Kings Park Festival 2011

Kings Park Festival 2011

There are more than 12,000 species of wildflowers in Western Australia. Over 60% of these species are found nowhere else in the world. Each year they bring a spectacle of colour and scent that needs to be experienced to be believed. Enjoy this selection of wildflower photos taken at the Kings Park Festival during September 2011.

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1 Albany Daisy Actinodium calocephalum	2 Albany Daisy Actinodium calocephalum	3 Beautiful Qualup Bells Pimelea physodes
4 Swan River Daisy Brachyscome iberidifolia	5 Swan River Daisy Brachyscome iberidifolia	6 Swan River Daisy Brachyscome iberidifolia
7 Sand Bottlebrush in Yellow/Orange Beaufortia squarrosa	8 Sand Bottlebrush in White/Pink Beaufortia squarrosa	9 Sand Bottlebrush in Red Beaufortia squarrosa
10 Eremophila splendens	11 Eremophila splendens Grows in Northern Heathland.	12 Silky Eremophila Eremophila nivea
13 Black Kangaroo Paw Macropidia fuliginosa	14 Albany Cats Paw Anigozanthos preissi	15 Mangles Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii
16 Wildflower Display 1 Conostylis, Qualup Bells, Smoke Bush, etc.	17 Wildflower Display 2 Conostylis, Grevillea, Smoke Bush, etc.	18 Wildflower Display 3
19 Everlasting Display 1 Rhodanthe chlorocephala	20 Everlasting Display 2 Rhodanthe chlorocephala	21 Everlasting Display 3 Rhodanthe chlorocephala
22 Heart Leaf Flame Pea Chorizema cordatum	23 Twin Leaved Sunray from northern heathland Rhodanthe oppositifolia	24 Twin Leaved Sunray Rhodanthe oppositifolia
25 Large Waxflower Chamelaucium megalopetalum	26 Geraldton Wax Chamelaucium uncinatum	27 Geraldton Wax Chamelaucium uncinatum
28 Native Wisteria on burnt Tree Hardenbergia comptoniana.	29 Native Wisteria in White Hardenbergia comptoniana	30 Native Wisteria in White Hardenbergia comptoniana
31 Beach Spinifex Spinifex longifolius	32 Prickly Honeysuckle Lambertia echinata	33 Prickly Honeysuckle Lambertia echinata From Southern Heathland
34 Blue Leschenaultia Lechenaultia biloba	35 Blue Leschenaultia with Blue Dampiera Lechenaultia biloba Dampiera linearis	36 Blue Leschenaultia Lechenaultia biloba
37 Sandpaper Wattle Acacia denticulosa. Leaves are rough like sandpaper.	38 Yellow Sandpaper Wattle Acacia denticulosa	39 Sandpaper Wattle bud bursting open Acacia denticulosa
40 Gillam's Bell Darwinia oxylepis	41 Lamb's Tails from wheatbelt area Lachnostachys vervascifolia	42 Cockies' Tongues Templetonia retusa
43 Mulga seed pods Acacia aneura From Goldfields area.	44 Corymbia ptychocarpa Found in the Kimberley area.	45 Corymbia ptychocarpa flower buds
46 Weeping Gum buds opening Eucalyptus sepulcralis grows in the Barrens on the south coast.	47 Weeping Gum Eucalyptus sepulcralis	48 Red Pokers Hakea bucculenta
49 Red Pokers Hakea bucculenta	50 Pimpin Mallee Eucalyptus pimpiniana	51 Pimpin Mallee flowers and buds Eucalyptus pimpiniana grows in the Murchison Goldfields.
52 White Pompom Head Cephalipterum drummondii	53 Golden Cluster Everlasting Rhodanthe humboldtiana	54 Golden Cluster Everlasting from north-west Rhodanthe humboldtiana
55 Purple Fanfare Scaevola aemula	56 Magnificent Prostanthera Prostanthera magnifica	57 Magnificent Prostanthera Prostanthera magnifica
58 Spiky Adenanthos Adenanthos pungens	59 Dark Pea Bush Gastrolobium celsianum grows on Swan Coastal Plain.	60 Dark Pea Bush Gastrolobium celsianum
61 Common Clematis Clematis pubescens	62 Calytrix truncatifolia From Gascoyne Coastal Plain.	63 Common Fringe-myrtle Calytrix tetragona Grows in southern heathland.
64 Bunjong Pimelea spectabilis	65 Purple Flag Patersonia occidentalis	66 Bunjong Pimelea spectabilis
67 Wildflower Display 5	68 Wildflower Display 6	69 Honey-myrtle fulgens Melaleuca fulgens
70 Welcome to Nyoongar Country	71 Living off the Land	72 Nyoongar Culture
73 Marlee Pavillion A new structure in Kings Park.	74 New seat to rest while enjoying the view	75 Dendrobium high in a Tree
76 Banksia integrifolia	77 Yellow Flame Grevillea Grevillea eriostachya	78 Yellow Flame Grevillea Grevillea eriostachya
79 Grevillea concinna subsp lehmanniana	80 Grevillea candicans	81 Grevillea candicans From Northern Heathlands.
82 Prickly Moses Acacia pulchella	83 Prickly Moses Acacia pulchella	84 Flat Wattle Acacia glaucoptera
85 Plume Smokebush Conospermum incurvum	86 Kingsmill's Mallee Eucalyptus kingsmillii Grows in Pilbara Ranges.	87 Yilgarn Dryandra from Kalgoorlie Goldfields Dryandra arborea
88 Buds of Large-fruited Mallee Eucalyptus youngiana	89 Buds and Cream Flower of Large-fruited Mallee Eucalyptus youngiana	90 Large-fruited Mallee in Red Eucalyptus youngiana Grows in Desert areas.
