We have a great surprise for you this month with a new rare Orchid Fantasy Feature that will wet your tastebuds for the rare & collectable. We have restricted numbers of  these and strictly one per customer. Each month we will be doing three of these orchids in addition to our normal `fabulous orchids’.
There are several other selections of rare plants we have been able to procure as a oneoff for this catalogue. Hope you are enjoying the cooler weather as its nearly all over as we head into another fantastic spring of amazing plants.
From Bob & Bev Chalmers

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New on our Website...at www.paraplants.com

*This catalogue of new plants below are all in the shopping cart.

* This weeks Tip of the Week ` How to grow your Vanilla Orchid'

* Care Notes for Hoya, Titan Lily, Bat Plants & Vanilla Orchids all listed under Product Details when you click on a plant in the Shopping Cart.

* Last weeks `Tip of the Week'...5 minute Video on Hoyas ...now available in the Archives under `Important Information.'

*  Past weekly tips are available to you

in our archives under `Important Information'

*How Overpotting can kill your Plant'

* How to Care for Cordylines.

* Before that `How to spray vermicaste in your

garden'- & the previous on `How to Grow Bromeliads'

*Latest Blog 'The Quest for the Titan Lily'

* How to grow the Vanilla Orchid Vine (PS No more plants till summer)

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DID YOU KNOW

* You should be aware that the potting mix you buy your plant in from some nurseries may not be suitable for that plant in your environment. That is because the plant may have been in a closed glasshouse environment where all weather conditions are strictly controlled. Put it in your conditions and the mixes suitability can be suspect !!

* Papua New Guinea holds an incredible array of plants and animals. An amazing country with over 800 languages and tribal groups who still live off the land. Beautiful friendly people will greet you wherever you go with some city exceptions ....that are over publicised. It will probably never change and is one of the few places on the planet where you will find original relatively untouched cultures of people living a traditional lifestyle. If you learn pidgin which is easy you will be able to communicate with these people. Will we discover the rare plants of New Guinea this year. Hope so !!

TRUE LIES

Ted from Woombye near Nambour was in Brisbane and noticed a couple of city workers working along the city footpaths. Ted was quite impressed with their hard work, but he couldn't understand what they were doing.
Finally, he approached the workers and asked, "I appreciate how hard you're both working, but what the heck are you doing? It seems that one of you digs a hole, and then the other fella immediately fills it back up again.
One of the workers explained, "The third chap who plants the trees is off sick today."

....Meditation is Easy & You Don’t Need to be a Monk to do It.......
HOW TO MEDITATE....Did you know that the worlds top achievers & performers use one form of meditation or another ? A good reason to meditate is that when you go into the lower brainwave levels of alpha & theta...you actually go into a higher learning state. You can relax your mind by slowing it down and request it to do certain things under certain conditions !! Your subconcious will  kick in for you to react in the way you want at the right time when the situation arises. Heres one way to go into a meditative state:
1. Sit up with your back straight in a quiet place. Lift your eyes up once as if going into a `spelling bee’ & close your eyes.Take a deep breath and let it out slowly on a slow count.... 7 to 1.
2. Slow your breathing this way by repeating  another 4 times.
3. Relax your body focussing on every body part starting from your toes up to your head.
4. Visualise the colours of the rainbow from red to orange to yellow to green to blue to purple to violet. If you cant see the colours just imagine something that colour. As you get to violet imagine landing in a beautiful place in nature that you know. Then relax here as long as you wish.
Do this every day for about half an hour....its relaxing, peaceful & rewarding....practise it and its easy... The next step ...explained next time is what to do and say to yourself when meditating..
Next time ....the type of things you can achieve by making use of meditation

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LATEST PLANTS

Pachypodium saundersii

(1mFmABCD) A hard to get Pachypodium
which will
put on a 30cm
fat trunk quite
quickly and
makes an
amazing
natural Bonsai.
Its a low branch
-ing caudiciform (water storing fat plant). Unusual glossy white flowers in clusters at a

young age. From Africa, it goes dormant in winter and drops its foliage. Always keep

Pachypodiums on the dryer side in winter. Limited numbers. Filtered light to full sun but

water lightly.
These are large plants in 125mm pots.
.....Priced at $19.90 each

PS Pachypodium  means  thick foot.

