Newsletter 940. 7

0@ar M m

" F m 00d inwd Rd, Amid& WW 2350

Ph. (067) 75 1 139

October, 1992

i: A ~ y ~ h a M ~ t % m a n d I ~ ~ t o ~ w h o b b e e n ~ whethertheqospkdoperationa IbqpnanewcareerasatjphSehoolteecherthisy~was ~ a ~ & t h m T A F E t e ~ ) a n d b h e ~ ~ ~ e t a r o g L JuggEqthenewjQb,

' h , ~ d t k s e ~ e n - t h c d d g s t ~ t t r e H S C , a N ~ , ~ ~ d a ~ rm tbe r of which had buat up o w tht! y m , I d e d titat I was defniLe)y nu SUPERMUM. S c m e h g M to give and my correspmhce piie scasteel to W up. The Coma S~M& Group was put aside fcx severd months and I am now getektg back irto dva I, of things. I m't ~~ mymore to answer ktters pr-y SO y w shd h ~ e to be p9tkrff.

W e c w ~ ~ b e 5 8 ~ , 4 2 M U d 1 6 g m r p s , M r ~ a ~ I ~ t h a t m a r e p e o p l e a a e n a w j o i n i n g ~ g ~ a s ~ k r i l d u p t h e i r e x p e r t i s e d a b r r t o ~~. ~ y e a r I s t a r t e d a p a t t e d ~ l,~@dm93\raietiesimo200rsm~pots. I m ~ t u b ~ k o ; o h t h e d f m a ~ f l o m ~ m h ~ I 'rnsumthatm o f ~ ~ e n t ~ ~ t I k w 4 p r ~ d y k i n g t h e s a n m e . T h e p m m l e f t o r r t d.sbg winter to assess frost hpipdbress. AY except 7 plants s m h d wHch mflrmed me of my C#ec that most Comeas are very hardy h cdd c h a m . Of my gaden p&nMgs, I had wte=amomehotw-wwshaMt~-rodn The&ougbtappemto b e broken (we hope) and I m Mi forward to a mer seasm

In this newsktter I have gone through y w k m and mpmbml int- sections to shsrawithtbrymbm. W e h a v e s e v e t d ~ ~ w h o a r e k e s n C o m a ~ ~ ;xdpmpg&o;cs. some of you have^ added to yaw cdkcthm o m the past cayha of y m z n d I f e d m y o u h ; s v e l s m t v ; $ r a b l s l e s s a n s ~ h d i f f s m r t ~ t h e i r ~ ~ b w tkepygovv. t t i s ~ t y ~ o f m f o n n a t i o n c ~ e d b y ~ a m ; r t e u s w h i c h i s ~

to our fund of knowledge about ow lsora

T h e r c i s a ~ f o r p u r c b a t a r i c a l r e d b u t m , o n s ~ ~ C h e h o u r s w e S t u d y ~ a s r p m e m b e r s p U t i n t ~ ~ o l l e c t i n g , p r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ oecwwdy w e ~ m ~ f o r c w ~ o r m ~ ~ ~ ~ Q f t e n ~ d i f f a r s n t ~ a r e ~ o f $Rerest to us as gmws because they iwe urusLsaa They do, however, present new f w ~ ~ d ~ ' a n d t h i s f a c t a r ~ n o t b e o v ~ e d T ~ s d i s c o v w y m a r y t P s a ~ c ~ o f t h e m a n t h i n J a p a n w ~ ~ ~ .

T h e ~ b g s e h a s b e e n ~ d t o m e w r b e r s ~ s e n t & t l n g s ~ t r o m w h g t I h e a o , R b famed the basis of a very successful attbgp exchange pmgan This b good news a I fissl a s u c c ~ ~ g ~ b o n e w h e r e t h e ~ t a k e t h e ' ~ d m a k e - p f ~ g . ~ w a r k f w t h e m i n theirownspdkways. E W f i k e t h e C o r r b a M m m t h a r e r # ~ a n d I ' d l i k e t o ~ e e h d s q q m t w i ~ to thadc Ckrree for or- it. If anyone would ke to arrange a eSnlbr trip in their I d area, please let m know ;and I'R cimdate the detah.

