Australian Plants Online

Number 5...March 1997
ISSN 1326-7469

Australian Plants online is published in March, June, September and December by the Society for Growing Australian Plants, a non-profit, voluntary organisation dedicated to the growing, conservation, preservation, promotion and appreciation of Australian native plants.

Editor's Rant: Happy birthday, wildlife to excess, rabbit control, Wollemi Pine update.

Australian Floral Emblems 5; Telopea speciosissima: New South Wales' Waratah; one of Australia's best known native plants.
Grow Your Own Rainforest: Developing the rainforest "feel" in suburbia.
Capricornia Cuisine: Bush Tucker in Central Queensland: The Australian bush reveals a few culinary secrets.
Revegetating for Habitat in Parks, Gardens and Roadsides: What is the impact of exotic species on native wildlife?
Pests and Diseases of Australian Plants: Chewers, borers, suckers and rotters...it's a wonder we get anything to grow!
Australian Proteaceae in Pots: When it comes to successful growing...cheating is allowed!
Starlight's Banksia: A new Banksia for eastern Australia

Departments

Electronic Mailbox: Problems, comments, suggestions...and a few answers
Short Cuts: Pasteurised cutting/potting mix; Pruning to rejuvenate; The white waratah; The blueberry ash; Propagation of ferns; Trigger plants
A Good Read: Reviews of current print publications on the Australian flora.
Net Watch: Sites worth visiting...you're sure to agree!
Back Issues: ...see what you've missed!
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Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and may not represent official policy of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. The copyright of all articles and images remains with the authors. Photographs in this issue are copyright Brian Walters unless otherwise indicated.

Editor: Brian Walters

Issue date: 10 March 1997