The Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group has been closed.
This website is now dedicated to the growing of Waratahs and Flannel Flowers
Maria Hitchcock OAM is the former leader of the Study Group.
She runs Cool Natives Nursery which is occasionally able to supply plants.
The Wildflower Industry Network in NSW has commercial members who supply the cut flower trade.
Waratahs and Flannel Flowers are iconic Australian native plants yet few Australian gardeners are able to grow them successfully in their gardens. So far some work has been done with commercial production of both genera but a gap remains with the home gardener. Many people have tried growing both with little or no success. There are a number of new Waratah hybrids, such as the Shady Lady series, becoming available through nurseries and these are selling well.
It is still difficult to source Flannel Flower plants apart from a few specialist nurseries. While there are several commercial growers doing interesting work with Flannel Flowers, no one to my knowledge is supplying the larger mainstream nurseries.
Webmaster
Maria Hitchcock
This website is now dedicated to the growing of Waratahs and Flannel Flowers
Maria Hitchcock OAM is the former leader of the Study Group.
She runs Cool Natives Nursery which is occasionally able to supply plants.
The Wildflower Industry Network in NSW has commercial members who supply the cut flower trade.
Waratahs and Flannel Flowers are iconic Australian native plants yet few Australian gardeners are able to grow them successfully in their gardens. So far some work has been done with commercial production of both genera but a gap remains with the home gardener. Many people have tried growing both with little or no success. There are a number of new Waratah hybrids, such as the Shady Lady series, becoming available through nurseries and these are selling well.
It is still difficult to source Flannel Flower plants apart from a few specialist nurseries. While there are several commercial growers doing interesting work with Flannel Flowers, no one to my knowledge is supplying the larger mainstream nurseries.
Webmaster
Maria Hitchcock