Australian Natives that grow in my Bungendore garden’ read the notes from Joan’s talk on March 2022. Plant List

Propagation 

You can propagate plants from cuttings or by division. When propagating, be sure that you 

• Divide the plants under hygienic conditions with clean tools and hands. 

• Choose healthy and vigorous plant material for propagation. 

• Knock the plant out of its pot, and free the roots of surplus soil. 

• Pull the plants gently apart, and single out each with separate stem, leaf or crown. 

• Plot each division as a different plant in a suitably sized pot using a good potting soil 

How to Propagate Plants from Cuttings 

There are 2 main methods of propagating – taking cuttings and dividing plants. This guide refers to taking cuttings. 

Here’s how to take a softwood stem cutting: 

• Cut a 4- to 5-inch-long (10 to 12 cm) stem (or side shoot) just below a leaf, and remove all but two or three leaves at the top. 

• Make sure you use a sharp knife to minimise damage. 

• Dip the cut end into rooting hormone. 

• Rooting hormone is a powder or liquid containing growth hormones that stimulate root growth on cuttings. Some also contain a fungicide to control root rot. Local nurseries or garden centres carry the product. 

• Insert the cutting into a box or container, filled with about 3 inches (8 cm) of moistened pure builder’s sand, vermiculite, or perlite. 

• The ideal container should have drainage holes. 

• Slip the container into a self-sealing plastic bag. 

• Prop up the bag with something like toothpicks or short twigs so that the plastic doesn’t touch the leaves. Seal the bag to minimise water loss, but open it occasionally to let in fresh air. 

• Place the covered container in indirect light. 

• Easy-to root perennials include begonia, candytuft, chrysanthemum, carnations or pinks (Dianthus), geraniums (Pelargonium), penstemon, phlox, sage, sedum. Woody plants that you can root include bougainvillea, fuchsia, gardenia, heather, honeysuckle, ivy, pyracantha, star jasmine, and willow. 

• When the cuttings are well rooted (4 to 8 weeks, for most plants) and are putting on new growth, transplant them into individual containers of potting soil. 

• As they continue to grow, gradually expose them to more light. When the plants are well established in the pots and continue to put on top growth, harden them off (acclimate them to your weather conditions) and plant them in their permanent garden location. 

Geraniums, succulents, cacti. can be propagated easily by simply sticking them in a pot. 

Hardwood cuttings can be taken in the winter when the plants have lost their leaves ie...roses , deciduous shrubs. 

There are no guarantees, so always take more cuttings than you need ,and you might be surprised. 

Hardwood cuttings can be taken in the winter when the plants have lost their leaves ie...roses , deciduous shrubs. 

Propagation of plants by division: What can you divide, examples and what to do.

CLUMPS

Plants which grow in clumps and produce masses of stems at ground level.

Most of the herbaceous perennials, aster, chrysanthemum, russelia,catmint, brachysome, agapanthus, blue fescue grass, mondo grass, liriope, daylilies, rudbeckia, clumping bamboo, hostas and bromeliads.

Separate clumps into individual plants.

RHIZOMES

Rhizomes, are stems that grow horizontally underground and form buds on the stem which grow roots.

Grasses: lomandra, dianella (flax lily) bamboo.

Flowering: I rises, cannas, lily of the valley, and sympodial orchids. 

Edible : asparagus, hops, rhubarb, ginger, turmeric, and lotus.

The thick root stem s can be divided into sections that contain a bud or root.

STOLONS(Runners)

Stolons, or runners, can occur at soil level or underground. They have thin stems with roots at intervals.

Strawberries, Mint, Spider plant, Lilacs and forsythia.

Cut underground runners between the main plant and the new plants .For surface runners, cut stems about 2cm each side of the roots plant in in ground or pots.

BULBS, CORMS AND TUBERS

These all store nutrients that feed the flowers and foliage. When flowering has finished, the bulb, corm or tuber builds up nutrients for the following season from the leaves, which is why it is important to leave the leaves to die. So don’t do anything until this happens. 

They do not have to be lifted each year; they can stay in the ground and multiply until you want to thin and or divide them.

Bulbs are layered and have a flat base there roots and offsets (daughter bulbs) grow.

Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, along with onions, shallots, chives and leeks.

Bulbs can be lifted and separated once leaves have died.

