Summer Blooms at Kings Park

I was fortunate enough to visit Perth in February of this year. Of course, every visit to Perth is not complete without a visit to one of my most favourite places in the world, Kings Park... or in my case, maybe several visits :-)

These are just a few flowers that were blooming at the time:

Jacksonia sternbergiana aka Stinkwood.

This flowers towards the end of summer and is a native to Western Australia.

This grows as a shrub, typically 1m - 1.5m high. It likes sandy soils and is common along rivers, creeks, and swamps.

Occurs naturally in the bushland of Kings Park.






Hemiandra linearis aka Snakebush

This is supposedly uncommon in Kings Park but I found it growing near the edge of the escarpment. It is quite impressive.







Here we find it growing amoungst the grass trees.








Swainsona formosa aka Sturt's Desert Pea

This is the floral emblem of South Australia and is a very impressive flower. I have wanted to see one of these since forever. I do have seeds but have never grown it. I do not think that it will grow well in my area.

I finally saw it for the first time in February and could hardly believe my eyes. I was so excited to see it and I am so in love with it.









Solanum lasiophyllum aka Flannel bush

When I visited Kings Park in the Spring of 2007, this was blooming, however I did not know of its name. This frustrated me. I was very happy to see it blooming again in February and was very pleased to learn it's name :-)







Beaufortia orbifolia aka Ravensthorpe Bottlebrush

This occurs naturally in SW Western Australia. It grows as a shrub, typically 2-3 metres high. It is a very impressive type of bottlebrush. They love the dry climates.