This is the first flower to come out on my Correa alba plant. Unlike the Chef's cap correa this bell flower opens out like white stars. This is also a bird friendly species. The correas are the native fuschia species of Australia and although small flowers are dainty and I have found flower for a... Continue Reading →
The correas in my garden are now starting to flower. These delicate 'bell-like' flowers have a range of colours and sizes. This particular one is the Chef's Cap Correa - Correa baeuerlenii - it is from the Eurobodalla region on the south coast of NSW. The Friends of the Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens use this particular... Continue Reading →
Waterlillies on the Richmond River - Bagotville Barrage.
One of the loveliest small flowers I have in my garden is the Brisbane Lily - Proiphys cunninghamii. Every year around Christmas these beautiful delicate white flowers emerge from the ground. They develop as a group of buds that slowly evolve into flowers from a green stalk about 30cm high. They also have wonderful 'earthbound'... Continue Reading →
I have some lovely Australian native berries in my garden at the moment - they are all rainforest species. The orange one on the left are Brisbane Lily seeds and below are Australian cordyline berries. All are indigenous to northern NSW Southern Queensland. The green and deep blue are Native Ginger berries and the lovely... Continue Reading →
This was the final set drawing for the short botanical illustration course I finished last week. It is Banksia serrata - Saw banksia - which I featured in a previous post. The challenge now is to try a variety of subjects in this illustrative style and improve my skill in this area.
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 