Topic: Australia
The lemon-scented gum has the botanical name of Corymbia citriodora or Euchalyptus citriodora. It is a tall tree from the temperate and tropical regions of eastern Australia. It has been very successfully cultivated in Western Australia where there is an outstanding avenue ...
Callistemons are endemic to Australia. Callistemon pallidus or Lemon Bottlebrush grows to three metres and is found naturally in south-eastern Australia, mainly on ranges and tablelands. The Scarlet Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus or Callistemon lanceolatus) is a dense bushy shrub with pink, silky ...
The Hibbertia genus belongs to the Dilleniaceae family and consists of some 120 species of small evergreen shrubs and climbers. They are often called by the common name of ?Guinea Flower?. Ideal for a rock garden is Hibbertia miniata, a small erect ...
The genus Rhodanthe belongs in the daisy (Asteraceae) family. Rhodanthe humboldtiana (previously Helipterum humboldtianum) is native to Western Australia. Another Rhodanthe endemic to Western Australia is Rhodanthe roseum which is actually a subspecies of R.chlorocephala. Rhodanthe anthemoides or chamomile sunray is a ...
The Philotheca genus also has the common names of wax plant, or waxflower. However many species once thought to be more closely allied to the Eriostemon genus have since been shifted to Philotheca. Philotheca myoporoides (previously Eriostemon myoporoides) is a well-known species ...
For home gardeners, the main attraction of the kunzea, a native of Australia, is the prolific honey-scented flowers. There are around 35 species of these evergreen shrubs, all endemic to Australia with K.ericoides occurring in New Zealand too. Kunzea ambigua is native ...
The Telopea genus has only five species. It is part of the protea (Proteaceae) family and is endemic to the south-eastern region of Australia. The accepted common name for the genus is ?waratah?, originally an Australian aboriginal name for T.speciosissima which comes ...
The Myoporum genus is part of the boobialla (Myoporaceae) family. This species is native to sclerophyll forests in New South Wales and Victoria. Another Myoporum from temperate inland Australia is Myoporum platycarpum, also known as false sandalwood or sugarwood. Myoporum insulare has ...
The genus Hardenbergia is a member of the legume (Fabaceae) family. Hardenbergia violacea has the common names of False Sarsaparilla or Purple Coral-pea. The leaves are leathery and lance-shaped. This hardy, twining, woody stemmed climber is one of Australia?s most popular native ...
The genus Scaevola belongs to the family Goodeniaceae. There are nearly 100 species which come from Australia, the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Scaevola aemula or fairy fan-flower grows to only 15cm and is an evergreen perennial ...
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