Australian Native Plants in our gardens

[Paul T]

Howdy All,

A couple of Aussie Natives flowering here at the moment.....

Anizozanthos - dwarf bicolor form
Pandorea pandorana, known as the Wonga Wongs vine.  Beautiful perfume too, right outside our front door.
Prostanthera species.

Enjoy.

Please click on the pics for a larger version.

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice little Kangaroo paw, Paul.

Firstly here's a shot of part of a Rock Garden where Thrift and Dianthus grow with a local Pimelea,

And a close up of the pimelea, P. glauca,


Close by is this charming trio, Dampiera rosmarinifolius(purple), Darwinia nieldiana (pinkish) and Acacia cognata in soft spring green.


An endemic "Pigface" or "Ice plant": Carpobrotus modestus, though there's nothing modest about it when it's in flower!


This next one is a bit curious as I automatically assumed when I saw it that it was a Dampiera, but I was assured by the proprietor of the Native Plants Nursery that it is a blue flowered Goodenia, G. caerulea - go figure!


cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

The little Anigozanthos is only about 15 to 20cm tall, if that.  A little cutie!!

I would have thought Dampiera or Scaevola for your last one, but there ARE goodenias of colours other than yellow.  I have a pink flowered species whose name escapes me right now.  Whatever yours is... I like it!!

[Paul T]

Howdy All,

I realised afterwards that I should have specified that my Pandorea pandorana is a variety called 'Snowbells' as it has no throat markings like in the straight species.  Here's a closeup of the flowerheads.

Please click on the pic for a larger version.

[Ragged Robin]

Is it scented, Paul, a lovely thing looking very exotic?

[Paul T]

Robin,

At the top of the page I posted a pic of the plant itself.... that was just a closeup of the flowerhead.  It is a climber, and has a lovely perfume, but I can't quite work out what it smells like.  It is familiar, reminds me of some sort of food I think, but can't quite place it. 

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A couple more from the rock garden: Dampiera diversifolia


and a species of Philotheca


cheers
fermi

[Olga Bondareva]

So many beautiful and plants! And none I can grow.  They are not hardy here. 

[Ray]

Hi Paul,this is how you grow Pandorea Snowbells on your front fence  :)bye Ray

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Hi Paul,this is how you grow Pandorea Snowbells on your front fence  bye Ray

Hi Ray,
is that a powerline going through the middle? 

Here's a flower on one of the creeping banksias, B. blechnifolia


cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Ray,

Well I am very glad that it is easily controllable and we can keep it quite well behaved outside our front door.  The main mass of our plant would be perhaps 6 feet by 6 feet, more or less, with the stems coming up from down in the ground 6 feet below that.  The greenery itself would be no larger than the 6 x 6 though.  It produces a lovely display, as you can see from the pics..... I'm glad it is controllable because I certainly wouldn't have wanted your front fence outside my front door!! 

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These pics were taken at the weekend Flower Show at Ferny Creek Hort Society; most of these native Australian plants were grown by a friend, Shirley Carn, who often opens her garden for charity.
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Very nice.  Do you have the name of the Grevillea in the second picture?  I think it is "Wildwood" something or other, or a name something like that.  If so, I am growing it here quite successfully, although I have it in a large pot.  The Darwinia are gorgeous, as is that Kunzea and the beautiful Banksias (both yours and the show one).  Thanks for posting. 

[Ray]

Hi Fermi,no the power line is not going through the Pandorea.bye Ray

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Hi Fermi,no the power line is not going through the Pandorea.bye Ray

Hi Ray,
I'm glad of that as it's a magnificient display. It would be heartbreaking to have the Power Company come through and "trim it"!
cheers
fermi