FFF756 - SUNRING

We are experiencing a mild Winter in Melbourne this year, the temperature rising to 19˚C yesterday. I spotted a plum tree blossoming and many deciduous trees have still not lost their leaves. Many bulbs in the garden are flowering and the springtime weeds are out in full force! Here is my poem about a Spring weed which is much underrated!

The Sunring

When out you walk on grassy field,
Eyes keep open, keep them peeled,
Sacred Sunrings to espy.

God’s good angels from above,
Walked the earth with joy and love,
To bring news from sky.

O, Sunring gold! O, Sunring round!
Good luck, fortune I have found!

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FFF755 - GIANT SPEAR LILY

Doryanthes is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Doryanthaceae. The genus consists of two species, D. excelsa and D. palmeri, both native to the coast of Eastern Australia. Plants grow in a rosette form, only flowering after more than 10 years. They enjoy a warm environment, good soil, and much water during the warmest time of the year.

The genus Doryanthes was first described in 1802 by the Portuguese priest, statesman, philosopher and botanist José Francisco Corrêa da Serra (1751–1823), a close friend of Joseph Banks. Doryanthes excelsa or "Gymea Lily", is endemic to southern Sydney and the Illawarra. The family Doryanthaceae, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots, has only recently been recognised by taxonomists. Formerly the genus was usually placed in the family Agavaceae.

Doryanthes palmeri (the Giant Spear Lily), shown here, grows in a rosette and the leaves can reach the length of about 3 m. The flowers arise in springtime on a stalk which may reach 5 m in height. A succulent herb, its leaves are hairless and grow in the shape of a sword. The Giant Spear Lily is listed as 'vulnerable' under the New South Wales Threatened Species Act (1995).  Here it is seen growing in Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens, close to the Conservatory. 

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FFF754 - CAMELLIA

Camellia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees native to eastern and southern Asia. Famous for their glossy, dark-green leaves and stunning winter-to-spring blooms, they are highly prized globally as ornamental garden plants, hedges, and the source of the tea beverage (Camellia sinensis).

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