What's Flowering in our patch in Bunuru (February / March 2020)
The fifth in a series of blogs where I share what's flowering in our patch. With a deep respect for the traditional custodians of this land, I'm sharing what's flowering during each of the 6 Indigenous seasons, as these are the true season of this land. We are currently around the middle of the Bunuru, traditionally known as the season of adolescence and for us in the South West of Western Australia is the hottest part of the year. But this doesn't mean that your garden can't be full of flowers. You can still have an abundance of flowers and plants that require little watering to no watering.
Our aim here is to give a majority of our land back to nature and one way we do this is by having an abundance of food in the form of flowers for all endemic fauna - from the tiniest native bees to the largest foraging mammals and birds and everything in between. From trees to groundcovers, natives to edibles, here's our list of plants that are in flower. We hope you find some inspiration from this list for what you could plant in your own garden. (Note: some are only flowering for parts of Bunuru and some are flowering throughout the whole season:)
Cosmos in our patch with a visiting Megachile species native bee
Native Trees (only some endemic)
Marri (depending on the seasons)
Lemon scented gum - Corymbia citriodora
Showy Honey Myrtle - Melaleuca nesophila
Fuschia gum
Lilly Pilly
Eucalyptus Macrandra - long flowered Marlock
Eucalyptus saligna - Sydney Blue Gum
Marri flowers
Native Shrubs (only some endemic)
Native Rosemary - Westringia fruiticosa
Cut leaf banksia - Banksia praemorsa
Grevillea Carramar
Grevillea Bonnie Prince Charles
Grevillea Supreme
Grevillea Robyn Gordon
Grevillea olivacea - red and yellow forms
Native Hibiscus - alyogyne huegelii
Banksia spinulosa - Birthday Candles
Banksia spinulosa - Birthday Candles
Native Groundcovers & Climbers (only some endemic)
Pigface - pink
Grevillea 'Gin Gin Gem'
Scaevola purple fanfare
Banksia blechnifolia
Banksia blechnifolia
Medicinal/Edible/Weeds
(This list varies each year to what annual edibles we are growing)
California Poppy
Elder flower
Calendula officinalis
Borage
Ashwangandha
Rosemary
Cats Ear
Lettuce, Mizuna mustard (we allow some to flower)
Silverbeet
Curry Tree
Cape Gooseberry
Clary sage
Lemon verbena
Jerusalem artichokes
Self Heal
Lemon balm
Yarrow
Anise hyssop
Catmint
Chives, garlic chives
Eggplant, tomato, chilli, paprika
Pumpkin
Watermelon
Zucchini
Cucumber
Lime
Ashwagandha flowers
Ornamental (or non-native) Shrubs/Trees/Groundcovers
Magnolia little gem
Buddlejia yellow, purple, pink (depending on when I prune them)
Osteospermum White Daisy With Purple Center
Tibouchina 'Jazzie'
Mexican marigold
'Hot Lips' Salvia
'Wendy's Wish' Salvia
Purple and white trailing lantana
Convolvulus sabatius purple ground cover
Begonias
Sunflowers
Water Hibiscus
Mexican sage
Agapanthus
Gaura
Hollyhock
Cosmos
Bougainvillea
Geisha Girl
Ornamental ginger
Agapanthus flowers with a Spotted Jezebel butterfly
And that's a wrap from our patch for February/March 2020.
Garden Blessings
Trac x