If y w have my suggesPions for reg&- a Cultiva, swd me &t& ~e .seem faidy c b e now to regist- a fw that members hiwe p w h g Atso, if yw haw any suggestions for Mue p r c t j ~ w k e m s w h i c h y o r r w o w k J R e ~ P d e ~ w t o wver,don'tbeshy. Sendwalhk.

Bestwishes Maia Hit-

A total of 18 determkred and spirited sods assemMed at 10.00 an at the Pet- Ger#rai Stwe Po r,xmwm t)# 3 day wpedtkm. I bsw a few of the faces, I had hewd of a few

' o t h s c s , t t w ~ m M ~ s t r a n g e r s , b u t ? . n r F P h a c a m m o n b o r r d . F ~ p m o f d w w i k j t M ~ Poht,JBdbykcalCFLJohnAsnor. A w ~ e f g r e ~ n @ . r e M m w e k c a t d b a d c M h picRresqw cfff face. A rambar of plants wnred p w d , pow by w&bim.

M w e o f ~ g r ~ C . r e ( f k x a s w l r r r e ~ i n h ~ T ~ ~ ~ p s w d i ~ a ~ C ~ pmws~r ( m e ) ms. I eer-umy eeurarrt ma m y wwtae-rs cove G. a m p m ~WRS. ~m m WHB mivedtotesun moneloc&theserrMprepw=likea-pockddradgr,W end rsjn b~kecl. A1 k t a rapjd retreat to the warnth a d secuity of ow r9istmtly parked cars.

W w e w m t t o k a m y s C o v e i n W i i m m h d to &sew a kxmh of geen C. relkxas t h a t s e e m t o ~ ~ s ~ d m ~ f r w n ~ k a s t L o c k ~ ~ W t o ~ p o i n t . Lurch wss at W s m m b d Twist Infsmation Cmre. A chgnOe of clothes, a hot cup of tea and all was we! qh. The native gaden ammd the centre was quite impressive. Much time, tbu@tt ar\d money MbeenuEsedondewbphgit.

The D m ! q tmtmhdd @ hosted the b b e a acknkmWy. Fm a esmted tow 'ao\nd the a p i m d n g b w t ~ p z x k e d ~ o f a g a r d c h ~ e w r y w m ~ o f C P r r e a s r i o w W a g q u i t e s i z e , there wwe numerous f m here that I did n& have. Needem to ssy I was kept busy ~ ! t i r t g ~ . : T O i e e v e n i n g w a s a s o c i o i ~ . Icouklfeeltkwannthof- . .

ard ~ ~ ~ r a c b r g + & w a w y s a M y i i m d . T h i s w i s s ~ w e d b y a s d e c t i a n o f ~ e a ssdes and Qen& mv-

~ ~ t m e d w t t ~ b e ~ b e s t d a y i n m y j u d g e m n t , After a stghtly delayed start, we w m escmed thraq~I1 Namwong and M t Clay locations. Here there were both red and. - form of C. reRexa l k n we were off to P d m d . At k e HA, P o r d d with the smdter in the bac!qromd we were taken arms some low hedhnd type of wgetdcm where some b* d vakd fam of C. m&xa were f W pinks, reds, often w M q all kw gowing Even better tay - dmad wt#re dashing had tam place. Some rm@bmt btooms were scattered over s w d aues Ins9,this:wasthebestloeatianIhadevsrseen.

L m c h w ; ~ s a t j m # r d D e n n i s R e ~ s 6 ~ r c ! O g r k n ~ . Theset thgwasaphmmto expwknce and the hospitality superb. In ehe late afternoon we wcslg escort& to a caqh of b c a h s wa Mt. R i M , Begs Track khg one. A few red and ween C. reflexas were in the area ~ w w ~ W e d ~ e w a t t h e ~ ~ w h ~ ~ ~ e , a l a c a t i o n h a ~ 5- A big I;rlffzing q m fire was gr- agxeciatedl. A nseal, fdowed by relaxed m v m t h e n M i n b r r a d c h o w e s t y l e m ~ n 7 a M a g ~ - M ~ . A t a b k o f ~ d ~ m a m w e a y n e x t ~ h a v i n g e x c h a n Q e d s e ~ s h e e p ~ o v e m i g h t .

