The wonderful thing about living in Sydney is that there are flowers all year round. Today is the day I share this weeks with you. Purple seems to be a thing this week, but purple is a fabulous colour I think!
These rather delightful flowers are from Myrtle-leaf milkwort, or Polygala myrtifolia. I haven’t come across this plant before but the flowers are rather fabulous!
Grevilleas are always supercool. I love the colour of this one.
Raphiolepis is a genus of 15 shrubs. I’m not sure which species this is but the flowers are pretty and they are a good tough plant.
This little flower is another legume, called common vetch or Vicia sativa. While it is considered a weed in the context of where I found it (growing through a ground cover juniper), it is a handy little plant as, being a legume, it adds nitrogen to the soil naturally which is always a good thing.
This delightful flower is from Callistemon citrinus, or crimson bottlebrush. I just love the colour and very showy stamens.
Now for a bit of very bright yellow, just because I can give you bright yellow flowers. They are cheerful and stand out from a mile a way. This is Oxalis pre-capre, which is also called African wood sorrel.
Next we have Viburnim tinus. When I took the photo, the flowers smelt amazing and the bees were out in force doing their thing and loving life.
This is Grevillea ‘Poorinda Royal Mantle’ which is a trailing grevillea cultivar. The leaves and flowers are quite delicate looking but quite pretty too.
This is Westringia fruiticosa, also known as coastal rosemary. The flowers are only small but are very delicate and pretty.
Banksia integrifolia is an another Australian tree that has lovely flowers. Banksia flowers are a favourite of mine, I have to say.
Now, here is my all-time favourite Australian legume flower-purple coral pea, or Hardenbergia violacea. These delicate climbers are worthy of being in any garden.
It is a range of flower and plant forms that I’ve included today, oddly with a theme of purple and pea flowers running through.