Growing waratahs
I used to think that Australian native plants are boring and not worth growing in my backyard. That was years ago but now I’m starting to like them more and more each day, especially the waratahs and proteas. Not only are these plants more suited to the Australian conditions they are also unique usually found only in Australia or maybe South Africa and South America when all these 3 continents were parts of a super continent called the Gondwanaland.
I’ve been trying to grow some waratahs down my back fence where the soil is very poor. I read somewhere before that they like poor soil and don’t need much water and able to survive hot Australian summer. They lied coz all my waratahs died in the first summer I planted them! Despite what they say these plants still need moisture like all plants except they need good drainage so they don’t have wet root system that would kill them just as fast.
Determined not to fail again I planted more waratahs in their places and this time I also install watering hoses next to them so they can be watered more efficiently. I will also remember to keep the surrounding soil moist but not wet and give them some shelter in the heat of summer.
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