I n n n m S n g y q O h e c a n c ~ t o f ~ C O d B e a ~ ~ w s R c o n o c i v e d , ~ ~ e x ~ c d I @ ~ d ~ ~ e x ~ m W ~ f i n d b r g ~ H e i n a n a t u r a l ~ a n d h sodid contact w i t h a m o P t q m m & e s e t o f ~ n m d f r i e n d y ~ . ~ y o r r ~ e e f o r a g r e a w e e k e r s d

I n M a y , ~ # l d I j ~ d a B ~ W ~ excmim to the E-'mn Creek h e t m t h e Q ; s o f f ~ b ~ ~ a 2 O w e W ~ d ~ t e s d k t o A ~ f t o r a Iwashpmsd by f+ti smgh-W effort over 15 years in cowhwtbg t&~s, water *, Wed%% path, mads, a~c. Ho M 'pO#rted Comas in a tw11ber of w e k h b d sheltered a-eas but unfatmateiynranyoftlweweremimmd, We~idendfysmwtof these but there w m a few Isusbtk&Mmebaf fM. I k n m r ~ w a r e ~ C r e k a ' O l d G o l c f n a r C . ~ ' l @ w o ~ W h # c t R m % W I ~ w r a p p e d ~ a R a m g , W I ~ e & ~ d ~ ~ ~ C . ~ W & ' ~ a f w t n ~ s e e n h 9 ; a r c j e s a . Then1 ~ t O l a ~ ~ m ~ W O U O d ~ n s w w J by Wad h w y , where the fm b Imfgmcw. rt &so ap?abd ther mmkr of C. m a 'Mt ~ s ' p b W ~ I ~ ~ d m t h e ~ d a

l ' w h @ven m:, hge red-bkell C. r s W a f m and they :m PO be EnMd Forest fwm. I"w idso acamhted swne hybrids p b v h g h ~~ Om, a prostrate C. refkxa x ? has a ~ ~ ~ m - y ~ b 0 b u e ~ w m t h c r s m y s u e h h y M ~ i n a ~ rrtukkd M IP4ayfi.x C. m W a x -1 I've d m been $v8n Ca ~~ W m hWng 'Wreck a0 the EWP - wtridr I now d s e I ham had here grm ail dmg. In Wing to p+ at

I'VE ware of the ten3bCe coslWon in rmmdame Many people M baqht ym soid as #r ' P m Fantasy' - but d sm$m I ssvy were C. 'Math's M W . 'Sh-ddy there seem t o k a t k & 6 W w t phtshing&etedasC. '-Bells' (nothdq) frmC. Sximkties thr- to C. pdthh pink. !h it is most mi* out there h the rmrrkapbce,

kck here at the gmfm, the Comeas are Wekg pmiibly. C. cecina is wwed in f . l o w ~ C . ~ a e c o n a ' a F g i P l t a b l o c J l l m d I a m ~ d w i t R a r t l a n b e r o f ~ B s . d ~ 11. farm. h m p h s fotms of C. reikxa we Enwerhg w d ad dd C. m M a 'Fat F r d (now 2 yrs) ~ ~ m a t ~ h a p o t i d l P d i s I l o w ~ ~ . (Idare not put it i n t h e m ! ) I mustgy to pmpqme frem dis mated. In my jwa~rmys I mwuntwd m - o ~ who M rimagcpd to k q 'Fa Fred'mtJwgmmct N o w m y C . r e k x a x H a b b ~ W a n d I k m ~ e d t K # n R M t h @ n e w p ! a n t s e t t o ~ e r i n a 2 8 c m p o t . A M t i m B y I p e e r d W m C . ~C~ . . m e t m froon John Knight at the K a w m Gardens sate so I'm excited abm the devdqmmt of these. A g i l i n I ' m ~ a b o u t ~ n g ~ f o r l m t o h m @ ~ w i t h ~ ~ c w r % ~ phtx

g by S t e ~ ( H E W - Nth NSW)

