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Journal of the Australian Plants Society NSW Ltd Vol 50 No 4 October 2015

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Front cover: Rainbow

Lorikeet in callistemon.

Photo: C

arol Drew

Back cover: W

entworth Falls view

to Federal P

ass. Photo: P

hillip Grim

mS

ee page 44 for more inform

ation.

ContentsIntroduction ......................................3E

volution of a garden and gardener ................................4B

lue Mountains

Get-together report ......................11

West G

lenbrook NR

.......................16P

hil Bendall’s garden .....................18

Charles D

arwin W

alk .....................19Inveraw

e Gardens .........................20

AP

S N

SW

Life Mem

bership and C

onservation Awards ...........21

Coates W

ildlife Tours .....................22B

arangaroo Reserve .....................23

2016 Activities................................25

Conservation R

eport P

rostanthera densa ....................26B

ush Tucker native fertiliser ..........28P

resident’s report ..........................29D

istrict Group directory ..................31

Mem

bership form...........................32

District G

roup directory continued ...34S

ylvan Grove G

ardens ..................35Fire! Fire! P

art 3: Recovery and

renewal the house ......................36

New

mem

bers ...............................42Vale A

llan Woollett .........................43

Leionema .......................................45

Duffys Forest under threat .............50

Seed B

ank update .........................54S

tudy Groups notes .......................55

Study G

roups directory ..................60M

embership discounts...................62

AP

S N

SW

contacts, com

mittees and services ............63

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IntroductionDavid Craw

ford, Editor Native Plants for NSW

Welcom

e to another bumper issue of N

ative Plants for N

SW. I begin by apologising to several m

embers

who subm

itted articles which have not m

ade it into this issue, not because of any deficiency in the articles but because of the lim

itations of this publication. The printed journal needs to be a certain size (pages in m

ultiples of four), come out on a certain date and fit the restrictive form

at of these sm

all pages with punched holes. An on-line or em

ailed journal could break free of som

e of these constraints but would lose som

e of the favourable attributes of a hard-copy publication in the process. Any change is an issue for consideration by APS m

embers and officials alike.

Rem

ember that this journal is alw

ays available on the website (w

ww.

austplants.com.au) a few

weeks before it arrives in your letterbox.

This issue features several reports on the 2016 Get-together hosted

by AP

S B

lue Mountains G

roup last July (pages 11, 16, 18, 19). It was

obviously a very full program, judging from

the articles.

The next major event on the A

ustralian Plant S

ociety calendar is the national biennial conference in C

anberra in Novem

ber. It would be

great to have some w

illing volunteers to write brief articles (preferably

with pictures) about the conference and its associated activities. P

lease em

ail me via the office if you are happy to help, nom

inating which aspect

you’ll report on.

Our next N

SW

activity will be a quarterly gathering intended for late

February 2016. See page 25 for the currently available details.

In this issue you can enjoy reading about a great private garden in the H

unter region (p 4), a great public garden that has recently been opened at B

arangaroo on the edge of Sydney H

arbour (p 23) and a garden that is recovering from

fire (p 36).

John Knight has w

ritten about the genus Leionema w

hich contains plants m

any of us will know

by their old name of P

hebalium. S

o go to page 45 and sort out how

to tell the two genera apart and w

hich species m

ight make valuable additions to your garden.

There are two conservation-related item

s. On page 26 read how

AP

S

is helping to conserve an endangered species and on page 51 learn about the plan to destroy an endangered ecological com

munity and

how you can register a protest.

And there is m

ore, so take the time to have a good read.

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Evolution of a garden (and gardener!)B

eing on the top of the hill, there are no frosts. But there are very strong

westerly w

inds in spring, with gusts up to 150 km

/hour. Not only do

plants get ripped out by their roots, but pool canopies and their metal

poles get ripped out of the concrete!

There is high rainfall, at 900 to 1100 mm

per year, mostly falling in late

spring and summ

er. Twice in the last 10 years, w

e’ve had 400 mm

or m

ore in a few days. This has led to rivers overflow

ing, bridges being w

ashed away and electricity cuts. B

ut the garden seems to cope.

The soil is fairly shallow on the top of the hill, silty loam

, slightly acid with

reasonable organic matter, but w

ith patches of clay and many, m

any rocks. Fossils of ferns abound in m

any rock outcroppings, indicating the C

arboniferous/Perm

ian age of the area (360-250 million years ago).

Going native

I went fully native after a couple of years. It w

as partly a comm

itment to

sustainability (water and nutrients), partly to fit w

ith the landscape, partly ecological and a lot about the subtle beauty and scents of A

ustralian plants.

I remem

ber walking around the garden one day and thinking, ‘I need to

do my bit to protect these incredible plants’. I hope w

e can bring natives m

ore into the mainstream

so we can conserve as w

ell as revel in their beauty and unique qualities. M

y ambition is to create a garden that is

attractive and accessible, then not only will I and m

y family enjoy it, but

perhaps others may be inspired to do the sam

e, and support, in a small

way, our environm

ental heritage.

Heather M

iles has recently become the S

ecretary of AP

S N

SW

. She is a

mem

ber of the Hunter Valley G

roup. Here she describes the developm

ent of her garden, som

e plans for its future and some of her gardening philosophy.

Perched on the top of a w

indswept hill in the H

unter Valley, this Australian

native garden started with som

e lofty goals:

• O

ffer beautiful views from

the house•

Create a haven for local fauna

• B

e a rewarding ‘w

alk-around’ experience with places to sit

• P

rovide a rich source of vegetables•

Provide places for kids to play

We fell in love w

ith the land in 2003 and while hubby built the house, I

started planting. Little did we consider the vicious w

esterly winds, shallow,

compacted soils, clay, 45

o days and the locals eating the plants. All we

saw w

ere the stunning views and the sense of space and belonging.

Garden opportunities and challenges

Part of a 100 acre block, the garden sits on the top of a ridgeline in the

lower H

unter Valley, 2 hours north of Sydney (200 km

) and an hour west

of New

castle (60 km).

The garden is approximately 1.5 hectares around the house, w

ith a mix

of native and vegie gardens, an orchard of about 30 trees and lawn

areas.

About 40%

of the 100 acres is cleared and 60% bush. It w

as previously used for cattle grazing. O

ver the last 100 years or so, selective logging took out very large R

ed Cedars (Toona ciliata), R

osewood (D

ysoxylum

fraserianum) and other dry rainforest trees, but the bush is still dense

and not too weedy. W

e have started reafforesting and have planted about 6,000 trees across the property.

At 400 m

etres above sea level, there are views east to N

ewcastle,

south over the Hunter Valley, north to B

arrington Tops (on a clear day) and w

est, through the trees, to Singleton and beyond.

(L) Hardenbergia violacea in full bloom

leading down to the garden from

the house.(R) Facing south are plants that can cope w

ith very poor and dry soils, like Crowea ‘Festival’,

Lomandra cylindrica ‘Lim

e Cascade’ and Westringia spp.

‘There are no gardening mistakes, only experim

ents.’ Janet K

ilburn Phillips

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Experiments in design and style

There was m

uch experimentation w

ith styles and plants – what w

ould look good, w

hat would survive, how

to do layers, getting the scale right as w

ell as managing for fire risk. I started w

ith a few trees but not m

uch else. I got som

e great ideas about layout, shapes and plants from a

garden designer, Michael C

ooke.

The garden is a mix of form

al and informal:

• Triangles and straight lines provide som

e structure and complem

ent the bush style and grass paths.

• The inform

ality comes from

repetition of plants, like mounds of

Westringia spp. and m

ass plantings of Anigozanthos, although I

admit to a bit of serendipity rather than design: ‘This seem

s to grow

well here, I think I’ll plant m

ore!’

• S

cale and perspective has been a learning experience – I would

buy a statue and it would disappear! O

r I would create a design on

paper, and then walk around and have to re-adjust.

• G

etting layers right has been an ongoing experiment. I have w

ell-populated upper and m

id-level plant layers, but not enough lower

level plants to create that layered effect. Som

etimes they just get

crowded out. A

nd other times I m

iscalculated how tall plants w

ould grow

, or they just bolted!

• In term

s of hardscaping, we have a w

onderful big gazebo looking to the w

est, attached to the house by a walkw

ay. There’s nothing better than sitting there w

ith family and friends w

ith a coffee or wine,

looking out to the south and east. We also have the drivew

ay, a few

rock walls and, of course, big rocks in the garden beds.

I am constantly thinking about ‘design’, being m

ore of a plantswom

an than a designer. For m

e, design is 5% inspiration and 95%

perspiration!

Zones, not garden rooms

The garden has three zones with different needs and challenges, as

well as an orchard and vegie patch. The zones have quite different

needs and ‘look and feel’:

• The north east zone is in front of the house. It w

as the first area I planted. It is relatively w

ell protected with a w

indbreak and has good sun, soil and m

oisture. Many plants thrive, including B

anksia ‘Giant

Candles’, D

oryanthes excelsa, Hibiscus ‘Baram

bah Creek’, G

revillea flexuosa ‘Zig Zag’, A

cacia cognata ‘Limelight’, W

estringia fruticosa, A

nigozanthos and Xanthorrhoea. The boronias last quite a few

years

and we have just planted a Ficus rubiginosa in the m

iddle of the lawn

to give shade in summ

er. Perhaps I’ll regret it in 30 to 40 years…

• The south east zone is below

the house with clay soil on a slope,

surrounding the wastew

ater treatment system

. It gets good water

run-off from the house, but then sits in clay, requiring plants that

don’t mind w

et feet or bone-hard soil in the dry weather. P

lants include Leptosperm

um spp., K

unzea baxteri, Crow

ea ‘Festival’, P

hilotheca spp., Lomandra cylindrica ‘Lim

e Cascade’, W

estringia spp., C

allistemon ‘R

ocky Ram

bler’ and Doryanthes palm

eri. Three D

oryanthes were transplanted about 5 years ago, and I’m

waiting

with bated breath for them

to flower! I’ve just planted a new

garden of m

assed Anigozanthos, an idea courtesy of A

ngus Stew

art, w

ith Westringia ‘S

mokey’ and C

hrysocephalum apiculatum

. The kangaroo paw

s are a kaleidoscope of red, orange, yellow and lim

e.

The rest of the south area is a steep grassy slope, looking out to the bush and view

s. It’s very peaceful. Kangaroos and w

allabies regularly graze on the grass (and occasionally plants). W

e have regular visits of w

ombats and have even seen a spotted quoll.

There’s a large Spotted G

um in the m

iddle of the view, w

hich some

people say to get rid of as it impacts the view

. But I think it fram

es the view

perfectly, and the kookaburras use it to spy from.

North east: H

ibiscus ‘Barambah Creek’, G

revillea flexuosa ‘Zig Zag’, A

cacia cognata ‘Limelight’,

Westringia fruticosa, w

ith Anigozanthos, Boronia and X

anthorrhoea.

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• The w

est zone is a very dry area that competes w

ith mature stands

of Corym

bia maculata (S

potted Gum

) and ironbarks. This area takes the brunt of the w

esterly winds, and has very poor shallow

soil and m

any rocks. The plants have to enhance the windbreak, as

well as look good and so are drought resistant, w

ith a mix of colour

and texture.

Acacia vestita provides protection w

hile its stunning colour and texture contrasts w

ith the silvery white of E

remophila spp. and

the lime green of A

cacia cognata and Lomandra ‘Little C

on’. S

tenanthemum

scortechinii has put on a stunning display this

winter (im

age below). In this area G

revillea ‘Sylvia’ is now

coming

good while G

revillea ‘Sandra G

ordon’ is going well, as is G

. ‘P

oorinda Queen’.

Colour is such fun! I do love colour and try to create colour themes. There’s a grove in the

north east that ‘goes off’ in spring with G

revillea ‘Moonlight’, Cham

elaucium uncinatum

‘CW

A Pink’, A

nigozanthos ‘Bush Pizazz’, Grevillea ‘Jennifer Joy’, Callistem

on spp. and Leptosperm

um ‘Cardw

ell’.

In a separate spot, under stands of Spotted G

ums, a rock garden

houses a mass of D

endrobium speciosum

giving a beautiful display each spring (im

age below).

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My journey as w

ell as the garden’s Like any garden, this is a w

ork in progress. My next evolution is to

learn more about horticulture and planting design so the experim

ent continues.

