Duboisia myoporoides cultivation

[Ed Dunkel]

Does anyone have experience with this one. Does it require moist soil, protected position, is it reasonable hardy, etc...

Particularly for cultivation in the south (victoria). I have seen a tree in the RBG-Melbourne so it should be possible.

Cheers for any helpful hints.

E D

[Rimbaud]

I've been growing them from seed in part-shade positions or inside the shadehouse (50% fabric)

Water every day, they seem pretty resistant to problems in regular soil... The only probs i ever had was a bit of dusty white mold, which went away with a bit more sunlight. They've been growing to about 15 cm high in around a year, that seems to be the growth rate at my place.

So not spectacularly fast growing, but a typical hardy solanaceous beast i reckon...

[JumpedAngel]

yeah...

A couple of the ripe droops were on the ground when I was there.

I tried it the first time and they all failed, nothing broke the surface, damp soil in a cold-frame.

I managed to pick up a couple of droops again at the end of the season and planted them in moist soil, standing in water tray, inside of a cold-frame.

After about a week I got a hold of some 'seed starter' and watered some of that in, then about a week after that Rimbaud sent me some GA-3 so I watered in some of that in, then after about another week I noticed that I had about 6 seedling out of two of the most sorrowfull looking drupes I had ever seen, now I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[Ed Dunkel]

I should have specified. I have a plant, and it is doing well in a pot. I'm just thinking of planting it up un the garden. What would be a good position?

[Rimbaud]

The ones at the Mt Annan gardens in Sydney are actually exposed, in pretty much full sun, on a fairly windy slope on one side of the mountain. I remember sweating in the full sun as i searched for berries They seem to be doing well. But i have heard many times that they want a bit of shade. Maybe they are just hardy as buggery

[Ed Dunkel]

Here is a piccie of it:



I have it in full sun against a warm wall. It likes it. I do keep it moist most of the time. I just hope it makes it through the Melbourne winter (thus where to put it)

[flora]

i had mine growing in a pot in perth, at the front of my house which got pretty much full sun. not that it was totally happy like that but when i watered, it would always look the picture of health. it grew to about 1M before i had to move on. so ye i think they are very hardy, probably fine in full sun if there is regular water (which is scarce these days anyhow). part shade would do great i reckon

[roughbarked]

Being a plant found in forest, it stands to reason that it will prefer semi-shade at some stages of its life but once established it is clear that this plant will enjoy some sun.

This species odoesn't occur outside the rain band it lives in which indicates that it is less drought hardy than otherwise may be assumed.

All natives respond very quickly to a good water. Some die more quickly without it.