Comments on: Alyogyne hakeifolia syn Melissa Anne

By: Rebel Gardener

Rebel Gardener — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:21:03 +0000

Fair enough! I’d be interested to here how you go propagating the seed. You may get some interesting flower colours if they’re cross pollinated with the other flower colours?

By: mike

mike — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:21:51 +0000

Just talkin seed pods – not plants.

By: Rebel Gardener

Rebel Gardener — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:25:50 +0000

Hi Mike, the original nursery bought plants would have most likely been grown from cuttings. As far as the seedling/suckers go I was referring to the seedlings that had sprung up in your garden. Do you thing they may be seedlings or suckers?

By: mike

mike — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:46:06 +0000

They’re just nursery bought plants.

Purple flowered have set seed but the white haven’t. Strange.

By: Rebel Gardener

Rebel Gardener — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:22:42 +0000

That’s really interesting, no I haven’t. Are they seedlings or do you think they may be suckers? I planted a plant about 1m from an Eremophila once and cut through some of the Eremophilas roots in the process. A few months later I had a small Eremophila emerged on the other side of the new plant I’d just planted. The funny thing about the sucker was the leaves were slightly different to the suspected parent Eremophila so I’m waiting for the sucker to flower to confirm if it’s a sucker or seedling. My bet is it’s a sucker though because Eremophilas don’t easily self seed.
If you’re Alyogynes turn out to seedlings then you may have some interesting flower colours if they’re growing close to your cream ones.
Please let me know how you go

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:53:56 +0000

Have you noticed if all the different types self-seed? I’ve got a purple flowering one that does but 2 yellow/white that don’t.

By: JaneRadriges

JaneRadriges — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:56:54 +0000

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