Corms have a solid stem tissue and like bulbs have a flat base where the roots grow and new corms grow for next season.

Crocuses, gladioli and freesias.

A corm only grows for one season but produces new corms at its base and these can be divided flowering and then dies.

Tubers are modified stems with growing points that thicken each year.

Crocuses, gladioli and freesias.

Tubers can be lifted and the tuberous stems divided.

Seed Saving the Basics 

Use the healthiest plants, vegetables, to save seeds from 

Fruit and vegetables used for seed saving should be healthy and really ripe. 

Once seeds have been extracted, no matter which method is used they should be spread on e.g. a plate or tray for a couple of weeks to ensure they are completely dry 

Once completely dry, store them in a jar, envelope, or plastic zip lock bag 

Label with name of fruit, flower or vegetable and date 

Store in a cool dark place for use the following season 

Store in a cold place – cool store or refrigerator – if you want to keep them longer 

Types of Seed sand How to Save 

The easiest – Seeds in pods 

The easiest vegetables to save seed from are those that grow in a pod . 

• Peas 

• Beans, 

• Broad beans 

• sweet peas. 

Simply leave pods on the plant until they are completely dry – the colour of a paper bag. Then you harvest t hem, simply open the pos and remove the seeds. Peas and beans can be used for sowing for next season or next season, or as a pulse like lentils and chickpeas, a source of vegetable protein. 

How to save ‘pulpy’ seeds – Using Fermentation 

Seeds of pulpy vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) and cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), require a fermentation process that mimics the natural rotting that occurs in nature. As the seeds ferment, the pulp separates, leaving behind clean seeds that are suitable for saving. 

• Tomatoes 

• Cucumber 

• Zucchini 

• Pumpkin 

• Melons 

Guide to saving seeds using fermentation 

1. Cut open a fruit or vegetable and scoop out its seeds and attached pulp with a spoon. Place the seeds in a tall glass or jar. 

2. Fill the glass or jar with water so the seeds and pulp are submerged to a depth of 2 or more inches. Set the glass or jar in a room-temperature location to ferment. 

3. Skim the mold and pulp from the top of the water in the glass or jar every one to three days. Add water to the container to replace the amount skimmed. Repeat the skimming process each time mold forms during a seven- to 10-day period, or until most of the pulp and non-viable seeds have floated to the surface and only viable seeds remain at the container's bottom. 

4. Pour the container's contents through a mesh strainer. Rinse all remaining pulp from the seeds with clear water. 

5 .Spread the seeds in a single layer on a sheet of wax paper. Allow the seeds to dry completely in a warm, well-ventilated location, which may take about one week. Stir the seeds daily so all their sides dry evenly. 

Plants that Flower and ‘Go to Seen’ 

Saving seeds from vegetables that have ‘gone to seed’ – i.e. flowered and produced seed. There can be quite a time between the flowering and the production of seed. When the plant flowers, it is then pollinated and then a seed produced 

This includes 

• Parsley 

• Carrot , parsnip and beetroot 

• Rocket 

• Celery 

• Onions 

Let the plant ‘die off; so the sterns and flowers are brown and dry. Then separate the seeds from the plant, spread them on a plate to dry out for a couple of weeks 

Guide to making your own seed envelope 

1. Begin with a square piece of paper. Fold it diagonally into a triangle and position so the longest side is facing you. 

2. Fold the bottom right corner up to meet the centre of the opposite side so there is a straight edge along the top. 

3. Repeat with the bottom left corner, again meeting the opposite side. Both corners should line up across the top edge. 

4. Tuck the first of the two triangles at the top into the triangular pocket created by making the previous fold in step 3. 

5. You will see that you now have an envelope that you can fill with seeds. Once filled, close by tucking the remaining top triangle into the same fold as in step 

A 

Acacia buxifolia 

Acacia dealbata 

Acacia decurrens 

Acacia genistifolia 

Acacia gunnii 

Acacia mearnsii 

Acacia melanoxylon 

Acacia parramattensis 

Acacia rubida 

Acaena novae-zelandiae 

Acaena ovina 

Ajuga australis 

Allocasuarina littoralis 

Alternanthera denticulata 

Alternanthera sp 

Amphibromus nervosus 

Amyema miquelii 

Amyema pendula 

Anthosachne scaber 

Aphanes ? australiana 

Aristida ramosa 

Arthropodium sp. 