91 Bell-fruited Mallee Eucalyptus preissiana	92 Bell-fruited Mallee Eucalyptus preissiana	93 Bell-fruited Mallee with Buds Eucalyptus preissiana
94 Yellow Featherflower Verticordia chrysantha	95 Scarlet Featherflower Verticordia grandis	96 Scarlet Featherflower Verticordia grandis
97 Eremophila species	98 Eremophila species	99 Blue Dampiera Dampiera linearis
100 Qualup Bells Pimelea physodes from south coastal area.	101 Qualup Bell Pimelea physodes	102 Underneath the Qualup Bell Pimelea physodes
103 Wildflower Display 4	104 Pink Fairies Caladenia latifolia	105 Pink Fairies Caladenia latifolia
106 Lemon Scented Boronia Boronia megastigma	107 Aniseed Boronia Boronia crenulata	108 Kalgan Boronia Boronia heterophylla
109 Baeckea ovalifolia Tiny flowers from the southern heathland.	110 Thomasia purpurea	111 Thomasia purpurea
112 Small Wax Flower Chamelaucium ciliatum	113 Fuchsia Grevillea Grevillea bipinnatifida	114 Plummed Featherflower Verticordia plumosa
115 Hibbertia grossulariifolia Grows in Karri Forest of South West.	116 Lasiopetalum discolor Grows in Southern Coastal Areas.	117 Woollybush Adenanthos cygnorum
118 Keraudrenia velutina subsp. velutina	119 Keraudrenia velutina subsp. velutina Grows in northern wheatbelt areas.	120 Oldfield's Darwinia from northern heathland Darwinia oldfieldii
121 Prickly Conostylis Conostylis aculeata Grows on the Swan Coastal Plain.	122 Serrate Leaved Guinea Flower Hibbertia serrata From South West.	123 Serrate Leaved Guinea Flower Hibbertia serrata
124 Everlasting Display 5 Spinifex clump in background.	125 Everlasting Display 6 Tall Pink Everlastings with yellow understorey.	126 Everlasting Display 4 Rhodanthe chlorocephala
127 Everlasting Display 7	128 Lilac Hibiscus foliage and bud Alyogyne huegelii	129 Lilac Native Hibiscus Alyogyne huegelii
130 Scott River Jug Flower Adenanthos detmoldii	131 Qualup Bells from south coastal areas Pimelea physodes	132 Barrens Featherflower Verticordia helichrysantha
133 Northern Grandiflora Verticordia nobilis.	134 Northern Grandiflora Verticordia nobilis From Northern Heathland.	135 Sandpaper Wattle from northern wheatbelt areas Acacia denticulosa
136 Solanum species	137 Solanum species	138 Wiry Honey-myrtle Melaleuca nematophylla From Northern Wheatbelt.
139 Granite Bottlebrush Melaleuca elliptica	140 Scarlet Honey-myrtle Melaleuca fulgens steedmanii	141 Honey-myrtle fulgens Melaleuca fulgens
142 Grey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans	143 Tar Bush Eremophila glabra	144 Tar Bush Eremophila glabra
145 Rose Banjine Pimelea rosea	146 Rose Banjine Pimelea rosea	147 Parakeelya Calandrinia remota
148 Scented Banjine Pimelea suaveolens	149 Qualup Bells from south coastal areas Pimelea physodes	150 Heart Leaf Flame Pea Chorizema cordatum
151 Wildflower Display 7	152 Mangles Everlastings Rhodanthe manglesii	153 Everlasting Daisy unfolding
154 Baeckea ovalifolia	155 Pale Blue Leschenaultia Lechenaultia biloba	156 Kalgan Boronia Boronia heterophylla
157 Kalgan Boronia Boronia heterophylla	158 Rainbow Lorrikeets in nest The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) was introduced into the wild in Perth,Western Australia, during the 1960s. The bird is now a declared pest here.	159 Rainbow Lorrikeets peering over nest. When lorikeets were ﬁrst recorded in the wild in Perth no action was taken to remove them. From fewer than 10 escaped or released birds, the population is now distributed over a large part of the metropolitan area and may have expanded to number over 20,000 birds by 2010. The bird is now a declared pest here.
160 Thryptomene denticulata	161 Yellow Featherflower Verticordia chrysantha	162 Plummed Featherflower Verticordia plumosa.
163 Splendid Everlasting 05 August 2011: After recent winter rains, the Everlastings (Rhodanthe chlorocephala) are bursting into bloom.	164 Pink Everlasting Rhodanthe chlorocephala	165 Photographic Display featuring 50 Trees The 2011 Kings Park Festival celebrates 'Trees for Life' with an outdoor photography exhibit of Kings Park's special trees.
166 Green Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos viridis	167 Black Kangaroo Paw Macropidia fuliginosa	168 Black Kangaroo Paw Macropidia fuliginosa
169 Mangles Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii The State Flora Emblem of Western Australia.	170 Mangles Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii Floral Emblem of Western Australia.	171 Mangles Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii
172 Perth Skyline from Kings Park	173 Perth's changing Skyline with new Highrise on left	174 Perth and Swan River The State Government plans to dig up all the spacious lawn area for an expensive Riverfront Depelopment.