Wildflowers, Photos … and Eremophila or Emu Bush

Hi Notso,

Yes I have a few in the garden too, and even here in Canberra they do well.

I have been meaning to get to the Burrendong Arboretum for years - maybe it would be a good stop-over next trip. Thanks for the tip.

Cheers,

Val.

Hi Swaggie,

I'm unable to "pop out" your photo to get a closer look, but I think it may be a ground orchid which are native orchids that grow in the ground rather than perched on trees or rocks. More specifically its possibly a sun orchid, meaning they only become fully open when the sun is bright. IF I am right (which is not always the case!) its a beautiful specimen.

Cheers,

Val

Hi Val and R.S. yes definitely looks like a Sun Orchid.
You didn't perchance have a smell of it did you R.S.?
If it had a fairly strong scent, it is the Scented Sun Orchid.
Tony

Hiya Guys

I dont recall smelling anything while up close...If you want to give me your email addy i will send the whole pic so you can zoom in....

Out of all the driving ive done ive never come across something that nice as far as flowers go...


Thanks for you interest..

The Orchid in question.

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Cheers Tony its pretty close.......

Thanks for posting John.

Interesting that you haven't seen them in flower in the winter. Just about the only time that I have seen them in flower has been July-August, simply because that is when we are out in Eremophila country. I suspect that seasonal conditions might influence flowering times.

Cheers,

Val

"I only wish we could get more involved".

Fair go Stephen. What else are you doing anyway?? :-)

Cheers.

Hi John

As for your quote:-


"Fair go Stephen. What else are you doing anyway?? :-)"

If you go back through the forum stories on Wildflowers, Photos......

you will see that I have contributed a good many times as a leading story, and how many have you done so??........

The aim of my dig was not to start a bitch fight, but to see if others could take the lead and do a forum post so others can add images to suit, just as Val has done. The more people that are prepared to do their share of creating new stories of our great flora that we have on offer here in our great nation, is less of a burden on those that take the time to research and write up the stories.


Cheers


Stephen

Hi Stephen; why so serious?

I did have a smiley face there. Lighten up. I know how much you contribute and I (as per many others) am very appreciative.

Here's 3 smileys: :-) :-) :-)

Cheers.

It is time there was a entirely separate Photography section.
It is a real pain in the butt searching through blogs to find photo's.
You have one section for trips and another for photography. Not all bundled together.

You're absolutely right Tony.

That is exactly the (main) reason I stopped working on my wildflower blog. I take this opportunity, not for anything like the first time, to request D&M to lift this field into greater prominence.

Many people go to some, even great, trouble (witness Val's efforts) to contribute significantly to this site, and...they are all but ignored by the system operators.

Sort of cheers.

Hi John

Sorry for being so snappy. Your blog is great and I like many others appreciate what you did. Do not let the powers to be get the better of you, keep contributing, and as they say.....


"From little things, big things grow"

Regards

Stephen

Cheers Stephen.

Looking fwd to seeing you out on the tracks one day....

Thanks for your generous support as ever Stephen. I have been twice to Batten Hill and dont recall ever seeing an Eremophila there, so maybe they are a bit more elusive than I thought. Nor have I seen the Simpson Desert one that you posted.

As for getting more involved, you have been a strong contributor so you shouldn't be concerned - plus you and others have jobs to keep you out of mischief while I have the luxury of staying at home and thinking about places to go on the next trip!!

I have been monitoring the response to these wildflower posts over the last few topics and I think interest is waning somewhat. Not surprising really as the forum has had some fairly quiet times, and the Photo Comp seems to have died or perhaps never really got off the ground. Given that its easier to put multiple photos up in a blog, I might just do occasional blogs and see how that goes. Would appreciate thoughts on that.

I'm inclined to agree with Tony that photography needs to be given greater prominence on the site. Knowlege of places to go (already covered in the Places section) and things to see (like flowers/plants) is most easily conveyed via images. However I'm not sure how it might be done and real enthusiasts will go to photography sites anyway. I guess a plants and animals box in the Blog Categories would be a start.

I also appreciate that David has a lot of work to do on the site and that photos require a lot of storage capacity, so I guess we will just have to be patient.

Cheers,

Val.

If you have a look at the AULRO site - www.aulro.com/ -they have a site called " Camera Corner " worth having a look at. You can look with out being a member. (or used to be able to.)
Tony

Hi Stephen,

I think I should get my eyes checked! Having said that I had not seen your Simpson Desert Eremophilas, I have now had a closer look and realise that my Hay River one is the same. Somehow the colours looked different, Oh well.

Have a good weekend,

Cheers,

Val

Hi Zenonie,

Well you got me googling - I now know where Kilcowera Station is, and had never heard of the Dowling Track. You might just see us out that way sometime - a Ramsar wetland and Eremophilas sounds very attractive!
Thanks for your post.

Cheers,

Val.

Hi Val, now that the rotten horrible stinking drought is over the countryside looks fantastic, If we get some winter rain we'll have a good wildflower season too. Cheers Zenonie

Hi Min,

Thanks for the post and great photo. Maybe we both photographed the same plant in Kalbarri - the one we saw was certainly a stunner.

I have been amazed at the variation in the species and the difference between insect and bird pollinated. Hopefully we will find more when next we get on the road. Glad we are not traveling today, but the rain has been very welcome.

Cheers,

Val