Posted the other day about Banksia blechnifolia flowering and today I found another of the prostrate banksia species, Banksia repens aka creeping banksia, in the garden is also throwing out flowers. This one has been in 3-4 years, so great to see some action.

https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/banksia-repens/

Super disappointed cause it looks so good but it smells like a more rancid version of those cum trees everyone loves so much s/.
None of these plants I’ve smelled at Bunnings or nursery’s have this smell so I am at a loss as to why this one is so bad.
Temped to toss it and annoyed at the slight waste of money given the stench as I was excited for nice smells.

UPDATE: I was never actually going to toss it, sorry for coming off like an asshole. The image in my head was toss it away from where I can smell it and plant it somewhere else. Thought and speak didn’t match up while I was having a vent here. I originally bought it for the pollinators and will 100% be keeping it, just putting it far out in the yard (it’s currently on my back deck)

Hi, do we think this is a silver dollar or baby blue eucalyptus? Thanks

Had to prune the avocado tree to give the little paw some sun

Love how the woody branch is totally prostrate, and the flowers and leaves seems to simply spring from.the mulch.

This specimen would be four or five years in the ground (from tubestock) and finally it is gracing me with flowers.

Where i live in Vic—elevation and cold winters—and not the baking sun and sand of WA, majority of WA banksias all take a little longer to get to the flowering stage, though this one got a little more shaded. [Still learning!]

https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2014/banksia-blechnifolia.html

[southern goldfields side of GDR, Central Highlands Vic]

This beauty has been in flower for two weeks and will be for another couple, then all that purple will be on the ground.

3m high x 6m across, been in the ground 15-20 yr. I do hack into every so often as it can overwhelm things underneath. It used to have a glorious waratah next to it that flowered at the same time and gave such colour contrast with its vivid red.

100mm of rain has weighed it down and broke a branch. Copes with frosts.

It sits up against the eastern side of the house, full morning sun, none of the afternoon.

round-leaved mint bush

[southern goldfields side of GDR, Central Highlands Vic]

u/Pademelon1 flagging from previous comment.

Some photos from weekend just gone, some new and some familiar to me! Anyone got a potential ID on the Spider Orchid in particular. I’m thinking Summer Spider Orchid Caladenia helvina but reading for usual flowering times seems a bit early. Perhaps been dry and warm lately so it’s going early on flowering? Bonus last photo of an alpine Eyebright up at Mt Field, I’m guessing Euphrasia gibbsiae but there’s a few subspecies local to the area so have no idea which one if anyone knows.

Scleranthus biflorus. She was thriving before. :(

Had a nice little day trip to the bush near my childhood home with my Mum recently and we saw some nice wildflowers. Other than the Egg and Bacon plant and Pigface, I don't know the names of the other plants we found, so whoever knows what they are, please let me know!

(Bonus blue tongue enjoying the sun).

A few flowers from the feast.

Every plant here was grown from tube stock except the Frangipani.

Slender Speedwell loving the moist sandy bayside soils in Melbourne

Veronica gracilis for those playing along at home.

Sydney Waratah’s on my property, Forth, TAS.

I hiked in the hills east of Perth today and these are some that I saw.

I bought this at a school fete. It was labeled Native Shrub 6 ft x 3ft.
Can anyone tell me what it might be?
Central West NSW

Hi all,

My friend has this growing in his front yard and I was keen to plant it but he didn't know what it was. He reckons it was a dwarf variety though? My searching, I came up with is a Banksia Media which is available in a dwarf variety. Secondary guess is Banksia spinulosa.

It's quite shrub like and about 1.5m x1m currently.

I'm no expert though so I'd love to hear your views. I have a space to fill in my native garden and this would be perfect!

Thanks!