Plants

Walking around Aireys Inlet and Distillery Creek I have noticed areas where the ground is carpeted in the delightful yellow and pale pink Snugglepot and…

This month I have highlighted a few plants that can be challenging to identify. Our correas (sometimes called ‘Native Fuchsia’) are one example. White Correa,…

Having been confused by the apparent similarities between Ruby Saltbush, Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa and Coast Bonefruit, Threlkeldia diffusa, I thought a comparison of the…

The Allen Noble Sanctuary is a sea of pink due to the massed flowering of Slender Knotweed, Persicaria decipiens. This low growing, spreading plant has…

For our first group of the year, Rebecca Hosking kindly supplied us with frozen samples of fruiting Coastal Ballart, Exocarpos syrticola.   Fruit of Coastal…

Currently there is great excitement in our plant world, with the discovery of Small Milkwort, Comosperma polygaloides, near Point Addis. This small, low growing, and…

On my summer rambles I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of plants in flower or with interesting seeds. A special treat for me…

For me, white is the colour of summer here, our ‘Snow in summer’! Last month I had a most unexpected sighting at Fraser Avenue, a…

This month I wish to continue the colour theme which Gail introduced last time with the colour blue/purple. Blue/purple flowers are generally less common than…

How lucky are we? The above average winter rainfall has provided us with a spectacular wildflower season. Whether it is our native orchids or the…