It has taken me three years to grow this small clump of Button Wrinklewort on my street verge. Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorynchoides) is critically endangered. At least 10 plants are needed to establish a self-sustaining population. I only have five in this patch. Who knows what the new year might bring?
If you are going to attempt growing some endangered plants, please make sure that you source seed or tubestock from a reputable supplier. We bought tubestock from a local nursery who often grows rare plants for the local government.
Happy New Year, everyone. Hope is a Button Wrinklewort.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
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That is exactly what hope is. ❤️
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Yep.
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Half way there. Hope you have a Happy New Year!!
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It is a challenge. 🙂
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Are you going to seed save and try to grow your own?
Happy New Year Tracy
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Happy New Year to you too, Brian.
I don’t know whether I will save seed. I’ll have to think about that. Because those ones are on public land, I wouldn’t be able to get a seed collection licence even though I planted them in the first place.
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I didn’t think about all the regulations 🙄
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A new plant for me to check out. Thanks. I grow milkweed for the Monarch Butterflys that stop by our place to dine. A few days ago, there were still a few hangers on that hadn’t made the trip to Mexico. Button Wrinklewort, now that is a name.
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It is a sweet little plant with a sweet little name. Confined to only a few locations in Australia. Sounds like those Monarch butterflies didn’t want to move on from your place. 🙂
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Happy New Year Tracy! I hope that you are successful in growing lots of Button Wrinklewort, and have a healthy year.
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Thank you, Anne. Same to you.
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Happy New Year, Tracy! May you and your endangered plants thrive!!
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Thank you, Liz. Happy New Year to you too. May you have a year of creativity and friendship.
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You’re welcome, Tracy. I believe that creativity and friendship are in store for me in 2025.
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Happy New Year, Tracy. 🙂
Good to hear you are establishing a rare and endangered plant. Makes all your verge planting so much more worthwhile.
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Thank you. And Happy New Year to you too. It is the least I can do to help.
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Happy New Year, Tracy!
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