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Lysiphyllum hookerii.

funnelweb
9 years ago

I showed a pic of this last year; its first few blooms. This year there's a mass of them, mostly still in bud but starting to show colour all over. I just had to take a fresh pic and show it. To the interested, it is a native Bauhinnia, also know as 'Peguny'. It's natural habitat is north-east Queensland down to the (Qld) central coast. The tree has quite eye-catching whitish-grey bark, and the foliage is attractively weeping. Any doubters to that detail or who want to pursue the species further, there is an interesting facts-sheet available, just Google the name.
B.

Comments (5)

  • inga007
    9 years ago

    Lovely, will read up on it.

  • funnelweb
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    By the way, about 6 weeks ago I potted up two seeds that had developed from one of last years (few) flowers. I'd almost given up on them doing anything, when yesterday, I spotted what looks like one might have sprouted; the seed-leaves have surfaced, split, and I suspect some rudimentary roots are putting out. You see it's very rare in retail nurseries, at least those south of the NSW/Qld border: I spotted this one in a natives nursery in Sydney years ago; it's typically bauhinia leaf-form caught my eye.
    B.

  • funnelweb
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    Thanks Inga, unlike other, perhaps more common bauhinias, this one'll get to maybe 3 metres at most; spread about the same and has a lovely weeping habit. Mine's a bit weak in the root system though, I suspect it's grown too quickly; I have to stake it, at least for a few more years.
    B.

  • tuppitoo
    9 years ago

    Very pretty and Springlike Bill.
    chas

  • funnelweb
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    Definitely in the air Chas, pity it wont rain!

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