<![CDATA[BushBlossom - Blog]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 07:11:59 +0800Weebly<![CDATA[BushBlossom#17]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 02:07:23 GMThttp://www.bushblossom.com.au/soothing-lip-balm/bushblossom17
Lots of little star-like flowers on a green stem
Coast Beard Heath (Leucopogon parviflorus)
This plant has sweet smelling flowers which turn into sweet lemon flavoured fruits enjoyed by birds and mammals.
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Purple winged flower petals with white centre dots and green pin-like leaves.
Bees love this member of the hovea family.   
It's name comes from the green spiked leaves.....
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white stamens and filaments poking out of a green flower bud
This pretty flower caught my eye...
on my morning walk
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Small pale pink blossoms on a stem
Pretty little tea tree blossoms...
The name apparently comes as tea was made from these leaves.  Not at all tasty but I'm sure it's good for you.
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Small red tight crescent petal with inner petal. Emerald green leaves. Growing on the forest floor covered in Karri tree bark
​Small red tight crescent petal with inner petal.  
Emerald green leaves. Growing on the forest floor covered in Karri tree bark
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Hooded Lily is a pinky white flower bud with pointed petals
Hooded Lily   (Johnsonia lupulina)
 The papery bracts covering the tiny flowers make these popular for fresh and dried flower arrangements.  
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simple yellow petal flower with green leaves on wood stem
This simple yellow dog rose like flower ​cannot be found in any of my books.
But I love it for it's simplicity.
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Orange half moon petal with yellow pollen packs joined to a pink heart shaped petal like a book. With pods and leaves and stems.
Daviesia cordata or Bookleaf
Looking a bit like a sweetpea, these sweeties are held together like a book.
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Flowers on a bush with four white far apart petals with a large centre with filaments and anthers. that's a pinkish colour with green leaves.
Waxflower from the Myrtle family?
These lovelies unfold from little balls of crunched up buds.
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lots of long pink strands with tubular pink flowers popping out along the strands surrounded by long green leaves with white striped veins
Tassel Flower
This is an unusual view of a tassel flower.  These green plants grow in karri forests and then once a year you are reminded why they are called tassel flowers with this...you guessed it...tassel like pink flower.
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