March flowering trees Western Australia

 Hi everyone, just a quick post from me today as I am getting ready for an Art market this weekend. 

I have always said that there is always something flowering in the Western Australian bush. And so today a share a few flowering trees from late February and early March. 

If you click on the links you can go to where I have blogged about them individually before - Clockwise from top left - Eucalyptus grandis - Flooded gum, Corymbia calophylla sub species "rosea" - Pink Marri,  Corymbia calophylla - Marri , Myrtaceae - lillypilly (in my garden - I make jam from them!), Casuarina - Sheoak, and Eucalyptus erythrocorys - red capped gum 

These red capped gums are stunning this time of year - such a bright burst of colour. The red caps fall off to reveal the flower. 

Interestingly the marri was previously classified as a Eucalyptus species but in 1995 was reclassified as Corymbia.

It is a busy busy week for me. Here are some of the eco-print works I am getting ready for the Art market this weekend. 

And a few of my cushions with my photography. Lots of flowers of course! 

That's it from me today. I hope you and yours are well. I continued to be devestated by the news coming out of the Ukraine. And pray for a resolution. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. I value your comments and look forward to hearing from you. I will try to visit your blogs in return. Have a wonderful week. 
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Red capped gum & Tree Street Art Safari

Hi everyone! Just realised it is Tuesday afternoon, and I haven't post for this week. I have been busy getting all my stuff together for the Tree Street Art Safari in Bunbury on this Saturday from 10am to 5pm. It is always a fabulous day. I will again be hosted at 13 Banksia Street, if you happen to be in Bunbury. I will be there with my eco-print and photographic products. 

So today, I will just post a couple of pics of the fabulous Red Capped Gum Eucalyptus erythrocorys - illyarrie - which is flowering brilliantly in our area right now. So bright! I love the way the flower emerges as the red caps pop off. 

I also blogged about them last year....also during a little blogging break.... hmmm... .Red Capped Gum

Stay safe, enjoy your week, and I will be back next week. 

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Red Capped Gum - Eucalyptus erythrocorys

Taking a small blogging break this week, but thought I would share a couple of pics of the Red capped Gum - Eucalyptus erythrocorys - other common names include illyarrie, and helmet nut gum - which is flowering in our area right now - though its native habitat is north of Perth on undulating limestony sites near Dongara, and also north of Kalbarri National Park where it grows as a mallee. The flower can be 7cm across and is quite spectacular and has red caps you can see in the photo below before it bursts open. 

More info at: Australian native plants society 

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The Mottlecah - Eucalyptus macrocarpa

The Mottlecah - Eucalyptus macrocarpa - is a mallee eucalypt and one of my favourite Western Australian native plants. There are over 900 species of eucalypts in Australia, which have adapted to nearly every kind of environment. I am always excited if we come across a Mottlecah on our travels through the Western Australian wheatbelt. 

Please note: Since I wrote this post I have done some more investigation as there are several types of Macrocarpa. You might also like to read my more recent post - August 2020 - Is it Eucalyptus macrocarpa or a rose mallee

I believe this variety here is the Small leaved mottlecah - Eucalyptus Macrocarpa subsp elachantha

The name Mottlecah is the Aboriginal name given to the species.

August 2020 - I believe the flower bottom left is a relative of the Macrocarpa - Eucaluptus rhodantha - rose mallee

The Mottlecah is easily identified in the bush. It is a straggly sprawling bush/tree which grows to between 1-5 metres tall with thick, flat, silvery-grey leaves 5-8cm long and 3-6cm wide. 

The red flowers are 5-8cm across, with a silvery cap before flowering which occurs in early spring to summer and from late autumn to early winter. The colour comes from the stamens alone, as the flower does not have "petals".  
Below here you can see the flower starting to push off its cap.

The flowers are followed by large bowl-shaped "gumnuts" which give rise to the Greek-derived specific name macrocarpa – "makros" (large) and "karpos" (fruit). 
You can see the various stages in the image below.  

August 2020 - Can you see the difference in the leaves of these two images below - I believe the top image to be the small-leaves mottlecah, and the one below the larger leaved eucalyptus macrocarpa.

  Found in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, we saw them at Western Flora and also in the Corrigin region of the central wheatbelt. North of Enneabba, Western Flora is a great place to stay for a few days if you are interested in wildflowers as they have several wildflower walks you can explore.  

If you are visiting Perth and don't have time to travel afar, then you can see the Mottlecah in Kings Park Botanic Garden right in the centre of Perth.  

Western Australia boasts up to 12,000 known species and the Western Australian wildflower season spreads over several months starting from July in the north’s Kimberley region till November in the south.

For more information on the Mottlecah:

Flora Base - Euc Macrocarpa
Euclid - Eucalpts of Australia
Wikipedia-macrocarpa 

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Hunting for wild orchids in Western Australia's midwest 
Photographing wildflowers 

Do you have a favourite wildflower? Perhaps you would like to tell us about it in your comments. 

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