12. Again on your left is Banksia plagiocarpa, or Blue Banksia, a tall shrub with long narrow leaves A publication of the which will develop grey to mauve flowers, aging Friends of the Australian to dull yellow (photo below left). The attractive National Botanic Gardens new growth seen here is velvety red brown. This plant is native to Hinchinbrook Island and the ad- jacent mainland in Queensland. 10-23 February 2021 Featuring the plants of the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT. Written and illustrated by ANBG Friends Rosalind and Benjamin Walcott

Today we will walk past the café to the Banksia Garden

13. On your right is Banksia menziesii, or Menzies Banksia, a small tree or shrub with oblong, toothed, green leaves and deep pink to red flowers (photo above right). This plant is native to the south coast of Western Australia, around Perth. 14. Still on your right is Banksia speciosa, or Showy Banksia, with green triangular leaves and pale yellow flowers (photo below left). This tall shrub is native to the area around Esperance, Western Australia.

1. After you leave the Visitor Centre, on your right, is Spyridium burragorang, a long-flowering shrub with unusual white bracts surrounding a central cluster of flowers (photo above). The occurrence of this plant is confined to the Lake Burragorang district in the Blue 15. Down to your left, in front of the building, in a Mountains of New South Wales and it is pot, is Banksia candolleana, or Propellor considered rare in the wild. Banksia, a many-stemmed shrub with truncate linear leaves and rounded golden-yellow flowers 2. Again on your right is Eremophila nivea, a which persist as brown brushes after flowering is small shrub with mauve tubular flowers and over (photo above right). This plant is native to the striking silver-grey foliage covered in hairs (photo west coast of Western Australia near Arrowsmith next page top left). This plant is native to the River. southern west coast of Western Australia 6. Again on your right is Banksia baxteri, or 9. Bear right down the path to see on your Bird’s Nest Banksia, with upright, stiff, right Banksia sphaerocarpa var. caesia with triangular pink-tipped foliage and greenish attractive bluish foliage and shaggy, golden flowers (photo below). This plant is native to flowers (photo below left). This plant is found southwestern Western Australia between in southwestern Western Australia. Albany and Esperance.

3. Cross the bridge and go past the café to see on your left Epacris longiflora ‘Nectar Pink’, a very floriferous small shrub covered in slender pink bells with white tips (photo above right).

7. Still on your right is Banksia prionotes, commonly known as Acorn Banksia or Orange 10. Again on your right is Banksia Banksia, which has toothed, grey-green linear occidentalis mini graft, or Red Swamp foliage and white felty cones which develop a Banksia, a small shrub with whorled, linear pale orange colour when mature (photo green leaves and lime-green buds developing below). This plant is native to southwestern into gold flowers with prominent red styles Western Australia. (photo above right). This plant is native to the south coast of Western Australia. 4. On your right is Callistemon viminalis, a medium sized tree with drooping foliage and brilliant red brushes (photo above). This plant, also known as Weeping Bottlebrush, often grows along watercourses in its native New South Wales and Queensland.

8. On your right is Banksia media with broad, toothed leathery leaves and bright yellow flowers (photo below). This plant is native to the south coast of Western Australia.

5. Continue on to the Banksia Garden to see on 11. On the hill to your right is Banksia your right Banksia baueri, or Possum Banksia, occidentalis or Red Swamp Banksia, a tall with dark green toothed foliage and grey furry shrub or small tree with whorled, linear green flowers (photo above). These flowers can be very leaves and lime-green buds developing into large when the plant is mature and can age to golden flowers with prominent red styles orange. This plant is native to the south coast of (photo above). This plant is native to the south Western Australia. coast of Western Australia.