前文是家裏園子裏有的幾款灌木.這次介紹園子裏的一款隻有澳大利亞東南部有的樹種,英文叫Queensland Waratah(昆士蘭瓦惹塔),才搬來這裏住的時候,整院子,在當地的花園店見到這株樹,還不到一人高.因為喜歡它幼葉子和北半球的橡樹葉子的開裂很相似,就買來種上了.

這6年過去了,小樹長大,開花啦.

開了幾次以後,樹開始有種子了.

據說籽也是要火燒過之後才會萌芽—澳大利亞的許多樹種都是這樣.在自然界,猜這樣一來不會跟母樹木形成惡性競爭.

看,樹還是小,花還從樹幹上出來.等到成年的大樹,花才會從枝頭出來.據說,在澳大利亞,這款樹的大樹開起花來,實在是一景!

不了解的朋友,這裏有(維基百科)-

Alloxylon flammeum, commonly known as the Queensland tree waratah or red silky oak, is a medium-sized tree of the family Proteaceae found in the Queensland tropical rain forests of northeastern Australia. It has shiny green elliptical leaves up to 18 cm (7.2 in) long, and prominent orange-red inflorescences that appear from August to October, followed by rectangular woody seed pods that ripen in February and March. Juvenile plants have large (up to 25 cm (10 in) long) deeply lobed pinnate leaves. Previously known as Oreocallis wickhamii, the initial specimen turned out to be a different species to the one cultivated and hence a new scientific name was required. Described formally by Peter Weston and Mike Crisp in 1991, A. flammeum was designated the type species of the genus Alloxylon. This genus contains the four species previously classified in Oreocallis that are found in Australasia.

看在園子裏,還是不起眼的.

謝謝觀賞.

I look forward to it!