Gum trees or Eucalyptus are very common around Australia. The more than 700 species of eucalyptus are mostly native to Australia, only 15 species occur outside Australia, with just nine of these not occurring in Australia. One of the most spectacular is the Silver Princess Gum. Found in the wild in Central Western Australia. It is now cultivated and a very popular small tree for gardens.
Eucalyptus caesia, commonly known as Caesia, Gungurru or Silver Princess, is a mallee of the Eucalyptus genus. It is endemic to the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, where it is found on a small number of granite outcrops. The name “silver” refers to the white powder that covers the branches, flower buds and fruit. “Gungurru” comes from the name used by the indigenous Noongar people. (Wikipedia)
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Nalinki on “Angles and views” is hosting a weekly series called: “Flowersoverflowers”, it will be posted every Tuesday. The idea is to bring some more colorful pics of nature into our blogosphere
How gorgeous!
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Beautiful and surreal in bud!
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I’m sure you could create a haiku for that birthing bud…
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Amazingly beautiful!
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I agree with you…
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I love your native flowers; so happy to see them so beautifully photographed. The buds are fascinating, like little caps waiting to pop off and the stamens burst forth. At first glance this looks like a protea.
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Fascinating flowers at all stages. No wonder May Gibbs immortalised them
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Oh, WOW! these are amazing, Pauline. You are a brilliant photographer!
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That is a very encouraging comment Dianne, thank you…
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WOWZA! Really enjoyed your photos and learning more about your native plants. The buds are so interesting in shape and form. 😊
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The seed pods are interesting too and a famous Australian author, May Gibbs immortalised the gum nut into 2 adorable little characters Snuddlepot and Cuddlepie You may be interested in seeing some of the images of them here… https://www.google.com.au/search?q=gumnut+babies+images&biw=1197&bih=589&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CBsQsARqFQoTCMSpxNT3icgCFWcWpgodpc8K0g
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These photos are just stunning. You are a superb plant-portrait photographer.
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Thank you Meg, we have some great specimens to work with don’t we.
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Very cool and so different (at least here.)
janet
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I love our native gums and this is one of the best
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You have captured nature giving birth with these photos.
The photo of the buds opening is brilliant.
The information about Eucalyptus trees makes this an interesting post.
It is no wonder I am your greatest fan.
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Thanks Jack I love your phrase “nature giving birth”
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Oh wow…
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I agree with you Dawn they do have the WOW factor
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How BEAUTIFUL!! We have nothing like that, here. It looks un-worldly to me. Lovely! 🙂
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Thank you, I love the form of these flowers.
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