Now is time to enjoy the delightful tubular flowers in bloom on some of our low-growing plants. Our local Correa, Correa sp.aff. reflexa (Anglesea) is at its peak with single long red tubular flowers with curly greenish tips, and Coast Correa with green ones.
Anglesea Correa
Common Heath, Epacris impressa, is displaying masses of flowers in colours varying from pale to bright pink, and white. A close look will reveal a ring of five indentations at the base of the tube. The pale-pink version, called Pink Heath, is our state emblem.
Pink Heath
Single, deep-red flowers are emerging in among the mat-like prickly foliage of Cranberry Heath, Styphelia humifusa.
Cranberry Heath
Prickly Cryptandra, Cryptandra tomentosa, is developing small clusters of tiny, short white tubular flowers. They appear to have five-pointed petals; these are actually sepals, the minute petals which hood the anthers may be seen through a magnifier. The leaves feel rough rather than prickly.
Prickly Cryptandra
Ellinor Campbell