Lovely Lomandra
The flowers are tiny on the Lomandra Nigricans or Dark Mat Rush. When the buds first appear they look […]
First Greenhood Orchid
So far we have found three different Greenhood or Pterostylis orchids on the property. (According to Wikipedia there […]
Red Beaks Unfurling
We have a number of large colonies of red beak orchids (Pyrorchis nigricans) in the forest and the […]
Holly Leaved Hovea
There are purple splashes throughout the forest with the early flowering of this prickly perennial plant. According to […]
First Bunny
I found this lonely little Easter Bunny orchid, the first for 2013. These are the first orchids of […]
Like an Anemone
This tiny little drosera is like a pin cushion or a sea anemone. There is a whole colony […]
Fit to Burst
I will be watching this plant over the next couple of days as the buds are all about […]
Lime Vanilla Sherbert
That is the beautiful scent of the flower on our new Magnolia Kay Parris, you don’t even have […]
March Flies in February
The March flies Tabanidae Diptera are out in force already. I haven’t been bitten yet this year, but […]
Scents of Summer
We only have a couple of these trees round the property, they have prickly, serrated, holly shaped leaves […]
Flowering Marri
The Marri seem to be flowering a bit later this year. Someone once told me that if they […]
My Favourite Grass
We have a number of different reeds, sedges and grasses around the property, but this is my favourite. […]
First Bottlebrush Flower
Half the property is covered with Jarrah/Marri/Banksia forest with a fantastic range of trees with wonderful blossoms, but […]
Nature Notes for 1906
This is the true title of ‘The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lad’y and is on the inside […]
Pink and Blue
Many of the flowers have finished now, with just the blue leschenaultia and dampiera still in abundance and […]
Pure and Simple
…in looks maybe, but this the flower of the Carnivorous Drosera or Leafy Sundew. I took some […]
Pretty in Pink
Another unknown flower that is breathtaking in its beauty and perfection. It is the sort of flower you […]
Spider Orchid
The red nodules on the lip of the flower look like a tongue or maybe a red carpet […]
Donkey Orchid
This was the first time I had seen these orchids and they are amazing the gradations in the […]
Silky Blue Orchid
Classed as “uncommon” this is one of a number of blue flowers on the property. Flower expert Eddy […]
I wandered lonely as a cloud
..that floats on high o’er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, a host […]
Fabby Fluoro Flower
This flower always makes me think of 80’s acid house with it’s ridiculously bright flouro colours. This Kennedia, […]
Feed Me
The sticky tentacles on the leaves of the Leafy Sundew one of the Drosera family – the largest […]
Alien Life Forms
Only a few of these pop up around the property and often collapse under the length and weight […]
Pink Fairies
After the yellow cowslip, the pink fairies (in the same Caladenia family) are the most common around the […]
Mosquito Orchid
The kangaroos or something seem to like eating these, so I rarely see more than the leaves. Their […]
Easter Bunny Orchid
This is the first orchid of the year and it appears in a couple of places around the […]
Fringed Lily
The fringing on the edge of the petals on this lily make it very different from all the […]
Beautiful Banksia
The new growth on this Banksia looks like a Christmas Poinsettia. I think I will use the image […]
Butterfly Orchid
We have a lot of these around the property, they are the most unusual looking of the orchids.
Blue Lobelia
I love the delicate nature of the lobelia compared to the other blue flowers on the property. We […]
Reaching Spider Orchid
I have only found 1 specimen of this plant on the property and they are apparently quite rare. […]
Triffid like Snail Orchids
A rotting log in the west of the property has a massive colony of these snail orchids. They […]
Rare Plants
Our property borders a rare ironstone plant community and there are a number of rare and interesting plants on the […]
Bloomin’ Blossoms
The Marris are full of flowers and smell wonderful. When you walk in the forest, all you can […]
Blue Lady Orchid
This is one of the last orchids to appear and is one of the “sun” orchids, only opening […]
Scented Sun Orchid
I think this is one of my favourite orchids. The centre looks like a penguin holding a pearl.
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