AM J b b r t n e ~ w i t h ~ o f ~ s d ~ L a t m p t t l w n p t , t R r e s Is. C. reflexas onto C. was successful with 1 three gmwRp I Qd them

bythehigatedappmch T h e ~ s e e r n s t o b e t o g m w t b p l a n t s b e h g ~ f t d u r d e r ~ ~ ~ a s d m y a t t ~ t s W b v y ~ M I c D i d t o s t ~ ~ ~ M * * d n g f a W b d T h c y ~ w o r l d n o o u n i t e o f ~ P h e y d i d ~ s c i o n ~ ~ ~ r p . I stapt4 the wmmfd oms mdw 5696 sh#wkth The stock p h t s grew very we4 Ohere. I twk the ~ ~ m j f r o m ~ ~ ~ f h s c Z O n a a & e r m ~ b u t I ~ i r o L d d h a v e ~ s g e*" T b is the rv.&a used:

scbn Stock C. r e k a C. &a

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T h e t w m s r ~ ~ s e M t ~ W W 5 1 ~ ~ t ~ - i w u a ) y c v t t h t s ~ t b ~ a s i t i % t m w & f o r ~ j ~ s . I ~ s h t h e s i d e I m ~ i f r 4 m a s b e s t I c ; m The ~ ~ m a y w n a a y n o t b e ~ b u t O t ~ m s ~ m t o m ~ t m m a b e k . A r o P n d t h e b o f t k ~ I W a a r w D s W o f w s t ~ h a p ~ ~ ~ f i m e ~ k . ~ Ihadtriedputtings~~ns ~ . r n W t p W d c b t t l e butthey d B d m e a d t e a f t w 3 ~ ~ m c k r g o o d ~ ~ r ? o bWiiatokquMly. T h e s c j o n s d r o o p e d s ~ j i n t h e c i s t ~ o f them k n M u g , a B ~ e v M . ~ m a y b e s w e M f o r ~ w h i c ) r d o c % r o a t r o t . I)wvejustthdgmfthgC.-~ C kwekni$ C;. 'Cme's .and the Ddew En#md C. refkxa m a C. a h

MW My Coma grafts have now all detetbmecl and chd. They W e d good for about a w e e k b u t i t d i d ~ c o o l ~ d a y s . Idan'tknowwbtwentwrmgbut~e src a few possibi9ities. The most like& is I to& the sphagKm away too s m kfm the

plhhadrdten QramsntRIsusu&ylsnget~tughWBaaP3ts)as, Grevi4ea.d huit trees butk may l P B t b ~ C W T ~ . A n a t h e r p c r s s i b i ~ i s t h a t C . * m a y n a t b e r ~ ~ ~ atfw C m e a k k ~ r e c o 1 ~ ~ b y o t ~ g r a R c r s ~ I ~ " t k m b r s w m o r c ) t ~ p e r l ~ ~ hkrdwhhi t . I ~ t r y ~ s t ~ a A f t e r ~ ~ f t s ~ d I ~ t ) w p k n t s ; r r d b o k d a t them ~ m y M k ~ t ~ ~ f C M T n j s l s ~ ~ m ~ a d v a p c b d s o W p o k ' l E s t 0 m y ~ l s a v i n g t s r e m l a r r g s ~ ~ t A e ~ T h s t o c k ~ I w e d a r r e a l ~ ~ s o n u m g sf red v,* waw m.

September I hve now swccessfdly grafted C '- onto a C refloca The scion is and ~ ~ w ~ t s s o t h m k n o d o t i $ t R l a e s t a k e n A P t w m ~ 2 0 a r i c s I ~ r ~ d t h e c m d m i o n t h a t C . d b i s t W ~ ~ w i t h ~ 3 T ~ C o r l . e ~ Ihavebkd

C ~ ; r o r d a ~ o f @ . m h a M ? a w d m h h w k ~ g o o d ~ b fsnned, they dmpty don't m e . I have r e d of C. atha being uwl as st& l'or Crowsis and ~ w m i n E ~ b t ~ y l a s ~ a s C w r o s s . T h e ~ a s ~ h a v e b # n a n ~ I have rmendy ga?r& Q0wea.s. an ErJosemcq a M q w t c d C. &a ml a K-oa b. C aZba onPo C.

