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  1. A shallow creek running through the deep bush, in #Blackwood #Victoria #Australia on this fine Spring day.

    Ferns and #gumtrees adorned this space for hundreds of square kilometres… thriving in their natural habitat.

    Earlier, #kookaburras were heard ringing out amongst the tree tops.

    Blue Wrens flitted throughout the trees.

    And no other person was around, for miles.

    This is kinda Heaven on Earth!

    Sound up!!

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  2. #Blackwood, #Victoria is home to these gorgeous orange flowering native shrubs.

    Found it tough to identify these, therefore if anyone knows what they are, please enlighten us!

    They were in abundance… we’re in late Spring here.

    The backdrop of gorgeous gums completed the scene.

    Just gorgeous!

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  3. Just look at these awesome #Rhododendron… pink as anything and oh so delicate, elegant in appearance.

    I’ve seen many in white, too!

    Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia.

    Fun fact; there exists, 1,024 different species of Rhododendron 😳🙌

    📍#Richmond #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  4. What a lovely display this morning, here in #Mckinnon, #Australia!

    This magnificent #WisteriainSensis, commonly known as the Chinese wisteria, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, native to China.

    I’m in Love with these 🙏💜💜

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  5. Simple pleasures…

    Whatever you’re doing today, make it a goodun!

    “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

    #confucius

    🙏💖

    #narrm #melbourne #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  6. Another suburban #gumtree, featuring its unique trunk patterns, akin to typical army fatigues.

    The different colour of bark patches are in fact varying layers that have aged over the months. The lighter shades, obvs, are the newer layers.

    This beauty is at least 60 foot tall and has most likely been around for longer than most of us, even though it’s a relatively mid-aged tree, I’d suggest.

    Many #gums live in excess of 200 years, I read with interest!

    You should see these monumental trees in a bush setting. In numbers, they are breathtaking.

    #magestic #strength #beauty

    📍- #brightonEast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  7. Before and After…

    The first photo was snapped a month ago.

    The second pic was taken prior to sunset the other night. This tree has just commenced blooming.

    I plan on keeping an eye on this one and update you with its blooming evolution.

    What a beautiful transformation… a gorgeous work in progress.

    #peach #blossom

    🙌💖

    📍- #caulfieldsouth #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  8. The trusty flora ID App tells me these leaves belong to an #AmericanSweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), which is native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America.

    Sweetgums are recognizable by the combination of its five-pointed star-shaped leaves (similar to maple leaves) and its hard, spiked fruits.

    This tree is almost bare, however a handful of beautiful leaves still remain. Notice how the setting sun accentuates the rich network of veins throughout each leaf structure?

    And their colours are oh so gorgeous, too!

    🍁

    🙌💖

    📍- #brightonEast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  9. Oh my goodness!

    It’s hard to believe this is the pre #sunset skyline in #melbourne #Australia, photographed a moment ago.

    A typically cool morning, around 10c (50F), and will remain around that temp, albeit a little cloudy throughout the day.

    After viewing these stunning pics, I can live with that!

    Thanks to @Witchy_Minx for pics! Great snapping you!!

    🙌🌅

    #goodmorning from #MelbourneTown!!

    #MostLiveable

    #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  10. I took the first picture one month ago, ahead of this beauty blooming.

    The remainder are pictures from now, late afternoon today!

    I find it astounding how such flowering bloom can and does, grow in such a short time and with so much beauty and grace.

    This is a #peach. For years I believed it to be cherry. So today, I learned something new about this gorgeous specimen!

    (I’ve always noticed this tree but never had the opportunity to check for fruit, nor verified it’s identity). Time to remedy that, this year!!

    I love this tree. #stunning.

    🙌💖

    📍- #caulfieldsouth #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  11. Lovely tall, mature #Gumtree’s (their trunks and gorgeous patterning feature in this post) grow proud here in a public reserve in #oakleighsouth #Australia.

    There’s no doubting where the inspiration from army fatigues came from. Mother Nature herself!!

    🙌

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  12. Check out this #Freesia. Have only spotted a couple and managed to stop to snap this one during my working day.

    They are native to the eastern side of southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa.

    They have fragrant funnel-shaped flowers, and these were sweet with a perfumed aroma.

    They come in many colours of the rainbow, including a variety of shades (mixes).

    🌈

    📍- #Bentleigh #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  13. A huge #Acacia aka #wattle pre sunrise this morning.

    How glorious is that full bloom? A sea of yellow, wow!

    Cold last night, car was iced, a low of 1c (34F) but these, like many here in Melbs are hardy and resilient to frost.

    #blooming

    🙌💛

    📍- #oakleigh #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  14. This bicoloured #daffodil is beautiful.

    Simple, sweet and cheery.

    Early blooming, as with many flora of late here in Melbs, but only a couple more weeks until #spring propper… and more of same. I am sure of it!

    #uplifting

    🙌💛

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  15. #Magnolia × soulangeana (Magnolia denudata × Magnolia liliiflora), the saucer magnolia or sometimes the tulip tree, is displaying majestically here in south east Melbourne!

    This one has beautiful blooming flowers in various shades of white, pink, and purple.

    🙌💖🤍💜

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  16. Isn’t this bloom just delicious?

    Well, hopefully they signal delish fruit to come… as my ID app tells me this is #peach (Prunus persica).

    It is a deciduous tree, apparently first domesticated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China.

    It will (hopefully!) produce edible juicy peaches (the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties)… the birds are going to have a ball with this one, when the time comes!

    🙌💖

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  17. #Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa.

    In South Africa, it is commonly known as the #CraneFlower.

    The gorgeous ‘flowers’ are so colourful and cheery. A welcomed sight, during late #winter here in Melbs!

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    🙌

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  18. A lush bush of what I think is a spreading #phlox displaying nicely in #Mckinnon, #Australia this cool and crisp morning (circa 10 degrees Celsius).

    Not sure I’ve seen these before in all honesty.

    Just lovely!

    #PhloxDiffusa (per ush, happy to being corrected!!)

    🙌💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  19. #LavandulaStoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, occurring natively in several Mediterranean countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Greece.

    A cool winters morning here in #Mckinnon, #Australia but these beauties are out in the sporadic sunlight, displaying their brilliance!

    🙌💜

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  20. #PrunusCerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum.

    It is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia and is naturalised in the British Isles.

    Also naturalized in parts of SE Australia where it is considered to be a mildly invasive weed of bushland near urban centers.

    Weed or not, I love it!

    📍- #Carnegie #Australia

    🙌💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  21. #Banks#grevillea flowering clusters are rustic, unkempt and straggly. But I love ‘em.

    They’re colourful, unique and oh so aussie.

    Endemic to Queensland, they grow prolifically here in Melbourne. And they are a visual delight to behold. They make my heart sing.

    #GrevilleaBanksii

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  22. #Banks#grevillea flowering clusters are rustic, unkempt and straggly. But I love ‘em.

    They’re colourful, unique and oh so aussie.

    Endemic to Queensland, they grow prolifically here in Melbourne. And they are a visual delight to behold. They make my heart sing.

    #GrevilleaBanksii

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  23. #Banks#grevillea flowering clusters are rustic, unkempt and straggly. But I love ‘em.

    They’re colourful, unique and oh so aussie.

    Endemic to Queensland, they grow prolifically here in Melbourne. And they are a visual delight to behold. They make my heart sing.

    #GrevilleaBanksii

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  24. #Banks#grevillea flowering clusters are rustic, unkempt and straggly. But I love ‘em.

    They’re colourful, unique and oh so aussie.

    Endemic to Queensland, they grow prolifically here in Melbourne. And they are a visual delight to behold. They make my heart sing.

    #GrevilleaBanksii

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  25. #Banks#grevillea flowering clusters are rustic, unkempt and straggly. But I love ‘em.

    They’re colourful, unique and oh so aussie.

    Endemic to Queensland, they grow prolifically here in Melbourne. And they are a visual delight to behold. They make my heart sing.

    #GrevilleaBanksii

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  26. My sister sent me this glorious sight… a #SouthernRightWhale frolicking offshore (300 metres / 1000 foot), at #Portland in the State’s south-west region.

    She told me this whale was active, just like this, for around 20 minutes, prior to sunset yesterday evening.

    Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator and in 2009 the global population was estimated to be in the region of only 14,000. Source: wiki.

    #magestic

    🐳

    #whalesofmastodon #mammalsofmastodon #melbourne #MostLiveable #victoria #Narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  27. #GrevilleaBanksii, commonly known as Banks' #grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak.

    In Hawaii it is known as a kāhili flower!

    It is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland.

    Grows very well here in #Melbs and flowers prolifically, even in
    #winter.

    📍 - #olympicpark #melbourne #australia

    🙌♥️🧡💛

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  28. #GrevilleaBanksii, commonly known as Banks' #grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak.

    In Hawaii it is known as a kāhili flower!

    It is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland.

    Grows very well here in #Melbs and flowers prolifically, even in
    #winter.

    📍 - #olympicpark #melbourne #australia

    🙌♥️🧡💛

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  29. #GrevilleaBanksii, commonly known as Banks' #grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak.

    In Hawaii it is known as a kāhili flower!

    It is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland.

    Grows very well here in #Melbs and flowers prolifically, even in
    #winter.

    📍 - #olympicpark #melbourne #australia

    🙌♥️🧡💛

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  30. #GrevilleaBanksii, commonly known as Banks' #grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak.

    In Hawaii it is known as a kāhili flower!

    It is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland.

    Grows very well here in #Melbs and flowers prolifically, even in
    #winter.

    📍 - #olympicpark #melbourne #australia

    🙌♥️🧡💛

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  31. #GrevilleaBanksii, commonly known as Banks' #grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak.

    In Hawaii it is known as a kāhili flower!

    It is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland.

    Grows very well here in #Melbs and flowers prolifically, even in
    #winter.

    📍 - #olympicpark #melbourne #australia

    🙌♥️🧡💛

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  32. Throughout Melbs right now, #azelea’s are out in bloom and they’re everywhere!

    They produce such gorgeous flowers… so many different varieties and colours. And their patterning is something else.

    A truly special and visually pleasing plant.

    Did you know? 🤔

    Most azaleas are poisonous.

    They contain #Grayanotoxins, which are a group of closely related neurotoxins.

    Grayanotoxins are produced by #Rhododendron species and other plants in the family #Ericaceae.

    #Altext, first image.

    📸 - #gardenvale #melbourne #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  33. #PlumbagoEuropaea, aka the #commonleadwort, is a plant found in the Mediterranean Basin and Central Asia.

    It’s also 💜-ing #melbourne at the moment!!

    It’s everywhere and blooming with vigour.

    This one is a wild-child… growing in a carpark and very happy indeed. It has spread to around 1.7 metres tall and about 5 metres wide.

    Most of its blooms are full, the petals are shaped and defined with a single indentation along the length of each petal, from the ovary (centre), extending out the to the rounded petal edge.

    The violet colour is consistent and gorgeous.

    #Plumbago here has been a real pleasure this summer (and autumn!).

    📸 - #gleniris #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  34. #Euphorbiamilii, the crown of thorns, Christ plant, or Christ thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar.

    The oranges here on this one are vibrant and abundant. It is commonly used as an ornamental houseplant that is best grown in warmer climates.

    This beauty was snapped at night following a warm day. It held up well despite the sweltering conditions endured throughout this day. Although pic 3 indicates it could do with a drink.

    📸 - #glenwaverley #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  35. The #Plumbago, also known as the #commonleadwort, is a plant in the genus Plumbago found in the Mediterranean and Central Asia.

    This post is dedicated to @LifeTimeCooking who I know loves these things!

    Plumbago I read with interest, is a rich source of #flavonoid. This means they contain powerful antioxidants with anti-inflammatory and immune system benefits.

    So it seems these flowers are edible and somewhat healthy if used for decorative purposes on a plate!

    📸 - #Caulfield #Australia

    🙏💜

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  36. These are gorgeous. Living their best lives in #Stkilda #Australia just now in the midday sun.

    They’re known as #Leonotisleonurus, also known as #lionstail - its a plant species in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

    The plant is a large shrub native to South Africa where it is very common.

    It is known for its medicinal properties.

    #itssuper

    🙏💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #februaryfun#gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  37. How dainty and lush are these?

    These gorgeous flowers gave me a sense of calm and serenity.

    They’re #Plumbago, also known as the #commonleadwort and is a plant species in the genus Plumbago found in the Mediterranean and Central Asia.

    #Melbournes weather conditions appear perfect for these beauties atm and I’m glad they came out to play today.

    📸 #BentleighEast, #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #februaryfun#gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  38. This lovely flower arrangement in #melbourne #Australia pays tribute to the heroism and sacrifice of nurses during WWII via the Australian Nurse’s Memorial Centre (ANMC).

    The #ANMC has been in operation since 1950 and also awards… “scholarships to nurses today as a living memorial to nurses who served.”

    How wonderful!

    In a past professional life I worked with many nurses and primary health professions, and they’re worth their weight in gold. Covid reminds us of that.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne#aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  39. More #Lantanas - these one’s botanic name is #Lantanacanescens and I like them because they’re simple and the colour structure of whites, merging into the yellow centres.

    Each head is in various stages of bloom.

    They’re delicate and healthy looking. I’d suggest this shrub has been well watered. Most likely fed as well.

    📷 - in #MountWaverley #melbourne

    🙏💛🤍
    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  40. These #Lantanas are bright and cheery!

    Tiny and intricate structures. I love them.

    These ones were spotted via car on a field trip and they were worth pulling over for!

    📷 - in #MountWaverley #melbourne

    🙏
    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy