GERALDTON WAX FLOWER
Chamaelaucium uncinatum, Geraldton wax, is a flowering plant endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub 0.5 to 4m high, bearing white or pink flowers June–November. The name uncinatum means...
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Wisteria (also spelled Wistaria or Wysteria) is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to...
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Making some stamps from various places in Melbourne! Good fun...This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,and also part of the Blue Monday meme,and also part of the Seasons meme.
View ArticleHEUCHERA
Heuchera is a genus of largely evergreen perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae, all native to North America. Common names include alumroot and coral bells.Heuchera have palmately lobed leaves on...
View ArticleHAWKWEED
Hieracium known by the common name hawkweed and classically as hierakion (from ancient Greek ιεράξ, hierax'hawk'), is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and closely related to...
View ArticleAUTUMN ROSE
A few roses in our garden are persisting to bloom, including this beauty, Rosa'Mr Lincoln' a fragrant, showy rose.This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme
View ArticleSPARROW IN SALVIAS
Sparrow sitting pretty, in amongst red salvias. Salvia splendens, the scarlet sage or tropical sage, is a tender herbaceous perennial native to Brazil, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft)...
View ArticleTHREE-CORNERED LEEK
The three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive weed in the Amaryllidaceae family, which is native to the Mediterranean and which can carpet large areas very quickly because of its rapidly...
View ArticleBLUEBELLS
Hyacinthoides hispanica (syn. Endymion hispanicus or Scilla hispanica), the Spanish bluebell, is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial native to the Iberian Peninsula. It is one of around 11 species in...
View ArticleBLACK TULIP
Blooming in our garden at the moment!This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme
View ArticlePHLOMIS
Phlomis is a genus of over 100 species of herbaceous plants, subshrubs and shrubs in the mint family Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region east across central Asia to China. The name Phlomis...
View ArticleRHODODENDRON
Spring flowers galore this year!This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme
View ArticleBAT FLOWER
Tacca integrifolia (white bat plant) has strange, almost bizarre flowers resembling a bat’s black face with white ears and long whiskers. It is found naturally in south-east Asia and from eastern India...
View ArticleRED POPPY
Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are derived. Opium is the source of many drugs, including morphine (and its derivative heroin), thebaine,...
View ArticlePRICKLY PEAR
Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavourful fruit and showy flowers. Cacti are well-adapted to...
View ArticleCREPE MYRTLE
Crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) are among the world's best-loved flowering trees. They are native to eastern Asia and are hardy in most parts of Australia. They are deciduous, vase-shaped trees...
View ArticleCLIVIA
Clivia is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names are Natal lily or bush lily. They are...
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