How to Make a Native Australian Garden

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Developments in Australian native plants and flowers are making them easier to propagate and providing gardeners with greater options in planting local flora. Native hybrids are created when improvements are made through experimenting with breeding techniques. A hybrid-cross, pairing two different native species, produces an improved plant type. The breeders choose the parent plants on the basis of individual characteristics with the aim of developing a more ideal specimen.

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