Another busy week that has again produced plenty of flowers for me to enjoy looking at as I’ve been working.

First up today is this lovely flower is known by several common names, including Brazilian walking iris and north’s false flag. Its binomial name is Trimezia northiana. This native of southern Brazil grows in tropical areas that are seasonally dry. It is a very nice little plant and one that I don’t see very often.

These delightful red flowers are from Indian shot, or Canna indica. I do enjoy seeing these flowers when they appear as the crimson of the flowers is such a bright colour against the green leaves.

The purple coral pea is one of my favourite small ground covers or climbers. The flowers are absolutely lovely. It’s also a native of Australia. I love seeing these little plants flowering at this time of year as they brighten up the landscape they are growing in.

This particular spider flower is Grevillea rosmarinifolia, or the rosemary grevillea. I love the bright pink flowers.

Daisies are again out in force this week. They all open up as soon as the sun hits them in the morning. They are so bright and cheerful.

I feel as though Australian native plants can sometimes have a bit of a bad reputation. This is mainly due top the fact that they get planted in the wrong conditions for their needs, or because they are planted in the wrong position for their size. When a little thought is put into it, they do look fantastic in a garden, just like this bottlebrushes. They are such fabulous small trees, especially when flowering profusely. They are tough, colourful and are loved by birds and insects for the nectar from the flowers. There isn’t anything negative in my opinion.

Here is a close-up of the lovely flowers that do indeed look like bottle brushes! The colour is pretty good too.

Another Australian species for you now, this one being blue flax lily, Dianella cerulean. I love the little purple and yellow flowers-en mass they look great!

Last up for today is another spider flower. Im not sure of the species/cultivar name of this Grevillea, but I always enjoy seeing these flowers in the landscape. I’d have a garden filled with these delightful flowers, in the widest range of colours and forms possible, if I had the space. Unfortunately, I don’t have the space to allow this to happen!

What has been nice about the flowers that I have seen this week is the fact that there is a nice mix of flower colour and form. There is also a mix of native and exotic species-there is a place for both provided they are cared for properly and used wisely.