NB  Sent Loose rooted to WA,Tas,NT and SA

.......Rarely Available..... Rarely Available......
BUDDHIST PINE

(5-10mEdFABCD)
Every
Buddhist 
Temple has
one in a pot.
This is  an
ancient
Podocarp
Pine  from
the mountains of Japan and China.
Good for Bonsai. Great hedging plant and responds well to pruning and shaping.

Revered for Feng Shui.
The receptacle  (aril) of the fruit is very edible but the attached hard seed is not ...but it

is easy to remove the seed.
Narrow column shape..Lovely short rosetting flat shiny podocarp leaves and dense

foliage. Can be kept in a pot.
For all climates.
Full sun or shade.
.......Priced at $8.90 each  (120 Parries)

...Highly Sought &  Hard to Get....

Polyscias balfouriana

Pennockii (2mFmAbcD) Beautiful cream  with  multiple  green
tones. on a
thick ruffle
edged  leaf.
This makes a
fantastic 
branching shade 
&  indoor plant
when confined 
to a pot. Gorgeous  outside in any coastal climate and it  will go deciduous outside

wihen temperatures hover around 4oC or lower.  Takes a light frost. Semi to full shade.

Keep on the drier side over winter....Priced at $9.90 each

PS  From the
Family Araliaceae

...........Hard to Get Native Hoya..........
BIG MAC (Vine*,**RfAbcD)
is a magnificent
native Hoya with
one of the larger
of all the Hoya
flowers,
each one being
often more than
75mm (3 inches)
in diameter in
clusters of 3-7
of them. They
are brilliant
purple-red in colour, usually with a white centre and hang on extremely slender stalks.

The fragrance is captivating. The leaves start as a heart shape then with a long arrow

shaped blade and acute points. New growth is an attractive bronze. This one needs to

be kept warm in winter, above 2oC. Easy to grow in warm conditions but don't let it dry

out too much between waterings. Filtered light. 
...Priced at  $12..90  (250 Parries) orThree for $29

.......Outstanding Foliage and Good Jam..............
DAVIDSON'S  PLUM (6mEdAbcD) Pink flowers & purple fruit

come straight out of its trunk !!
You can
make
delicious
jam or
wine out
of the
clustered purple fruits on this attractive little native rainforest tree. It forms several

stems each with a crown of striking and highly ornamental leaves.
Easy to grow in a protected position  and will then produce fruit in 3-4 years.
Found only in the rainforests of the Brunswick and Tweed Valleys of Northern NSW.

Probably best north of Sydney or equivalent or in warm situations.
.....Priced at $12.90 (180 Parries) each

Euphorbia lophogona

(1mABCD)
This is a weird
succulent that
grows one metre
of trunk which
swells and gets
thicker as it ages.
Displaying
quaint 2cm
flowers on top
in spring it produces small Frangipani like leaves.
Most climates would be OK, this one likes well drained conditions.  Sun or part shade.

In 100mm pots.
Priced at $8.90 each (150 Parries)

ORCHID FANTASIA
We have been given rare limited access to these hard to get
Collectors Orchids brought  together by 3 generations of the one Qld. family.
We will be doing 3 new orchids per catalogue.

Strictly one of each type per customer.

