Banksia

[waddles]

Hi all, I cannot believe I actually have a question needing an answer, as much of what I've needed to know is already explained and then so much more I never thought of. In my opinion,it makes a big difference relating, when the majority of members come from Oz.
My question being please, can Banksia be stored in any way. This is my girl's favourite native flower, but not readily available. I've seen some on the tree that are dried, is this a possible way of storing it,or would it become toxic?
I know it is off topic, but I read someone mention about viruses, through fault of our own, we not long ago was infected with the festy virus and was without our computer for a while. Our subcription is soon to run out and after my daughter did alot of research, we were amazed to read how much of a problem Norton's 2005 is for AMD processors. People's computers were even crashing.Just thought I would share.
Boy I am so glad I now have comp access to this forum. I've been glued to the screen most of yesterday and now today,catching up.
Thankyou for the wealth of knowledge.

[pollyparrot]

hi a friend of mine who does possum care freezes hers never asked her exactly how though

[AussieBirds]

Banksia flowers dont become toxic Waddles and it's quite safe to dry them out as is done with Sunflowers or as Vickie says they can be frozen and the thawed out later as needed.

I must say that I have been using Norton's anti virus for as long as i have been using computors which is a few years now and I can honestly say I have never had an ounce of trouble with them and always found it to be excellent. At the moment I am running the 2003 version and I was told that it caused all kinds of problems also but as it turned out it was something to do with a fire wall and was no big deal to fix. I have also found that if i have had any problems at all the problems have been covered on the Symantic website or i just email the support and they will answer with a fix.

We are Glad you like our forum and as owner I am very proud of the members and the information they give.

John

[Smiley]

The flowers that do not bruise can be stored at 0 - 2°C for 2 - 3 months, But decay can be a problem...There are only some that can be stored..You would have to remove any foliage from the flowers.

Polly would have to have the names of her freind to find out which ones..They are.

Natalie

[waddles]

Thankyou so much for your replies, I am so pleased Cheeky can have a supply on hand.This is great news.

Yes John we are the same with the 2003, this is fine. It was the AMD processors like ours, that seemed to have most problems with the 2005, not pentium.
Thankyou again.