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More Native plants for Containers
I absolutely love growing native plants in pots or containers, it enables me to grow species which would just up and die if I planted them in the ground. It also means I am increasing the amount of flowers in my garden and providing extra food for pollinating insects. One species I have had several…
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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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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…
Tag: WA species