Comments on: Christmas in a native garden http://www.yuruga.com.au/archives/christmas-in-a-native-garden/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew Radke http://www.yuruga.com.au/archives/christmas-in-a-native-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Andrew Radke Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:27:48 +0000 http://www.yuruga.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-67 Yes, Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus can have a strong smell when it flowers, and some people (not everyone) find it a bit overpowering. However, I think the benefits of this plant far outweigh the occasional strong smell, since it is very tough, hardy and fast growing, it is a very good screen plant, it has beautiful pink new growth, and the flowers are really pretty. If you are one of the people that really don't like the smell, then plant it down-wind so that the smell won't bother you. Yes, Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus can have a strong smell when it flowers, and some people (not everyone) find it a bit overpowering. However, I think the benefits of this plant far outweigh the occasional strong smell, since it is very tough, hardy and fast growing, it is a very good screen plant, it has beautiful pink new growth, and the flowers are really pretty. If you are one of the people that really don’t like the smell, then plant it down-wind so that the smell won’t bother you.

]]> By: Helen Thompson http://www.yuruga.com.au/archives/christmas-in-a-native-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Helen Thompson Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:59:24 +0000 http://www.yuruga.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-61 Hi We produce the books titled Flora of Australia, and as such we get some more horticultural enquiries from the public whereas we tend to have more botanical information. So could you help me with this query. Does Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus have an unpleasant smell (when flowering I think) that is similar to old cabages. He said he couldn't work out if it was the Phyllanthus or the drain, but was going to pull out the Phllanthus if it ended up with them making the smell. Thanks Helen Hi

We produce the books titled Flora of Australia, and as such we get some more horticultural enquiries from the public whereas we tend to have more botanical information.
So could you help me with this query.
Does Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus have an unpleasant smell (when flowering I think) that is similar to old cabages. He said he couldn’t work out if it was the Phyllanthus or the drain, but was going to pull out the Phllanthus if it ended up with them making the smell.

Thanks

Helen

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