The Australian Plants Society (Victoria) is dedicated to promoting, growing and the conservation of Australian native plants, in gardens, community areas and their original environments.
COVID-19 Virus Notice
In line with ongoing advice on COVID-19, restrictions may apply to APS-related events.
We will try keep event status up to date, but please contact the event organiser if in any doubt.
Many nurseries are still open, although with some restrictions, and they welcome your business. Please phone the nursery to check current restrictions before going there.
Looking at travelling to the Mallee in Vic or SA in Spring? Perhaps more of our great local field guides can be turned into Apps? ![]()
This one has terrific ID photos and text!![]()
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apps.apple.com/au/app/mallee-plants-of-sa-and-vic/id1161161477
Mallee Plants of South Australia and Victoria
itunes.apple.com
Inspiring work growing Victoria's grassland species - we need to preserve the small remaining untouched areas. www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2020/03/15/reclaiming-victorias-flowering-native-grasslands?fbclid=Iw...
Reclaiming Victoria's flowering native grasslands
www.sbs.com.au
A small garden patch in a Melbourne seaside suburb is providing a fascinating window on a past landscape of the region.
Lechenaultia biloba from WA. It is a beautiful small plant for a pot or hanging basket. In the garden it must have very well-drained soil and loves sandy soil. Available at many nurseries.
One of the amazing things about a first trip to Western Australia is not only seeing new species of plants but whole new genera of plants. Here are some photos from a Friends of the Cranbourne Australian Garden trip to WA in 2017 (my first). ![]()
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Many are from the Wongan Hills area North West of Perth. See if you can identify them - some are well known and I have names - but most need identification. Just to confuse you some of the photo names I called them turned out to be incorrect! They have all been posted in iNaturalist.![]()
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Chris Clarke