Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria |
Rodger Elliot and his wife
Gwen have been propagating and growing Australian
plants since the 1950s and
for the greater part of that
time were involved in commercial horticulture. They were proprietors of retail and wholesale Australian
plant nurseries in eastern Melbourne until the end of 1992.
He has written a
number of horticultural
and botanical books and
contributes to local and
overseas horticultural publications. He is has been involved in co-ordinating Australian
plant breeding programs and also a member of the Royal
Botanic Gardens Board in Victoria.
In 2001 both he and his
wife Gwen received Order of Australia awards for their work
with Australian plants. Rodger's other awards include the
Australian Institute of Horticulture's Award of Excellence
for Outstanding Contribution to Horticulture, the
Australian Natural History Medallion and the Gold Veitch
Memorial Medallion from the Royal Horticultural Society
(UK).
He enjoys photography, especially when the results
live up to expectations.
He has had a special interest in cultivars of the Australian flora..
While his wild collections of herbarium specimens is limited, he has contributed to the herbarium of the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) over a period of years.
Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation in many parts, by Rodger Elliot and David Jones had already reached 23 editions by 1997, with new editions and a supplement to follow.
Source: Extracted from: Back cover flap of Encyclopedia of Australian Plants, Vol.6 & Vol.8, 2002
Portrait Photo: as above.
Data from 12 specimens