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These #Camellia are a little smaller than the many larger flowering heads that are blooming at the moment throughout #melbourne.
But are no less impressive.
Vibrant colours and green foliage are most likely, in part, attributed to the rains of late and the glimpses of winter sunshine throughout the past fortnight.
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The #bees were loving this #Camellia!
Such pretty flowers these - and the hair-like filaments and thick anthers are stunning on this tree.
Spotted and snapped in #ashburton #Australia in the mid-afternoon sunshine.
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Good morning!! (Arvo, evening or night! 😉)
#NarcissusJonquilla, commonly known as jonquil or rush daffodil, is a bulbous flowering plant and is a species of daffodil.
It is native to Spain and Portugal, but very much at home here in #Melbs.
Such a mood lifter, especially blooming during our winter months.
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Closeups of #bushdaisies 👇
#EuryopsPectinatus is often used as an urban garden plant, given their flowering periods are epic.
They grows best in full sun and well-drained deep soils. It’s not frost resistant unfortunately… and I read with interest every part of this plant is poisonous.
Also, this is not just one flower, but a composite of a number of tiny flowers which make up the yellow disc in the middle (ie their 'disc floret').
Love the bursts of yellow… makes me feel good to view such simple, yet complex beauty.
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It is a #ViburnumTinus, the laurustinus, laurustine or laurestine… sounds akin to a mouthwash huh (Oz audience will understand!)??
They’re in early bloom and there were half a dozen healthy looking specimens growing in this front yard in #Mckinnon #Austrlia, so I expect these to be in full bloom in the next week or so.
Delicate, small and pretty looking flowers. Just gorgeous.
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Up at silly o’clock this morning for kids football.
Walking to the ground, we see some kind of ash, oak or maple variant (I know they’re everywhere in this suburb with their reds, oranges, yellows and greens!).
This one’s branches are covered with a bright green #moss, which appears to be a permanent feature in this little Gully reserve, adjoining a waterway not far away.
Its #autumn leaves 🍁 🍂 are gorgeous.
All I can say, on this wet, soggy morning is… thank goodness the early sun is out!! 🌞
📸 - #ashburton #melbourne #australia
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A domestic #olivegrove consisting of a few hundred trees in #Centralvictoria #Australia… just after #dusk.
These will be ready to pick soon.
The trees will be subject to a machine that will ‘shake’ each of them one by one carefully (and with love!), so that the olives drop on a mat and scooped up into a hopper.
This machine is called a ‘shaker’, funny enough!
We’ve had many a year prior, with dozens of peeps from near and far coming to pick for a few hours over a weekend - and rewarded with a hearty spread, vino and cheer.
Loads of strangers turn up to participate.
Olives go off to a small processing plant nearby and come back as oil. Loads of rain last year which means a bumper crop this year.
This lot will yield between 1000 - 2000 litres this year I think…
Pretty cool!
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#Maples are turning red during this early #autumn period in #melbourne #Australia!
What deep and delicious colours we’re seeing around the burbs at present.
Seeing this small but impressive #mapletree on an #ashburton #Australia nature strip a couple of days ago, made my heart race.
With simplicity, comes undeniable beauty.
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The ID app tells me this is yet another #Hibiscus in bloom!
#HibiscusMutabilis, also known as the Confederate rose, Dixie rosemallow, cotton rose or cotton rosemallow, is usually a plant grown for its showy flowers. And I can see why!!
Originally native to southern China, it is now found on all continents except Antarctica.
#Melburnians are being treated to a visual feast atm, as they grow sensationally here in suburban Victoria!
This one was photographed in #ashburton #Australia.
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#Hibiscus are beautiful, right? This orange variation is no exception.
How about that long slender style. And the red-tipped stigma.
Just gorgeous.
This one was snapped in #ashburton #Australia.
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#redfloweringgum are so vibrant when they’re in their prime. The past few weeks has seen many of these come alive, with special blooms of red (mainly) throughout the suburbs of #Melbs.
They bloom right up to May.
It has a restricted distribution in the wild (it’s native home is only the south-west of Western Australia) but it is one of the most commonly planted ornamental #eucalypts.
And bees go wild for these; they must have an abundance of nectar to extract.
Just beautiful.
📸 - #Oakleigh #Australia
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As species of #Hibiscus… #malvaceae?
I think so.
It is a delight 🙏🤍💖
📸 - #ashburton #Australia#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy
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Hylotelephium spectabile is a flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae. It is native to China and Korea.
Its common names include showy stonecrop, iceplant, and butterfly stonecrop. And they were growing in abundance (spotted Sunday) in #Ashburton #Australia.
