Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Hi Guys,

this may be another silly question, but I have a growing passion for Rhoderdendrons, and I was wondering if they have them in Australia?

Any one know?

Many thanks

Chris

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

try this site.
http://people.aapt.net.au/wildog/rhodo1.html

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Thankyou very much. You are a star!

Chris

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

no worries.
Tess xxx

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Yes. In fact, we have most of the more common UK flora, thanks to home-sick British colonials who did their best to recreate home Down Under. :)

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Like your ancestors??? ;)

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

In fact, Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, has an annual rhododenron festival, in November I believe. Azaeleas too are popular.

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Um, I don't think so. :confused:

My father was a British ex-pat who came to Australia in the 1960s, while my mother was born in Australia to a British ex-pat naval officer who came to Australia in the 1950s after serving on the HMS Taciturn during WWII.

I'm not exactly sure what my ancestors got up to in their spare time, but I reckon it would have involved mowing lawns, sipping tea, munching cucumber sandwiches and swearing at Don Bradman. :cool:

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Rhododendrons are Not native UK flora.

They originated in China and were introduced to the UK relatively recently.

They have now become a pest and are destroying large areas af the Snowdonia national park, the Lake district and elsewhere :scared:

There are large scale eradication programmes in operation in several areas

G

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Excellent. I shall begin paraquatting my neighbours gardens immediately.

Cheers

Buzzy

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Woohoo! Fear the rampaging Rhododendrons! :eek:

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Trouble is you can't poison the buggers :scared:

They have to be pulled up by the roots otherwise they will spread again.

That is why they are so difficult to get rid of.

G

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

Here you are Vash

http://www.greenfingers.com/articledisplay.asp?id=1328

Be very afraid :scared:

G :D

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

OMG!!! There's an island called Colonsay ????!!!

"And here is the news. Rampaging Rhodedendrons took over the small Scottish town of Bumspeak yesterday......"

Sorry :o in a silly mood....

Cheers

Buzzy

Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
 

very true, they are the modern day triffid :eek: