We came across a lovely squirrel glider today while working in #hornsby
Beautiful native Hymenosporum flavum, or native frangipani
Grevillea lanigera 'Mt Tamboritha' is a cultivar of the genus Grevillea. Unlike my normal post of straight species, it was just to pretty not to.
Strepera graculina Pied #currawong was spotted feeding of the blue berries from a lovely #Elaeocarpus reticulatus Blueberry 🫐 Ash. Found growing in #NSW, VIC and QLD. Many bird species will eat these fruits, the Bowerbird actually collect them for their blue colour 🧐
Westringia fruiticosa ! Coastal rosemary 🌼 fantastic plant. So beautiful when in flower in contrast to its blue silver foliage. Found growing along the coast, wind pruned by the high winds. Takes ally to kill one of these. Found on rocky sandstone headlands in NSW. Hardy plant great to use for hedges or in a grass garden ! 💚
Think we got ourselves a natural hybrid of Grevillea sericea and Grevillea speciosa ..🧐
G.speciosa flowers are red and the leaves are wider.
G.sericea flowers are pink and linear leafs.
We have a combo of both ! It has been documented this can happen. A great plant found in NSW in the dry bush sandstone soils.
Like all Grevilleas honey eaters and insects love to feed of the nectar from these flowers. The seeds are also eaten by birds. The seeds ripen on plants a few at a time so propagation is often done by cuttings. Feel free to ask your local nursery these questions as they should be able to tell you how the plants have grown.
Yum yum yum... Hibbertia scandens- snake vine. Fantastic coastal plant. Grows front line on the dunes and further back in the bush quite happily.
Grows in NSW and QLD.
Easily to manipulate the vine to grow where you want. Old growth becomes woody and awesome habitat for little birds, attracts so many native bees and insects, beetles and caterpillars 🐛 Phalaenoides glycinae is the caterpillar in this photo.
Lasiopetalum ferrugineum is one of 35 of this genus in Oz. This beautiful shrubs young stems is a #rusty colour and flowers that hang below the leaves.
Grows in south Qld, #NSW and Vic. Found all through the coastal scrub and bush land. Fairly hardy species.
Great colour contrast it provides.
Baloskion tetraphyllum
Love this plant. It’s fantastic for home gardens and obviously looks awesome in its natural habitat. Found growing in NSW ,Qld, Vic, Tas, and SA. Loved to grow with a wet foot. Found around the edges of rivers, lakes and damp environments. Can deal with occasional flooding of the roots. Reminds me of a plant you would see in a Dr.Seuss film. Can grow up to 1.5 m.
Australian birds - I hear 3.
Can you identify which birds are singing here ?
One of them is very noisy.
Starts with C, K and C. 🦜🪶
Sporobolus virginicus - Sand Couch.
Ground cover with runners. Found all over Australia’s coast line.
Front line to beach growing on the sandy free draining salty dunes and salt marshes.
Goes through different colours when cooler months. In established groups growing in the ground can look a blue green, yellow green. Fantastic grass for holding in the ground. Provides habitats and food for lizards, birds and insects.
Come along for a walk through a beautiful she oak Forrest! When the wind picks up through these trees. The sounds is beautiful.