Howeara  Lava burst   
`Puanani’
AM/AOS This is a compact grower
to 30cm
and sends
multiple
long 30cm
sprays of
deep red
buttercup shaped flowers which are something to behold. Easy to grow under

shade....intermediate temperatures not much below 8°C. Intergeneric hybrid between

Leochilus, oncidium and Rodriguezia. Can get two flowerings each year.  Award of

Merit from the American Orchid Society.
In small 50mm pots these plants are 75mm tall & have recently flowered for the first

time.
...Priced at $16.90 each

Vascostylis  Pine River Blue

This is a Vanda crossed with
Rhynchostylis coelestis with
crowded spikes of 30cm
purple-blue flowers.Open
basket type pot but this
cross  takes  l more cold than
Vandas. Grow outside in cool areas.
Great flowerer througout year 
The thick roots actually grow in air. These are in 90mm pots...plants 100mm tall & wide

& not far off flowering.

....Priced at $29 each

Dendrochilum wenzelli

This amazing orchid is really
unusual with its upright shiny
blades from which sprout long
arching sprays with hundreds
of tiny orange flowers.
Easy to grow under
shadehouse conditions.

These plants are in 90mm pots, plants 150mm tall.
Spiking up now in June.
....Priced at $35 each

............What an Unusual Bromeliad !!..............
Deuterocohnia (30cmFmAbcD)
Deuterocohnia brevifolia is one of natures amazing plants.
Actually a
gregarious
ground dwelling
Tillandsia
from the
Bromeliad
Family it will intrigue you with its structure of masses of individual plants growing so perfectly together.
Blue-green colour with chartreuse flowers. In nature there are many natural hybrids. This is a very small 2cm rosette variety which gives the most effect!!
From Bolivia it grows to about 1m across mostly on hillsides on rocks. Keep completely dry in winter. Likes moisture in summer but not overly wet. Plant on a mound to get the best effect. Said to like acid conditions. Full sun to light shade.
These are very large plants in a 200mm pot. ...the surface of the pot is 70% covered with the plant body. Plants to WA, NT or SA will be removed from the pot and sent loose rooted. Limited numbers.
....Priced at $49 each















Horseradish (1.5mEdABCd)
Armoracia rusticana
syn. Cochlearia armoracia
is the real thing cultivated for its large white tapered root. It is a perennial plant which likes the colder climates. When frost kills off the leaves you dig the root which can be later used or replanted. The grated root with vinegar and cream makes the famous meat sauce.
....Priced at $9.90 each
PS From the Brassicaceae family, which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbages.

















Fabulous Orchids

Dendrobium Genting Red
Seedlings of this Hard Cane style Dendrobium with long sprays of purple/red flowers.
Shadehouse
conditions,
prefers solid
roof cover
(rain protection)
in the winter months, and keep on the slightly drier side at this time.
These  plants  are 150mm tall in 70mm pots.              ...Priced at  $16.90 each













Phalaenopsis Sogo Genkii x Sogo Vivien  Compact style

’Moth Orchid’
with medium size
flowers. Mauve
patterned on white
with a purple lip.
These are seedlings, and will vary slightly. Best grown indoors in an indirect but well lit position  These  plants are in 70mm pots, and are 120mm leaf span.              ...Priced at  $13.90 each














AFRICAN VIOLETS
Saint Paulia Hybrids...Grow them on a window sill or in filtered light,
using a wick or sit in
a saucer etc that
dries out...so you do
not overwater. No
overhead water.
..Priced at $7.90 each, two different for $13.90,
four different for $27, 6 different for $39

Pssst...tell me what you have &
I will send you different ones.
.......Parry - Sales exec.















CHAIN OF HEARTS (VAbcD)
Ceropegia woodii
This is a  well known very unusual  succulent plant from a strange family called Asclepiadaceae.
Incredibly quaint
tubular purple &
white flowers
Chain of Hearts has
fine wiry stems with
smallish green silver marbled heart shaped leaves that hang over the side of the pot.
Good in semi shade.  Keep on the dry side over winter and let it dry between waterings. You can propagate these by cutting or the small tubers at the base of the leaves.
These are well established plants in 125mm pots. Limited numbers one per customer....available to mid July only.
.              ...Priced at $16.90 each.















