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  • A casual stroll through…

    A casual stroll through…

    Author Andrew Turner / Koh Lin â—¦ Ausemade is a treasure trove of things to search through and to read, with many visitors to our website having arrived here as the result of an internet search. Expanding beyond the initial… Continue reading

  • the magnificent Hakea victoria

    the magnificent Hakea victoria

    Author Terry Dunham â—¦ The outstanding beauty of the magnificent Hakea victoria (Royal Hakea) adorned in colourful foliage and bloom is a very rewarding sight to enjoy. (Hakea= Baron van Hake, patron of German botany + victoria = Queen Victoria… Continue reading

  • Lehmannianus and Lemannianus

    Lehmannianus and Lemannianus

    Author Terry Dunham â—¦ Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) and Banksia lemanniana (Yellow Lantern Banksia). Note the two different species spelling, that sometimes get confused when naming them >> H. Lehmanniana is named in honour of German botanist Johann Georg Christian… Continue reading

  • Photogenic posers…

    Photogenic posers…

    Author Terry Dunham â—¦ One of the many reasons I love finding the Leafless Orchids (Praecoxanthus aphyllus) is the photogenic nature of them… and finding interesting and amusing poses… Here we have a Double Leafless flower stem, and a couple… Continue reading

  • Great Southern Banksias

    Great Southern Banksias

    Author Terry Dunham â—¦ Flowering of the Banksias in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia… Following include Banksia coccinea, Banksia sphaerocarpa, Banksia baxteri, Banksia grandis, Banksia nutans, Banksia attenuata and Banksia media flowering now (January 2024) in the Great… Continue reading