I have created an arboretum extending dow

n to the dam w

ith trees including E

ucalyptus scoparia, E. saligna, E

. acmenoides, E

. amplifolia

and Casuarina cunningham

iana. The flowering gum

s are not happy – too w

indy and exposed, I suspect. I’m w

ondering how to com

plement

these with low

maintenance m

ass plantings of colour and texture. This area is definitely still a w

ork in progress.

This quote from E

nglish poet laureate, Alfred A

ustin sums up gardening

for me:

‘The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart w

ith nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.’

A weekend w

ith APS

Blue Mountains G

et-togetherThe A

nnual Get-together for 2015 w

as hosted by AP

S B

lue Mountains

Group over the w

eekend 3-5 July. Mem

bers attended from across

Sydney and from

as far afield as Arm

idale and Coffs H

arbour. There w

as even a visitor from A

merica learning about A

ustralian plants and the B

lue Mountains environm

ent on Am

erica’s Independence Day.

The following reports show

how m

uch participants enjoyed their weekend.

Lindy Monson w

ith a little help from M

artyn Robinson, both from

APS

Northern Beaches G

roup, have written this thorough account of the event.

Over three brisk but sunny days, A

PS

Blue M

ountains Group gave

AP

S m

embers a diverse range of opportunities to appreciate the

local geology, geography, flora, fauna, cuisine and culture of the Blue

Mountains.

Saturday morning sem

inarM

argaret B

aker’s tw

o lectures

revealed her

deep respect

and understanding of the B

lue Mountains’ environm

ental importance. The

Greater B

lue Mountains A

rea was listed in 2000 as a U

NE

SC

O W

orld H

eritage Site, and M

argaret described the formation of its geology and

plant comm

unities.

Any geologist will tell you it all starts w

ith the rocks and Margaret’s talk

demonstrated how

the current Blue Mountains landscape cam

e to be form

ed. Going back to the supercontinents of Pangea and G

ondwana,

Margaret explained how

the movem

ent, separation and later erosion of these land m

asses resulted in the different layers of rocks (with their

resultant soil types), which becam

e the familiar rock form

ations and plant com

munities w

e know today. It’s hard to im

agine that parts of the Blue M

ountains were once as high and pointy as the Andes or the H

imalayas

but Margaret assured us this w

as the case. This long history has resulted in an enorm

ous variety of plants as species changed and adapted to m

eet the different conditions. As the continents separated, conditions becam

e cooler and drier with rainforest contracting to m

oist valleys, to give w

ay to fire adapted species such as eucalypts in more exposed

areas. Margaret’s talk included exam

ples of plants which are rem

nants from

ancient times as w

ell as more m

odern species. She explained that it w

as this extraordinary variety of plants and plant comm

unities from

the broad geological time scale that m

ade the Blue Mountains such a

special place and why it deserved its W

orld Heritage Listing.

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on Facebook at

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w.facebook.com

/APSNSW

Great N

ative Plant PhotosM

any AP

S m

embers are keen and capable

photographers. This

journal needs

good quality im

ages to adorn its pages. If you have outstanding

photos of

native plants

please share them

with other m

embers by contacting

the editor via the office. Several m

embers have

already provided great photos that mem

bers have been enjoying in the pages of N

ative P

lants for NS

W.

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The lectures were illustrated w

ith diagrams, graphs and photographs.

Alm

ost as fetching were som

e AP

S m

embers, dressed as if for a

European w

inter. This proved prescient as the climate in the Lapstone

school hall was perishing, notw

ithstanding the warm

generosity of the m

embers of A

PS

Blue M

ountains Group w

ho catered for two m

orning teas for such a large audience.

In her second lecture Margaret outlined the various m

ethods used to list threatened plant species and plant com

munities, such as the

Federal Environm

ent Protection and B

iodiversity Conservation A

ct 1999 (E

PB

C), the N

SW

Threatened Species C

onservation Act 1995

(TSC

A) and the R

OTA

P (Rare or Threatened A

ustralian Plants) coding

system developed by the C

SIR

O. The latter is a relatively sim

ple means

of categorising the ‘at-risk’ status of Australian plants.

Margaret

presented num

erous cases

of at-risk

plants and

plant com

munities, som

e in very small areas. For exam

ple, the comm

unities of the ‘w

aterfalls, wet cliff faces and dam

p rock ledges’ of the upper m

ountains, such as Wentw

orth Falls, include the dwarf m

ountain pine. P

herosphaera fitzgeraldii (Dw

arf Mountain P

ine, previously Microstrobos

fitzgeraldii), which has a very lim

ited natural distribution and depends on the spray it catches on the rock faces of m

erely seven waterfalls. It

is not found in similar w

aterfall comm

unities with the northern aspect

of the Govetts Leap side of the m

ountains. Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

is listed by the TSC

A as an endangered species. Margaret elaborated

on how a com

munity m

ay remain unprotected despite protection of the

plant species. Activity such as building a footbridge designed to protect

plants from w

alkers can result in the plants being trampled during

construction, whilst natural and unpredictable rockfalls can also lead

to losses.

Other com

munities that M

argaret discussed were:

• tem

perate highland peat swam

ps on sandstone•

upland basalt eucalypt forest of the Sydney B

asin bioregion •

threatened shale comm

unities of the Lower B

lue Mountains

• B

lue Mountains shale cap forest

• S

ydney turpentine ironbark forest•

shale / sandstone transition forest •

Sun Valley cabbage gum

forest•

river-flat eucalypt forest on coastal floodplains of the Sydney B

asin.

Afternoon w

alk to Darks C

omm

onD

uring the walk to D

arks Com

mon after lunch, M

argaret stopped by m

any plants and also showed us in the field how

the soils of the region are directly related to geology and landscape position.

Standing over G

lenbrook Gorge, the N

orthern Beaches G

roup mem

bers w

ere thrilled like kids to see the trains travel into the tunnel.

Saturday evening dinnerThe m

ain dinner in Em

u Plains on S

aturday was another opportunity for

sociability, and the Northern B

eaches Group took out the highest score

for special-diet meals. It is on a sober note that one can consider that

the weekend’s tw

o dinner venues were in clubs located further from

built-up areas than m

uch of the bushland we exam

ined during the get-together. N

o doubt fine bushland once occupied these sites too.

The Presidents’ Dinner

The Presidents’ D

inner in Springw

ood on Friday was a tim

e to consider the strengths and future direction of A

PS

. Greg S

mith addressed the

group of about 20 presidents, AP

S N

SW

office bearers and group representatives. G

reg was the C

EO

of non-profit organisations such as P

araquad and the Asthm

a Foundation and now w

orks as a consultant and speaker. G

reg’s talk covered his own experience and the endem

ic difficulty that groups have in attracting and retaining m

embers and

volunteers. He had interesting thoughts on bank balances, spending,

strategy, purpose, change, the internet, marketing, volunteer w

ork structure and the know

ledge-base of mem

bers.

Investigating native plants on the Charles Darw

in Walk at W

entworth Falls (P. G

rimm

)

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Glenbrook N

ative Plant Reserve

Glenbrook N

ative Plant R

eserve, together with nursery production

and sale of plants, is a testament to the achievem

ent of AP

S B

lue M

ountains Group m

embers and volunteers, w

ho have maintained the

site’s remnant bushland and added enrichm

ent plantings. Access to ‘the

experience’ of the bush is created through engineered bridges, paths and w

ays. How

ever, as with S

tony Range B

otanic Garden at D

ee Why,

the illusion is not completely sustained, as the noise of the highw

ay rem

ains the walker’s constant com

panion.

SundayO

n Sunday the B

lue Mountains G

roup hosted a garden visit at Phil

Bendall’s in S

pringwood (see page 18), and m

embers led w

alks at G

lenbrook, West G

lenbrook, Wentw

orth Falls and Katoom

ba.

Glenbrook B

ird Walk

Dick Turner enthused a large group to a

cold early start to find birds on the old Great

Western H

ighway, now

a sealed walking

and bike track in Glenbrook. D

ick is very know

ledgeable about local history and plant and bird species, as w

ere many of the other

walkers.

A single

Eastern

Yellow

Robin

(see picture right) accompanied us m

ost of the w

ay. The Lapstone railway tunnel is nearby and A

rthur Streeton’s

Fire’s On (1891) recreates the dram

a of a tragic accident during its construction. A

bove all, the painting still speaks of the dominance of the

landscape captured in the Australian m

idday light.

Charles D

arwin w

alkC

onnie Southw

ell led the Charles D

arwin w

alk to see the hanging sw

amp. In her nineties, C

onnie can still walk on bush tracks and she

conveyed her knowledge of local plants and appreciation of their

aesthetics. Many of us continued the w

alk to see Wentw

orth Falls and the w

ide views of the cliff faces.

Returning to W

entworth Falls railw

ay station and shops, the group ate at a local bakery cafe before farew

elling each other and the mountains.

We then slipped off hom

e through the winter afternoon shadow

s.

More inform

ationN

ative Plants of the B

lue Mountains 2nd E

dition Margaret B

aker & R

obin C

orringham, A B

ower B

ird Book 2004

Australian N

ative Plants S

ociety (Australia) Threatened Flora Lists, including

RO

TAP coding anpsa.org.au/coding.htm

l G

lenbrook Native P

lant Reserve w

ww

.apsbluemtnsgroup.org

Arthur S

treeton Fire’s On 1891 w

ww

.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/w

orks/832/

Birdwatching 8am

on a frosty Sunday morning in K

napsack Reserve, Glenbrook. G

uide Dick

Turner (W. G

rimm

)

Charles Darw

in Walk beside Jam

ison Creek, Wentw

orth Falls, Blue Mountains N

ational Park. (W

Grim

m)

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West G

lenbrook Nature Reserve

Sunday 5 July 2015The prom

ise of a good spring flowering w

as all around as 14 of us set out on a sunny July m

orning to discover the plants of West G

lenbrook N

ature Reserve w

ith bush guides Margaret B

aker and Jill Dark. This

Reserve is tucked aw

ay between a quiet residential area and the B

lue M

ountains National P

ark and supports a host of native plants in a num

ber of different plant comm

unities. In just three hours we strolled

through endangered Shale/S

andstone Transition Forest and several different sandstone associations w

here, with the help of M

argaret and Jill, w

e named all of the plants that w

ere in flower.

Many plants w

ere in bud on the open shale capped ridge but we w

ere lucky to find, through graceful drifts of K

angaroo Grass (Them

eda triandra), open flow

ers on Sunshine W

attle (Acacia term

inalis subsp. angustifolia), D

aviesia squarrosa, Dillw

ynia sp. trichopoda and Lissanthe strigosa. The track w

ound in a southerly direction and in the damp shade

we w

ere treated to a colony of delicate Pixie C

ap orchids (Acianthus

fornicatus). Another bend brought us into sandstone w

oodland where

on a south facing embankm

ent we discovered m

ore terrestrial orchids, the N

odding Greenhood (P

terostylis nutans), that intermingled w

ith a m

iniature forest of Drosera auriculata. The last stage of the w

alk, in the w

arming sunshine of the north facing plateau edge, m

eandered by a stunning display of Flannel Flow

ers (Actinotus helianthi), that led to

groves of Myrtaceae (C

alytrix tetragona, Euryom

yrtus ramosissim

a and M

icromyrtus ciliata) and Fabaceae (D

illwynia elegans, D

. sericea and P

ultenaea tuberculata). In just a few dam

p spots we w

ere very lucky to spot the bright yellow

flowers of Villeia lyrata, an uncom

mon m

ember of

the Goodeniaceae fam

ily.

Everyone agreed that this w

as an excellent morning of botanising.

We all found plants that w

ere new to us and gained an appreciation

of the diversity of species and of comm

unities that can be enjoyed in the Low

er Blue M

ountains. Thank you Margaret and Jill for this special

experience.

Villeia lyrata

Pterostylis nutans (Nodding G

reenhood)D

rosera auriculata

Acianthus fornicatus (Pixie Caps)

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Phil Bendall’s garden Leonie Hogue from

APS Sutherland Group and Neil McGlashen from

APS Blue Mountains

Group both contributed to this article.

Blue M

ountains Group put on lovely w

eather for us when w

e went to

visit Phil B

endall’s garden in Springw

ood in July.