Asperula conferta 

Astroloma humifusum 

Astrotricha ledifolia 

Austrodanthonia carphoides 

Austrodanthonia laevis 

Austrodanthonia sp. 

Austrodanthonia sp.1 

Austrodanthonia sp2 

Austrostipa bigeniculata 

Austrostipa densiflora 

Austrostipa scabra ssp falcata 

B 

Billardiera scandens 

Bossiaea buxifolia 

Bossiaea prostrata 

Bothriochloa macra 

Brachyloma daphnoides 

Brachyscome rigidula 

Bulbine bulbosa 

C 

Calocephalus citreus 

Calotis anthemoides 

Calotis scabiosifolia var integrifolia 

Carex appressa

Carex breviculmis 

Carex inversa 

Cassia longifolia 

Cassinia aculeata 

Cassinia arcuata 

Cassinia longifolia 

Cassinia quinquefaria 

Cassytha sp. 

Centipeda cunninghamii 

Chamaesyce drummondii 

Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia 

Cheilanthes sp. 

Chloris truncata 

Chrysocephalum apiculatum 

Chrysocephalum apiculatum 

Chrysocephalum apiculatum (silver & green forms) 

Chrysocephalum apiculatum (silver) 

Chrysocephalum semipapposum 

Clematis leptophylla 

Comesperma ericinum 

Convolvulus angustissimus 

Convolvulus erubescens 

Craspedia variabilis 

Cryptandra amara 

Cryptandra amara var. longiflora 

Cymbonotus lawsonianus 

Cynoglossum australe 

Cynoglossum suaveolens 

D 

Damasonium minus 

Daucus glochidiatus 

Daviesia genistifolia 

Daviesia mimosoides 

Desmodium gunnii 

Desmodium varians 

Dianella longifolia 

Dianella revoluta 

Dichelachne crinita 

Dichelachne sp. 

Dichelachne sp. 

Dichelachne sp.1 

Dichelachne sp.2 

Dichondra repens 

Dillwynia sericea 

Diuris sp.

Diuris sulphurea 

Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima 

Drosera peltata 

Drosera sp. 

E 

Echinopogon sp. 

Einadia nutans 

Eleocharis acuta 

Elymus scaber 

Enneapogon nigricans 

Epilobium sp. 

Eragrostis benthamii 

Eragrostis trachycarpa 

Eriochilus cucullatus 

Eryngium ovinum 

Eryngium rostratum 

Eucalyptus bridgesiana 

Eucalyptus dives 

Eucalyptus dives x pauciflora 

Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (juvenile) 

Eucalyptus mannifera 

Eucalyptus melliodora 

Eucalyptus pauciflora 

Eucalyptus polyanthemos 

Eucalyptus rossii 

Eucalyptus rubida 

Eucalyptus viminalis 

Euchiton involucratus 

Exocarpos cupressiformis 

F 

Fimbristylis ? dichotoma 

G 

Galium gaudichaudii 

Geranium solanderi 

Geranium sp. 

Glycine clandestina 

Glycine tabacina 

Gompholobium huegelii 

Gonocarpus tetragynus 

Goodenia hederacea 

Goodenia hederaceae 

Goodenia pinnatifida 

Gratiola peruviana 

Greenhood rosettes

H 

Haloragis heterophylla 

Hardenbergia violacea 

Helichrysum rutidolepis 

Helichrysum scorpioides 

Helichrysum semipapposum 

Hemarthria uncinata 

Hibbertia obtusifolia 

Hovea heterophylla 

Hydrocotyle laxiflora 

Hydrocotyle tripartita 

Hymenochilus muticus 

Hypericum gramineum 

Hypoxis hygrometrica 

I 

Indigofera australis 

Isotoma fluviatilis 

J 

Joycea pallida 

Juncus fockei 

Juncus sp. 

