tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post2509251232526316934..comments2024-03-27T00:25:28.696+11:00Comments on Garden amateur: The time-lapse bushJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-12409503322883551552011-04-28T16:29:51.959+10:002011-04-28T16:29:51.959+10:00Officially they're called 'pollen presente...Officially they're called 'pollen presenters' because grevilleas are special, but I think antennae is a much better name! <br />I love your blog by the way, and look forward to every post :)Katie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-59248663351152614732011-04-26T00:09:40.639+10:002011-04-26T00:09:40.639+10:00What a unique bloom. I enjoyed seeing the flower a...What a unique bloom. I enjoyed seeing the flower at every stage of the process here. Too often we miss the bits of beauty that come before and after the flower has opened. Bravo!Kate/ Beyond the Brambleshttp://beyondthebrambles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-32267837249546410432011-04-25T06:38:06.511+10:002011-04-25T06:38:06.511+10:00Chandramouli, you're like my Pam with this pla...Chandramouli, you're like my Pam with this plant – love at first sight!<br /><br />Helen, I'm waiting about one week more for the bush to be in full flower, so I'll take a photo of it then. And that Canberra Gem is amazingly tough. Even Canberra itself, which is cold by Aussie standards, never gets that cold. They flower on new growth. Here in Australia they flower from winter through spring, but I'm not sure what effect -18° would have on its flowering. When pruning grevilleas, here in Australia you can confidently cut off up to one-third of the whole bush, but I'm not sure what to do in your climate.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-85218203988692251862011-04-25T05:52:17.762+10:002011-04-25T05:52:17.762+10:00How fascinating - can you bear to show us a photo ...How fascinating - can you bear to show us a photo of the whole bush as I cant imagine the overall effect.<br /><br />My Grevillia Canberra Gem survived down to -18C this winter and I pruned it as you suggested after flowering last year but probably not as robustly as I should. Do they flower on new growth or old growth as not as many flowers this year?Helen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-54220644836716685802011-04-24T20:05:13.328+10:002011-04-24T20:05:13.328+10:00Wow! I fell in love with this beauty the moment I ...Wow! I fell in love with this beauty the moment I see the first photo. How beautiful!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.com