Every now and again I like to get out of my own backyard and explore the local offerings of nature. Recently I visited the very impressive collection of Australian natives at the Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens. I first explored these gardens over 8 years ago and since then they have grown exponentially.
Discovery of the day: The Eucalyptus Preissiana, I must have one of these in the future- what a superb blossom! Disclaimer– I did attempt to take note of the names of the plants that caught my eye, and in turn photographed, but I often forgot. I am also horrendous at plant identification. So though I attempted to provide captions for the following images, there were many I failed to identify. Feel free to fill in the blanks.
Discovery of the day- ‘Acacia Cultriformis’, (Knifeleaf Acacia)
Fig 1. Kangaroo Paw
Fig 2. Banksia?
Fig 3. ‘Eremophila Glabra’, Murchison Magic
Fig 4. Unidentified
Fig 5. ‘Epacris Longiflora’, Fuchsia Heath
Fig 6. ‘Shady Yellow Lady’
Fig 7. Purple daisies?
Fig 8. Children’s playground
Fig 9. Unidentified
Fig 10. A gumtree blossoming
Fig 11. Looks like a wattle?
Fig 12. ‘Conospermum stoechadis’, Common Smokebush
Fig 13. ‘Chorizema Cordatum’, Heart-leaf Flame Pea