Showing posts with label Xanthorrhoea. Show all posts
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Monday, December 7, 2009

Grass Trees - Xanthorrhoea - at Cranbourne





Cranbourne Botanical Gardens, outside Melbourne, Victoria, has a wonderful collection of Xanthorrhoea. One specimen, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii is 400 years old. Flower growth is triggered by fire, and the flowers can grow 2-3 cm per day