The Carpenter bees and mosquitoes are back again – a sure sign of the end of spring.
Fern allies producing spores:
Fork Fern, Psilotum nudum
In flower today:
Acalypha reptans ‘Summer Love’
Acanthaceae, sp. unknown
Aechmea gamosepala ‘Variegata’
Allamanda cathartica ‘Jamaica Sunset’
Aloe vera
Alternanthera bettzichiana
Australian Finger Lime, Citrus australasica
Banana, Musa x paradisiaca ‘Lady Finger’
Begonia cubensis
Begonia nelumbifolia
Begonia coccinea
Begonia sp.
Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum
Breynia nivosa ‘Aureo-picta’
Broad Bean, Vicia faba ‘Aquadulce’
Brugmansia suaveolens
Chickpea, Cicer reticulatum
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Chilean Silver Sage, Salvia discolor
Chinese Celery, Apium graveolens var. dulce
Choko, Sechium edule
Cinnamon, Cinnamomum aromaticum
Clivea miniata cultivar
Coast Pigface, Carpobrotus edulis
Coffee, Coffea arabica ‘First Fleet’
Coriander, Coriandrum sativum
Crown of Thorns, Euphorbia splendens var. splendens
Crown of Thorns, Euphorbia splendens var. splendens new cultivar
Curry Leaf, Murraya koenigii
Dill, Anethum graveolens
Donkey Ears, Kalanchoe beharensis
Drosanthemum sp. – two species
Epiphyllum, Heliocereus cinnabarinus
Fat Hen, Chenopodium album
Felicia sp.
Fraser Island Creeper, Tecomaria hillii
Shrubby Germander, Teucrium fruticans
Jatropha podagrica
Kaffir lime, Citrus hystrix
Kalanchoe fedschenkoi ‘Variegata’
Lemon, Citrus x limon ‘Meyer’
Mibuna, Brassica rapa var. japonica
Midyim, Austromyrtus dulcis
Mouse-eared Chickweed, Stellaria holostioides
Mustard Osaka Purple, Brassica juncea var. rugosa
Nasturtium, Tropaeolum major
Natal Plum, Carissa grandiflora
Orthrosanthus laxus
Pawpaw, Carica papaya ‘Southern Red’
Phillip Island Hibiscus, Hibiscus insularis
Pineapple, Ananas comosus ‘McGregor’s Queen’
Pineapple, Ananas comosus – ornamental hybrid
Pink-flowered Plumbago, Plumbago coccinea
Plectranthus caninus
Portuguese Cabbage, Brassica sp. ‘Couve Tronchuda’
Potato, Solanum tuberosum ‘Pontiac’
Rocket, Eruca sativum
Rondeletia amoena
Ruellia sp., ex-Lismore
Rubus moluccana, an Australian Raspberry
Salvia sp.
Sansevieria sp.
Star Jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides
Swinecress, Coronopus didymus
Tambookie Thorn, Erythrina acanthocarpa
Tillandsia pyramidalis
Cherry Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum ‘Sweet Bite’
Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’
Tree Tomato, Cyphomandra betacea dwarf cultivar/ ex-Mackay/ Italian gardener
Yellow Buttons, Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Zucchini, Cucurbita pepo
Total: 73 species
Jerry Coleby-Williams
Jerry Coleby-Williams 