Pin-cushion Hakea #1 is a photograph by Deane Palmer which was uploaded on April 25th, 2020.
Title
Pin-cushion Hakea #1
Artist
Deane Palmer
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Pin-cushion Hakea (Hakea Laurina)
Hakea Laurina. commonly known as the “Pincushion Hakea” and also has local names of Emu Bush and Kodjet.
Native to Southwestern Australia.
Now widely grown as a garden tree.
The tree, this flower was photographed on, is over 4 metre tall and is only 9 years old.
It flowers over a very long period from Late Autumn to early spring.
The birds and native bee love the flowers especially because there is only a few plants in flower
The flowers shown is approx. 4cm but can very in some locations.
A bud can be seen top centre clinging to the bow and the bright whitish item to the left of the main flower is the bud shell still hanging onto an other flower that is opening/
for more details see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakea_laurina
Location; Harvey’s Garden, Innaloo, Western Australia
Canon M5
Processed in LightroomCC
May 2018
009-Hakea_Laurina-M9-1611
Uploaded
April 25th, 2020
Comments (6)
Michaela Perryman
Congratulations, featured in Australian Wildflowers and Native Plants Group 1st August 2020
Elaine Teague
Lovely close up of one of my favourite eucalypts Deane.
Deane Palmer replied:
Thank you for your nice comment, Put on a lovely show each year on of my favourite also. The birds love it.
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