So so healthy looking.
To the touch they are firm and best described as a little ‘rough’… and ‘robustly sturdy’ 😂. That’s my technical term.
A little dry, like that of the smaller flower, sea lavender.
They look to me like tight-knit broccoli heads, and similar in size!
So attractive. I’m glad I stopped for this one, despite my boy’s protests of ‘not another flower, daaaaad!!’
📸 - #ashburton #Australia.
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A #bougainvillea, still flowering strong.
The flower of the plant (usually a small white ‘bloom’) is is surrounded by a cluster of three or six bracts.
These bracts with the bright colours, come in many colours. This one, bright / vibrant red!!
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📸 - #ashburton #Australia.
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As part of the #VicGov (#victoriangovernment) train infrastructure upgrades and boom gate removal project, a good deal of the track is now located above… opened only a couple of years ago.
Capital works in #melbourne and surrounding inner and outer suburbs, including a comprehensive underground train tunnelling network to complement the existing tunnels in the city, have been under construction in varying stages near on ten years now.
It’s designed to remove congestion due to traffic stoppages at boom gate intersections, quicker commute times for public transport users and to open the growth corridor of the out SE suburbs for commuters to better access the surrounding suburbs and city.
The bonus? New flora!
These dozen or so #crepemyrtle are flowering profusely and they bring up this otherwise dreary street enormously.
Such a mood lifter.
📸 - 200 metres from the new above ground #Clayton train station #Australia.
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#redfloweringgum #eucalypts are going gang-busters in #melbourne #Australia atm and the resident #bees are too!
Vibrant, healthy and happy!
Ideal conditions for these trees as we head into the final half of #summer in the #southernhemisphere!
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#Gumtrees are my favourite large growing mass within the flora world.
They’re known as #eucalypts and csiro.com.au reports that there are 934 species of #eucalypt trees native to #Australia.
Gums typically grow to a height of 45 m (148 ft) but may sometimes only be a stunted shrub. Alternatively under ideal conditions, they can grow as tall as 90–100 m (300–330 ft).
IMO, they’re an emphatic statement of strength and resilience.
Gums can withstand prolonged drought conditions and still stand tall and present happy and healthy. Their trunks and branches are normally covered in a thin layer of white bark that sheds annually around this time of year (summer time).
Their leaves vary in size and shape, depending on the species.
My favourite are the shape as seen in these photos taken a couple of days ago near #Melbournes #Botanicgardens. They’re long (elongated), 10+cm (4+ inch) long and 1.5-2.0cm (3/4 inch) in width at their widest point.
Their leaves often possess a slight curved appearance, are usually deep dark green and clumped together, facing downward toward the ground, hanging from their branches.
This specific tree caught my eye. Its trunk is mottled with varying shades of whites, browns and greys. It is also pitted and indented along its entire length.
It really is a beauty
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#Corymbia, is a species of tree that is endemic to Eastern Australia.
It’s popular on street verges (nature strips) and parks and gardens. They typically grow to a height of 20–35 m (66–115 ft).
And seems quite sought after by other’s too - a couple of #parrots were foraging and the #bees were in abundance doing their thing too, in the afternoon calm in #Brighton #Australia.
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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
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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
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#olives (Olea europaea) are natives of the #mediterranean parts of #asia and #africa and have been in cultivation for thousands of years.
There is archeological evidence that indicate olives were grown in #crete as early as 3500 BC and olives are some of the oldest living trees in #europe with a few believed to be well over 1,000 years old.
These 500 or so #olivetrees on the farm produce well over 1000 litres of oil, after being picked and pressed nearby.
It’s a young #olivegrove; about 25 years old but has produced a bumper crop during most of those years. Draught however, impacts yield from year to year.
Fruit will start to appear in the coming weeks and harvest will be late March, through to April. There’s usually a large window of opportunity to pick olives in #centralvictoria #Australia. D#And it’s all dependent on weather and the development of fully ripened #olives 🫒
Picking has always been a festive event with people from near and far coming to participate. Once all the hard work is done, food, drink and merriment normally follows!
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Nature appreciation shots from #melbourne - at our lovely #BottanicalGarden which is south of the #yarrariver and skirts the city central business district.
It was founded in 1846 on reserved lands.
These beautiful gardens extend across 38 hectares (94 acres) that slope to the river with trees, garden beds, lakes and lawns. It displays almost 50,000 individual plants representing 8,500 different species.
A regular visiting spot for many #Melburnians
And me! 😁 #makesmehappy
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