The entry to Phil’s battleaxe block is dow

n a steep drive past the neighbouring houses w

ith their conventional gardens. Both sides of the

driveway are planted w

ith natives and the small front garden is densely

planted, creating an eye-catching low-m

aintenance native garden that takes in all the front of the house.

It was early in the season so there w

asn’t a lot in full flower, but

Hardenbergia violacea (N

ative Sarsaparilla or P

urple Coral P

ea) was

twining around m

aking a show and C

rowea exalata (S

mall C

rowea)

was peeking out am

ongst the small local plants. This area is a haven

for birdlife.

Phil’s backyard is also filled w

ith native plants. Past the gates, w

e entered a m

agical lush garden at the bottom of a sunny dell. A stunning

Phebalium

nottii (Pink P

hebalium) m

et us as we entered. It w

as covered in tiny pink flow

ers and was a real show

-stopper at this time of

year. Visitors wind their w

ay around the garden beds. Mature trees and

shrubs such as Syzygium

wilsonii (P

owderpuff Lilly P

illy) protect smaller

plants. Acacia aphylla (Leafless R

ock Wattle) and A

cacia denticulosa (S

andpaper Wattle) w

ere two of the m

ore unusual wattles to catch the

eye of the visitor.

The success of Phil’s plant selection is especially evident in the m

oist area under the tall trees near the creek w

hich runs behind his back fence.

The garden presents an example of creating a native landscape that

is attractive to wildlife and people on an urban block. The bow

erbird clearly finds this to his liking as he has chosen to build his bow

er in the back yard.

Blue Mountains W

eekend Get-together

Charles Darw

in Walk

John Arney, APS Sutherland Group

On S

unday 5 July, several of the weekend group opted for the C

harles D

arwin W

alk, which descends from

the Great W

estern Highw

ay at W

entworth Falls along Jam

ison Creek, to the actual falls, a distance of

2.8 km one w

ay. Som

e chose to do the walk both w

ays, while others

settled for a car-shuffle back to the starting point near Wentw

orth Falls B

owling C

lub.

It was a beautiful w

inter’s day for the mountains, crisp, sunny, and no

wind, w

ith small patches of frost still to be seen in shaded areas around

midday.

The narrow track alongside Jam

ison Creek w

as well patronised by

people of all ages and we w

ere soon in the rhythm of leaning to the

side and letting others past as we exam

ined plant species that are not so com

mon in our hom

e areas. Our thanks to som

e sharp-eyed visitors and especially to our guides for identifying the various species that w

e encountered. A

s a general comm

ent on the walk in the upper area, it

was great to see w

hat could perhaps be described as a classic hanging sw

amp, w

ith steep, wet slopes of sandstone covered w

ith ferns and

Charles Darw

in Walk beside Jam

ison Creek, Wentw

orth Falls, Blue Mountains N

ational Park. G

uide Jim W

ard (W. G

rimm

)

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low shrubs, and just the occasional banksia or larger tree w

here soil conditions perm

itted.

A few of the plants of interest w

ere Acacia ptychoclada, B

aeckea linifolia, G

revillea acanthifolia, Mirbelia platylobioides and O

learia quercifolia, w

ith Em

podisma m

inus, Gleichenia dicarpa and B

lechnum nudum

being w

ell represented and seemingly revelling in their environm

ent. The end of the w

alk presented us with great view

s across the Jamison

Valley to Mount S

olitary and beyond.

Again, our thanks to the B

lue Mountains G

roup for their great attention to detail for this m

emorable excursion.

See the w

alk description from W

ild Walks at:

ww

w.w

ildwalks.com

/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw

/blue-mountains-

wentw

orth-falls/charles-darwin-w

alk.html

APS NSW

Life Mem

bership and Conservation Aw

ards for 2016N

ominations are being sought for these tw

o awards.

Life Mem

bership is the highest accolade the Australian P

lants Society

NS

W can bestow

upon a mem

ber who has m

ade an outstanding contribution to the S

ociety, their Group and their com

munity.

No m

ore than two Life M

embers m

ay be appointed in each calendar year except w

here a nomination includes both a husband and w

ife.

Conservation A

ward - each year, A

PS

NS

W seeks to recognise the

significant contribution made by an individual m

ember or a D

istrict G

roup to the conservation of Australia’s native plants, in particular those

of NS

W. This m

ay include the conserving of a population, a species or a com

munity of plants.

AP

S N

SW

invites District G

roups to submit nom

inations for Life M

embership and/or the C

onservation Award.

Nom

inations for Life Mem

bership and the Conservation Aw

ard can only be m

ade on the official application forms that are available from

the A

PS

NS

W office or can be dow

nloaded from the A

PS

NS

W w

ebsite w

ww

.austplants.com.au. N

omination form

s will also be em

ailed to D

istrict Group presidents and secretaries in O

ctober 2015.

The Board of the A

ustralian Plants S

ociety NS

W m

ust endorse all nom

inations prior to consideration by the Annual G

eneral Meeting in

May 2016.

Nom

inations in both categories must be received at the A

PS NSW

office no later than M

onday, 29 February 2016.

Postal address:

AP

S N

SW

P

O B

ox 5026O

ld Toongabbie NS

W 2146

or

Em

ail address:office@

austplants.com.au

For further information or any enquiries, please contact the office.

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Barangaroo ReserveA visitor’s perspectiveAlix Goodw

in, APS Blue Mountains Group

I can honestly say that I have awaited the opening of the B

arangaroo headland on the w

estern edge of Sydney C

BD

with great anticipation.

Having had the pleasure of visiting this new

Sydney landm

ark on a sunny late w

inter’s day just after its opening in August I am

looking forw

ard to many returns.

Entering the six-hectare park m

idway along w

hat was once know

n as H

ungry Mile it is im

possible not to be struck by the wondrous foreshore

that has been recreated from large blocks of golden S

ydney sandstone. N

early 10,000 sandstone blocks hewn from

the site adorn both the curving ‘1836’ shoreline w

ith its two coves and the parkland. A ‘natural’

amphitheatre has been created at the southern end and, on the day

my m

other and I visited, students from the A

boriginal dance college, N

AIS

DA

, were perform

ing on the jetty.

Abundant in native plants of the S

ydney region, the headland is a set of lovely tiered gardens that provide inspiration for the hom

e gardener. O

ver 80 comm

on and lesser known species have been planted

including young trees (Morton B

ay and Port Jackson figs, eucalypts,

corymbias, acacias and banksias), ground covers, sedges and grasses

This view clearly show

s some of the terracing em

ployed on the steep slope down to

the water’s edge and the advanced plants used to create an established look (P

atrick Law

nham)

Contact us for our full 2015 tour program:

Free Call: 1800 676 016 W

eb: ww

w.coatesw

ildlifetours.com.au • Em

ail: [email protected]

GSA Coates Tours Licence no 9ta1135/

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Specialists in Nature Tours since 1986 (Sm

all groups 12–14 passengers)

New

Zealand South Island Wildlife &

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15 Day A

ccomm

odated Tour – Departs 13

th February 2016 This unforgettable tour looks at the natural history of the breathtakingly beautiful lower South Island, Stewart Island plus three of the countries national parks and the unspoilt coast of the Catlins region

and the Otago Peninsular.

Sri Lanka Wildlife, H

istory & Culture

18 Day A

ccomm

odated Tour – Departs 14

th March 2016

HIGHLIGHTS: Yala and Bundala National Parks, Kitulgala and Sinharaja Rainforests, historic Sigiriya and Polonnarawa. This trip has it all a diverse array of m

amm

als from w

hales, elephants to squirrels plus each year we record sightings of over 200 species of birdlife. W

hen you add this to the local culture, food and wonderful historic sites plus being lead by one of countries top naturalist guides, this a trip not to m

iss. Pilbara Reef &

Ranges Expedition 15 D

ay Camping tour – D

eparts 5th A

pril 2016 Experience Ningaloo Reef, Abrolhos Islands & Karijini National Park. Join us as we explore the w

ildlife of the W

estern Australian coast including the Abrolhos Islands, Shark Bay and the Ningaloo Reef before travelling in land to experience the spectacular Karijini National Park.

Kimberley D

iscovery 15 D

ay Camping /

Accom

Tour – Departs Broom

e 4th June 2016

Enjoy a wonderful outback experience as we discover the Kimberley’s w

ildlife, spectacular outback scenery, and m

any wonderfully refreshing waterholes as we explore Purnululu N.P, the many gorges of the

Gibb River Rd, El Questro and M

ornington Stations. Kim

berley Wonders

12 Day Cam

ping Tour – Departs 25

th June 2016A different tw

ist on the Kimberley, we include the best of the Gibb River Road but add a visit to the

Mitchell Plateau. O

n the plateau experience the spectacular Mitchell and M

ertons Falls plus great examples

ancient rock art along with the regions wonderful flora and fauna.

Kununurra to Alice Springs Expedition

14 Day Cam

ping Tour – Departs Kununurra 14

th July 2016 This trip is packed w

ith highlights including a Lake Argyle cruise, the Keep River National Park, Duncan Highway, W

olf Creek Crater, Lake Stretch, the Tanami Road, New

haven Sanctuary and the W

est MacDonall Ranges.

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(such as Lomandra, H

ardenbergia and Hibbertia species). G

rown on a

ridge top at Mangrove M

ountain to prepare them for the exposed and

windy conditions of S

ydney Harbour, the nearly 74,000 plants have had

an incredibly low m

ortality rate of 1%, rather than the expected rate of

10%. It w

ill be fascinating to watch the shape of B

arangaroo change as the trees and plants grow

over the years ahead.

The northern end of Barangaroo is hom

e to a grassy park and trees; perfect for fam

ily picnics and viewing the firew

orks on New

Year’s Eve.

A set of walkw

ays meander through the park, som

e of which have been

given Aboriginal nam

es. Visitors can cycle or walk the foreshore and

wander across the headland. A

ccess is very easy for those who are

less mobile, and a lift has been installed at the southern end.

What I really love about the area is the w

ay that Millers P

oint has been reconnected to the foreshore. If you’ve strolled around this area you w

ill know that the P

alisade Hotel once looked darkly over the form

er dockyard and, in m

y mind, w

ould have featured well in a w

ork of S

alvador Dali. Today it is integrated into the B

arangaroo parkland, bringing w

armth to this once arguably desolate area.

Without the vision, drive and determ

ination of former Prim

e Minister, Paul

Keating, the restoration of this headland might have been an idea only. H

e successfully negotiated the inclusion of the headland park, an essential

element of one of the unsuccessful

plans for the entire Barangaroo site, into the final approved design. I am

eternally grateful to Paul Keating for this achievem

ent and for this reason Barangaroo w

ill always be Keating

Point in my m

ind.

That said, it is fitting that the parkland is nam

ed after Barangaroo. A ‘fierce

and un-subm

issive character’

according to one early settler, she w

as a Cam

meraygal w

oman and

the companion of B

ennelong – the S

ydney Opera H

ouse is located on B

ennelong Point. The restoration of

the headland, lost to Sydney over

100 years ago, brings this couple together once again as guardians of the S

ydney Harbour B

ridge.

Designed by landscape architect Peter W

alsh there will no doubt be

many view

s about Barangaroo Reserve. For m

e, it is a great success and w

ill become a favourite place to visit for m

any Sydneysiders and visitors alike.

To read more about this am

azing area, go to the web and type in

Barangaroo A

BC

or Barangaroo S

MH

to find a small num

ber of news

articles that provide information on the site’s genesis and developm

ent.

Most im

portantly, take a visit to Barangaroo R

eserve and enjoy every m

oment.

Two view

s showing different aspects of the reserve. (L) D

ense planting with Banksia robur

featured (R) Open grassed areas w

ith standing stones and eucalypts (Alix G

oodwin)

Another view

of Barangaroo Reserve (Alix

Goodw

in)

2016 Activities – Advance Notice

APS N

SW February G

athering Northern B

eaches Group has been

confirmed as the host for the first quarterly gathering on 27 February

2016. Full details will be in the January 2016 issue of N

ative Plants for

NS

W.

2016 APS N

SW G

et-together Planning is still at an early stage,

but preference is to hold the event in spring. The Board is exploring

possible alternatives but unfortunately nothing can be confirmed at this

stage. Native P

lants for NS

W w

ill contain details as soon as possible.

