Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Apr 10th 2006, 9:06 pm
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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
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
Apr 10th 2006, 9:21 pm
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by chris and farideh
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
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
http://people.aapt.net.au/wildog/rhodo1.html
Apr 10th 2006, 9:26 pm
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Thankyou very much. You are a star!
Chris
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Apr 10th 2006, 9:28 pm
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by chris and farideh
Thankyou very much. You are a star!
Chris
Chris
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Apr 10th 2006, 9:45 pm
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by chris and farideh
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
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
Apr 11th 2006, 8:02 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
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.
Apr 11th 2006, 8:21 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by chris and farideh
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
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
Apr 11th 2006, 8:23 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Like your ancestors???
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.
Apr 11th 2006, 8:37 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
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.
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
Apr 11th 2006, 8:40 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Grayling
Rhododendrons are Not native UK flora.
There are large scale eradication programmes in operation in several areas
There are large scale eradication programmes in operation in several areas
Cheers
Buzzy
Apr 11th 2006, 8:41 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Grayling
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
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
Apr 11th 2006, 8:47 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Excellent. I shall begin paraquatting my neighbours gardens immediately.
Cheers
Buzzy
Cheers
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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
Apr 11th 2006, 8:50 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Woohoo! Fear the rampaging Rhododendrons!
http://www.greenfingers.com/articledisplay.asp?id=1328
Be very afraid :scared:
G
Apr 11th 2006, 9:08 am
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Grayling
"And here is the news. Rampaging Rhodedendrons took over the small Scottish town of Bumspeak yesterday......"
Sorry
in a silly mood....Cheers
Buzzy
Apr 11th 2006, 6:21 pm
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Re: Does Australia have Rhoderdendrons?
Originally Posted by Grayling
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
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