Bottlebrush Kunzea

The Bottlebrush Kunzea (Kunzea baxteri) or Crimson Bottlebrush, a member of the Myrtaceae family, is native to the south-west of Western Australia. Like many other popular native plants, they made their way into Australian gardens on the East coast through specialist native nurseries which became popular from the 1970s.

These specimens pictured below, were growing at the entrance to the platform at the Colac Railway Station.

Bottlebrush Kunzea (Kunzea baxteri), Railway Station, Colac, Victoria

Bottlebrush Kunzea (Kunzea baxteri), Railway Station, Colac, Victoria

Bottlebrush Kunzea, (Kunzea baxteri), Railway Station, Colac, Victoria

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Acknowledgements

I respect and acknowledge the Gulidjan people as the First Peoples and Traditional custodians of the land and waterways on which I live.

I acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging.

Empty Seat in the Park

The following photograph is from my walk through the Botanic Gardens yesterday. Several years ago I began a project which I called Empty Seat in the Park and every now and then I add an image to it.

Empty Seat in the Park – on a sunny Winter’s day

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Monterey Cypress

The following image was created at the Botanic Gardens in Colac. It is of a Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) a native tree of California. I find that tree trunks make great black and white images and that was how I saw this one.

A Monterey Cypress growing in the Colac Botanic Gardens

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Bougainvillea

The Bougainvillea spectabilis, is a native plant of Brazil however this image was taken at the Botanic Gardens in Colac, Victoria, Australia.

Bougainvillea spectabilis – native to Brazil

Bougainvillea spectabilis

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Claret Ash

This week my project has been Autumn Colour.

The image below is of the Claret Ash, Raywoodii (Fraxinus oxycarpa) taken at the Botanic Gardens in Colac, Victoria, Australia.

Not all the autumn colour was on the trees.

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Crepe Myrtle

It is late Autumn in Australia, and the exotic trees are showing their true colours as we approach Winter.

The following images are of the Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei) Natchez, taken at the  Botanic Gardens in Colac, Australia.

 

The beautiful autumn colours of the Natchez hybrid Crepe Myrtle

In summer this Crepe Myrtle would be a mass of small white flowers, its beauty is now the colour of its leaves.

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The Lipstick Tree

The following image was taken taken yesterday at the the Botanic gardens in Colac.

It is of an Acer rubrum or Lipstick Tree. Its vivid red autumn colouring made it stand out.

In late autumn splendour – Acer rubrum

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Glory Bush

Tibouchina are trees or shrubs growing from half a metre to 25 metres in height, and are native to Mexico, the Caribbean and South America (particularly Brazil.

These images were taken in the Botanic Gardens at Colac, near where I live.

Glory Bush (Tibouchina urvilleana)

The next image shows my love of getting up very close with the subject when photographing flowers.

Tibouchina – getting up close

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Dahlia

On my walk through the Botanic Gardens at Colac I noticed that some of the Dahlia blooms were still showing well.

Dahlia

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Lantana

Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial plants of the Verbena family. It is native to the tropical areas of the Americas and Africa. It was introduced to Australia where it became intrusive and is now considered a noxious weed. Over the years about 30 different species of insects have been introduced to combat the lantana however their introduction has caused an other set of problems.

I was very surprised to find Lantana growing in the Botanic Gardens at Colac. However, despite being a noxious weed, I do think it has a pretty flower.

A noxious weed – Lantana

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