September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere

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Box Ironbark with understorey of pea bushes, mostly Daviesia, commonly known as "Eggs and Bacon"
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One of the few bulbous species in Australia, "Early Nancies"
Wurmbea dioica
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Wattles (Acacias) are important pioneer plants in the Australian environment.
There are at least 3 different species here but the only one I'm pretty sure about is the Golden Wattle, Acacia pycnantha, the last pic,
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[Jeffnz]

The second photo maybe Acacia acinacea.

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Thanks, Jeff,
That's a good possibility.
Back to the garden!
Tulipa 'White Emeror'
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[Jeffnz]

Hi Fermi
Do your tulips return year after year?

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Hi Jeff,
not all return each year.
These 'White Emperor' have been in the ground a number of years and have not been dug and replanted.
Some newer purchases have not returned and I (and others) suspect these have been imported from the Northern Hemisphere and treated in some way to hold them "in stasis" for 6 months before entering the retail market here. Possibly for this reason the bulbs don't survive after flowering.
The species tulips seem to be more "perennial".
Here is Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' and the straight species
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A few more species tulips:
1) Tulipa bakeri (now called T. saxatilis "Bakeri Group")
2) Tulipa saxatilis
3) Tulipa stapfii (syn T. systola)
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