mi kiwc pahad other Corseas m o C. rema, C. M md C. $kh. I s)lould have sane mearWgW r-s by O d o v m .

k s e e r r w t o m t h a O ~ w e ~ t o b e ~ s y t o ~ ~ t h q r f o r m ~ q u d r ~ a n d W s c i w # s t ; a y ~ w d . . I W r # r t P r i c t d C . ~ C . d e ~ o r C . ~ ~ 9 n C . ~ h t I d o & i f t h e y w o u l d w o ~ . C. ~ k k 4 a F y d W i n c t i v e f r m o t k r ~ w h i c h a - e a b knit goup except for C. baeu&d which is outkr.

k k a s s e m t d t 0 g o s t c u t t l n g s b ~ ~ i f ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ * ~ t h t i r ~ 0 f ~ ~ ~ 3 b The A u ! ~ t ~ d i a P m M ' W & ' W s a r e e x ~ b u ? e m ~ e r ~ a r e a d k v d i f

9 @aced in an MERRW Tlwse seen phsk bags, a w M k m at most -e?s, are && ee keep fiujt d vegetzbks fresh fur extended periods. They do tlis by way of a speM ~ w h i c h ~ s l t & ~ ~ ~ ~ t o b r ~ e d I t i s ~ ~ s t h t ~ M ~ d tissue b&dowm. I use the bags extemdy for rnj wthgs in the tnrsery and tind them to be exc- They do cost a bit mope than sloomal @astic bqp tnrt are we4 ard truly worth it.

I have a! q x c h of Gorreas with mj dSbferenP f m . There are sewed that ow be new^^

C : . . r s o v a ~ 6. sp. mva D-zep Qeck Cons. Pk SA c. ql. now west c+~;xhnd L wsy. twva King Iflaxi

I ~ a k ~ d ~ o f C . ~ m . ~ ~ t o m a b y B o b ~ tJx+hmkt. I t ~ g r ~ . w 1 h t o 3 d ~ e , 2 r n x l ~ ~ 7 S 1 m b ~ ~ k e r s i n t b e ~ a s d o e s m y C. hwenc?~m var. cardfob. I b e fw 42k in the wsefy. Peter h g ' s C. refkxa is from B)ack b e Pakt on the westem Visvkm c w C h .

( M l m - s ~ w e )

~ ~ ~ w h y p m b ~ ~ t t i r n g s . n ~ ~ ~ f t t ~ ~ ~ ~ 5 0 e m n ~ i w t ~ ~ 1 d e e p . I W a b o u s 7 O o f ~ ~ s h h & ~ ~ a m h x m a S & m W o f ~ e ~ a ~ c o \ r e r o w t k box. ImRootex-LasafSpQwthawrttbrgs. T h e ~ i s ~ s s b s b r g 2 p a t s p e r f i t e t o 1 part wmsa I f p o ~ 3 ~ s i 7 x c b u i e d h o ~ ~ Thisisof cwrseflfmlt M t h a c m h g o f C . b x ~ ~ ~ h p t ~ ~ o f p o t , i t i s p ~ b t o ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ w ~ I p o t t b m o n ~ m t s a e ~ t n p d t e m o f t h e ~ m o P t h e ~ . Theadvantageof u s b g u s i n g ~ ~ s i s ~ m t t h x e i s v e r y D i t t k r o o t r 9 i ~ ~ ~ m ~ p r o ~ t h c cutting is we4 we& befx& ~ ~ m o f ~ s m a d l p o t . m e ~ e n o ~ t h i s way except f w t h e a d d a m i n g m CbWn't st&+!?.

