First Bottlebrush Flower
This is the first “bottlebrush” type flower to appear on the property. We have planted hundreds of different […]
Narrow Winged Wattle
The Narrow Winged Wattle (Acacia stenoptera Benth.) looks like it is about to flower, which is either a […]
Christmas Colours
The Red and Green flowers on our Tall Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos flavidus) look very seasonal. They are living […]
WA Christmas Tree
The West Australian Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda) is the largest mistletoe in the world. It is an obligate root […]
Pretty Honey Myrtle
I spotted this little pink shrub on the road reserve outside the property, it is the Pretty Honey Myrtle […]
Standing up against the heat
The Coral vine is hanging on in the heat to ripen it’s seed pods. When the weather is […]
Last flower of Spring
I don’t remember seeing these last year, but we have quite a few around this year in the […]
Pink Pea Pod
Two weeks after the pink Wedge Peas were blooming, they are developing their seed pods. They are quite […]
Like Peas in a Pod
The Coral Vine ((Kennedia Coccinia) flowered in August and September and has now produced its seed pods. I […]
Purple Fan
The Scaevola calliptera or Purple Fan is also called the Royal Robe. It is quite a prostrate plant […]
Bright Yellow Pea
The common name Bright Yellow Pea suits the Gompholobium polymorphum, unlike the pink Handsome Wedge Pea (Gompholobium knightianum). […]
Goodenia Eatoniana
I thought this was a Dampiera, but the leaves didn’t look right, so I hunted through Google Images […]
Handsome Wedge Pea
Three weeks ago there were a lot of buds, and now these shrubby, pink peas are in full bloom […]
Wedge Shaped Gompholobium
There is no common name for the Gompholobium preissii, although I did find one reference that also called […]
Scented Sun Orchids Blooming
Two weeks ago, I spotted a whole colony of scented sun orchids in bud. The Thelymitra macrophylla are […]
Fabulous Fringed Lily
I love the sheen on the petals, the colour and of course the unique fringing on the Thysanotus […]
Forest Banjine
This is the first time I have seen this flower on the property. It is a Forest Banjine […]
Blue Grass Lily
These flowers are a stunning, rich cobalt blue and with its slender leaves, it suits the name Blue […]
Common Velleia
Although these are described as common, the Velleia trinervis are one of the least common on the property. […]
Pink Fairy
The Pink Fairy (Caladenia latifolia)are not as abundant as our other common Caladenia or spider orchids – the […]
Purple Patersonia Umbrosa
I caught this Patersonia, just as the petals were unfolding. Most of the other images I have found […]
Purple Enamel Orchid
The Purple Enamel Orchid (Elythranthera brunonis) only grows in the southwest of Western Australia. The petals are shiny […]
Pink Buds
The white and yellow flowers have mostly come and gone and we are just about to see all […]
Forest of Scented Sun Orchids
In a couple of weeks the forest is going to be filled with a mass of scented sun […]
Cutleaf Guinea Flower
These common yellow Hibbertia are sometimes called Guinea flowers as they are supposed to resemble the British guinea […]
Cowslip Orchids
These are our most prolific orchids, occurring in big bright patches throughout the forest. The Cowslip Orchid (Caladenia […]
Yellow Flag
These bright Yellow Flags (Patersonia umbrosa var. xanthina) occur throughout the south-west. They are part of the iris […]
Leafy Sundew
The Leafy Sundew is a very delicate flower that doesn’t last long and quite belies the carnivorous nature […]
Milkmaids
The Milkmaid or Kara is one of our most common and prolific flowers. It used to form a […]
Fake Freesias
We have quite a large patch of what I thought were freesias near the gate on the west […]
Coral Vine
The Coral Vine (Kennedia Coccinia) lives up to its name whenever it finds something to climb. Twining its […]
Mayweed Sunray
Like the Capeweed, the Mayweed Sunray (Hyalosperma cotula) is a member of the Asteracea family with its multiple […]
Prickly Hakea
The Prickly Hakea (Hakea amplexicaulisis) are starting to unfold their flower heads. These shrubs are native to this area in […]
Prickly Moses
Acacia pulchella, commonly known as Prickly Moses, has erupted throughout the forest. Like the Hovea and Kennedia, it is in the […]
Tree Hovea
The Tree Hoveas (Hovea Elliptica) in the forest are covered with beautiful purple flowers. They look like Holly Leaved […]
Bad Pink Flowers
I feel guilty admiring the beauty in these pink flowers as they are the flower of one of […]
Spring Springing
Everywhere you look on the property, buds are bursting into flower providing some wonderful splashes of colour. Most […]
Blue Squill
A number of our blue squill (Chamaescilla corymbosa) are unfurling their flowers now. They are usually the first […]
First Fairies
I spotted my first flash of pink in the forest today and spotted the first Pink Fairy Orchids […]
First Snail Orchids
I found a new colony of snail orchids in the burnt forest and they were already in flower. […]
Rib Wattle
The Acacia Nervosa or Rib Wattle are the first of the wattles to flower in the forest. […]
Midge Orchids
A whole colony of Midge Orchids (Cyrtostylis huegelii) has started flowering in the forest. I found them 10 […]
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