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Conservation Report

Prostanthera densa surveyD

an Clarke is the C

onservation Officer for A

PS

NS

W and

can be contacted by email at conservation@

austplants.com

.au

I have been preoccupied in the last quarter with A

PS

Sutherland

Group’s field search and m

onitoring of Prostanthera densa w

hich has the com

mon nam

e of Villous Mint B

ush. This activity is a voluntary contribution by the A

ustralian Plants S

ociety to the NS

W G

overnment’s

Save O

ur Species P

rogram, w

hich aims to conserve threatened species

in the wild for the next 100 years.

A group of AP

S S

utherland mem

bers headed down to the target

population of Prostanthera densa at M

arley in the Royal N

ational Park

in late June 2015. I am happy to report that our survey w

as a success. W

e tagged and recorded data for 27 plants of P. densa in sandstone heath vegetation, about 400 m

etres upslope from M

arley Beach.

Most recorded plants w

ere in flower and m

ost appeared healthy, with

little or no browsing dam

age evident from the feral R

usa Deer w

hich are a considerable problem

in the Royal N

ational Park.

We have not yet covered the entire area, w

ith earlier collections made

in 2005 and 2008 located further north-west from

our recorded patch. Therefore, m

ore surveys will be planned for the com

ing months.

A progress report is available on the Conservation section on both the

AP

S N

SW

and Sutherland G

roup websites.

Special thanks to A

PS

mem

bers John Arney, R

honda Daniels, Ian H

ill, P

aul Rendell and P

eter Shelton w

ho conducted the monitoring w

ith me,

as well as N

PW

S staff m

ember P

atsy Nagle for assisting w

ith logistics and finding a few

extra plants for us on the day.

My background research of online databases for previous records of P.

densa in the Royal N

ational Park has unearthed a som

ewhat forgotten

collection made in the 1970s in a different location, w

hich also requires further investigation on our part.

I look forward to updating you on our survey.

The activity was a great exam

ple of citizen-science and I encourage any m

ember w

ho is interested in threatened species monitoring to get

in contact with m

e.

Close-up of flow

ers and foliage of Prostanthera

densa (Dan Clarke)

Left: Tagging of plants with m

etal pins and num

bered brass tags –the tags are being affi

xed to pins using pliers. (D

an Clarke)

Below: The team

having lunch at the site, show

ing the habitat of the area. (D

an Clarke)

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Bush Tucker native fertiliserB

ush Tucker is a new product currently being developed by N

eutrog Fertilisers in conjunction w

ith renowned native expert and m

edia personality A

ngus Stew

art and leading soil scientist Sim

on Leake.

An organically based fertiliser for A

ustralian plants, Bush Tucker has

been fortified with trace elem

ents to ensure it will provide the specialised

needs of native plants. Trials are currently underway at a num

ber of sites around A

ustralia including botanic gardens, major golf clubs,

native plant nurseries and by mem

bers of the Australian N

ative Plants

Society (A

ustralia).

Neutrog com

menced in 1988 and has since grow

n to become the

largest manufacturer of its kind in A

ustralia. Neutrog supplies its

products to some of the m

ost magnificent grounds and gardens in

Australia, and m

any of the leading comm

ercial primary producers w

ithin the horticulture, viticulture and broadacre m

arkets.

From its beginnings, N

eutrog has actively sought to continuously im

prove the efficacy and performance of its products. E

ach new product

is developed over many years and is trialled and tested before being

released to the marketplace.

At the 2015 A

PS

NS

W M

ay gathering, Vince Davey from

Neutrog

spoke to our mem

bers about the development of B

ush Tucker and the im

portance of testing it before its release on to the open market.

Vince offered mem

bers a 5 kg sample of the fertiliser to trial on their

gardens on the understanding that those participating in the trial would

report their result back to him for evaluation. M

embers w

ho accepted a sam

ple of Bush Tucker are asked to em

ail their experiences with

Bush Tucker to Vince D

avey at [email protected]

.au. If AP

S N

SW

is to forge relationships w

ith horticultural companies, such as N

eutrog, it is im

portant that we do our part by providing feedback to the suppliers

informing them

of our experiences with their products.

(L-R) Simon Leake, A

ngus Stewart, Bush Tucker pail and logo

President’s ReportJohn Aitken, President APS NSW

Congratulations to A

PS

Blue M

ountains Group

for organising

and hosting

a very

successful w

eekend Get-together in July. I w

ould also like to thank and congratulate all those m

embers of the

Blue M

ountains Group w

ho were involved in the

weekend’s activities for their w

arm hospitality and for their w

onderful efforts in ensuring that this year’s G

et-together was an outstanding

success.

The Presidents’ dinner on the Friday night preceding the event once

again provided a wonderful opportunity for D

istrict Group P

residents or their representatives and the m

embers of the A

PS

NS

W B

oard to m

eet and share their experiences. Our guest speaker, G

reg Sm

ith, who

has headed a number of non-governm

ent organisations and not-for-profit organisations, shared his experiences on how

to attract and retain m

embers and volunteers. A

ll agreed that Greg w

as a wonderful and

insightful speaker. It is important that A

PS

NS

W develops a strategic

plan to strengthen our future.

There is a general decline in the number of people joining not-for-profit

organisations such as ours. If we are to survive, w

e need to attract and retain m

embers and volunteers. In order to do so, w

e must m

eet the needs of the m

embers of our com

munities in a rapidly changing w

orld.

In the 1970s and 1980s people flocked to join the Australian P

lants S

ociety to obtain information about grow

ing Australian native plants,

which w

as then not widely available. D

uring those two decades, w

e w

ere seen as relevant to people’s needs. With the grow

th of the internet, how

ever, people can now readily access m

uch of this information,

without being a m

ember of A

PS

NS

W. They m

ay perceive that we are

no longer relevant to their needs.

As m

embers of D

istrict Groups w

e know that the A

ustralian Plants

Society is m

ore than an information bank on A

ustralian native plants. We

are far more than that and each D

istrict Group caters for its m

embers in

a wide variety of w

ays. Other organisations, such as B

ushcare groups run by local governm

ent, now offer volunteers inform

ation on Australian

native plants, identification courses, bush walks, social activities and so

on – all for free. We need to inform

the comm

unity why w

e are special and w

hy we are relevant to them

. All groups have tried various strategies

to attract more m

embers; som

e successful, some less successful. A

PS

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District G

roup directoryD

istrict Groups are located in m

any areas throughout New

South W

ales and range in size from

fewer than 20 to over 100 m

embers. G

roup m

embers are able to take part in m

any activities including bushwalks,

bush regeneration and conservation projects. Regular m

eetings enable m

embers to keep in touch w

ith people of similar interests and to hear

expert guest speakers. Contact the S

ecretary of a specific group for further inform

ation.

Arm

idale and District

President: P

hillip Rose

Em

ail: prosecarwell@

bigpond.comSecretary: H

elen Schwarz

( (02) 6772 1584

PO Box 735, Arm

idale NSW

2350E

mail: w

[email protected]

Meetings: A

SC

A House, 166 B

arney Street,

Arm

idale3rd Tuesday of the m

onth at 7.30 pm (excluding

Decem

ber, January, June, July).

Blue M

ountainsP

resident: Dick Turner

( (02) 4739 5362

Secretary: A

lix Goodw

in ( (02) 4739 1571

PO

Box 23, G

lenbrook NS

W 2773

Website: w

ww

.apsbluemtnsgroup.org

Meetings: N

ative Plant R

eserve, Great

Western H

wy, G

lenbrook 1st Friday of the m

onth at 8 pm (S

ep-May) and

1st Sunday of the m

onth at 10 am (Jun-A

ug). N

o meeting w

hen there is an outing in the month.

Central C

oastP

resident: Richard S

treet ( 0414 762 324

Secretary: Liz H

oese ( (02) 4339 1274

Em

ail: aps.cc.secty@gm

ail.comM

eetings: Phillip H

ouse, 21 Old M

ount Penang

Road, K

ariongG

enerally 2nd Friday of the month (excl.

Jan, Dec) at 7.30 pm

but winter m

eetings on S

aturday afternoons. Check w

ebsite for details. W

ebsite: ww

w.australianplants.org

Central W

estP

resident: Gillian B

aldwin

( (02) 6332 1583

Secretary: Lyn B

urgett ( (02) 6331 9170

Em


Meetings: B

imonthly at alternating centres.

Contact the secretary for details.

Coffs H

arbourP

resident: Dr M

Duggan

( (02) 6649 3202

Em

ail: morris@

guarana.orgS

ecretary: Gw

yn Clarke

( 0419 414 324

123 Sandstone D

r, Kungala N

SW

2460E

mail: gcl.38500@

bigpond.com

Meetings: C

offs Harbour B

otanic Gardens

Display R

oom norm

ally on the 2nd Wednesday

of alternate months at 7.30 pm

(excluding Jan).W

ebsite: ww

w.coffs.australianplants.info

East Hills

President: G

raham W

alters (

(02) 9534 3039E

mail: agw

[email protected]

S

ecretary: Karlo Taliana

((02) 9709 6135

Em


.au M

eetings: Lugarno–Peakhurst U

niting Church

909 Forest Road, Lugarno

1st Wednesday of each m

onth at 7.30 pm

(excluding January).

Haw

kesburyC

ontact: Arthur R

utter (

(02) 4577 327199 The Terrace, W

indsor NS

W 2756

Em


.auM

eetings: This group was re-launched at the

AP

S N

SW

gathering in Novem

ber 2014.

Hunter Valley

President: M

ichael Belcher (

(02) 4930 1458S

ecretary: Kevin M

antle (

(02) 4937 320029 W

allaroo Road, S

eaham N

SW

2324E

mail: m

antlej58@gm

ail.comM

eetings: The Polish H

all, Cnr G

rant & O

ldR

ose Sts, M

aitland 3rd W

ednesday of the month (Feb-N

ov) at 7.45 pm.

Illawarra

President: Kath G

add (

0414 333 475Em

ail: kath@m

alleedesign.com.au

Keith Hunter

( 0481 599 008

Email: keithjohnhunter@

gmail.com

Facebook: type ‘APS Illaw

arra’ in the Facebook search bar.Activities: This group is aim

ing to have an activity each m

onth – check the Facebook page or contact the leaders.

Continued page 34

NS

W is a collection of groups, and as such w

e must w

ork cooperatively to prom

ote the benefits of mem

bership.

AP

S N

SW

has been working hard to raise our public profile in the

comm

unity. We do this through our stall and displays at the R

AS

E

aster Show

, TAFE

colleges, through our website, Facebook, quarterly

gatherings where m

embers of the public are invited, N

ative Plants

for NS

W, and m

ore. Our G

rowth and P

romotions C

omm

ittee, led by R

honda Daniels, has proposed and enacted a num

ber of strategies to prom

ote the Australian P

lants Society.

There is a need to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses and the

direction in which w

e are heading if we are to m

eet the needs of, and be relevant to, a rapidly changing society.

Personally, I am

very confident and excited about our future. Since the

AG

M in M

ay, all Board positions have been filled. For the first tim

e in 12 years w

e have a Treasurer and a Publicity O

fficer. In addition, H

eather Miles, w

ho has a background in corporate strategic planning, has joined us as S

ecretary.

Finally, all those who knew

Allan W

oollett, a former S

ecretary of AP

S

NS

W, w

ould have been saddened to hear of his death in June. Allan

was one of ‘nature’s gentlem

en’, who w

ill be remem

bered fondly by those w

ho had the pleasure to know him

. We ow

e Allan a great deal of

gratitude at both the District G

roup and State levels. H

e was a com

mitted

and tireless worker in the S

utherland and New

castle Groups and as

Secretary of A

PS

NS

W for m

any years. Allan w

ill be remem

bered for his integrity, the highly professional w

ay in which he undertook and

completed any task, his gentle nature and his com

passion for others.

APS N

SW on the w

ebw

ww

.austplants.com.au

For the latest information about your S

ociety see the web site, w

here you can read articles and new

sletters, and participate in the forum

about all aspects of native plants.

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Mem

bership application and renewal form

Please select your application type.N

ew m

ember

Renew

ing mem

ber: Mem

bership number

_ _ _ _ _ _

P

lease tick if any details have changed from last renew

al

Gift m

embership. D

onor name _______________________

Include any personal card you w

ish to accompany the new

m

ember’s pack.

1. Com

plete your details

Nam

e(s) _____________________________________________

Address

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Postcode

Em

ail _____________________________________________

Phone

( ) ________________________________________

Mobile

_____________________________________________

District G

roup affiliation ________________________________

2. Select your mem

bership type12 m

onths mem

bership. Rates at 1 January 2015. G

ST inclusive.

