Australian Plants online

Update: 29 June 2009
ISSN 1326-7469

Australian Plants online is an online magazine published by the Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - ANPSA, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the growing, conservation, promotion and appreciation of Australian native plants.

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	Date added
Feature Articles
The Garden in Winter It's cold. It's miserable. But it's not all doom and gloom in the garden.	29 June 2009
The Joy of Weeding We're kidding, right?! Well, no. It gives us the chance to observe what's happening around us.	21 June 2009
Everlasting Daisies Australian daisies for massed colour in the garden.	23 May 2009
The Dunedin Botanic Garden and its Australian Section Growing Australian plants further south than the bottom tip of Tasmania.	22 May 2009
Australian Heaths Epacris, Styphelia, Richea, Woolsia? Possibly unfamiliar to many but with lots to offer.	21 April 2009
A Natural Pond in your Garden? The characteristics found in larger wetlands can be reflected in garden ponds.	18 April 2009
Attractive Correas Some hardy , bird attracting species to try in your garden.	16 March 2009
The rare and remarkable species of Australian Discaria With only two Australian species, these prickly shrubs are rarely seen in cultivation.	16 March 2009
Australian Native Succulents You may be surprised to learn that Australia has at least 400 succulent species.	15 February 2009

	Date added
Short Cuts
One 'Must Know' Principle of Gardening It's simple really. Understand your garden site and know its benefits and limitations.	21 June 2009
Garden Maintenance Tips - 3 Help is at hand for getting the best out of your plants and your native garden.	30 May 2009
Striking Beauties Four beautiful plants that are ridiculously easy to strike from cuttings.	29 May 2009
A Mystery Tree Bears Fruit Ever heard of Halfordia kendack? No? It seems to have possibilities as a bush food plant.	21 May 2009
Tripping Triggers Have you ever "tripped" a trigger? Stylidium species have an unusual pollination method.	25 April 2009
Garden Maintenance Tips - 2 More tips, this time about correct pruning to improve flowering next season.	23 April 2009
On the Fringe It's called the 'Common' fringe lily - but how many have seen it in the wild?	18 April 2009
Grevilleas as Plant Allergens Several grevilleas have been implicated in causing contact dermatitis in susceptible people.	16 March 2009
Wild Orange - Capparis mitchellii A bush tucker plant from inland areas of Australia.	16 March 2009
Garden Maintenance Tips How to make your ferns and kangaroo paws look their best!	16 March 2009
Mysteries of Nardoo Are Australian species of Marsilea correctly classified?	15 February 2009
Growing Grass Trees - The Queensland Experience Xanthorrhoeas are easily grown from seed and are not as slow as you might expect.	15 February 2009
Australian Cycads These beautiful, fern-like plants may be slow growing but are worth the wait!	16 February 2009

	Date added
Reviews
Tree Ferns Mark Large and John Braggins.	30 May 2009
Sturt Pea, a Most Splendid Plant David Symon and Manfred Jusaitis.	26 April 2009
Across the Top - Gardening with Australian Plants in the Tropics Compiled by Keith Townsend.	9 March 2009
Banksias Kevin Collins, Cathy Collins and Alex George.	15 February 2009

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The Society's 48 page, colour (printed) journal, "Australian Plants" has been published quarterly since 1959. It carries articles of interest to both amateur growers and professionals in botany and horticulture. Topics covered by the journal cover a wide range and include landscaping, growing, botany, propagation and conservation. Find out more here.

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