... All Frost Free Climates.......
MEDINILLA

Medinilla magnifica (2mAbcD)
A spectacular  Medinilla with hanging 
flower clusters that
combine bright
strawberry pink
flowers with large
showy mauve pink
bracts.This wonder
of nature clumps
readily providing
heaps of branchlets for these amazing flowers. Also known as Javanese Rhododendron, it is actually a native of the Phillipines.
We are finding this plant quite cold hardy and is suitable to all frost free climates, otherwise sheltered in winter. Shade.                    .....Priced at  $8.90 each (150 Parries)















GOLDEN BARRELL CACTUS (1.4mABCD) Echinocactus grusonii
This is an unusual
cactus now rare in
the wild. Can grow
to 1.8m in height
and spread ! Its
single pale green globe shaped  body
stretches upward in maturity becoming barrell shaped. Vivid yellow 5cm flowers from the top in summer in mature specimen. Ribbed and has attractive  spines that go golden. Although  these will grow in low temperatures they do not like heavy frost. Likes dry well drained conditions.
Native to Mexico. Full sun (best) or part shade. These plants fill a 100mm pot.
...Priced at $15.90 each (350 Parries)














*RED EDGE PANDANUS
(2mAbcD)
This unusual plant  will provide you with lovely red edged
lance like green
foliage to
two metres long.
The stems are 
slim and
erect and
symmetrical. and 
radiate from a central core.  A brilliant landscape plant.  Spectacular in the garden or as a foliage house plant.
Likes excellent drainage.  Native of Mauritius.  Full sun.
..Priced at $9.90 (170 Parries) each

ANTHURIUM COLLECTION OF TWO

Anthurium Green King’
This is an
amazing new 
colour... a
large  shiny
bright green
with almost
a neon effect.
As the flower
ages it goes
shiny dark green with a bright light green edge !!
Very structured spathe with a pretty white & green spadix.
 This is a new hybrid Anthurium from Holland
bred for massive flowering, clumping,
disease resistance and cold tolerance. Huge leaves and flowers.
              Limited numbers at this stage.

...Priced at $12.90 each or Both for $23

Anthurium `Pink Champ’
is a gorgeous small pink Anthurium ...
crinkled pink spathe with a pretty
pink...yellow
tipped spathe.
Clumps
 vigorously.
Nice plants.
Protect  from
winter cold.
Anthuriums have shiny, waxy and
often quilted spathes and a pointed spadix.....spectacular to look at, almost too good to be true. 
   Native to Sth America  Anthuriums can be grown out of direct sunlight on patios,etc.
They can be divided easily and pot up into a coarse mix of
say 40%Coarse composted bark, 50% normal well drained
 potting mix and 10% charcoal...you can add `10% blue metal if you have it.
    

...Priced at $12.90 each or Both Anthuriums for $23

PS Anthurium Tip of the week is coming up soon.

MEXICAN GOLD BUSH (2mAbcD) Galphimia gauca - Will delight you with its bright
whirling
clusters of gold
star shaped
flowers with
prominent
anthers.
Its  red stems
are literally weighed down with flowers - lasting weeks. Likes it on the dry side. Feature or can be clipped to a hedge. Full sun in all warm climates.
..Priced at $6.90 (120 Parries) or 3 for $18.90
















GARDENIA MAGNIFICA (1m*AD) Gardenia augusta `magnifica'
will give you great big pure white highly

scented double flowers in spring and

summer. It produces the largest flowers

of the augusta cultivars.
Plant some under your window sill

so the lovely aroma can drift through

your house.The  parent  is  native to

southern China. Gardenias like warmth and humidity. Light shade to full sun.

