The proteas bloom in winter, but there are always a few flowers.
The jury is still out whether this is a flower, or a bird.
Fabulous bud.
Here are the banksias. Aren't they great?
The seed capsules are amazing. They look like something from an alien world on Star Trek.
Many banksias have great foliage too.
Of all plants in the Protaceae, I'd guess the genus Grevillea has made the biggest inroads in American horticulture, although leucadendrons are popular too. The plants in this family get so big, I would guess a lot of people don't have room for them. Some of the banksias are tree-like but many of them, and all of the proteas, are just big shrubs. They're too big to even be called shrubs really, but they're not tree-like. What do you call a plant like that?
Anyway, if these plants are all a little too weird for you, you might enjoy the entry garden.
4 comments:
those opened Banksia pods look like clamshells. Singing clamshells. You could tell people they are singing tree clams, and they only sing on moonless nights.
I am so ridiculously jealous....amazing plants, gorgeous, I wish I could grow them here...
The only reason I came back after that ridiculous trip to the boardwalk was because I know there is a fabulous botanical garden just up the hill from there. I figured you'd go.
Now I see the real reason for this trip. A plant sale obviously. I hope you bought the singing clam shells. You do know that when you go house hunting it will have to be in a location where the protea will grow.
Those are the most amazing plants - I can totally understand why you can't resist buying them. I hope they thrive for you, even in their pots.
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