Joint mem

bership applies to two people at the sam

e address. Each

receives a mem

bership card. A concession is available to Seniors,

people on a limited fixed incom

e and full-time students.

Individual $53

Individual – Concession

$45

Joint $61

Joint – Concession

$53

Overseas

A$60

Optional donation to A

PS

NS

W $ __________

3. Select your payment m

ethod

Cheque or m

oney order payable to Australian Plants Society NSW

Visa M

asterCard

Card num

ber _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

Expiry date

_ _ / _ _ C

VV

/CS

C: _ _ _

(The last three digits printed on the

signature panel on your card)

Cardholder’s nam

e ___________________________________

Cardholder’s signature _________________________________

Direct deposit

B

ank C

omm

onwealth B

ank of Australia

A

ccount name

Australian P

lants Society N

SW

Ltd

B

SB

062 217

A

ccount no. 0090 7163

Please use as the reference your surname and 6-digit m

embership

number w

hich is on your mem

bership card and your journal m

ailing envelopes. Please em

ail merleaps@

bigpond.com to

advise of your deposit.

4. Return your form

A

PS

NS

WM

embership O

fficerP

O B

ox 3066B

OW

EN

FELS

NS

W 2790

Mem

bership inquiries

Merle Thom

pson, Mem

bership Officer

merleaps@

bigpond.com

Ph (02) 6352 3805

Fax (02) 6351 2384

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Parramatta and The H

ills District

President: vacant

Secretary: B

rodie Sutcliffe

( (02) 8809 0833

Em

ail: brodie.fuller@hotm

ail.com

Meetings: B

i-monthly m

eetings 2 pm on 4th

Saturday of Feb, A

pril, June, August, S

ept and N

ov at Gum

nut Hall, G

umnut P

lace, Cherrybrook

Website: w

ww

.apsparrahills.org.au

South East Region

President: M

argaret Lynch (

0408 447 678E

mail: yaraan@

southernphone.com.au

Secretary: M

ichele Pym

ble (

(02) 4473 8587E

mail: m

ishpymble@

gmail.com

Meetings: A

t various locations, generally on 1st S

aturday of every month except January.

Contact P

resident or Secretary.

Southern Highlands

President: W

endy Johnston ( (02) 4883 6376

Secretary: Jane P

ye ( (02) 4862 3750

Em

ail: iandjpye@gm

ail.comM

eetings: CW

A Room

, next to council building in E

lizabeth St, M

oss Vale. Bim

onthly at 2 pm on

the 1st Thursday of February, April, June, A

ugust and N

ovember.

Southern TablelandsP

resident: Bob G

alland ( 0407 248 154

Em


Secretary: G

udrun Delbridge (

0417 651 811E

mail: gudrun.delbridge@

gmail.com

Meetings: O

nly when essential – our group is

concentrating on walks and other activities.

SutherlandP

resident: John Aitken

( (02) 9589 1363

Em

ail: jeaitken@gm

ail.com

Secretary: Leonie H

ogue ( (02) 9528 6083

Em

ail: leoniehogue@gm

ail.comM

eetings: Gym

ea Com

munity C

entre, Gym

eaB

ay Rd, G

ymea. 3rd W

ednesday of the month

at 8 pm (February-N

ovember).

Website: w

ww

.sutherland.austplants.com.au/

Tamw

orthP

resident: Matt C

osgrove (

(02) 6765 2693E

mail: cosgrove72@

bigpond.comS

ecretary: Kerrie G

ray ( 0427 652 986

PO

Box 1193, Tam

worth N

SW

2340E

mail: dyso57@

bigpond.comM

eetings: Botanic G

arden Meeting R

oom.

10 am on 4th S

aturday Feb to Nov. O

utingsand field trips at other tim

es – contact theS

ecretary.

Macarthur

President: R

obin Davies

Secretary: Rod Bray

( (02) 4647 9928

147 Holdsw

orth Drive, M

t Annan N

SW

2567 E

mail: yarbdor@

westnet.com

.auM

eetings: Jack Nash C

lub Room

s, Nash Place

Currans H

ill NS

W 2567. 3rd W

ednesday of the m

onth at 7.30 pm (Feb-N

ov).

Menai

President: Jason Cockayne

( (02) 9570 8559

Em

ail: Jay.shaz@hotm

ail.comSecretary: Annette Tuckfield

( (02) 9543 1490

Em

ail: menaiw

ildflower@

austplants.com.au

PO

Box 3104, B

angor NS

W 2234

Meetings: Illaw

ong Rural Fire S

ervice. 2nd S

aturday of the month at 1 pm

(June–Aug)

2nd Wednesday of the m

onth at 7.00 pm (others

excluding January).

New

castleP

resident: Colin Law

rence (

(02) 4965 6110E

mail: president.aps.new

castle@gm

ail.com

Secretary: M

aree McC

arthy (

(02) 4943 0305E

mail: secretary.aps.new

castle@gm

ail.comM

eetings: The Wetlands C

entre, Sandgate R

d, S

hortland 1st W

ednesday of the month at 7.30 pm

(excluding January).

Northern B

eachesP

resident: Conny H

arris (

(02) 9451 3231E

mail: conny.harris@

gmail.com

Joint Secretaries:

Lynne McN

airn (

(02) 9982 7964Julia Tom

kinson ( (02) 9949 5179

PO

Box 393 D

ee Why N

SW

2099M

eetings: Stony R

ange Botanic G

arden, Dee

Why. 1st Thursday of the m

onth at 7.15 pm

(Feb-Nov).

North Shore

President: Barry Lees (

(02) 9653 3691E

mail: barrylees99@

bigpond.com

Secretary: S

ue Bow

enP

O B

ox 141 Roseville 2069

Em


Meetings: W

illow P

ark Com

munity C

entre, 25 E

dgeworth D

avid Ave, Hornsby.

2nd Friday of the month at 8 pm

(Feb-Nov).

Website: w

ww

.blandfordia.org.au

Now

raP

resident: Lesley McK

innon ( (02) 4443 4004

Secretary: G

wen S

mith

( (02) 4443 3497

PO

Box 140, S

anctuary Point N

SW

2540E

mail: rapidpulse@

bigpond.comM

eetings: Now

ra Town B

and Hall,

174 Kinghorne S

t, Now

ra. 2nd Thursday of the m

onth (Feb-Nov) at 7.30 pm

sharp.

District G

roup directory continued

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Fire! Fire! Part 3 – Recovery and renew

al around the houseGw

yn Clarke, Coffs Harbour Group

Gw

yn and Geoff C

larke live on a property on the back road between C

offs H

arbour and Grafton. In A

ugust 2014 fire ravaged their property. In the April

2015 issue of Native P

lants for NS

W, G

wyn described the property and the fire

control measures they had undertaken. In the July issue she described the day

of the fire. In this article she describes the recovery of the garden and in the final article due in the January 2016 issue she w

ill describe the regeneration of the bush on their property.

This morning a striated pardalote is sitting above the w

indow trying

for insects in an old mud w

asp’s nest. It was not like that on S

unday 3 A

ugust 2014 - it was sm

oky and the sunlight made things look hazy.

The voices of birds, frogs, crickets and indeed all the sounds of the bush w

ere silent. We w

ere interested in having a close look at all the areas surrounding the house. It w

as still very dry. Even a slight breeze

blew the ash and debris. In the house a fine, black dust quickly coated

everything. After about five days w

e had visitors. The yellow-tailed black

cockatoos came in large num

bers and settled on the ground wherever

banksia or hakea plants had once stood. They sifted through the ash looking for the dropped seeds. W

e haven’t seen them since.

Early days and the impact of rain

Few plants show

ed signs of revival. After

a week you could see in the centre of

grass trees tiny green shoots but there w

as not much else.

In the garden only one plant had survived the burn in the garden bed on the north beside

the drive.

This w

as a

small

kangaroo paw know

n as Anigozanthos

‘Bush P

earl’. Som

e of the plants were

scorched or

skeletonised and

others w

ere nowhere to be seen. A

t that stage it

looked like

a com

plete replant,

but know

ing Australian plants w

e decided to w

ait and see. What w

e needed was rain.

On Saturday 23 August, exactly three w

eeks after the fire, it rained. We

had 178 mm

in two days. It didn’t take long for the effects of this to be

seen in the damaged garden beds along the drive. By early Septem

ber young shoots could be seen pushing through the soil. In the burnt out garden bed D

ianella, Lomandra, A

nigozanthos and Libertia came back

first. Dianella and A

nigozanthos put up flowering stem

s first, followed

by new leaves. This w

as a surprise. Scaevola albida cam

e back next from

a little hole in the ground. It grew to about 60 cm

and then began to flow

er and kept going until late autumn. Then the S

wainsona sejuncta

reshot and it wasn’t long before they w

ere little bushes again. By O

ctober most plants had leaves and flow

ering stems and late O

ctober to early N

ovember saw

most plants flow

ering. How

ever the Grevillea

and Boronia in this bed did not recover and have now

been replaced by other plants.

It was the sam

e story all along the northern edge of the drive. Those plants closest to the fire w

hich had suffered most cam

e back vigorously. The kangaroo paw

patch showed spaces w

here plants had been burnt, w

ith half-dead plants as well as undam

aged ones. Those which had

survived the fire just started flowering and they flow

ered really well

(no doubt thanks to the abundant ash blowing around). The others

responded to the rain as did all the monocotyledons. G

revillea sericea (C

ollaroy Plateau form

) was scorched on one side. W

e pruned off the dam

aged stems and it has recovered w

ell. This winter it flow

ered better than ever.

A few plants killed by em

ber attack did not come back. O

nly one of these tried to regrow

– a local Hovea. U

nfortunately every time it tried

reshooting there was som

e hungry insect around waiting to eat the

leaves. In the end it gave up.

(L) Dam

aged Kangaroo Paw

s (R) The same area 12 m

onths later (G. Clarke)

The damage to the south of the house is clearly visible

soon after the fire (G

. Clarke)

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The western garden – rainforest plants

The western area of the garden houses the rainforest plants. There is a

4 metre w

ide cleared strip between the garden and the bush. The story

here was sim

ilar to the northern area. Those plants closest to the fire suffered m

ost, but the ginger was the w

orst. Again w

e decided to wait

before replacing plants, but we w

ere not so sure with the rainforest.

Surprise! S

urprise! Syzygium

wilsonii on the very edge of the garden

closest to the fire did not even scorch. It was covered by shadecloth to

protect it from the sun. The shadecloth did not get dam

aged so neither did the plant. Tw

o other small shrubby plants nearby w

ere burnt, but they have both recovered. The native ginger (A

lpinia caerulea) has recovered to som

e extent but does not look great.

The eastern gardenD

own on the eastern side of the house w

hich was attacked first, w

e lost tw

o Brachychiton and an A

raucaria cunninghamii. They have show

n no signs of recovery. W

e had planted them there because there w

as deeper soil and less rock and they had done w

ell but we w

ill not replace them

. Instead we w

ill allow the local grasses and sm

aller local shrubs w

hich are regenerating well to grow

there now. The grasses w

ill grow

towards the shadehouse area and the shed. This area w

ill be kept m

own. The sm

aller local shrubs will be grow

ing behind the grassed area fringing a rocky area. A

ll the larger plants will only be allow

ed to grow

further from the house, beyond these rocks.

The plants growing in this area enjoy the sunlight and exclusion of larger

trees. Patersonia sericea has form

ed a circle of plants which flow

er every tw

o or three days. Their purple flower heads are very show

y and som

etimes three or m

ore flowers open in the one head. They started

flowering in late June and are still putting on a great show

. There are som

e Acacia brow

nii growing w

ell that have not grown in that area in

the past. They are quite small shrubs the biggest being 30 cm

x 40 cm

with sm

all golden ball flowers. D

odonaea crucifolia is a dainty plant that has already grow

n to 60 cm x 60 cm

and some are already fruiting.

This is a recently named species w

hich is only found in this area. For

(L) Death of the ginger plants (R) The ginger now

, you can see it is struggling (G. Clarke)

Patersonia sericea a local plant that is much bigger and has m

ore flow

ers than usual, clearly the fi

re has been to its liking (G. Clarke)

Rainforest area recovered with no dead plants around. N

ote the house is again becoming

difficult to see (G

. Clarke)

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many years it had been called D

odonaea hirsuta because that also grow

s in the area, but it is very hairy and D. crucifolia is not hairy at all.

