Some Australian Natives

[Paddy Tobin]

Wonderful selection of plants, Lesley. Many thanks. Paddy

[rob krejzl]

Lesley,

The Alogyne was probably labelled as 'Native Hibiscus'.

[Lesley Cox]

You could be right Rob. It was a brilliant day for various reasons and my mind wasn't entirely on plants.

[David Lyttle]

Lesley,

I must admit being a bit perplexed with your Pimelea as you did not give a species name and it looks nothing like any Pimelea I have ever seen before. I am happy to say it is Pimelea physodes from Western Australia which would explain why it does not look like a Pimelea.

[Lesley Cox]

That's it, thanks David. I did note the name at the time, but only mentally and as I'm fast learning, my memory can't be fully relied upon.

[Paul T]

It really doesn't look like one, does it?  Threw me the first time I saw it.  Took some convincing of Lesley to get her to accept it WAS one too.    Even with a tag she was still sceptical, but seeing how different it is to the others it is hardly surprising anyone would be sceptical.  Beautiful plant though.  Comes in a pinky form and a green form, both grafted.

[Maggi Young]

I would never have guessed the pimelea WAS such from those lovely big flowers! Never saw such a thing before... thank you!

[Diane Whitehead]

I just returned home with a couple of thousand pictures to identify
of flowers flowering in October in the SW of Western Australia.

I was amazed at the intensity of colours, particularly blues, which
are so rare elsewhere.

Here are a couple of Leschenaultias (incorrectly spelled when the
plant was first named), growing in the wheatbelt east of Perth.

[fermi de Sousa]

I just returned home with a couple of thousand pictures to identify
of flowers flowering in October in the SW of Western Australia.
Here are a couple of Leschenaultias (incorrectly spelled when the
plant was first named), growing in the wheatbelt east of Perth.

Hi Diane,
glad you got home safely
Those leschenaultias are great and are probably just as difficult to grow here on the east coast as they would be for you! It doesn't stop us from trying
Looking forward to more of your pics.
cheers
fermi,
still in Goa at present.

[Maggi Young]

Welcome back, Diane, we missed you.... but I think we are going to benefit big-time with seeing your photos from the trip! Thank you!