13 January 2012

Eucalyptus Flowering Gum Trees

Marketed for the home garden, this hybridised smaller-growing variety of gum tree is looking so beautiful right now. Growing on a nature-strip, it's sometimes dripping with rainbow-lorikeets after their nectar-hit in the early morning.




and a native bee it perhaps is, hovering to the right ...



Here's another, with a touch of the 'golden sunshine' happening. The lorikeets tend to fly off when you get too venturesome with a camera in hand. See one is still peeking to the right; last to flee/sorry to spoil your brekky-time.



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15 comments:

  1. Melbourne Australia Photos7:30 pm

    Fantastic photos of this beautiful flowering Australian native, Carole! It is truly an iconic plant in Australia!

    Thank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos.

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  2. Brian King8:30 pm

    Gorgeous photos, Carole! The colors are stunning! Since it's winter here, we have nothing like that right now.

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  3. Nadege,8:49 pm

    I think our native flowers are amazing, such gorgeous colors and shapes.
    Lovely captures.

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  4. Vetirmagal9:57 pm

    I have never seen a flower on the Gum tree. Lovely colors and the lorikeet is so cute!

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  5. Giga10:23 pm

    Cudowne kwiaty. Śliczne zdjęcia, a szczególnie ostatnie z "ciekawskim" ptaszkiem. Pozdrawiam.

    An abundance of flowers. Lovely photos, especially the last of the "curious" bird. Yours.

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  6. Tina´s PicStory10:58 pm

    fantastic! i love to see something new for me. thanks for sharing with weekend flowers. (the backlink isn´t working. may be you can check :) thanks ♥ )

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  7. Mami Made It12:06 am

    I am from the other side of the world and I have never seen such an incredibly amazing blossom. What a beautiful plant!

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  8. Modern Mom1:30 am

    First time I've seen these flowers. They're beautiful.

    Pink Bougainvillea

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  9. TexWisGirl1:57 am

    really beautiful!

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  10. Kim, USA7:42 am

    I love love gum tree flowers. So beautiful!

    Orchid

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  11. Jan Castle11:12 am

    Stunning flowers...especially like the little bird peeking out!
    Hugs,
    Jan

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  12. SportyMummy12:20 am

    Hi, I just found your blog through flowers on Saturday and I just wanted to say I just love your beautiful gum tree flowers. We tried growing these but the Canberra frost finished them off!

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  13. Judy12:47 am

    What odd (to me) looking flowers! Yet they are a cheery colour, and just beautiful!!

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  14. Ann Martin10:21 am

    So exotic... I do love your photos... feel like I've taken a trip whenever I drop by.

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  15. Imelda2:45 am

    how beautiful! The flowers, the colors, the shots - glorious.

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