http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/ banksia banksias Australia Australian native plants Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:58:29 GMT Karlo Taliana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2514 Hi Ross, Sorry to hear of your losses. I’ve never had much luck in Sydney with Quercifolia – on more than one occasion, it has died in the pot within Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:21:57 GMT agelessgoodguy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2513 I mentioned that I have constructed some shade cloth type bags that I can hang over the troubled plants but its hard to go to work with nice plants growing Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:36:44 GMT Cas and Lisa Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2512 I was surprised to hear that the lullfitzii had perished. Some of mine took 2 years or so to establish properly Cas _____ From: banksias@yahoogroups.com Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:17:02 GMT Steve Bromley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2511 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2511 Just wondering if there's any way you could construct some sort of temporary shade, at least for during the afternoon's sun. At least for your most valuable Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:58:28 GMT Ross Shepherd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2510 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2510 Further losses from the week now includes Rosserae, Quercifolia, Media & Lullfitzii, the heat just burns up the new groth even though they are wateterd at Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:41:05 GMT Antony http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2509 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2509 Yeah they always kill them, it's just those couple hot days that do the trick. I plant my banksia in sheltered postions and they are fine. My theory is that Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:38:42 GMT Steve Bromley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2508 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2508 Interesting, I've been very worried during springtime in recent years down here in Tassie. I've lost so many mainly younger plants that had survived a harsh Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:09:40 GMT Cas and Lisa Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2507 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2507 Makes me wonder whether phytophthora might have quietly compromised the root systems (which it can do) -were they both looking healthy beforehand? Cas ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:10 GMT agelessgoodguy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2506 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2506 yesterday's hot weather 30 C + has taken out two of our established banksias, they have gone all yellow and wrinkled in one day. B brownii & B Prionotes. They Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:43:00 GMT Cas and Lisa Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2505 Hi and welcome to the group. I have some friends in Deans Marsh (near Colac) who have a lot of banksias on their land. I am very jealous :) Seed I have found Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:04:22 GMT Karlo Taliana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2504 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2504 Propagation of Giant Candles by aerial layering seems reliable. Karlo From: banksias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:banksias@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of redjohanna3 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:54:26 GMT redjohanna3 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2503 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2503 Hi All, I am a newbie here and would like to pick a few brains. My partner and I have moved to the Otways in Victoria and have about 15 different species of Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:53:10 GMT Cas and Lisa Liber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2502 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2502 Wow, fantastic news about B. speciosa grafted :) cheers Cas (still madly sorting out move...) _____ From: banksias@yahoogroups.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:33:51 GMT Karlo Taliana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2501 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2501 Hi Ross, I water at dusk or night...but the soil temp can still be very warm at night... I not going to water anymore in the warmer months full stop. It’s Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:42:48 GMT Ross Shepherd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2500 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banksias/message/2500 One thing to add to your watering issue Karlo is to never ever water banksia's on our side of the world during daylight, only at night I've read. Would you