(Lm Hapley - lbwthmw 5A)

I ~ h S t u d y G r ~ w o l W b s i n t ~ & i n ~ d C . ~ R e x a W ~ h a Mer ldspmkn T h c ~ ~ f l o w e r h a d 4 ~ e r p e t & ~ a S n o m t a l b u c ~ w w d l ~ . Inaidethis R o w e r w a s a n o t t w ~ 6 p e t i d s a n d 8 s t m a ~ ~ w o n t i p e ~ w a s ~ t c t M O # r t notiwdisthx T b 8 e w e r t 3 t h e f i r a t w o f l o ~ a n ~ p h n e . T t w 3 ~ 0 f t f v e p h t ~ I ~ t a k l c n c ~ o f f ~ p l a c l a d w e a a e c u t i o u s t o s e e i f t k e y ~ t o ~ & e ~

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I Rope to have kwen 450 mi 470 Cmea p h t s in my garden by Christmas. I bbd each ~ w i t h m a h m r b l k o m n a r n e ~ e m m c d o n a ~ s t a k & The 50wwnxlaCmmpkXe~~e~t f r s r n ~ & ~ ~ ~ m ~ I e n g a v e t t o e m s o f p h n t s o n t k e m . IMtwatdesheachpkte ad t~a30mwocdmstake . ~ m y ~ s c o a s ~ $ 5 0 - ) W p e r 1 8 0 ~ s .

C m site st- crmbns. On a bottom heat unit, I am stfi mW3g cutthgs I took back in June S o m e r o o t e d ~ ~ , o ~ r s ~ v e ~ ~ ~ ~ t n r t s r e ~ ~ ~ s ~ .

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C . a e m u l ; r r ~ f r o m 0 . 5 m t o 2 . 0 m inheight andoc@urs nshelteredsites. kis 1 . 0 m - Z . O r n ~ h t h e ~ , Mybric&wiahC.rrfkaare w ' ~ ; a d t h r ~ t h e ~ e ~ r e @ m , ~ n a v e r c s m m o n winbrgepph?hs. S ~ h y ~ s w a r r w o c c r r r a t R Q t . L a q $ o l i r a tpctweenAmaandBeaufort. ~ , a m o f q t i t c k u t i f d h y b w k t s t f w t i ~ c o ~ k y e 9 o n ~ W ~ m ~ ~ n e a r M l t . ~ ~ ~ j L I s p ~ ~ ~ ~ o y 4 ~ T ~ ~ B u t t i n g i n ~ o p t i c c a b l e bmveen M e R m m and A W & . Unto!-tely, the cuttiyp I took just before 1 Wed to strice.

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l ~ 3 t I ; e e p ~ ~ ~ a f i v e i n m y ~ e n , e m ~ i t o c x o n r s ~ ~ 2 O k m O r o r n here. ~ f r a m Q ~ s ~ t s ~ e r ~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I i ~ p l a r n s f o r e a f e ~ ~ y ~ but wty 6 1 2 months in the -dmrn C c W s the wisd dwys occur in wefE.cbrrtined but pewwiw m o ' # t s i t e s s u c h a s ~ o h e ~ t o m k y b G n k ~ c f ~ ~ & s , w d pmmmt spkgs, or at the base of rocky autmps E m h Wing sites the pt';wxe of C. m.h hdhtes the presmm of petmamt &soil md'm-e.

A s w e ( l a s ~ ~ W w i a h C . r e f l e x a , I & o h a v e e hdyhybrid M w m C aemula C. p&!&h ~ & t ~ b l ~ ~ ~ o ~ n e a r e a c h a t h e r u r a ~ I s . DaRl'mnotweifthbisawiOd s w w d hyuybrd w of wden origin Can myone kip?

M a i m E e k I lo s tmyC.mda . lMitgnwP3rsgforSyhars,butwhanlwasinlaospitala friend who lookedafterrny ~ e n ~ t o water Rand wehadsuch windy hot chyiing weather.

. * In Pad Wikun's Re- of the Gww &ma (Tram. Roy. Six. S. Aust. 1961 ~ o l . 85), hio mdn

dismctm beween these two species is flower W, C. j$dxa b always green d C. s d k c h t m is red There has been some debate over thb as several h e Correa @?m dbthdrdetkML kisWhrtafewmePnbers* .

