tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post8008736976243396641..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: Protea "Pink Ice" flowering in my gardenDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-32840241541486949552010-11-01T21:13:11.556+11:002010-11-01T21:13:11.556+11:00Hi Ponti
Thanks.
I grow a few Proteas, but I also ...Hi Ponti<br />Thanks.<br />I grow a few Proteas, but I also grow our Australian native Waratahs, and many other related plants. Few are as showy as the Waratahs, though.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-79404002364003945312010-11-01T10:29:18.583+11:002010-11-01T10:29:18.583+11:00Hi Denis
I've just found your blog and it is ...Hi Denis<br /><br />I've just found your blog and it is really beautiful done. I love Protea as well as all of you do. Please continue providing information that you have done on this blog, so people like myself can have some benefit. Again the photos are just gorgeous!!<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PontiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-78343345885980036502009-10-24T20:22:46.601+11:002009-10-24T20:22:46.601+11:00Hi Jonty
Browner hue does not sound good.
They'...Hi Jonty<br />Browner hue does not sound good.<br />They're not often grown here as pot plants, as far as I know.<br />But then again, one has to try... even in England.<br />Best of luck with it.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-37732945006200359282009-10-24T19:53:02.300+11:002009-10-24T19:53:02.300+11:00Thanks Denis - I was growing outdoors all summer, ...Thanks Denis - I was growing outdoors all summer, and then moved it indoors (south facing big window full sun) in mid September when out side temperature dropped. It has a fairly steady temperature between 18 and 22 deg now, and the house is well ventilated. Bud is about 2cm long - nice and fat. Hue is turning a bit browner, which makes me concerned it is dead. I'm wondering if it would be better outside in a sheltered place.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792418712537951893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-75265940325686148022009-10-23T09:28:30.755+11:002009-10-23T09:28:30.755+11:00Hi Jonty
Thanks for dropping by my Blog.
In cool w...Hi Jonty<br />Thanks for dropping by my Blog.<br />In cool weather, they can develop very slowly indeed.<br />Are you really growing Proteas in Somerset?<br />Hardly natural environment, as you probably realise.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-37744330212158182312009-10-23T08:01:49.890+11:002009-10-23T08:01:49.890+11:00Great pictures. I have a pink ice that has been at...Great pictures. I have a pink ice that has been at stage 1 for months now and growing very slowly. How long did your buds take to develop?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792418712537951893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-68490659953541369382009-06-02T23:59:03.594+10:002009-06-02T23:59:03.594+10:00Thanks Michael
Thanks for visiting.
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The Proteace...Thanks Michael<br />Thanks for visiting.<br />.<br />The Proteaceae are very adaptable, but the Waratahs and Proteas do seem to love our soil, especially.<br />No doubt you can grow some of the drier country plants which would drown here in Robertson.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-26431364230399072712009-06-02T19:26:58.291+10:002009-06-02T19:26:58.291+10:00Hi Denis
My favourite plants are Proteaceae plants...Hi Denis<br />My favourite plants are Proteaceae plants. I've grown Pink Ice before and it's one of the better hybrids. Just remember to prune your proteas after they flower and they will grow into nice round bushes with lots of flowers each year and live for a long time.<br />Sounds like you've got the perfect soil to plant all sorts of wonderful plants. Mine is heavy loam over clay that I had to improve for drainage.<br />I'm jealous.<br />Cheers MichaelMichaelhttp://www.gardeningnativeplants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-34351285481757266182009-06-02T10:55:08.943+10:002009-06-02T10:55:08.943+10:00Hi Mick and Barbara
Thanks. My garden is not "...Hi Mick and Barbara<br />Thanks. My garden is not "spectacular" - perhaps the original concept was, but I forgot how fickle the human body is, and I needed two extended periods of hospitalisation, so the weeds took over when uncontrolled during two consecutive growing seasons.<br />Now I photograph the flowers which have survived - and I enjoy them even more for being so hardy. All the little things got swamped, unfortunately. But I still have plenty to appreciate.<br />Mick can you grow Proteas on the sand? They are quite successful in coastal NSW.<br />Barbara, you will have plenty of other things to grow instead. Of course, there are some tropical Proteaceae, but maybe not quite as showy as these South African ones. But the Stenocarpus and some Waratah relatives make up for that.<br />.<br />If there is one thing I have learnt since moving to Robbo it is precisely this point - grow plants which suit your soil.<br />Get that right and everything else falls into place.<br />.<br />Cheers<br /><br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-23889715112458804132009-06-02T09:21:14.889+10:002009-06-02T09:21:14.889+10:00Hi Denis, I love Proteas and your photos do great...Hi Denis, I love Proteas and your photos do great justice to a beautiful flower. I was also interested in your garden description, it sounds spectacular. I once stayed with friends in Colac, Victoria who at that time were growing Proteaceae for cut flower sales. The variety of foliage and flowers in this family are quite amazing.<br />Cheers<br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-76207618960310808272009-06-02T05:13:19.992+10:002009-06-02T05:13:19.992+10:00Lovely flowers and photos. It is fascinating how s...Lovely flowers and photos. It is fascinating how soil types change over the country and you obviously took account of this when you were planting. It sounds like the results are great. Here the soils are poor and acidic and of course plants must suit these conditions also.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.com