BREEDING AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE

D. Growns , M. Webb
Australia has about 25,000 native plant taxa, with over 12,000 of these occurring naturally in Western Australia. Only a fraction of these taxa have been systematically investigated for their suitability as ornamental plants in home gardens or public landscapes. Over the past 12 years, Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Western Australia has developed a selection and breeding program on Australian native plants. The program is targeting intraspecific, interspecific, and intergeneric hybrids with novel or improved attributes for display in Kings Park and for the Australian and International ornamental plant markets. A key focus is on the identification of plants with climate adaptability and low water requirements.
Growns , D. and Webb, M. (2012). BREEDING AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE. Acta Hortic. 937, 1093-1096
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.937.136
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.937.136
selection and breeding, ornamental plants, climate adaptability, low water use
English

Acta Horticulturae