Calanthe triplicata
Christmas Orchid Photographed on Fraser Island. This terrestrial orchid has 600 mm leaves and bears racemes of white flowers. It was growing in a shady situation along a creek bank with plenty of mulch.
Callistemon pearsonii "Rocky Rambler"
One of several forms from Blackdown Tablelands, Central Queensland. Prostrate
shrub with gold tipped red bottlebrush flowers several times per year. (Yes, I
need a better photo!)
Callistemon pachyphyllus
Wallum Bottlebrush. The most usual form is a small upright shrub with red
flowers. The form shown in the photo is a low spreading shrub with thick green
bottlebrush flowers, flowering several times per year.
Calostemma luteum
Garland lily. A small plant with strap-like leaves to 40cm. Plants die back
to the tuber in dry times. Heads of bright yellow flowers develop from a
flowering stalk in summer. There are similar plants with pink or bright red
flowers. (see next) Needs full sun.
Calostemma species
Similar to Calostemma luteum above, but has pink flowers with some yellow in
the centres. There is also a type which has deep red flowers.
Carpobrotus aequilaterus
Pigface. Excellent groundcover with dark fleshy leaves and stems. Large pink
flowers with yellow centres.
Castanospermum australe
Black Bean, Moreton Bay Chestnut. Large spreading tree with dark green
pinnate leaves. The large red and yellow pea flowers occur in clusters along
the branches in spring, followed by large, thick pods containing 4cm round
seeds. See my Australian
Bush Tucker pages to view leaves and fruit.
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Yellow buttons. Ground cover with grey-green leaves and masses of yellow - orange flower heads to 1 cm
Commersonia bartramia
Medium, spreading tree, bushy to ground level, often seen growing on the banks
of streams, and having a layered appearance. An abundance of creamy-white
flowers in heads in Summer. Large, thin leaves. Fast growing.
Cordyline manners-suttoniae
Giant Palm Lily. Shrub to 4 m, usually with a single stem. The broad leaves are up to 500 mm x 130 mm, on 200 mm petioles. Bunches of white flowers are followed by 10 mm round red fruits in Autumn which persist for some time on the fruiting stem.
Corymbia ptychocarpa
see
Eucalytpus ptychocarpa
Crinum pedunculatum
Spider Lily. Plant to 1.5 m with strap-like leaves. White flowers to about
12 cm occur in clusters from stalks rising above the foliage. Large 5 cm seeds
follow the flowers.
Cryptocarya mackinnoniana
Rusty Laurel. A bushy tree with bright red-brown new growth which hangs limply
from the branches. Leaves are large to 30cm. My plant seems to have a high
water demand.
Cymbidium canaliculatum
Black Orchid. Flower colour varies from a dark brown to a speckled yellow. The specimen in the photograph had flower sprays to 300 mm, and the fluted leaves were up to 600 mm long. It naturally occurs in hardwood forest tree hollows.
