Australian Natives

Overview

Australia has one of the oldest and most diverse varieties of plants of an country. Australian natives come from tropical areas to cold temperate snow covered mountains, and from inland deserts to fertile wet rainforests.

Develop your ability to identify, cultivate and plan management programs for varieties of Australian native plants, in a wide variety of situations, with this Australian Natives course from Warnborough College. This is relevant to not only Australia, but most parts of the world.

Course aims

• Compile a series of plant reviews with information on each plant variety, such as: Common Name, Plant Family, Genus & Species names, Variety (if applicable), Height, Width, Soil requirements, Environmental requirements, Cultural procedures (eg. propagation and pruning), Pest and disease susceptibility
• Visit nurseries and/or gardens and observe Australian plants
• Classify most significant cultivated native plants, to the family level.
• Determine cultural practices to maintain healthy native plants.
• Explain the identification and culture of eucalypts in your locality.
• Explain the identification and culture of native trees.
• Explain the identification and culture of acacias in your locality.
• Explain the identification and culture of native shrubs, including species of Acacia, Melaleuca, Callistemon and Leptospermum.
• Explain the identification and culture of different Proteaceous native plants, with particular emphasis on the genus Grevillea.
• Explain the identification and culture of a range of Australian Native ground covers and
• small shrubs.
• Determine commercially viable applications for different native plants.