Editing Calyptrocalyx cultivation

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===Contributed by members of the South East Queensland chapter of ''PACSOA''

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''Nick Craig'' (D'Aguilar)
I have had no problems with this
genus over the past 2 years,
particularly with reasonable sized
potted specimens. I did lose ''Sanumb''
grown from seed, but I suspect that
was over watering!
Species In Ground:
''C. hollrungii'' - foliage is suffering due
to cold winds but is looking quite
resilient - about 0.5m high.
''C. albertsiana'' - smaller than above
but with similar characteristics.
Species In Pots:
''Mara, Brriau, polyphyllus, Sanumb'',
''Kal Tekyik, albertsiana. ''
All species doing well with the
characteristic red new growth on
some. ''Sanumb'' is 2 foot tall and
looking great.
They appear to be far less touchy
than one may think...looking at
their distribution. I am looking
forward to experimenting with how
much sun they can take and their
rate of growth. Overall a genus well
worth the effort...with the chance of
better things to come!
''David Tanswell'' (Bardon)
Not a lot of success with several
species apart from ''C. hollrungii'' and
''C. stenoglista''.
''C. albertsiana'' is still
hanging in there but no success with
''polyphyllus'', including reasonably
large potted specimens. Main
problem seems to be caused by
warm dry winds at this time of the
year.
''C. hollrungii'' is flowering and
''C. stenoglista'' is growing vigorously.
Specimens with little or no direct
sun do better.
''Phillip Arrowsmith'' (Ashgrove)
Phillip planted out a batch of the
newer species in the ground last
summer including ''C. polyphyllus'',
''C. albertsiana'', ''C. paucifiorus'' and
''C. sp "Sanumb"''. They have all done well in
a semi-shaded spot, completely
unaffected by winter, continuing to
produce new leaves. ''C. awa'' and
''Brriau'' are also fine but not quite as
vigorous as the others.
Also last summer Phillip planted out
a larger specimen of
''C. archibaldiana'' (several smaller
seedlings previously died) and a
''C. stenoglista'' which had been in a pot
in the glasshouse for some years.
These, plus a ''C. hollrungii'' do not
seem to be as happy as the others.
A ''C. spicatus'' is also growing, very
slowly, in a heavily shaded spot.
Others, such as ''C. sp "Demah Kapei"'',
''C. sp "Kal Ketyik"'' and ''C. mara''
remain in pots in the glasshouse for
the time being.
''Greg & Carlien Smith'' (Bulimba)
We are growing ''C. mara'', ''C. spicatus'',
''C. hollrungii'', ''C. stenoglista'',
''C. albertsiana'', ''C. polyphyllus'',
''C. paucifiorus'', ''C. awa'',
''C. sp. "Sanumb"'' and ''C. sp. "Kal Ketyik"''
in a shaded, moist, well mulched
area of our garden and all are doing
well, albeit after only 2 years in
ground. We have lost quite a few in
pots, in a glasshouse, some due to
short spells without water, others
(particularly ''C. albertsiana'') due to
heavy infestations of mealy bug.
Following the success so far in the
ground we are looking fodward to
planting out specimens of
''C. brriau'', ''C. micholitzii'',
''C yamutumune'' and
''C. sp. "Uah"'' (mottled) this summer.
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