Flora Friday in Oz: a bit of fun

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Geriatrically (me) Modified Flora or What to Do When You're Tired.

Science has had there way with modifying some of our food plants but what if someone wanted to change our garden plants to their own tastes.

Something for the red-house.

Now a blue Clivia might make some money.

Would this stop bees from pollinating our oranges.

A red Banksia Rose........maybe?

I could get to like this Banksia Rose.

I would name this Lavender, 'Flame'.

A black Campanula would be popular.

They must leave the leaves green!

Some might get away with it.

I suppose this could brighten up the odd dark corner.

Johnny Jump-ups just wouldn't be the same.

A mauve Maidenhair Fern, looks cool.......mmmmmavbe.

Crabby Apple more like it.

Pink juice in the morning for breakfast.

Just letting of a bit of steam on this Black Friday (13th) after a busy (for me) week helping with some renovations. Thought I might use some functions on the camera that I wouldn't usually use.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Ferns by Fotocopier. 28th June 2012.

Too wet to do much outdoors so I thought I might bring some plants (or part of the plant) indoors where it was a little warmer and a lot drier.

I decided to capture images of the smaller ferns growing in the garden and, instead of using the camera, I thought I would use the photocopier which I have used in the past on some tiny flowers.

One little surprise was the different shapes of the sori (where the spores are produced) on the underside of the fronds that I hadn't noticed before. I think this may extend into another project I could do at another time.

Some of these ferns were given to me and others were just 'blow ins', coming up by themselves, so I can' put a name to them all. I have labelled those that I believe to be native.

I think this is a Sickle Fern.
(native)

Brought at K-Mart, I think it had 'Brazil' in the

name.

I think this was a gift plant, now growing in several
hanging baskets. Underside showing sori.

Mother Shield Fern.

New plant can be seen growing out

from top left of frond.

(native)

Collected from Illawarra area, growing to
just over a metre in the ground.
(native)

One of the 'blow ins'. Underside showing sori.

This could be Common Ground Fern,
(Calochlanena dubia). Makes good Blue Wren
habitat, could easily take over yard if I let it.
Collected from Annangove.
(native)

Doodia aspera - Prickly Rasp Fern.
Collected from Toongabbie Creek makes
this a local. A judge of the garden
competition was impressed by the display
I had of this fern (I won).
(native)

Looking like a feather is the Strap Water Fern.
(native)

Another 'blow in', comes up in cracks or
in the soil where a brick or rock meets the soil.

Fishbone Fern.
Could smother the yard if not kept in check.
(native to Northern Territory)

Rough Maidenhair Fern.
One of the slowest to spread of my ferns.
(native)

Giant Maidenhair Fern.
Deep rooted and persistent, hard to control
where not wanted.
(native)

Hen and Chicken Fern.
A 'chicken' can be seen starting to grow indicated by the arrow.

Common Maidenhair Fern.
(native)

A gift from a passed on old friend.

Another 'blow in'.

Not sure if a gift or a 'blow in'.

Friday, June 21, 2013

'Floral Computer Art' 21st June 2013

'Winter slow down' photos from the home computer.
My early attempts at 'Floral Computer Art'.

Waratah

Grevillea

Saturday, May 4, 2013

In The Home Garden 4th May 2013

Half a day in hospital yesterday saw that I wouldn't be doing very much today. So in the backyard, decked out in a dressing gown (I must have been unwell) I decided, as there wasn't a great deal in flower, to just take images that I wouldn't normally take of the plants.
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Footnote: Went back into hospital Saturday (5am) and out on Monday.

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