Have
you ever heard of a Plantsman/Nurseryman named Bill Cane. Bill was a
well known local that lived in this district and a good friend of our
friends here in town. Bill has been dead for quite some time, but his
plants are still a reminder of his love of the Australian Native plants.
The main photo in the header of Just Correas Facebook page, shows
one of Bill's never released Correas, which I've affectionately named
after him and is only grown between two of us in town. Other plants of
Bill's are still around, a pink Hardenbergia, or what about a white form
of Diggers Speedwell which is a beautiful plant which he collected from
Mt Imlay, but everyone thinks there is only one colour. His most famous
plant was Banksia canei.
My friend and Bill's, wrote a great story about Bill Cane, well worthy of a read if you get the time, you can find it here - http://www.bencruachan.org/bill_cane.htm
The true legacy of Bill Cane will never be fully known, as not all
about him is in a book. Bill Cane and Jean Galbraith were great friends,
Jean's work forms another story about the native plants in Victoria. A
great lady of her time too.
Wiki also have a small insight into Bill Cane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cane