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Carex appressa (Tall Sedge)

This is an ornamental tussock grass for damp localities, wetlands, ponds, dams and watercourses. Tolerates seasonal or temporary inundation. Butterfly attracting.

Carex appressa is now seeding but if you are interested in collecting seed, cut seed stalks with scetares and wear gloves as the plant blades are sharp.

Click here for detailed information on Carex appressa provided by the Australian Native Plant Society (Canberra).

  


Landcare nursery managers within YAN are requesting regional landholders who have large numbers of mature plants, which are part of the YAN Climate Ready list, to consider collecting local seed when the seed matures in coming months. If you are keen to assist in this venture please email Kath

Click here to view the full list of Climate Ready plants grown across our Landcare nurseries in Murrumbateman, Bowning-Bookham and Yass.

Callistemon sieberi (River Bottlebrush)

This Callistemon like many others is currently flowering, as detailed below. It grows in riparian shrublands, dry sclerophyll forests, gorges, and sand ridges between flood channels. Callistemon sieberi is an attractive, easy to grow plant which could be used in a shrubbery, as a screen or informal hedge or as part of a mixed border. It is usually a medium sized shrub around 2.5 m tall but can vary from 0.6 m to a small 8 m tree. It is fast growing with fine soft foliage and a showy flower display which attracts nectar feeding birds. It will tolerate drought, neglect and hard frosts.

Click here for further information on this Yass region Climate Ready plant available from the Australian National Botanical Gardens.


Landcare nursery managers within YAN are requesting regional landholders who have large numbers of mature plants, which are part of the YAN Climate Ready list, to consider collecting local seed when the seed matures in coming months. If you are keen to assist in this venture please email Kath

Click here to view the full list of Climate Ready plants grown across our Landcare nurseries in Murrumbateman, Bowning-Bookham and Yass.

Indigofera australis (Australian Indigo)

Indigofera australis, the Australian Indigo or Austral Indigo, is an attractive species of leguminous shrub in the genus Indigofera.

This plant is currently seeding but you need to watch this plant until the seed pods turn brown but before they split open dispersing their small seed. Again if you have multiple plants and are willing to collect mature seed contact Kath.

Click here for further information on this plant provided by the Australian Native Plant Society (Australia).

 


Landcare nursery managers within YAN are requesting regional landholders who have large numbers of mature plants, which are part of the YAN Climate Ready list, to consider collecting local seed when the seed matures in coming months. If you are keen to assist in this venture please email Kath

Click here to view the full list of Climate Ready plants grown across our Landcare nurseries in Murrumbateman, Bowning-Bookham and Yass.

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (Narrow-leaf Hop Bush)

This is a key Climate Ready plant which is one of 3 plant species in our Climate Ready trial. Plant species in the trial include Eucalyptus melliodora, this Dodonaea and Acacia deanei.

Some of these Dodonaea are currently seeding so if any of our trial participants are keen to collect seed from their plants this summer please contact Kath.

Click here for further information on this species from the Australian National Botanic Gardens.


Landcare nursery managers within YAN are requesting regional landholders who have large numbers of mature plants, which are part of the YAN Climate Ready list, to consider collecting local seed when the seed matures in coming months. If you are keen to assist in this venture please email Kath

Click here to view the full list of Climate Ready plants grown across our Landcare nurseries in Murrumbateman, Bowning-Bookham and Yass.

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