Melaleuca diosmatifolia (Rosy honey myrtle) or Rosy Paperbark is a small woody shrub which can reach 2.5 metres in height. It has narrow linear leaves and dense terminal spikes of most ornamental pale to deep mauve flowers. It is native of woodlands in New South Wales (Sydney area) to SE Queensland. I have quite a few of these in the garden although they are still quite small, they begin to have these beautiful flowers. When they flower which can be several time during the year, they are a sight to behold. I will try to post pictures when the plant is a bit bigger and produces more flowers. It is so very very pretty.
Night Jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) - as the name suggests flowers at night releasing the most wonderful fragrance which wafts through the window into your bedroom. If you could bottle this fragrance, I think, you would be a millonaire. The flower itself is trumpet shaped and very small, but there are literally thousands of these on a large plant which has a bushy habit, and at night every flower opens to release that gorgeous perfume.For other beautiful flowers around the world Click Here
Interesting flowers!
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Marie-Louise you have chosen two outstanding beautiful plants for this weeks TF. The Melaleuca with its honey scented, dainty brushes and the heavenly perfumed Cestrum are unusual and a very 'must have' in the garden.
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How amazing that they bloom several times a year! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. I enjoy the scent of aromatic flowers. It makes me feel great. Thank you for sharing. Have a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteIt's really a pretty flower. I haven't seen like that here.
ReplyDeleteI like your Melaleuca diosmatifolia (Rosy honey myrtle). Does it do well in high humidity? Does it tolerate alkaline soils? I live in Bermuda and notice, having perused your really nice blog, that we grow some of the same plants. I love Australian flora and want to incorporate more into my garden.
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ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures of very unusal flowering plants I have never seen before!!.
Only in Australia?
I am sure I can't grow them in my garden, but enjoy your shots and information.
Thank you!!
Gisela
Thank you for all your comments. To Prospero, yes the Rosy Honey Myrtle does do well in high humidity, and I think the plant would also be ok in alkaline soil (if not too alkaline). Most Australian plants, especially the callistemons and melaleucas perform better in poorer soils than rich soils.
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Marvelous flowers!
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You aided to construct this idea!
TODAY'S FLOWERS FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Hugs,
Luiz
Lindas e belas flores..
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Vou te esperar.
carinhosamente,
sandra
Love the flowers. Great shots.
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