A Mystery Solved!

3 days ago I was lucky enough to meet a lady who knew the name of two trees I had posted about previously. One was a magnificent flowering gold and the other pink. Both trees are growing in a park close to where I live here in a northern suberb of Brisbane.

Tabebuia

In the same league as jacarandas and poincianas, once seen in bloom a trumpet tree cloaked in pink or golden flowers,is never forgotten!

I previously had a link here..and had heaps of trouble with the dashed link ...

if you want to know more

Check google.

The Gold version!

The Pink Version!

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An update on Grass Tree No.7

This is a slow process waiting for the Flower spear to produce seeds! The spear first emerged approx 25/7/08 The first flowers burst open 30/9/08
Now on the 3/12/08 I'm waiting for the little pods to open
...soon maybe 1 or 2 weeks!

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An update on the seedlings!
Here we have a photo of some of the re potted Grass Trees
... they are not looking too bad! (click to enlarge)

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And the very latest to pop up! Still in the old yogurt pot.
When the little plant is older I will transplant it to the black pots as well!

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The Tally! As I expected I have had a few Fatalities 2 in fact!
...I expected more really!

I have
76 seedlings in black pots
(2 are still doubtful...they had a rough trip over!
Still hanging in there though!)

I had 1 tiny seedling in the garden (on a previous post)
I had to transfer it to a yogurt pot...it had met with some unknown
fate and looked fairly crook!
I put it into a yogurt pot which had the Jamie Durie Native Australian
pot mix...this is a great mix 5/5 I think.
I have bought another Australian Native pot mix from a
Huge Hardware chain here in Au...
It was awful..don't buy any, full of sawdust!

1 seed which just came up (pic above)

8 adult plants - 5 in the garden 3 in pots (varying sizes also previous posts)

Total = 86 Grass Trees

Cheers Carol

I Posted a Golden Tree, Here is a Pink one !

Same Variety and I still have no clue what it is?

It is decidious, leaves are 3 per stem, trumpet type flowers.

Just beautiful to see.

Blossoms Adrift

Pink petals passing
Scents above so high
Painted porcelain perfection
Blossoms caress the sky

Swaying silent shroud
Suitors strolling by
Pink petals passing
Lover's gentle sigh

Pastel hues falling
Slow fluttering grace
Pink petals passing
Lining streams in lace

Pink petals passing
Smoothest transit by
Soft essence floating
In most subtle lullaby

Inducing springtime slumber
Upon a satin shore
Sailing with the current
Pink petals pass before

Mary Fumento

(1999)

(Actual title is Cherry Blossoms Adrift)

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A close up of the flowers!

If anyone knows what it is please post! I am assuming it is exotic to Australia,

because it is decidious! *E*
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Tally= same as yesterday...Cheers Carol