I with Pgul W h t s wte@mth sf C. d ~ i m d d i . h@te it's dose r&h&p w&h C. gkbhq there are numerous f c a t u r e J m m that tbe two specks, MkMg leaf ~ e , ~ ~ ~ ~ e r s i z e d s ~ , r r o . of olgbubon haves, &miid ~ w 3 ~ a f the&ilndthec;5~&ctI~&&atthatbothspeciesoccupy. C . ~ g r ~ o a r s t o n y w r ~ ~ c 3 s (x4d @-I) wMe C. s c M t e n M is fovnd on calmem%, 11~udy h+a!c:e 9f2es (&&he pH). Wkw even &m IyM Qm bett~~m the two specks. These have intm*e! chatters. I have ~ & ~ & w d h h y b r i d s M ~ M k e t h e C ~ d d M h ~ However, C. &dm hybidses readily with C. mfka ur&w dt iwh ad the resU(tant S- o h ~ have red OlawsM ;md look just like a red-kwwd barn7 of C

CNaJ M f i t t - S t a A VIC)

Y ~ u ~ , ~ ~ i r m M a Q f r a s a f f Z m ~ o t a ~ C . ~ a T k ~ ~ v ~ ~ w leaves which makes tk bush very m t i v ~ The flowers are red and the leaves have a strong pmek C. g4ahx w C. & k h t W ? 1 don't know. (31 thc 0th~ hand most C. s c h ) e c t r a m hawe dul- cdourd often greyish k?aves (Madon Beek - P M e 9 4 )

T h e 8 g c r v w ~ o f C . ~ m d C . ~ ~ " ~ k ~ b u t I ~ e ~ ~ i s i a d W k c m e b e t w e e ~ ~ W ~ f ~ ~ e . Lccve~ofthe fmmr h e a cld upper sufacewhikthe lamer are m o o r 5 shiny. C. #~al-m IEWWS ~e P bt r e than C. ~~ I haw had C. shkchterid~ for fw a h e r of y m and it &Melgr has a Wgwmd smother leaf d m @@HZ ~ W w & w ~ ~ t n ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ d i P r p F ? F ? M s F(6n%w$ eekca u wry from K ~ W I to tegiml.

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t ~ ~ m Q M W ~ w ~ ~ ~ h e ~ ~ C . ~ ~ w ~ ~ C . l F B p b r s l r g d . Ihvetwo other pbms b e that s e sllpposed to be C. &&a red (they both M ~?~Yererrt), wrly the wiil tell.

(Ron M&mm - Metuopg VIC)

NsJ M m & t A Cwea that shdd ke r&s&red b C. rerkxa 'hwt Maw' which we ~ e e l i i n t o ~ a ~ c t f y c a r s a g a Ithasbecorrseaw-

.popu~ar, sm;a9, &wn shnh with brw, ~ara fmy mmge-m~ w Once est;abli*d, it suckem P$ttu in the @aJm. Fbw&rrg period is m y long, starting h tW! F & w y to M w d ~ miwing thtwgh to qnkrgthe. I c o P e c t e d t h e ~ 3 x D ~ ~ m a ~ h ~ L i s t f ~ [ 4 c s e h

&ps*+ ~ I d t ~ a ~ W e s t m ~ m e t i n g , ~ u * l r ~ a ~ p t a n g ~ o m , ~ ~ h s n y f r m a ~ k f & a & o f y m a g o

rdhi-!a ~ - i n t h e P m h U R k ~ ~ s n d y a m i w h i t e - j W keatht&hg He'd like it to be c d d 'Hsslry's bp:iKSy" The deep bq#mdy

'khryk sududy' cdar issetof fbysverynwnvwMebd. Fw&tyitisthelo~estC- I've segn

Jm Simrgsom I W t h e C o r r w r e ~ a T ~ W I ~ c d b a s r d s j ~ W r&Mion P l a n t s h a v e k n s e n t t o m ~ h Mferent areas and if they ~ i t a s g r o w h g w d l , W ~ p r o v e i t i s a ~ ~ Itisdoing H l t t l l k ) ~ ~ ~ ~ d m w i t h ~ W ~ o v ~ ~ , i n M m i l n d m r m w ; r t e r e x ~ t ~ & e f m ~ ~ ~ a ~ 1 5 ~ . SGAP Cmberd shuck 12/16 curtislffr; In tt& f h t e M Ws gowth k d i t is b w c f o e n e d a s i t ' s ~ w d c ~ P s w r y ~ a r w d w a u l d b e ~ d o m e d i f leftalone. T h e m h ~ ~ k I T T j C O T ' , ' T ~ c i r ' ~ ~ . ~ d o t k m m b m W ?

