I’m wondering if I’ll have the same issue in South Australia with it suckering? Thinking of planting a row out…
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the festive flowers of Baeckea virgata
I have been admiring this lovely screening hedge on a busy road for years, always driving by too busy to stop when it is in flower. But at last I made the time to stop and photograph this row of Baeckea virgata in full festive flower last week, I think it rivals NSW Xmas bush…
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The glossy leafed Eupomatia laurina
This ancient flowering plant has a fossil record of 120 million years, it’s primitive flowers are a legacy from Gondwana. Isn’t that mind blowing!? The perfumed, glossy green tree with edible fruits is the perfect addition to a bush food garden. My Mum’s Eupomatia laurina is flowering and this is the first time we have…
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Pomaderris Elliptica: feature screening
After much sleuthing and a little bit of travel I have finally figured out which Pomaderris I saw flowering its head off in Cranbourne Botanical gardens last year. It only took a quick dash around Hobart Botanical Gardens, a few weeks ago, where I spotted it with a label! I am also guilty of planting…
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Grevillea anethifolia: Prefectly Prickly
This Grevillea is commonly known as the ‘Spiny Cream Spider Flower’ and is very aptly named. The leaves have needle like points and the whole plant makes a wonderful dense prickly shelter for small birds. These photos were taken in the Illawarra Grevillea Park, I also have a grafted Grevillea anethifolia growing happily in my…
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So much Joy: Eremophila racemosa x maculata ‘Fairy Floss’
This Emu bush is always a great performer in a difficult postion, providing so my joy with its multicolured buds and blooms. I have been growing Eremophila ‘Fairy Floss’ for a number of years now and have found it to be particularly tough and hardy. What I didn’t realise was that it is a cross…
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Coronidium elatum: The lesser Known paper daisy
This is a paper daisy which you may have seen growing in the bush, popping its flower heads up but often looking quite scraggly. Well the good news is this species of paper daisy makes a wonderful garden specimen. It responds so well to pruning, it can be shaped into a small shrub and will…
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