Tag: WA species

  • Grevillea anethifolia: Prefectly Prickly

    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…

  • Happy Wattle Day: Acacia aphylla

    Happy Wattle Day: Acacia aphylla

    Happy National Wattle Day and the official first day of Spring, although the weather where I live has been behaving more like Summer, which is extremely concerning. Nevertheless I am always happy to celebrate our Acacia species and this one I have been so patiently waiting for it to flower, and finally starting in Autumn…