The banksia is a native flower of Australia and is quite common in most areas. It is a popular garden plant for those folk who enjoy growing and promoting native gardens.
There are about 71 species of banksia's.
Some have been featured in Australian children's books as "the banksia man" character.
This plant is flowering at the Port of Brisbane Visitors Centre.
The Kangaroo Paw plant is native to Western Australia, but nowdays the plant is available and flourishes well in other parts of Australia. It is seen very much in dry gardens - gardens that don't need a lot of water.This plant is flourishing near the Port of Brisbane Visitors Centre.
At the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens is a wonderful Japanese Garden. It is not permitted to take photos inside the gardens, however, this photo was taken outside the entrance of the gardens.It is mid winter and with the drought many of the plants are looking stressed. Azalias are in bloom throughout the garden and they certainly create a wonderful picture.
This is an exquisite bloom of Camelia in the Bonsai section of the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens in Brisbane Queensland. The display here is awesome with some extra ordinary exhibits of Bonsai, some dating back to 1941.
Camelia, weeping fig, azalea, are some of the plants featured in this section of the garden.
There is an amazing collection of Bonsai in the Botanical Gardens - I'll add some of the photos over the next few days.
Some of them were in flower - just like this azalea. Wonderful exhibits and some date back to 1941.
