing it and wants to feed back on how it grows.and/or has anyone seen it in any local Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:52:21 GMT Cas Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2554 Nice photo - I need to refresh my memory with the usual form. Be interesting to see whether the inflorescence is any redder than normal too. I recall Kevin Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:50:28 GMT valleydj10 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2553 Thought I'd share a photo of a banksia blechnifolia I saw on the weekend during an APS garden visit. (uploaded to photos section) This is the first time I've Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:39:58 GMT Cas Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2552 Hi and welcome Kathy, I know of a person in Sydney who has grafted Isopogon latifolius onto I. dawsoni from time to time, and these have proven popular. He has Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:12:07 GMT k http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2551 Hi all, I am new to this group- thanks for having me here :) Although my question is not strictly about Banksias, I hope it is ok, given that there must be Wed, 30 May 2012 04:34:00 GMT Karlo Taliana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2550 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2550 This book is currently available for only AUS $15.00 on ebay Australia wesite - good price considering you would normally pay around $45.00. Regards, Karlo Tue, 29 May 2012 20:30:03 GMT Jonas Willen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2549 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2549 @ Mark: Thanks for the tip! We are searching for "The Banksia Book". I hope we can figure out a library that supplies the book since it's not affordable for a Sun, 27 May 2012 21:56:19 GMT mscragg_nz@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2548 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2548 Hi there A good book that has drawings of the parts (follicles, seed cases and seeds) of banksia's is "The Banksia Book" by Alex S. George, published by Sun, 27 May 2012 10:22:51 GMT Jonas Willen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2547 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2547 Hello, we are students of Biomimetics from Germany. Biomimetics is to find out about biological functions, abstract them and use them for technics. At the Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:31:56 GMT Ross Shepherd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2546 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2546 Depending on where you are in Melbourne, one can try Lilydale toppings or You Yangs sand (read crushed granite fines from Werribee suppliers) either mixed with Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:02:20 GMT Karlo Taliana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2545 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2545 Cecilia, You can find the anti-fungal spray available as 'Fongarid'. Yates 'Anti-Rot' is also available but may be less effective. If the specimen id Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:02:16 GMT Peter Wright http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2544 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2544 I have the same issue here in WA (which I understand should be easier climatic conditions). I have tried spraying with a 2% solution of phosphoric acid that Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:41:45 GMT cecilia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2543 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2543 I have (I think) uploaded a photo of one of my banksia blechnifolia. The leaves are progressively browning from the outer to the spine - looking as if there is Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:29:42 GMT Duncan McAllister http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2542 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2542 This blechnifolia is growing in a grey loam. It is quite friable and is staying moist (with the large amount of rain we've had here over Winter) but doesn't Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:01:19 GMT Cas Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2541 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2541 Hmm, blechnifolia can be water-hungry, so might have been a hot spell and dryness. Agree with Karlo it can be an ominous sign, though blechnifolia is more