Acacias and Clematis
30/08/10 16:51 Filed in: NEC News
Some of the plants in
common land that are in glorious full bloom right
now are the acacias (or wattles) and Clematis
microphylla.
The acacias provide magnificent colour from early August at a time when little else does, and we have six local species to choose from. Acacias in their natural setting are the colonisers - they live fast and die young and are among the first plants to return after bushfires or when bush is cleared. Their role is to fix nitrogen into the soil until the slower growing plants can reappear. So if you love acacias plant them every few years. Depending on the species and the conditions they will live between 3 - 15 years.
The clematis after which our street is named is a delicate and beautiful climber that will twine up a fence, a tree or cover a bush without harming its host (see pictures below). For more info on these plants, see our Indigenous Plant e-book at:
http://www.aaev.net/management/nec/nec_documents/files/
Indigenous%20plants%20at%20AAEV.pdf
Jenni McGlennon
The acacias provide magnificent colour from early August at a time when little else does, and we have six local species to choose from. Acacias in their natural setting are the colonisers - they live fast and die young and are among the first plants to return after bushfires or when bush is cleared. Their role is to fix nitrogen into the soil until the slower growing plants can reappear. So if you love acacias plant them every few years. Depending on the species and the conditions they will live between 3 - 15 years.
The clematis after which our street is named is a delicate and beautiful climber that will twine up a fence, a tree or cover a bush without harming its host (see pictures below). For more info on these plants, see our Indigenous Plant e-book at:
http://www.aaev.net/management/nec/nec_documents/files/
Indigenous%20plants%20at%20AAEV.pdf
Jenni McGlennon