tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post1760262968196002589..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: Gardening with native Australian plantsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-55839195396476696542007-08-11T21:57:00.000+10:002007-08-11T21:57:00.000+10:00OK I'll try that. The cursed things. A fortune I h...OK I'll try that. The cursed things. A fortune I have wasted trying to grow these things.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-23578835882059134652007-08-11T20:00:00.000+10:002007-08-11T20:00:00.000+10:00You should add Yates Anti-Rot to the soil if you w...You should add Yates Anti-Rot to the soil if you want to grow Banksia Coccinea in Melbourne.Cryptandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02308633666277153594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-5739388968844287352007-03-12T03:14:00.000+11:002007-03-12T03:14:00.000+11:00Tony F, The soils around here are heavy so I have ...Tony F, The soils around here are heavy so I have always tried growing B. coccinea in pots with very free draining sandy loam. But you are right its during the summer months - with high humdity -that the plants turn up their heels.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-73589316347582299222007-03-11T23:08:00.000+11:002007-03-11T23:08:00.000+11:00Re Banksia coccinea (Scarlet Banksia) - I think yo...Re Banksia coccinea (Scarlet Banksia) - I think your ongoing problem is your climate. It sounds like you have the right sandy soils, but I imagine that you have too much summer humidity. Like most WA Banksias, B. coccinea demands a mild wet winter and a completely bone dry summer with no humidity (in other words, a mediterranean climate). You could try for better drainage by growing on a sandy mound but I suspect that even just the humidity in the Victorian summer air will always be a problem for this delightful species. Best to stick to the eastern seaboard types I'm afraid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-72722484353998346862007-03-11T09:59:00.000+11:002007-03-11T09:59:00.000+11:00Lee, The sandy sandy soils you have on the cost gi...Lee, The sandy sandy soils you have on the cost give you a great opportunities to grow interesting plants. Why not try some of the dryandras or WA banksias or the Flannel flowers.<BR/><BR/>BTW Kurangs were having a big sale - good opportunity to stock up.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.com