Learn to identify and grow Australian Wildflowers and Shrubs.  Be surprised how many of these stunning and unique plants can be cultivated successfully as far afield as the UK, the Middle East and North America.  While this course is designed to follow on from Australian Natives I, it may be taken by itself if your focus is on smaller growing natives (eg. wildflowers, clumping plants, etc).

Course Aims:

• Distinguish between different types of native wildflowers.
• Determine reliable information about the identification and culture of Australian wildflowers.
• Specify general cultural practices, including propagation, for different families of Australian native wildflowers.
• Explain the characteristics, including identification and culture, of heath like native wildflowers; with reference to both proteaceous and myrtaceous plants.
• Explain the characteristics, including their identification, culture and use, of wildflowers in the Asteraceae (ie. Daisy) family.
• Explain the characteristics, including identification, culture and use, of different legume wildflower genera.
• Explain the characteristics, including identification, culture and use, of different Australian native monocotyledons (ie. narrow-leaved plants).
• Prepare a planting design featuring Australian wildflowers.
• Develop a cut flower production plan, for a selected Australian wildflower.

There are 8 Lessons in this course:

1. Introduction
2. Growing Conditions
3. The Heaths and Similar Plants
4. The Daisy Family
5. The Legumes
6. Other common groups
7. The Monocotyledons
8. Commercial Applications: Growing Native Cut Flowers