I was last here in January 2013, then, the temperature reached 45 C (113 F) and the flowers started to burn and go brown. This time it was a lot cooler and overcast after some badly needed early morning rain.
Not many of to-days photos will be named as labels on the plants were a little scarce, or maybe I just couldn't see them.
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| The colours of watermelon and hyacinth. |
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| One of the 'tropical' types. |
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| Nymphoides Spinulosperma - Water Fringe Lily |
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| Look carefully and you will see another frog's nose sticking out between the pink petals in the bottom right. |
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| Pontederia cordata - Pickerel Weed |
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| "I can just reach the bottom" |
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| Red Stemmed Water Milfoil |
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| A touch of gold from the tropics. |
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| 4 are better than 2 |
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| Looks nice enough to eat (I wouldn't recommend it though). |
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| This Azolla looks like green snowflakes. |
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| Yellow on pink. |
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| Yellow casting black shadow. |
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| Some leaves are a colourful bonus. |
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| The flowers of this plant (ginger?) add contrast. |
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| Hot pink suits this little lodger. |
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| Lotus in four episodes. 1. Flower |
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| 2. Flower finishing, fruit forming. |
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| 3. Seed pods forming. |
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| 4. Seeds ripened. |
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| May the Gods smile upon you. |
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| Flowers of a Bladderwort. |
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| Nearly perfect. |
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| Not so perfect, lichen on a light post. |
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| Liquid and gold. |
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| Papyrus flower head. |
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| Pink reflections. |
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| Pitcher plant. |
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| "Just checking to see what I'll look like". |
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| Green and white flames of a Variegated Sweet Flag flicker behind Lotus leaves. |
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| Lost amongst the leaves. |
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| Canna Glauca Endeavour |
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| Just waking up. |
FEATHERS, FUR and FANG. Some Of The Wildlife Seen Today.
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| The Gold Miners. Native Stingless Bees collecting pollen. |
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| Damsel Fly |
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| A teenage frog checks out a new pad. |
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| Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, Eastern Sedge Frog, Green Reed Frog. (Litoria fallax) |
