Surviving the heat.

[Isac]

Kangaroo Paws are a very hardy plant indeed!

So are the Single sided Bottlebrush, ready to pop out to display their magnificent red blooms..

[eaglem]

Well spotted and captured.

[Isac]

Thanks for that eaglem - appreciated. I think summer has arrived.

[Ralph]

That red stands out in the crowd and I like the spider web catching the sunlight also.

[Isac]

Thanks for that Arthur. I didn't know there was so many varieties of Kangaroo Paws. I didn't notice that spider web until I saw it on the screen. It did add to the shot.

[HansE]

Notice how much that Kangaroo paw arrangement looks like Christmas as well.

[Isac]

You have a very keen eye Hans - nicely observed.

[HansE]

Two!

[wigz]

nice shots Isac. I haven't seen a Kangaroo Paw like that. The red really stands out. The bottoebrush buds look like little furry creatures. I haven't seen one of tose either.

[Isac]

Thanks for that wigz. The bottlebrush are actually called "One-sided Bottlebrush" (Calothamnus quadrifidus) - sorry, my mistake. They're a plant in the myrtle family, (Myrtaceae) and are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. We seem to have a lot of plants here in our South West that are not seen anywhere else in the world. I'll see if I can find a few.