GILBERTON WOODLAND: Gilbert Street, Gilberton – just east of the O’Bahn bridge. Friday 24.7.15      9.30-11.30am (ish)    GROUP BEE/PLANTING DAY Saturday 25.7.15  9.30am – noon (ish)  COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY Friday 7.8.15      9.30-11.30am (ish)    GROUP BEE/PLANTING DAY VALE PARK Wildflower Walk:  Willow Bend Reserve, below the carpark on the western side of the […]

Although my reference books say that this beautiful shrub flowers in spring, this year they are definitely flowering in mid-winter at both Gilberton where this photo was taken, and on the Wildflower Walk at Vale Park.

Our lovely winter orchids have begun flowering on the Wildflower Walk at Vale Park, including this interesting Gnat Orchid (Cyrtostylis robusta). Nectar flows down the centre of the large lower petal to attract pollinating long-legged flies (that look similar to mosquitoes!).