Polly McQuinn Weir, Strathbogie VIC

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Wildflowers of the Grampians

The park contains over 900 indigenous plant species. Twenty of these, including the Grampians Gum and Grampians Parrot-pea, are found nowhere else in the world. We were there at the right time as flowering was in full swing. I spent several hours wandering around in the bush to get these shots mostly on Asses Ears Road. Many of these flowers are on plants that are close to the ground and many of them have prickly leaves so I had to get down on the ground without crushing any orchids or other beauties to get these shots.

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Orchids, Grampian National Park VIC

Beautiful in pink...

Flora of Kangaroo Island SA

Orchid Rockrose (Cistus purpureus)

A rose by any other name...

Raindrops on Rosebuds...

Nature the Artist

Like a Wasp to Apple Blossom

Spring Flowers

Eucalyptus Flowers

Like many related plants, the conspicuous parts of the flowers of the majority of the species are the stamens, the male parts of the flowers. These surround the central stigma which arises from the flower's ovary. In Eucalyptus and Corymbia the petals and stamens are fused into a cap called an operculum which covers the flowers at the bud stage. As the flower opens the cap is shed. It is, in fact, the operculum which gives Eucalyptus its name (eu, well and calyptos covered). –  Australian Native Plants Society

Grevillea

Nodding Greenhood Orchid (Pterostylis Nutans)

Blue Dampiera (Dampiera stricta)

Cobra Greenhood Orchid (Pterostylis Grandiflora)

Blue Atlas Cedar, Beechworth Cemetery VIC

Ironbark Regrowth, Whroo VIC

This shows how resilient the Australian bush really is. Cut it down, burn it, do whatever to it, and nine times out of ten it will regrow. (Mountain Ash is an exception to this.)

P.S. This is another of Alan's shots.

Pumpkin Flower

Green and gold – Australia’s national colours.

Amaryllis Belladonna