Sunday, December 1, 2013

Golden Leaves

It was years ago that we were first aware of this amazing native bush - Hakea Laurina and it was the leaves that caught our attention. 




A very fine tinge of gold appears to embellish the new leaves
 at this time of the year - November.

The seed pods are very hard and also interesting.

And yet the rewards keep coming with these beautiful flowers.

Our bushes have been quite messy but I have seen shapely examples so I wouldn't be put off trying for a better form next time round. We planted seeds from the bush that first captured our attention nearly 20 years ago.

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