Hardenbergia violacea seem

s to be twining through everything else. It

will probably only last a couple of years and leave behind lots of seed in

readiness for the next fire.

Persoonia stradbrokensis has com

e up in seedling clumps. There are

about eight plants in the tallest clump. I think I w

ill dig up and separate the sm

aller seedling clump nearby as it is not every day that P

ersoonia does this and w

e will have som

e plants available for those who w

ould like to grow

it. It grows into an upright sm

all tree if not crowded out by

bigger plants.

Other plants to put in an appearance are A

ctinotus helianthi, Acacia

ulicifolia, Bossiaea heterophylla, B

rachyloma daphnoides, H

ibbertia vestita, H

ovea heterophylla, Jacksonia scoparia, Leucopogon virgatus, P

imelea linifolia, and P

ultenaea species.

The protected southern edge

On the south the fire did not com

e over the edge of the escarpment in the

area where the house and other buildings are situated. A

t the eastern end the Lom

andra longifolia and Myoporum

boninense growing over

the septic trench did a sterling job keeping the fire at bay. The pictures tell the story best. A

t the southern end the firies kept the escarpment

edge under control. It was am

azing to see an Isopogon petiolaris still green and flow

ering in front of dead plants. There is very little garden in this area apart from

the rocky area around the house, only some

kangaroo paws on the house side of the septic tank and som

e ferns behind the shed. N

one of these suffered any damage.

(L) This shows a side view

of the lomandras those on the left are the m

ost exposed to the fire

and the most dam

aged on the right the least damaged

(R) Lomandras and m

yoporum 12 m

onths later – recovered (G. Clarke)

(L) The burnt out garden bed beside the drive (R) The same bed 12 m

onths later (G. Clarke)

Part of the rockery that survived the fire w

ith the burnt bush behind – an indication of the stunning native garden (G

. Clarke)

After the fire w

e were very fortunate to have plants still flow

ering in the rest of the garden. The bushland w

as badly burnt, particularly the understorey plants. R

ead about its recovery in the final article.

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New

mem

bers October 2015

Merle Thom

pson, Mem

bership Officer

The Australian P

lants Society N

SW

warm

ly welcom

es the follow

ing 31 new m

embers (26 m

emberships) and

wishes each of you a long, rew

arding and enjoyable association w

ith the Society.

Frank Antram

G

oulburnLauren B

ullard & A

nthony Frampton

Adam

stown

Julie Burness

Oyster B

ayH

ugh Capes

Now

raG

regory Donovan

Berow

ra Heights

Nina D

rydale S

aumarez P

ondsS

tephanie Francis W

oy Woy B

ayD

an Ganter &

Karm

en Hughes

Now

ra Hill

Paul G

arde H

azelbrookP

aul Wayne H

attersley D

almeny

Arthur K

elly C

amden

Judith Locke U

kiB

arbara MacTaggart &

Norm

an Wise

Bathurst

Gerda M

aeder C

ardiffB

elinda Meredith M

edlyn W

arrimoo

Jan New

by S

outh Turramurra

Marysia N

owak

Shoalhaven H

eadsB

rett O’M

aley H

ornsby Heights

Janet Raabe

Dalm

enyE

yn Roti

St Ives

Agnes R

yan S

un ValleyN

orm &

Andrea S

age Lorn

Tamw

orth Central N

orthern R

egional Library Tam

worth

Tim &

Jennie Watkins

Coffs H

arbourG

ordon Ross W

illock C

herrybrookG

lynne Wood

Artarm

on

Vale Allan Woollett

Allan W

oollett was active in A

PS

and its predecessors for about thirty years from

the early 1980s. Som

e mem

ories are shared below.

From Peter O

ldeA

llan and Moreen W

oollett became m

embers of the A

ustralian Plant

Society during m

y term as P

resident of the Sutherland G

roup in the early 1980s. It soon becam

e clear that this quietly spoken man w

ith a subtle sense of hum

our, who alw

ays went bush-w

alking in neatly pressed trousers and shirt, w

as an exceptional person. Allan held to

the philosophy that joining a group meant that you contributed to it and

was never shy to take on extra w

ork. He w

as a very supportive and know

ledge-hungry mem

ber and soon joined our council.

When I becam

e President of the S

ociety in NS

W in 1988, I asked A

llan to stand as S

ecretary, which he did, fulfilling that role w

ith distinction and quiet, hard w

ork during a very difficult period. You could not fault his reliability and sense of propriety. I w

anted to recomm

end him for life

mem

bership, but he would not hear of it, believing he w

as only doing w

hat he enjoyed, needing no further reward. H

e was the m

ost self-effacing m

an I ever met, to the point even at his death w

here he did not w

ant and did not have a public funeral.

Allan w

as also a great supporter and knowledgeable enthusiast of the

Fern Study G

roup whose m

eetings he regularly attended. When he

and Moreen left the S

utherland area, he cut all ties and moved into

his new life. I am

sure Paddy Lightfoot at N

ewcastle w

as the recipient of a w

onderful and comm

itted assistant. We lost contact but typically

remained friends. W

hen I was invited to speak at the N

ewcastle G

roup som

e years back, Allan rang and offered accom

modation w

hich I gladly accepted. H

e and Moreen w

ere just the same friendly and supportive

people and it was very special for m

e to have his company to m

yself for that short stay, touring his w

ildflower garden the next m

orning. Allan had

recently been diagnosed with a term

inal cancer, but before it became

fully expressed he suffered a stroke from w

hich he appeared to recover before relapsing suddenly and dying in hospital. G

oodbye Allan and

thank you for everything you did for me, for A

ustralian plants and for this organisation.

From M

erle Thompson

Allan’s dem

eanour was of the quiet, retiring gentlem

an. Those with

whom

he worked knew

that he was also clear thinking, resolute and an

indefatigable worker. H

e brought to the position the knowledge gained

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Native plant profile

Leionema – I used to be a Phebalium

John Knight continues his regular series, this tim

e looking at Leionem

a, a genus which w

as created when P

hebalium

was subdivided som

e years ago.

Identifying plants,

whether

in the

bush or

our gardens, can present challenges. I really appreciate those

botanists w

ho have

used recognisable

characteristics to

name

plants, rather

than honouring a person, no m

atter how deserving the

person might have been.

When physical differences are used as the basis for nam

ing plants, particularly describing the genus, w

e are better placed to identify the plants, or at least recognise characters w

hich are distinctive and therefore place the plant w

ithin its correct grouping. It is helpful to know

a little botanical Latin and Greek to aid the process.

This is the case with Leionem

a, which sits w

ithin the Tribe Boronieae in the Fam

ily Rutaceae. In the late 1990s Paul W

ilson from the W

estern Australian H

erbarium review

ed Rutaceae and proposed m

any changes to better reflect relationships. These changes included splitting P

hebalium,

raising Leionema to genus status, and resurrecting N

ematolepis.

Within R

utaceae the tribe Boronieae contains 18 genera, and includes

most of the desirable cultivated plants, such as B

oronia, Correa,

Crow

ea, Eriostem

on, Phebalium

and Philotheca. A

ll the genera within

the Boronieae tribe have dry dehiscent fruit, and the seed w

hen ripe is explosively discharged. In stark contrast to this are the citrus, the fruit of w

hich is described as a berry, with the seed enclosed in fleshy pulp.

There are some sim

ple characters to help growers rem

ember w

hich genera are w

hich. For instance Boronia and C

orrea have opposite leaves and flow

ers with 4 parts. C

rowea, P

hebalium, P

hilotheca and E

riostemon have alternate leaves and flow

ers with 5 parts. There are

of course some plants w

hich might not conform

to these simple rules.

Leionema has 24 species found in eastern A

ustralia, and a single species, L. nudum

(Mairehau), w

hich grows in N

ew Zealand and has

been studied for the value of its volatile oils for the perfume industry.

The difference between Leionem

a and Phebalium: scales

Leionema and P

hebalium can be distinguished by scales. P

hebalium

has simple alternate leaves of varying size, and flow

ers with 5 sepals,

from w

orking at a senior level in a public sector position and accurate and m

ethodical procedures.

Behind the scenes and sharing in the w

ork but without holding office

was A

llan’s wife, M

oreen. They were a w

onderful duo of quiet achievers.

From Leonie H

ogueA

llan was a great support to S

utherland Group for m

any years in the 1980s and 1990s. H

e was in m

any ways the backbone of our com

mittee,

holding many positions but never w

anting any accolades. When he and

Moreen decided to m

ove north to be closer to family in N

ewcastle, our

group’s loss was N

ewcastle G

roup’s gain.

From K

yrill TaylorA

llan’s (and Moreen’s) contribution to ‘A

ustralian Plants’ w

as without

doubt the most extensive in m

y experience - for many years a room

at their residence w

as dedicated to the Secretarial duties of the R

egion (N

SW

) and the ever throbbing phone calls of enquirers and mem

bers.

Cover images

Rainbow

Lorikeet in callistemon (C

arol Drew

)A

n image from

Carol’s garden show

ing one of the great benefits of a native garden – the added interest provided by the w

ildlife that is attracted to your plants.

Wentw

orth Falls view to Federal Pass (Phillip

Grim

m)

An im

age captured on the Charles D

arwin W

alk during

the 2015

Get-together

hosted by

Blue

Mountains G

roup last July.

[Thanks to

Carol

who

continues to

provide outstanding photos, and to P

hillip who photographs

every A

ustralian P

lants S

ociety event

that he

attends and is therefore an indispensable aid to the editor in the preparation of this publication. M

ore good photos of wonderful A

ustralian plants, gardens and A

PS

events are always w

elcome – just

email the office and the editor w

ill contact you.]

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5 petals and an ovary containing 5

carpels. A

key feature

of P

hebalium is the scales w

hich cover

the underside

of the

leaves, and often on the flower

buds, sepals,

stamens,

ovary and the stem

s of new grow

th. These scales are described as being lepidote (from

the Greek

lepidotus meaning scaly).

All currently recognised plants

within

Phebalium

have

these scales,

as do

plants w

ithin the

small

resurrected genus

Nem

atolepis, w

hich has

one W

A species

and six

species occurring on the east coast.

A readily

observed point

of difference

is that

the anthers

are fixed to the stamens at their

base (basifixed) in Phebalium

, but are fixed to the back of the stam

ens in N

ematolepis, w

ith the anthers then described as being versatile.

Leionema does not have scales, but like N

ematolepis has anthers

which are versatile. The leaves and stem

s of Leionema species are

glabrous or variously hairy, but never scaly, although in some, oil glands

are readily seen. There is value in using morphological characters in

naming plants. Leionem

a, from the G

reek Leios, meaning sm

ooth, and nem

a a thread, describes the glabrous staminal filam

ents, whereas in

Nem

atolepis, Nem

a again refers to the staminal filam

ents, but lepis refers to scales, and describes the hairy scale at the base of the filam

ent in N

. phebalioides.

Leionema w

orth trying in your gardenLeionem

a includes a range of desirable garden plants. Most species

are reliable, and tolerate dry soils once established even though some

come from

wet forests. They also survive w

ell in shady sites, with the

glossy green foliage and massed w

hite flowers adding depth and life to

your garden in such situations. They are worry-free plants.

Leionema elatius, know

n as the Tall Phebalium

, occurs along the ranges of the N

SW

north coast and just into south Queensland and has tw

o subspecies. L. elatius subsp. elatius grow

s to about 2 m or m

ore, with

dark green foliage. It is found in shaded aspects. The more com

monly

grown, but m

uch rarer, L. elatius subsp. beckleri, grows only in w

arm

temperate w

et forests and rainforest on Mt Lindesay in Q

ueensland’s M

cPherson R

ange, and can grow to 5 m

. Foliage is somew

hat smaller

than the other subspecies, only about 10 mm

x 8 mm

, dark green with

a slightly notched apex, and is fragrant when crushed. It is easily grow

n in a shaded site, but appreciates a bit of w

ater during dry weather w

hen grow

n in areas where sum

mer rainfall is lacking. B

oth subspecies produce copious w

hite flowers in spring, and are naturally bushy, so

can be pruned to hedges.

