Flowers and buds

Wildflowers of Australia

21 Sep 2017

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Flowers and buds

Flowers and buds on a Yellow Mallee tree, one of the more common species in the Mallee-Sunset National Park.

20 Sep 2017

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"Blunt everlasting" flowers

I think I have the ID of these right. :-) They are Australian native flowers which grow in the south of Australia and prefer sandy soils - we saw them in the Murray-Sunset National Park, where there is no shortage of sandy soils.

21 Sep 2017

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Orange immortelle

Another native wildflower, with the unusual name "Orange Immortelle" (curse the translator at times- see heading) that enjoys the drier sandy areas of Australia, such as the Mallee area of Victoria. Explored.

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21 Sep 2017

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Scented Sun Orchids #1

Scented Sun Orchids (Thelymitra aristata) are a native Australian orchid that like sandy soils. There's no shortage of sand in the Mallee area of Victoria, so they were quite prolific.

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21 Sep 2017

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Scented Sun Orchids #2

The Scented Sun Orchid (Thelymitra aristata) is a native Australian orchid that likes sandy soils. There's no shortage of sand in the Mallee area of Victoria, so they were quite prolific. These flowers were about 4cm across. Best viewed large.

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17 Jun 2013

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Grampians wildflowers

I'm fairly certain that these are the flowers of the Victorian "Common Heath" ( Epacris impressa Var. grandiflora ). In any case there was plenty growing among the rocky mountains of the Grampians.

24 Jul 2013

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The Wonga Wonga is flowering

Blossoms of the Wonga Wonga vine (Pandorea pandorana). The Wonga Wonga is an Australian native vine that now is popular in gardens, not least because of its flowers which are about 20mm long and have been hybridised to give different colours.

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12 Mar 2012

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Brush wattlebird feeding

Brush Wattlebird enjoying a meal of nectar from a Banksia flower spike. With the Pentax, the focal length needs to be entered for manual lenses - I forgot to change it for this shot with the 100mm from earlier use with a 50mm, hence the wrong FL shown in the EXIF info.

21 Sep 2013

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Banksia flower

This is in a Hairpin Banksia tree, native to Australia.
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