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Flowers

Asphodel (Asphodelus): the land of spirits. In Greek mythology, a field of asphodels in the underworld was the dwelling place of neutral souls.

Dame Violet (Hesperis matronalis): watchfulness

Black bindweed (Dioscorea communis): support

Boxwood (Buxus): Constancy in friendship. Labyrinthine hedge mazes are traditionally made of boxwood shrubs.

Rattlesnake root ( Prenanthes purpurea): protection, shield, guarded steps. This plant was thought to grant protection from being caught up in a group of supposed to “friends” who are in actuality threatening and dangerous.

Heath (Epacris impressa): solitude

Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana): a spell is on me.

Straw: constancy. Broken straw: broken contract, trouble.

Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas): good and evil, light and darkness, life and death, fun-loving, avoidance of problems, oblivion. The ancient Greeks believed that corn would not grow without poppies growing nearby. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead and in modern times are often a motif found on tombstones. Poppies are some of the first flowers to fill holes in disturbed ground, so old battlefields often fill with poppy.

Giant milkweed (Calotropis procera): purposelessness, a monstrosity

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[supermanlost]

i think i have the difference in flowers between woollsia vs epacris purpurascens and pulchella now

[thekitmanuk]

Melbourne Victory 2023-24 Macron Away Kit Unveiled

Football kit news from the A-League as the new Melbourne Victory 2023-24 Macron away kit has been officially unveiled. Melbourne Victory 2023-24 Macron Away Jersey The new 2023-24 Melbourne Victory away kit is inspired by the specific pink shade of the ‘Epacris Impressa’, the state flower of Victoria and sees a pale pink jersey featuring a navy blue collar. Melbourne Victory 2023-24 Macron…

[plantstudyspace]

Sunday, 13th February, 2022 🌿

[sapiensfelis]

Very exciting news I've been sitting on for a while! Three pieces of mine are currently up in a local earth-themed exhibition, with this first piece featuring common heath or Epacris impressa. 🌏

[bushwalkthegong]

Always a splash of colour, even in Winter, on the heath trails...Epacris longiflora or native Fushsia or Christmas Bells...just so sweet! 🌿 . . . . . . #bushwalkthegong #bushwalkaustralia #bush #epacris #nativeflowers #flowerstagram #wollongonghikes #wollongong #illawarraescarpment #illawarrabushwalks #bushwalk (at Wollongong, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WslwFgoCx/?igshid=1i3u6fx8d2wy4

[teleidola]

"Pink Heath Tesseleidoscope" (2017) Epacris impressa in Lerderderg State Park, Victoria, Australia. Victoria's famous Pink Heath deserved something dainty. It reminds me of wallpaper.

[malleedesign]

New Post has been published on http://malleedesign.com.au/wildflowers-of-the-illawarra/

Wildflowers of the Illawarra

This wildflower season I have stayed local due to travel restrictions, which has meant I have walked the Illawarra escarpment a lot more than I normally would. Usually in the winter wildflower season we would travel to the Blue mountains or further west or even north for outdoor adventuring and bush exploring. So it has been a nice change to notice more closely the bush at my back door.

Boronia pinnata

This post is just a sample of the glory on offer, above you can see Boronia pinnata in full bloom, there is a stand of these as you walk along the top of the escarpment from Stanwell Park to Sublime Point and the smell is well …’Sublime’

Boronia pinnata

Boronia pinnata is loved by bees as well as humans but in my opinion is best admired in the bush rather than battling to grow it at home.

Thelymitra ixioides – Sun Orchid

A little further done the track were plenty of Sun Orchids or Thelymitra ixioides, these seem to pop their pretty heads up out of seemingly dry rocky soil.

Ricinocarpos pinifolius

The wedding Bush or Ricinocarpos pinifolius is also having a wonderful flowering season, I spotted it in Maddens Plains, Kellys Falls, Robertson Lookout and Dark’s Forest, it really is the purest white and the picture of innocence 😉

Ricinocarpos pinifolius

This shrub is worth a trying to grow yourself, it likes great drainage and a full sun to part shade position and it should reward you with a stunning flower display from Winter through to Spring.

Bauera rubioides

Bauera rubioides of course is everywhere, what a wonderful wildflower! it flowers for a long time and is quite common, unfortunately it is another one that can be difficult to grow in a home garden as it requires steady moisture on a well drained sandstone 🤔

Epacris microphylla

Epacris microphylla is a dainty scrambling low shrub which can flower for much of the year and as long as it doesn’t dry out completely is a rewarding wildflower to try in your garden.

Epacris microphylla

I have found Epacris microphylla easier to grow then longiflora but not as easy as impressa, what is your experience with growing Epacris?

Hakea sericea

This specimen of Hakea sericea was in Darks Forest, this is a fantastic habitat shrub and caters for many different birds, not to mention the bees. Watch out as it is super prickly but always so spectacular when in flower.

Phebalium squamulosum

This is my favourite wildflowerof the Illawarra, Phebalium squamulosum now this could be a sub species I am not sure. There are quite a few variations of the species and they can look different depending where they grow. The Phevalium above was growing 20kms from the one below….

Phebalium squamulosum

Phebalium is also one of my favourite understory plants to use in native garden design, it is very versatile and quite forgiving as long as you don’t over water it!

Actinotus helianthi

And last but not least the Flannel Flower, these are not really that common in the Illawarra so when you see them it is pretty special. Lucky for us they are easy to grow in your garden and well worth a try as a first time wildflower grower. I am very thankful to live in such a beautiful and unique part of the world and lucky to have the time to observe it in more detail, happy wandering everyone!

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Common heath... by Ewunchik

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Sydney wildflower: Fuchsia Heath （Epacris longiflora）, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

[rattyexplores]

Spotted in Atherton.

✤ Metura elongatus (Cocoon), “Saunder’s Casemoth / the Large Bagworm” - Psychidae

(Food plants include: Dianella brevipedunculata “Hanging Flax Lily”, Conyza bonariensis “Flaxleaf Fleabane”, Cupressus “Cypress”, Epacris “Australian Heath”, Acacia dealbata “Silver Wattle”, Eucalyptus “Gum trees”, Pinus “Pine”, Cotoneaster)

Damn, this is one hungry caterpillar...

29/12/20

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2021_03_28

[ozbush]

Epacris longiflora (Fuchsia Heath) - Bell Shaped flowers. Flowering throughout year, less so in summer.

[plantstudyspace]

Tuesday, 7th November, 2021

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[rakuli]

Coral heath - (Epacris microphylla) I'll do my best to identify these flowers, but it really is a slog some times. https://www.facebook.com/rakuliphotography