wildflowers – Page 8 – Pelican Yoga

Fully blooming, east Porongurup (sequel to “Almost blooming”)

Published September 27, 2020 by Pelidoug

Fully blooming, east Porongurup (sequel to “Almost blooming”)

When in full bloom, yesterday and today’s featured species lives up to its common name, but on one side only.

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But birds are better than bees…

Published September 7, 2020 by Pelidoug

But birds are better than bees…

…at least if you are a Kangaroo Paw, seeking effective pollinators,

All Kangaroo Paw species primarily rely on birds; for them, bees are “useless”.

Kangaroo Paws are not alone in relying on vertebrate pollinators; in this respect, Australia’s southwest is the world leader.

And many West Australian plants that do rely on insect pollinators are “liars” – plants pretending to be “receptive” insects!

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Cat’s Paws are the bee’s knees

Published September 4, 2020 by Pelidoug

Cat’s Paws are the bee’s knees

…but bees are of little or no use to this – or any other – member of the Kangaroo Paw family!

A future post, coming soon, will explain why.

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Jumping up in Spring (#81 in “a shining moment” series)

Published September 2, 2020 by Pelidoug

Jumping up in Spring (#81 in “a shining moment” series)

The featured image shows Caladenia latifolia – the Pink Fairy.

If you are in southern Australia (Tasmania included), within one hundred kilometres of the Indian or Southern Oceans, and have access to somewhere bushy and sandy, chances are excellent that you can see this species in flower, right now…or very soon.

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Winter 2020 in Kings Park

Published August 29, 2020 by Pelidoug

Winter 2020 in Kings Park

Spring has now arrived, effectively, so Kings Park will become progressively more wonderful over the next several weeks…but winter was also splendid.

The featured image, above, shows Rose mallee leaves, backlit by late afternoon sun on June 19.

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Weeping, in the middle of the road (#50 in “a shining moment” series)

Published May 13, 2020 by Pelidoug

Weeping, in the middle of the road (#50 in “a shining moment” series)

Literally speaking, the middle of the road is usually dangerous, and soulless.

Metaphorically speaking, “M.O.R” signifies music, visual art or literature that is bland, dull, pedestrian.

This post’s actual middle of a road is, however, “safe” only in the desirable sense, and its musical content is highly creative, very playful.

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A lovesome thing (#31 in “a shining moment” series)

Published April 24, 2020 by Pelidoug

A lovesome thing (#31 in “a shining moment” series)

A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (occasionally, wrongly, it appears online as …a Lonesome…) is one of many exquisite compositions which Billy Strayhorn composed for Duke Ellington.

This post’s flower is one of many orchids that exist only in certain locations in southwestern Western Australia.

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Spring: uncommonly brief, unusually early

Published September 28, 2019 by Pelidoug

Spring: uncommonly brief, unusually early

The late September holiday weekend usually coincides with the peak of Perth’s annual springtime wildflower “explosion”.

Not in 2019: very low rainfall in August and September prompted many plants to flower early…or not at all.

At any time of year some things are in flower, but if you wish to experience Perth’s 2019 Spring wildflowers, head to places like this post’s destination very soon!

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