12. The last three are in pots on your right fletcheri is a small with A publication of the Friends leathery green leaves and cream starburst of the Australian National flowers (photo below left). This plant is found Botanic Gardens only in the Blue Mountains, NSW and is vulnerable to extinction. 9 to 22 November, 2016 Featuring the plants of the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT 12-14 written and illustrated by Friends Rosalind 11 and Benjamin Walcott 10 9 13. saccata has weeping branches 8 with bright green upright leaves and pinkish 7 orange flowers (photo above right). is commonly known as Pouched 6 5 Grevillea, and is a endemic to the south- west region of Western Australia.

Today we will start at the bridge across to the café, skirt behind the café and 4 walk up the Main Path. 3 2 1. Just before you cross the bridge on your 1 right is Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. glauca , a large grass with rippling grey-green linear foliage, just beginning to bloom, attracting much attention from birds and insects (photo top left next page). This plant is found in the wild in mostly coastal and Queensland. Now bear left up the hill behind the café. 2. On your right is Olearia argophylla , a large bush with many heads of white daisies with 14. Grevillea shuttleworthiana subsp. gold centres (photo above). Also called Native canerina has green foliage and cream rods of Musk it is a tall shrub or small tree with felted flowers (photo above). This plant is found in grey leaves and white, strongly scented the wild on the coast between Perth and flowers. It is an east coast plant which grows Geraldton in Western Australia. naturally in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. 6. Turn left up the hill to see on your right 9. Turn back to see on your left Calytrix Kunzea parvifolia, a small bush with green tetragona prostrate , a groundcover with foliage and mauve globular heads of flowers many white balls of flowers beloved by bees (photo below). It is found in the wild in Victoria (photo below). This plant is widespread in and New South Wales. eastern and southern Australia, including Tasmania and Western Australia.

3. On your left is subsp. barklyana , or Gully Grevillea, a large bush with pink toothbrush flowers (photo above right). It is found in New South Wales and Victoria . 4. Pomaderris helianthemifolia subsp. 7. Bear left up the path to see on your right hispida or Blunt-leaf Pomaderris, on your right, Senna barronfieldii , a sprawling shrub of is a medium-sized bush with dark green oblong divided green foliage and plenty of gold cup 10. Telopea ‘Canberry Gem’ also on your left, foliage and pale yellow fluffy flowers (photo flowers (photo below). It is found in the wild forms a spectacular display of bright pink/red below). It occurs in Victoria and New South along the east coast of mainland Australia. Turn flowers covering a large bush with dull Wales, but is rare in the wild. back to the road. green leathery foliage (photo below).

8. Follow the Main Path, then turn left up a 5. Daviesia arborea on your right is a small gravel path to see on your right Bauera 11. , or Broad-leaved tree with drooping green shiny foliage and rubioides or Dog Rose, in full bloom (photo Drumsticks, also on your left, is a medium bush masses of yellow pea flowers (photo below) . below). B. rubioides is a large bush with bright of upright bright green foliage and yellow balls It is found in New South Wales and pink flowers en masse and is widespread of flowers (photo below). It is found in the wild Queensland. throughout coastal regions and moist mountain in eastern New South Wales. areas in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.