It has been raining in Brisbane on and off for the last week or so and this morning I woke up to beautiful sunshine. Here are some pictures of the native trees and shrubs in bloom.
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| Rain Forest Tree |
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| Rain Forest Tree – Ice Cream Tree. The flesh of the large seed pods taste like Vanilla Ice Cream |
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| New growth on a small leaf Lilly Pilly |
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| The Powder Puff Lilly Pilly ready to explode with pink ballet skirt flowers |
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| Native thicket bush in flower |
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| Not a Native but a great tree – Neem tree |
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| Silky Oak in flower |
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| White Callistemon aka Bottle Brush |
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| Broader leaf Lilli Pilly flower |
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| The Flame Tree in Seed |
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| Native Frangipani about to bloom. It will have tiny cream and yellow flowers with a heavenly fragrance. |
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| My Sage in Flower. |
In Brisbane, the three most prominent trees – Silky Oak, Flame Tree and Jacaranda all flower in sequence so there is a blaze of yellow, red and purple from September to December. Jacaranda flowering always heralds the start of November exams for students.
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