Australian Natives I

Lesson Structure

There are 9 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction
   • Scope and Nature of Native Plants
   • Taxonomy: Botanical and Horticultural Nomenclature
   • Binomial System
   • Levels of Division
   • Plant Families
   • Species, Hybrids, Varieties and Cultivars
   • Botanical Keys and their Use
   • Origins of Australian Plants
   • Continental Drift
   • Resources for More Information
   • Sources for Seed Information
2. Cultural Techniques
   • Cultivation
   • Pests, Diseases, Environmental Problems, Nutrition
   • Soils
   • Improving Soil Structure
   • Soil Water Management
   • Compost
   • No Dig Growing Techniques
   • Feeding Natives
   • Pruning
   • Temperature
   • Planting, Staking, Mulching
   • Special Planting Techniques
   • Natives for Shade
   • Controlling Weeds
   • Propagation; seed, cuttings, etc
   • Stock Plants
3. Eucalypts
   • Introduction
   • Types of Eucalypts; gums, stringybarks, boxes, ironbarks, yates, peppermints, etc.
   • Hybrid Eucalypts
   • Eucalypt Cultural Requirements
   • Review of Important Eucalypt Species
4. Native Trees
   • Casuarina; Casuarina and Allocasuarina, Gymnostoma and Ceuthostoma
   • Casuarina Culture
   • Review of Casuarina and Allocasuarina species
   • Australian Conifers: Overview
   • Cupressaceae: Actinostrobus, Calitris, Diselma
   • Araucariaceae; Araucaria
   • Podocarpaceae; Dacrydium, Microcachrys, Microstrobos, Phyllocladus, Podocarpus
   • Taxodiaceae:
   • Macadamias
   • Brachychiton
   • Angophora
   • Lophostemon
5. Acacias
   • Introduction to Legumes; Papilionoideae, Caesalpiniodeae and Mimosoideae
   • Overview of Acacia
   • Acacia Cultural Requirements
   • Review of Important Acacia species
   • Elements of drawing a Landscape Plan
   • Landscape Design Procedure
6. Myrtaceous Australian Plants
   • Review of the Myrtaceae Family
   • Callistemon overview
   • Callistemon Culture
   • Important Callistemon cultivars and species
   • Leptospermum overview and Culture
   • Important Leptospermum Species
   • Baeckea
   • Calothamnus
   • Calytrix
   • Eugenia
   • Homoranthus
   • Kunzea
   • Melaleuca
   • Micromyrtus
   • Scholtzia
   • Syzygium
   • Verticordia
   • Thryptomene
7. Grevilleas
   • Grevillea Overview
   • Types of flower: Erect Cluster, Toothbrush, Pendant, Cylinder
   • McCilveray’s Classification into eleven main groups
   • Flower and Leaf Terminology
   • Review of Low Growing Grevilleas
   • Banksia Type Hybrids
   • Hybrid Parents from tropics and sub tropics
   • Poorinda Hybrids
   • Review of many Important Species
   • Culture
   • Related Proteaceae Natives: Dryandra, Hakea, Banksia, Telopea
8. Ground Cover and Small Shrubs
   • Overview of Fabaceae (Egg and Bacon) Plants
   • Brachyzema
   • Castenospermum
   • Clianthus
   • Gastrolobium
   • Gompholobium
   • Goodenia
   • Hardenbergia
   • Hovea
   • Jacksonia
   • Kennedya
   • Oxylobium
   • Swainsonia
   • Viminaria
   • Boronia; overview and culture
   • Boronia species
   • Prostanthera
9. Commercial Applications
   • Fragrant Natives
   • Uses for Eucalyptus
   • Uses for Grevilleas
   • Uses for Acacia: timber, tanning, cut flowers, food, etc
   • Aboriginal Uses for Acacias
   • Growing Natives in Containers
   • Bush Tucker