Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Take a closer look at our natives

Behold, what is probably a callistemon viminalis (note to botanists - the leaves give it away) which is commonly known as the Bottlebrush. This lovely lady hangs in glorious splendour from an adult bush in my front garden and flowers when she feels like it, year 'round.

4 comments:

Uma por Dia said...
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Uma por Dia said...

wonderful garden you have, i'll never forget the sexy bugs :)

Pat said...

Beautiful plant. It really does look like a bottlebrush!

Pat

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Susan said...

Great colors!