Leionema lam

prophyllum (lam

pro, shining, phyllum, leaf, refers to the

shiny green foliage) is a shrubby species that occurs from the central

tablelands of NS

W, and further south, and into the ranges of E

ast G

ippsland in Victoria. There are three subspecies, each of which is

found on inhospitable sites of rocky ranges. L. lamprophyllum

subsp. lam

prophyllum is found in subalpine w

oodland of the East G

ippsland ranges and into N

SW

, usually on rocky escarpments w

here it grows

to around 1 m, but in cultivation it can get taller. R

equiring well drained

soils but little else, this is a rewarding no-fuss plant w

hich copes under tree canopy or that im

possible spot under eaves, and is also quite happy out in the open. W

ell-displayed white flow

ers are borne during w

inter and spring.

(L) Phebalium squam

ulosum subsp.

ozothamnoides w

ith the anthers basifixed i.e.

connected to the filam

ents at the base (J Knight)

(A) Leionem

a lamprophyllum

subsp. lam

prophyllum, w

ith anthers versatile i.e. connected to the fi

laments at the back (J K

night)

This picture of Phebalium squam

ulosum ssp.

squamulosum

, shows on the underside of the

leaves, silvery scales, and on the petals brown

scales, which are also on the young stem

(J Knight)

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The popular garden hybrid Leionema ‘G

reen Screen’ (L. elatius x L.

lamprophyllum

) has proved very adaptable. It is a shrub to 2 m w

hich holds its foliage to the ground, and m

akes an excellent hedge or background shrub. It takes quite hard pruning.

Leionema am

biens, the Forest Phebalium

, grows in the border ranges

of northern NS

W and into southern Q

ueensland, where it is confined

to protected rocky crevices. This is a good indication of the conditions best suited to successful cultivation, although the plant is quite happy in sunshine provided the soil does not dry out. It is also a great plant for a dark shady garden, and w

ill grow happily beneath trees. P

lants grow

to 2 or more m

etres, but take to pruning very well. Foliage is highly

aromatic, giving rise to a local com

mon nam

e of Fruit Salad B

ush, w

ith leaves often more than 100 m

m long and 40 m

m w

ide. The base of the leaves surround the stem

, hence the specific ambiens, w

hich m

eans around or surrounding. During late w

inter and spring, massed

white flow

ers are held outside the foliage, attracting a range of insects including introduced honey bees.

Leionema bilobum

is called the Notched P

hebalium for the leaf apex,

which has a distinct notch, although in som

e forms the end of the leaf

looks like it has been cut off with scissors. Leaves are up to 50 m

m x

10 mm

, but usually smaller, w

ith many oil glands w

hich exude a lovely spicy arom

a on warm

days. Plants are found in a range of habitats in

Victoria and Tasmania, and three subspecies are recognised. A sm

all tree form

, L. bilobum subsp. serrulatum

, comes from

the wetter forests

east of Melbourne to G

ippsland. Grow

ing to 4 m or m

ore, it is upright in form

, making a good plant for narrow

shaded gardens. I grow it w

ith P

rostanthera species on the south side of the house. Flowers are

showy, starry w

hite, and adorn the plant from w

inter through spring, held in prom

inent terminal clusters.

A much sm

aller plant from M

t Thackeray and adjacent rocky areas in the G

rampians area is L. bilobum

subsp. thackerayense. It is an attractive shrub, often less than 1 m

tall, with glossy green foliage. It features pink

to red flower buds, before opening into the typical w

hite flowers, and

as these age, a reddish tinge again appears, adding to the ornamental

value of this plant. Grow

this subspecies in a sunnier site, with good

drainage, as plants in dry shade under trees have not been thrifty.

Leionema coxii is a tough plant from

a restricted area of the southern tablelands of N

SW

. On rocky ridge tops it can be a stunted plant to 2

m w

ith a very stout trunk festooned with lichen due to m

oisture rising from

the surrounding area, but in adjacent valleys it can reach 6 m as

a narrow upright sm

all tree. It is at its best as a tree, with bright green

foliage looking luxurious, and exuding a strong fruity aroma, w

hich som

e suggest is like passionfruit. Grow

this species in shade, where

it shows to best advantage, w

ith dark green foliage complim

ented by w

hite flowers through spring and sum

mer. O

nce established, it is quite hardy, and can be underpruned to lift the foliage and allow

plants which

need more shelter to be grow

n beneath. Hovea species m

ake a nice choice w

ith their strong purple hues contrasting with the w

hite.

The heathy species, Leionema diosm

eum, prefers sunny situations,

although it tolerates dappled light. Found along the south coast of NS

W

and just into Victoria, it also occurs on sandstone south of Sydney,

where it grow

s with other heathy plants, often in full sun, although it also

inhabits the adjacent forest. Plants can reach 2 m

in the understorey, but exposed to the elem

ents they are often only 1 m high. Foliage is slightly

hairy, and not dark green like the other species, but still has a lovely fragrance w

hen crushed. Flowers can be bright yellow

, particularly those of the sandstone country, and are held above the foliage from

w

inter to late spring. This species suckers strongly after fire.

PropagationA

lthough we rarely see Leionem

a in nurseries, they are quite easy to propagate from

cuttings of firm new

season’s growth, w

hich can be taken from

Novem

ber onwards. U

se tip cuttings about 100 mm

long, w

ith the first couple of leaves removed, typically these rooted from

6 to 10 w

eeks in a 50/50 mix of coarse sand and perlite, having been

dunked in Esi-R

oot hormone liquid for 5 m

inutes.

Leionema elatius

subsp. beckleri (J K

night)

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Duffys Forest in danger

What value Endangered Ecological Com

munity status?

Conny H

arris is the President of N

orthern Beaches G

roup. She is passionate

about native plants and the local environment. S

he wants all A

PS

mem

bers to know

about an environmental disaster unfolding in her area associated w

ith a proposal to dram

atically widen W

arringah Road in conjunction w

ith the Northern

Beaches H

ospital Developm

ent.

Sydney’s N

orthern Beaches have often been labelled ‘the hidden

gem’. A

nyone who loves the bush and beaches w

ould agree. Beautiful

bushland within N

ational Parks and C

rown Lands interm

ingles with

residential areas. Locals get surprised by swam

p wallabies on roads or

even in their gardens. The occasional snake, usually a diamond python,

or birds like black cockatoos or black swans w

ith their cygnets are the happy nature stories talked about. P

eople feel blessed to be here.

How

ever the NS

W G

overnment is likely to change this blissful picture

soon. With the help of precisely crafted rules for S

tate Significant

Sites (S

SS

) and State S

ignificant Infrastructure (SS

I), our precious environm

ental protection legislation is being swept aside and a rem

nant hilltop forest is to be destroyed for a road developm

ent.

The remnant hilltop forest is classified as D

uffys Forest Ecological

Com

munity, (D

FEC

), named after the suburb of D

uffys Forest, where

its special nature was first recognised.

DFE

C is listed as an endangered ecological com

munity under N

SW

legislation. It is an ecological com

munity restricted to local hilltops w

ith a richer soil containing ironstone. O

nly about 15% of the original or pre-

European D

FEC

remains today. It occurs only in isolated patches, all

within a radius of about 20 kilom

etres.

DFE

C is characterised by its high biodiversity w

ith a high percentage of species from

the Proteaceae fam

ily. No particular plant is needed

to define DFE

C. It is the com

bination of a large number of species

matching the characteristic assem

bly. It may host threatened species,

but it is not required to do so. It has specific eucalypts, like E. sieberi, E

. capitellata, E

. umbra and E

. pilularis. The Sydney R

ed Gum

, Angophora

costata is also often about, but E. haem

astoma indicates the periphery

of the DFE

C.

A significant aspect of the section of forest under threat is its function as a w

ildlife corridor between the bushland of N

arrabeen Lagoon C

atchment, w

hich includes Garigal N

ational Park E

ast and the bushland

of Manly D

am. W

ithout this forest corridor, terrestrial fauna cannot cross betw

een these areas.

It is by no means an ideal corridor. Its w

idth is often just enough for anim

als to hide in and it is cut by a six lane road, which anim

als are required to cross. H

owever roadkill data confirm

the corridor’s regular use by sw

amp w

allabies. Genetic studies dem

onstrated long nosed bandicoots also cross over.

The proposed development is to w

iden Warringah R

oad to alleviate congestion during the peak hours. The 6-9 lane w

ide road is to be w

idened to a 10-15 lane wide tarm

ac with the central 4 lanes low

ered in a deep channel to facilitate better transport w

ithin the area and for future grow

th, which is expected to follow

the construction of a large hospital near this location. A

n Environm

ental Impact S

tatement (E

IS)

was prepared. It is daunting, being over 2500 pages, but selected

sections make an interesting read. For exam

ple five threatened fauna species

were

encountered during

the E

IS

survey: R

ed-crowned

Toadlet, Pow

erful Ow

l, Grey-headed Flying-fox, S

wift P

arrot and the W

hite-bellied Sea E

agle.

Boronia pinnata (Jane March)

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The recently rediscovered Spotted-tailed Q

uoll was discounted in the

EIS

as having enough other habitat, even though large tree stumps are

its favourite habitat and there are plenty in this section of DFE

C. It is

acknowledged that the area is likely habitat for 17 threatened flora and

35 threatened fauna species.

How

ever as no threatened terrestrial fauna was encountered, it is not

regarded as necessary to keep this corridor. Our com

mon fauna species

like Sw

amp w

allabies, which rely on this corridor to reach the M

anly D

am bushland w

ould quickly become locally threatened and extinct

within the M

anly Dam

Catchm

ent if this corridor were to be term

inated. The E

IS ignores this sim

ple and undeniable conclusion.

The government’s ecological consultants predict the proposed clearing

will over tim

e drive the local DFE

C stand at Frenchs Forest to extinction.

Duffys Forest provides a range of eco-services. It acts as a noise and

light absorber, filters the air from pollutants, produces oxygen, acts as a

sponge in storm events and retains m

oisture and cools the area during heat and drought. It also relaxes our m

ind and lifts our spirits.

It is hard to believe that our Liberal G

overnment, w

ith the

Prem

ier M

ike B

aird living

adjacent to

Manly

Dam

, could be supportive of the destruction of the iconic

ecology in

his backyard. B

ut apparently w

idening Warringah R

oad for a short distance of 1 km

is worth sacrificing all

this. Roads and

Maritim

e S

ervices predict

it w

ill shorten travel tim

es during the evening peak period in 2028 by alm

ost 50%,

saving motorists just over

1 minute com

pared to their predicted w

orsened travel tim

es and the do-nothing scenario.

The afternoon peak will be slow

er even with all the extra lanes and

during the morning peak, the road w

ill only save a few seconds. A

s for the w

ildlife corridor it will be 100%

cut for terrestrial fauna, as high noise barriers and retaining w

alls are required in the design.

I thank A

PS

N

SW

for

objecting to

this developm

ent during

the subm

ission period. Bossiaea obcordata (Jane M

arch)

Large old tree with nesting hollow

s required by many fauna species (Jane M

arch)

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But w

hat can you do? If you can spare a few m

inutes contact Rob

Stokes, M

inister for Planning and request that he sim

ply rejects ‘R

oadworks for S

tage 2 of the Northern B

eaches Hospital’ or requests

a redesign protecting DFE

C and the w

ildlife corridor. As his electorate is

very close by contact his local office on 9999 3599 or email pittw

ater@parliam

ent.nsw.gov.au If you w

ould like to help more please contact

Conny on 0432 643 295.

The introduction of Regional P

lanning Panels to assess developm

ents over $20M

is another recent change to the planning process in NS

W. It

will be im

portant to keep a close eye on what is happening w

ith similar

projects in the future.

APS NSW

Seed Bank updateJohn Randall, Seed Bank Curator

Requests for seed can be sent by m

ail to:John R

andall8 C

oachmans Place,

Mardi N

SW 2259

An updated seed list w

as published in the April 2015 issue of N

ative P

lants for NS

W. This list can also be found on the A

PS

NS

W w

eb-site w

ww

.austplants.com.au by selecting Seed B

ank in the Resources

pane on the Hom

e page, or it can be accessed directly by pasting the follow

ing address into your browser: austplants.com

.au/seedbankThere is a lim

it of six seed packets per request. Inquiries can be made

to John at [email protected]

.au or on (02) 4353 9390. Please

enclose a stamped ($1.40) self-addressed envelope (110 x 220 m

m) for

return of the seeds. Please list seed requests in alphabetical order and

include a list of alternative selections.S

eed donations are always w

elcome and are vital if the seed bank is to

remain viable. P

lease state the source of the seed, whether from

natu-ral or cultivated m

aterial. Please do not send seed from

hybrid plants.

Additions:

none

Deletions:

Dodonaea peduncularis, E

ucalyptus ovata.

Donors:

none

Study Groups notes

Wendy Grim

m, Study Group Liaison Officer

Fern Study G

roup mem

bers, including fern greats K

yrill Taylor

and P

eter H

ind, w

ere extrem

ely saddened

to learn

of the

passing of

Allan

Woollett in June. A

llan was a m

ost inspiring and know

ledgeable Fern Study G

roup Leader and w

onderful person.

The Walcott garden features as one of the excursions for people

attending the AN

PS

A Biennial C

onference in Canberra in N

ovember.

Ben and R

os Walcott lead the G

arden Design S

tudy Group.

Waratah &

Flannel Flower Study G

roup (Jun. 2015, No. 9)

Actinotus forsythii, a pink-flow

ered species of flannel flower, has been

propagated from w

ild-collected seed and grown through to flow

ering and seed set at the M

enai Wildflow

er Group’s garden at Illaw

ong R

ural Fire Brigade S

tation. Lloyd Hedges described the seed pre-

treatment he used and his intention to experim

ent to try to improve the

germination rate.

If flannel flower seed is sow

n directly into the final bag or pot, the pricking-out step can be bypassed. This is desirable as the roots are very fragile and easily dam

aged.

Grevillea Study G

roup (Jul. 2015, No. 101)

Grevilleas

hybridise readily

and a

Victorian m

ember

reported a

hardy, accidental

hybrid that

he know

s as

Grevillea

‘Galah

Hill’,

arising in

his garden. It propagated w

ell from cuttings

and exhibited strong root growth.

This predominately Q

ueensland edition included

a sum

mary

of a

grevillea-focused trip to C

ape York by mem

bers of the S

tudy Group. Further south, a

local nurseryman docum

ented a large stand

of hybrid

grevilleas near

the village of C

oominya, 83 km

west of

Massive roots on G

revillea ‘Galah H

ill’ cuttings (Tony Cavanagh)

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Brisbane. D

ubbed the ‘Coom

inya Collection’, their flow

ers ranged from

creams through yellow

s and into red tones. As these are local hybrids,

they may w

ithstand the drought conditions that have prevailed in the area for som

e time and m

ay be worth propagating for local sale.

In Western A

ustralia, a senior Kings P

ark plant breeder released a new

cultivar, Grevillea ‘R

SL S

pirit of Anzac’, as a com

mem

orative plant for the A

nzac centenary celebrations. Appropriately this cultivar flow

ers in A

pril.

Acacia Study G

roup (Jun. 2015, No. 129)

The Acacia S

tudy Group is now

a mem

ber of the Wattle D

ay Association

and encourages all Australians to celebrate W

attle Day on 1 S

eptember

each year.

A dwarf form

of Acacia fim

briata known as ‘C

rimson B

lush’ is a small

wattle w

ith attractive foliage. It would be w

ell suited to most sunny or

shady gardens.

A spectacular type of Acacia bark w

hich comes in varying shades of

red and peels off in narrow shavings w

hich curl back on themselves is

known as ‘M

inni Ritchi’. W

attles with ‘M

inni Ritchi’ bark generally have

phyllodes with m

ore than one longitudinal vein and flower heads in

cylindrical spikes.

Grevillea ‘R

SL S

pirit of Anzac’ (P

eter Olde)

A new book, P

lant Life of Southw

estern Australia – A

daptations for S

urvival, focuses on the survival mechanism

s, adaptations and ecology of the unique flora of southw

estern Australia and m

ay be downloaded

for free from http://w

ww

.degruyter.com/view

/product/430900

Hakea Study G

roup (Jun. 2015, No. 58)

A mem

ber of the Study G

roup from the A

delaide Hills continues to

document the recovery of his hakea plants after bushfire dam

age in January 2015. Intense heat caused m

ost leaves to drop off and many

plants have died. Som

e are reshooting from the base of the plant.

He w

as able to collect the released seed from m

any species that are program

med to regenerate from

seed rather than re-shooting.

Dryandra Study G

roup (Jul. 2015, No. 69)

Field collecting expeditions undertaken during winter w

ill ensure that the W

estern Australian H

erbarium has a com

prehensive collection of all form

s of Dryandra conferta. The D

ryandra conferta Project w

ill use genetic w

ork to explore the differences which m

ay exist within this

species. The Study G

roup will contribute to the cost of this project.

Correa Study G

roup (Jul. 2015, No. 52)

The 2015 Correa C

rawl explored Victoria’s E

ast Gippsland area and

encountered both red and green forms of C

orrea reflexa and also the

Correa ‘P

eachy Bob’ (M

. Hitchcock)

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pale Correa law

renciana. In the evening mem

bers swapped cuttings

and listened to a fascinating presentation by Peter O

llerenshaw on the

breeding of correas. See his w

ebsite: ww

w.byw

ongnursery.com.au/

Maria H

itchcock described several hardy correa varieties that are thriving in her garden in A

rmidale in northern N

SW

.

Garden D

esign Study Group (A

ug. 2015, No. 91)

This issue includes an article on Cloudy H

ill garden which is located in

the high country near Blayney, N

SW

. Com

petition for water betw

een shrubs and trees is an ongoing difficulty and the dem

ise of an imm

ature B

anksia serrata and several other shrubs was attributed to the com

bined effect of the proxim

ity of Eucalyptus m

acrorhyncha (Red S

tringybark) and the dryness of the sum

mer. D

uring winter, various shrubs have

difficulty contending with the w

eight of snow. P

runing rescued those plants w

ith split branches but Prostanthera ovalifolia and A

cacia spectabilis had snapped at ground level.

include L. laevigatum, L. brachyandrum

and L. madidum

var. sativum.

At a recent M

elbourne convention, individual talks focused on banksias, acacias and eucalypts and their use as bonsai.

Wallum

Study Group (A

ug. 2015, No. 39)

The Study G

roup holds excursions in South E

ast Queensland and

this newsletter contains im

ages of species seen in April in Freshw

ater N

ational Park.

Eremophila Study G

roup (Aug. 2015, N

o. 111)The new

leader of the Study G

roup, Lyndal Thorburn, introduced her Q

ueanbeyan garden to mem

bers. She described its site and the

challenges that frequent frosts and fogs presented to the growing of

Erem

ophila. Once-w

eekly watering is delivered via drippers and slow

release pellets are used to encourage rapid developm

ent of the roots after planting out. W

ith the garden supporting about 120 species of E

remophila, Lyndal m

ust be doing something right! S

ee the colour-w

heel of spring-flowering erem

ophilas below.

Banksia spinulosa at Cloudy Hill (Fiona Johnson)

Eremophila fl

owers laid out as a colour-w

heel demonstrate the range of fl

ower colours

available with this diverse genus (Lyndal Thorburn)

Australian Plants as B

onsai Study Group (Jun. 2015, N

o. 28)Leptosperm

um species can frequently be found as neglected nursery

stock but they feature prominently am

ong the native plants cultivated as bonsai. Leptosperm

um is a w

idespread genus and the naturally small

leaves and varied barks translate well to bonsai culture. S

pecies used

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Study Groups directory

Fees are listed as Australia/Overseas/Em

ail

Acacia ($10/$20/$7)

Leader: Bill A

itchison13 C

onos Court

Donvale, V

IC 3111

( (03) 9872 3583

Email: acaciastudygroup@

gmail.com

Australian Plants as B

onsai ($14/$20/$14)Leader: R

oger Hnatiuk

PO

Box 450, Jam

ison Post O

fficeM

acquarie AC

T 2614(

(02) 6251 2228E

mail: rjhnatiuk@

yahoo.com.au

Banksia ($10/$20/$7)

Leader: Cas Liber

PO

Box 83, S

t Pauls N

SW

2031(

(02) 9559 2656E

mail: casliber@

ozemail.com

.au

Boronia &

Allied G

enera ($10 email)

Leader: Doug C

oates305/87 Yarranabbe R

dD

arling Point N

SW

2027(

(02) 9363 0619E

mail: doug.coates@

bigpond.com

Brachychiton and A

llied Genera

($5/$10)Leader: K

erry Rathie

6 Bright S

tToow

oomba S

outh QLD

4350(

(07) 4638 4305E

mail: krathie6@

bigpond.com

Correa ($10/ – /$6)

Leaders: Dot and B

ob O’N

eill7 H

illsmeade D

riveN

arre Warren S

outh VIC

3805(

0425 887 068E

mail: oneills@

heart-reflections.com

Adm

in & E

ditor: Russell D

ahms

13 Everest Ave

Athelstone S

A 5076(

(03) 8336 5275E

mail: correastudygroup@

gmail.com

Dryandra ($10/$12/$5)

Leader: Margaret P

ieroni22 R

avenhill Heights

Denm

ark WA 6333

( (08) 9848 3331

Em

ail: mpieroni@

bigpond.com

Epacris ($5/$10/$5)Leader: G

wen E

lliot81/72 K

angan Drive,

Berw

ick VIC

3806(

(03) 8774 2483E

mail: gw

[email protected]

.au

Eremophila ($5)

Leader: Lyndal Thorburn3 C

onsidine Close

Greenleigh N

SW

2620(

(02) 6297 2437E

mail: lthorburn@

viria.com.au

Eucalyptus ($10/$20/$5)Leader: W

arwick Varley

PO

Box 456, W

ollongong NS

W 2520

( (02) 4284 5282

Em

ail: talloww

ood@hotm

ail.comA

dmin: S

ue Guym

er13 C

onos Court

Donvale Vic 3111

Em

ail: aitchguy@gm

ail.com

Fern ($5)Leader: P

eter Bostock

PO

Box 402

Kenm

ore QLD

4069(

(07) 3202 6983E

mail: pbostock@

ozemail.com

.au

Treasurer: Dan Johnston

9 Ryhope S

treetB

uderim Q

LD 4556

Em


Garden D

esign ($15/$20/$6)Leader: B

en Walcott

10 Wickham

Cres

Red H

ill AC

T 2603(

(02) 6161 2742E

mail: bw

[email protected]

.au

Grevillea ($10/$10/$5)

Leader: Peter O

lde140 R

ussell LaneO

akdale NS

W 2570

( (02) 4659 6598

Em

ail: peter.olde@exem

ail.com.au

Treasurer: Christine G

uthrie32 B

lanche Street

Oatley N

SW

2223E

mail: brucem

[email protected]

.au(

(02) 9579 4093

Hakea ($10)

Leader: Paul K

ennedy210 A

ireys Street

Ellim

inyt VIC

3249(

(03) 5321 5569E

mail: hakeaholic@

gmail.com

Isopogon & Petrophile (free)

email only group

Joint Leaders: Phil Trickett and

Catriona B

ateP

O B

ox 291 U

lladulla NS

W 2539.

( 0409 789 567

Em

ail: catrionaandphil@gm

ail.com

Rainforest

Leader: Kris K

upsch28 P

lumtree P

ocket U

pper Burringbar N

SW

2483 (

(02) 6677 1466 E

mail: info@

plumtreepocket.com

.au

Wallum

& C

oastal Heathland ($5)

Leader: Barbara H

enderson36 R

ailway Terrace

Moore Q

LD 4306

( (07) 5424 7073

Waratah and Flannel Flow

er (free)Leader: M

aria Hitchcock

16 Hitchcock Lane

Arm

idale NS

W 2350

( (02) 6775 1139, 0421 961 007

Em

ail: maria.hitchcock@

gmail.com

The following study groups are all in

recess and require new leaders. If

you are interested in a role contact the A

PS

NS

W S

tudy Group Liaison

Officer, W

endy Grim

m at w

agrimm

@tpg.com

.au

Australian food plants

Australian plants for containers

Calytrix

Daisy, the A

ustralianFabaceaeH

ibiscus and Related genera

Orchids, Indigenous

Palm and C

ycad Prostanthera and W

estringiaR

hamnaceae

Succulents, Native

VerticordiaW

etlands (and Water Plants)

Wildlife and N

ative Plants

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Arm

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rmidale

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uthority D

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