Tag: Silky Oak
Grevillea “Pink Ice”
Grevillea Pink Ice, a Gem amongst the Gravel. One of my favourite things to do where shopping for plants is to search through the “sale” plants at the back of the nursery. Not only because sometimes you can pick up a bargain but also because sometimes you can find a gem in amongst the rubbish. [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2009 under Grevillea.
Tags: drought tolerant plants, Grevillea, Grevillea Pink Ice, Grevillea Robusta, Seasol, Silky Oak
Comments: 2
Silky Oak, what you really need to know
Grevillea Robusta aka the Silky Oak The Grevillea Silky Oak is not only one of the most popular Grevilleas in cultivation but it also does have some features that are quite desirable. It does tolerate badly drained soils such as clay and will also tolerate some phosphorus toxicity in the soil as I’ve discovered in [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2009 under Garden Plants, Grevillea.
Tags: Grevillea, Grevillea Robusta, Silky Oak, trees
Comments: 10
Grevillea Robusta, an alternative way to grow.
In my last article about Grevillea Robusta, the Silky Oak, I wrote about the fact that seed grown trees often take some years to flower and the possibility that trees propagated from cuttings may actually flower a lot sooner. The other issue with Grevillea Robusta is the fact that most of the flowers are held [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2009 under Grevillea.
Tags: Grevillea Robusta, Silky Oak, trees
Comments: 2