Some Little-Known Stunners

Some Little-Known Stunners

Some Little-Known Stunners Author: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal June 2020  Image above: Dansiea elliptica Botanically, there’s nothing like the thrill of seeing a stunning plant for the first time. As we travel around visiting new regions and getting older, those...
Green Peas

Green Peas

Green Peas Author: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal June 2020  I was recently harvesting some seed pods from my Isotropis foliosa pea plant and noticed that even though some seed pods had gone brown and dry, the seeds inside were still green rather than the...
Be informed … which tree is the Soap Bush

Be informed … which tree is the Soap Bush

Be informed … which tree is the Soap Bush Photos: Kathy Julian Published: Journal June 2020  Reproduced from “The Native Gardener” May 2019, Newsletter of Native Plants Queensland Townsville Branch. Image above: Alphitonia excelsa leaves and flowers A friend and I had...
Spring in the Wheatbelt Sands

Spring in the Wheatbelt Sands

Spring in the Wheatbelt Sands   Author & Photos: Barry Jahnke, Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Published: Journal June 2020   After the 2019 ANPSA Conference in Albany, Western Australia, one of the Post-conference Tours went northwards through the Wheatbelt...
Turraea pubescens – Native Witch Hazel

Turraea pubescens – Native Witch Hazel

Turraea pubescens – Native Witch Hazel Author: Jan Sked Photos: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal June 2020 Pronounced: turr-RE-uh pew-BESS-enz Family: Meliaceae Synonym: Turraea brownii Derivation: Turraea, after Georgio Turra (or del Turre) 1607-1688, a...