Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Australian Arborea, 1 by

wrote:
Hi Alan ...I don't know who sent you the Australian seeds but they are likely from the seeds grown from my seedling Arboreas ID ed (seeds supplied) by Alistair Hay as the true species Arborea, So they are likely (if they came from any of the Australian friends on our Brug thread ) to be the true species Arborea.
When mine bloom the Calyx is usually very long (I call it the green sleeves look) it is self fertile. They spot blooms most of the year except in the heat of Summer over 30C . If they are slow to bloom they are in too much shade. The ones in a lot of shade are slower to bloom , the one getting a fair bit of sun bloomed quite quickly ...6/8 months. Good drainage is essential. Yours look wonderful. Since those seeds you have went through ...I am happy to send you some of my next lot of seeds.I would have before but I thought we were not allowed to.
This poor little darling has been blown about in the Winter wind but you can see the full face.