ThisI not sound too excitihg for those who have m g e s filled with Comeas, but it dorkks the known sites in the ACT. Both are on west dopes with gm&e h d c h s

Ste2 ~ l ~ d m M ~ e R Both sides of the steeply shphg '8cipet. Fkwer types are eqAly chided between th! u & g e m ~ ~ a n d t h e f o n n ~ i s ~ p u p h s h p i r s k ~ h a ~ n t i p .

rnw- Me 3 River V i - farm with ~~t 1&g down to M-.

W e S m * , h l f ' h l a - M o u t s & f m o n m s i d e s o f r i v u l t t . OverlOQpknts f r a s n o ~ t ~ d d b g g y 2 . 0 r n M g h k r s h ~ ~ s s i t e i s r g r Z ~ ~ o f t h e r o a d . 4096cdpkmts were !m ol in late April, 60% in hate May. All ~ 4 3 - t s m e cresrr4pen form and Wiw were no praslzmte Wes.

M e 4 kmsm) S f O p e S ~ t o G u ~ R . , a t & t % x y o f M ~ . %ebonqmideofr~&wit.h@w&eboulders~adfawswesL ItbiQhtmthefmx ine ~ ~ ~ 3 d W ~ . T k e a ~ e t w o ~ J d ~ ( Z ~ ~ t 1 ~ d g n g d 7 ~ ' + 9 ~)~ the fence d m ~ : & d plants among rocks b ide a heawBy gm:ed paddeck. Or& ople plant was in flower and tlxrc were no prmeae fomw. Rants had Im ~ & ~ ~ W d m s p r a n i n g f r o m b w o f ~ ~ d O ( d S & s . Piowerswe ww;n/pn form again.

This site was found w h k hmhg fur the endmgad ~~ , .

wikinsd. i t m m t h e ~ o f a 3 . 0 m h i g ) r s d b a d c a b o ~ b a b n c h a n t h e e d p o f t h e h r . ' I h e r e w e r e ~ e b o u l ~ a n t h e w a t e r s ~ a n d W a s o f

. . Leptcspsmm W s were w, about 1.0 m x 2.0 rn wide. There were akm 10 ~ h t s of wkd sizes d ages. Flower type was the w~#n/g~w;n f m mi bek miid in ctiametw m e the C m h m a f m

l Y - ~ r n WMm Dm : T m F a m w o f C . r e k a a t e f o m d ~ i n o p e r r w ~ a n t k ~ a r e a . Theyarevery

s m & p h t s gwktg to 2.0 rn in we. New growth is a pretty maroon pmk. Lmm*m kge, waty and s!Qkly h;riry.

( C q k of tmd mups thc above mentkmd sites are avPaWe on request fmn n#: Masfa) - Mlhere does the C. refiexa aff. catycina lit h? CoM R be a new species? (C. Dlmley)

Q ~ s t k x A B w t L M S G A P ~ r ~ d ~ ~ C o r r a ~ k k i n h g a r c k n k - numy kuyks Iqnwed. Would this o w in other Cmea specks? (Isabel Smith)

Suggimbx ~ ' d bve to $ee a repat on mimts of Conea acewdinp to regions as fils such a varied thhg. How many dfftmt IwaMes do we have represented now? (Jan Sirngm)

Who would Ske to send a repwt on the C. reflexas of their tea? We need l o ~ m aod . . cbmpbm of the plant3 and Ilorters. Even just a few bwtbm wuuld be wrt You ccnddbWlonitoversevdnevlrdettt?rs. 8fyowcaPlldislcludea~ofalocalmapwith the focatim marked on it, even better. SmeWq Re a touist map.