Beauty Of Flowers: Category A

Saturday, 8 June 2013

Boronia

Boronia

Boronia

Boronia

Common name: Boronia

Botanical name: Boronia Heterophylla

Boronia heterophylla: is a Western Australian native and a member of the Rutaceae family. The species is sometimes known as the Kalgan Boronia. Boronia heterophylla is a rounded, compact shrub reaching a height of 1.5 metres. The pinnate leaves are bright green. In spring, plants become covered with bright pink, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.

Sunday, 2 June 2013

Artichoke thistle

Artichoke thistle

Artichoke thistle

Common name : Artichoke thistle

Botanical name : Cynara Scolymus

Artichoke thistle is a stout, erect, greyish perennial which forms a rosette of very large leaves and usually grows to a height of 60 to 150 cm, although occasional plants are found over 2 metres high. Seeds germinate mainly in autumn and the plant usually flowers in its second summer. It grows mainly on medium to heavy soils in pastures, on roadsides and creeklands, waste lands and vacant industrial areas.