...Priced at $7.90 or Three for $21















*Snowball Agapanthus
(20cmFABCDE)
This a brilliant dwarf white Agapanthus.
Great as a
border or spot
colour plant. The
flower spikes
are about 50cm
tall. Arching 
evergreen 
shiny clumping straplike foliage. Like being on the dry side. Drought and frost resistant. Full sun or shade.
...Priced at $8.90 (150 Parries) or 3 for $23
















FEATURE ON AGLAONEMAS
Collection of Three

Pronounced
Ag- (as in the Ag in Ag-riculture)   
-lo- (as in the Lo in Lo-rry)
-nema (as in the Nema in Nema-tode)

Aglaonema Collection of Three

Gorgeous coloured, structured and textured plants that are so easy care you cant go wrong
Because
they love
shade they
handle indoor
conditions
with ease and
in warm areas
they will light up any garden. Branch readily for you. They are tough & handle a variety of conditions and are relatively pest resistant and long lived.
There are 40 species of Aglaonema and they are from the Family Araceae and hail from Asia. They have  a green-white spathe that present red berries. They love humidity and moist but not wet soil.
One of the worlds great ornamental plants.
We have 3 Variations

Aglaonema `Snow White’

White Markings
See the photo
to the right.

Aglaonema `Paradise Silver’
Silver Markings are vivid on this darker green.
See the photo at the Top

 Aglaonema `Silver Green’
More solid Silver Markings giving a pastel green tone laid over darker green. Very pretty.

..Priced at $8.90 ea (150 Parries) or all 3 for $23
















NATIVE FERN COLLECTION
of THREE

LEATHER FERN  (1.5mFABCD)
Rumohra adiantiformis. The foliage on this one is so attractive it is sought after by florists for cut
flower arrangements
due to its beauty
and lasting qualities.
Growing off a
rhizome Leather
Fern is very
resistant to frost and drought but it does love plenty of moisture. It can be easily divided by cutting through the rhyzome.Grows on rocks & logs & as an epiphyte on trees. From all the Eastern States including Tasmania.  In 100mm pots.
....Priced at $11.90 each (150 Parries)                    

















...Two Hard to Get Natives....

Native Blechnums  (1.2m**ABCD) These two are attractive and extremely hardy native Blechnum Ferns with large and broad pinnate fronds up to 1.2m tall.  Bronzed new growth. There are 18 different native Blechnums in Australia These two are different to each other in appearance.

(1m**AbcD)  Found in sandy soils in swampy areas.

Will grow in light shade or full sun and like all ferns

it thrives on moisture. Long thick rhizomes was

good bushtucker to make `flour’ Beautiful erect fern.

....Priced at $11.90 each (160 Parries)

Blechnum camfieldii (1.2m**AbcD- very attractive glossy fern with bronze new growth. Thick rhizomesWill grow in shade or full sun and like all ferns it thrives on moisture. Beautiful fern. Found in Southern Qld & NSW south to Sydney in swampy areas near salt water lakes and rivers.Forms a trunk. The unusual newer very upright central fronds are usually present.

..Priced at $11.90 each (160 Parries)













.....Grows in Full Sun....
Aethiopicum Maidenhair
`(50cmAbcD)
This is a rich green densely foliaged, medium growing
Maid. Will grow
in full sun with
enough moisture
Maidenhairs 
require warm
bushhouse or sheltered conditions.Keep under cover & under watering is best.

Priced at $11.90 each (160 Parries)















PARKERI  PTERIS (60cmABCD
Pteris  cretica
parkeri  is a
very heavily
serrated bold,
deep green
Pteris with
arching fronds. A lovely distinct Pteris.
A fast growing fern it is easy to grow in a pot, basket , indoors, bushhouse or shaded garden position. Suited to all climates even the coldest. These are very attractive ferns. In 100mm Pots. 
...Priced at $11.90 each  (150 Parries)















BEARS PAW FERN  (60cmAbcD)
Aglaomorpha meyeniana   develops large flattened

rhizomes like a bears paw. This is a very attractive

 fern and the large dark green leaves are also flat

and grow up to 60 cm long and are seen to

erupt up out of the rhyzome.
Easily grown in a pot or basket in a very coarse mix.

Become dormant in winter and best kept

quite dry at this time. In 100mm pots.  
Priced at $12.90 each (170 Parries)

BROMELIADS

Brilliant pink compact flower that lasts for