Lovely tall, mature #Gumtree’s (their trunks and gorgeous patterning feature in this post) grow proud here in a public reserve in #oakleighsouth #Australia.

There’s no doubting where the inspiration from army fatigues came from. Mother Nature herself!!

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#LavandulaStoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, occurring natively in several Mediterranean countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Greece.

A cool winters morning here in #Mckinnon, #Australia but these beauties are out in the sporadic sunlight, displaying their brilliance!

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Can’t quite identify this #Acacia, known affectionately (tho not by allergy sufferers) as #wattle, here downunder.

My car was parked nearby this beauty and now sports a thin film of yellow pollen.

The bursts of bloom are lovely.

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📍- #oakleigh #Australia

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#VeronicaSalicifolia, aka the #koromiko, is found throughout the South Island of New Zealand and in Chile.

It is a large, evergreen shrub, reaching 2 m in height, with light-green, spear-shaped leaves that are up to 12 cm long, and pale lilac flowers. I’ve noticed some come in white inflorescence as well.

I loved discovering these.

📍- #bentleigheast #Australia.

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Caught a #bee in busy search for nectar on these two lovely #Camellia in #glenIris #Australia recently.

The blooms on these mid-sized trees are bountiful and healthy as anything.

The red petals (pic 1) are spectacular, so too the filaments and anthers of both coloured flowers.

Truly beautiful!

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My ID app tells me this gorgeous tree is a #JapaneseApricot.

The flower is a beloved subject in the traditional painting and poetry of countries including China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan… and is usually called ‘plum blossom’.

The fruit of the tree is used in juices, as a flavouring for alcohol, as a pickle, and in sauces. It is also used in traditional medicine.

Despite its practical uses, this tree is undeniably visually divine!

📍 - #Healesville #Australia

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