Tuesday, 25 July 2023

Sturt Desert Pea

Blooming time.  I just love these Sturt Desert Peas the native flower that grows wild in Western Australia and (few other place) where I took the photos a few years back.  They grow low on the ground somewhat like a runner, they certainly make the ground pretty.






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  1. How right you are Margaret - what are a stunning little plant they are.

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    1. They are indeed Rosemary and it's wonderful when travelling and all of a sudden you see a sea of red on the ground of flowers...just beautiful where nothing else grows much.

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  2. No conocía esas flores tan vistosas. Su color rojo la hace resaltar mucho en el campo.
    Un abrazo

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    1. That is for sure, it's good to see growing on the ground.

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  3. The floral emblem of WA is the kangaroo paw but the desert pea is more dramatic.

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    1. Yes Hels, have also grown the kangaroo paw here at home in the right area, not now but did once.

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  4. Thank you for sharing these Margaret. I have never seen anything like them, not even in photos. I like their leaves also.

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    1. The leaves are a beautiful colour, the flowers are vibrant and grow low on the ground, I had to get on my knees to take the photos, but couldn't get down now, well I could but would have trouble getting up..lol

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  5. They are truly lovely. I wish I could grow them.

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    1. Be nice if we would grow them, probably in a really sheltered area for our winter, maybe they might grow.

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    1. It sure is Susan, something that grows in an area where many things won't.

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  7. Sturt Desert Peas are certainly pretty. Got peanut shapes to them.

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    1. It appears that way the shape, some are black and some are paler.

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    1. They are lovely to see in reality Jo-Anne, after driving for ages and not seeing hardly a tree it was wonderful to come across these, such a brilliant colour.

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  9. Margaret, I read that this flower is the emblem of South Australia and it is illegal to harvest them.

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  10. They are so pretty and I guess they wouldn't grow well, if it all, in our climate.

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    1. Might grow in the right area Andrew, sheltered in the winter and hot and humid in the summer...probably someone with real green fingers and that's not me.

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  11. Where I live in Terrigal. these flowers grow prominently.
    The Seniors centre across the road has them in their gardens.
    They sure are pretty.
    Colin

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    1. Well that is wonderful Colin, good to read that for they are indeed very pretty.

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  12. Amazing-- I've never seen anything quite like them!

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  13. What a beautiful flower this is.
    I also really like the header photo.
    Greetings Irma

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    1. Thank Irma. The header photo is a Camellia called Margaret Davis

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  14. How gorgeous! I can imagine how they look in open fields!
    hugs
    Donna

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  15. This flower is God's work at its best!

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  16. They are very lovely - and god had nothing to do with it.

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    1. Yes they are indeed David, but God know doubt made them in the first place :)

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  17. Such beautiful and original flowers, I had never seen them before.

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  18. Fiori stranissimi ma molto belli da vedere, ciao Margharet un abbraccio Angelo.

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    1. Different flower from what we are used to seeing in our gardens or other peoples gardens Angelo.

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  19. Hello Margaret
    Beautiful flowers, those wild, roadside and growing wild, sometimes captivate more with their piken, because they grow almost everywhere we walk. The ones you present here are rather not with me, the more I watch them with curiosity.
    All the best :)

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    1. These are interesting flowers and so pretty when you come across them in the bush...Take care.

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  20. I didn't know this beautiful flower. Thanks for sharing the photos.

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  21. Πολύ όμορφα λουλούδια!!

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  22. Preciosa flor Margaret, Es una bellísima. Un gusto ver el campo con tan alegre color. Gracias por compartirla.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. You are correct Laura, so lovely to see in mass in the paddocks.

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  23. Being a proud South Aussie, it was always a thrill to go on trips to Flinders Ranges and see them in the wild. There's no other flower quite like them (tentativelytasmanian.blog)

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    1. Always wonderful to come across them in various areas of Australia, so colourful too after looking at red dust in some areas.

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