Talk:Telopea truncata

Corinne's feedback
Just three minor issues:

1) In the middle of the first paragraph in Telopea truncata is the following sentence:


 * This character is, however, not specific to the Tasmanian waratah; all members of the subtribe Embothriinae have truncate seed wings.

In normal usage, it would be "This characteristic". I suppose "character" is a botanist's term. Would you consider using the more common "characteristic"?
 * that's fine - agree is more accessible Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:44, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

2) The following sentence appears in the middle of the section Telopea truncata:


 * Its flowers provide ample nectar and hence are a food source for bird visitors to the garden.

The sentence follows two sentences referring to England, so the reader might wonder whether "the garden" refers only to gardens in England. It's a little ambiguous.
 * I moved the sentence to before the mention of England Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:48, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

On a related point, you say that Telopea truncata "has done well in cultivation in England", but I don't recall reading anywhere in the article, except in the captions for images in the Cultivation and Description sections, anything specifically about cultivation of the plant in Australia.
 * "It grows best in a cool climate with ample water and good drainage," is a general note and a rather big euphemism for a plant that generally dies in any but the most temperate Australian gardens, however I am yet to find a source that is that blunt. Will see what more I can scrape up.... Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:53, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

3) Do you want Telopea truncata written out in full in the Ecology and Uses sections? Corinne (talk) 02:20, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I have abbreviated. I think I read somewhere that the name shouldn't be abbreviated at the beginning of a snetence, so I used the common name there. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:51, 14 December 2015 (UTC)