Can anyone tell me if gordonia (the fried egg plant) grows well in Qld as I have lost two and wonder if the climate is too hot for them. Does anyone know whether they grow by cuttings or seed please?
Jan my Tropical and Subtropical gardening book reads: difficult under humid conditions, at its best in cooler regions. You can propagate by seeds, by laying, or semi hardwood cuttings taken in late summer or autumn.
Plenty of info in the link below, it wont let me link you to Gordonia but click on 2001, then In the garden its under Trees and Palms,hope it helps.
They grow fine here. My mother has a nice one which flowers well every year. I have two. One is tiny and hasn't performed. The other is good - is about two years old - flowered last year. I've seen them hedged and thriving at Mt. Tambourine which is cooler. Perhaps your soil is the problem - have you tested it's ph?
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