Juncus sp. (3) 

K 

Kunzea ericoides 

Kunzea parvifolia 

L 

Lachnagrostis filiformis 

Laxmannia gracilis 

Lepidosperma laterale 

Leptorhynchos squamatus 

Leptospermum multicaule 

Leptospermum myrtifolium 

Leptospermum myrtifolium 

Leucochrysum albicans ssp albicans var tricolor 

Leucochrysum albicans ssp albicans var tricolor 

Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor 

Linum marginale 

Lissanthe strigosa 

Lomandra ? longifolia 

Lomandra bracteata 

Lomandra filiformis ssp coriacea 

Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis 

Lomandra filiformis var. coriacea 

Lomandra longifolia

L 

Lomandra multiflora 

Luzula densiflora 

Luzula sp. (? flaccida) 

Lythrum hyssopifolia 

M 

Melichrus urceolatus 

Microlaena stipoides 

Microtis ? unifolia 

Microtis sp. 

Myriophyllum sp. 

O 

Olearia sp. (low, suckering) 

Opercularia hispida 

Oreomyrrhis eriopoda 

Ottelia ovalifolia 

P 

Panicum effusum 

Persicaria prostrata 

Persoonia sp. 

Pimelea curviflora 

Pimelea glauca 

Pimelea sp. 

Pimelia ?linifolia 

Plantago sp. 

Plantago varia 

Poa labillardieri 

Poa meionectes 

Poa sieberiana 

Podolepis jaceoides 

Pomaderris eriocephala 

Poranthera microphylla 

Potamogeton sp. 

Potamogeton tricarinatus 

Pteridium esculentum 

Pultenaea microphylla 

Pultenaea subspicata 

R 

Ranunculus lappaceus 

Rubus parvifolius 

Rumex brownii 

Rytidosperma laeve 

Rytidosperma pallidum 

Rytidosperma sp.

S 

Schoenus apogon 

Scleranthus biflorus 

Senecio quadridentatus 

Senecio sp. 

Solanum linearifolium 

Solenogyne dominii 

Stackhousia monogyna 

Stylidium graminifolium 

T 

Thelymitra peniculata 

Thelymitra sp 

Themeda australis 

Themeda australis 

Themeda triandra 

Thysanotus patersonii 

Tricoryne elatior 

Triptilodiscus pigmaeus 

V 

Velleia paradoxa 

Veronica calycina 

Veronica perfoliata 

Vittadinia cuneata 

Vittadinia gracilis 

Vittadinia muelleri 

W 

Wahlenbergia ? multicaulis 

Wahlenbergia communis 

Wahlenbergia gracilis 

Wahlenbergia luteola 

Wahlenbergia sp (small flower) 

Wahlenbergia stricta 

Wurmbea dioica 

X 

Xerochrysum viscosum

The Gundaroo Tiller website is Walworth a sign up form for Joyce’s Monthly Guides at the b9tt9m f each 0agel This is focussed on our region.

The no-dig garden consists of 8 10cm (4”) layers – apart from compost and manure which should be 5cm (2”). 

Remember to water each layer thoroughly as you go.

Ingredients

Non Fertilizer

• Cardboard/newspaper

• Green weeds or grass clippings with no seeds or runners

• Straw

• Lucerne

• Compost

Fertilier

• Blood and bone 

• Lime

The Layers

1. First layer is cardboard and/or newspaper, followed by a dressing of blood and bone. Next, a layer of green weeds or grass clippings with no seeds or runners and apply lime. Number three is dry deciduous leaves or straw, followed by more blood and bone. The fourth layer is sheep manure, but you could use cow manure. Lay it on 5cm (2”) thick followed by some lime.

2. Layer five is lucerne and blood and bone. Layer six is more sheep or cow manure – laid 5cm (2”) thick and lime. Layer seven – more lucerne and blood and bone. And layer number eight is compost -just like icing on the cake.

This link will take you to the ABC Gardening Australia website to learn more about Bulb Lasagne.

Plant a Bulb Lasagne

‘PlantNet‘ is an application that allows you to identify plants simply by photographing them with your smartphone. It is also a great citizen science project: Find out more.. Get the app for IOS and Android

‘Seek‘ by Naturalist is an app that uses the image recognition to identify pants, animals, birds, amphibians and fungi . It is particularly useful for encouraging students to learn more about what is around them as users can earn badges for identifying different types of species. Find out more. Get the app for IOS and Android .

Rose Pruning and Care Thank you to Dennis Dempsey for allowing us to use this information

Straw Bale Garden

Canberra Organic Garden Society(COGS) planting guide for this region. Gardenate has a good planting guide with links to plant information which is helpful.

The Seed Collection