Kings Park in December

Kings Park in December

A dazzling display of Kangaroo Paws greet the visitors to Kings Park in December. On this visit I was fortunate to add to my wildflower collection with species of Verticordias, Eremophilas, Banksias, Mallees and the critically endangered Ghost Wattle in the conservation section of Kings Park, many of which I had not previously photographed. Irrespective of the time of the year, there are always Wildflowers to be found in the park.

December 2010Showing 1-104 of 10418657 visitsAlbum by gladysclancyPhotos by Gladys

1 Kangaroo Paw 'Orange Cross' Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross'	2 Kangaroo Paw 'Orange Cross' Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross'	3 Kangaroo Paw 'Orange Cross' Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross'
4 Kangaroo Paw 'Orange Cross' Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross'	5 Kangaroo Paws line the Pathway Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross'	6 Kangaroo Paw 'Orange Cross' Anigozanthos 'Orange Cross'
7 Kangaroo Paw 'Yellow Gem' Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem'	8 Kangaroo Paw 'Yellow Gem' Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem'	9 Kangaroo Paw 'Tangerine' Anigozanthos flavidus 'Tangerine'
10 Kangaroo Paw 'Tangerine' Anigozanthos flavidus 'Tangerine'	11 Ancient Tuart Tree Eucalyptus gomphocephala	12 Upper Branches of Tuart Eucalyptus gomphocephala found on the Swan Coastal Plain of Western Australia.
13 Hollows provide nests for Birds Eucalyptus gomphocephala	14 Seed Cone of Rose Banksia Banksia laricina	15 Violet Banksia Banksia violacea fround in the Southern Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
16 Violet Banksia Banksia violacea	17 Violet Banksia Banksia violacea	18 Shade Trees in Grassed Area
19 Baxter's Banksia Banksia baxteri found in Southern Heathland of Western Australia.	20 Baxter's Banksia Banksia baxteri	21 Baxter's Banksia Banksia baxteri
22 Ashby's Banksia Banksia ashbyi found in Northern Heathland, Western Australia.	23 Ashby's Banksia Banksia ashbyi	24 Hooker's Banksia Banksia hookeriana
25 Nodding Banksia Banksia nutans found in Southern Heathland, Western Australia.	26 Nodding Banksia Banksia nutans	27 Ghost Wattle (Acacia sciophanes) Restricted to just two populations through past land clearing, this species is struggling to reproduce in the wild.
28 Ghost Wattle (Acacia sciophanes) Ecological studies are currently being undertaken to identify ways to increase genetic diversity and reproductive success.	29 Ghost Wattle (Acacia sciophanes) Critically Endangered!	30 Wongan Microcorys Microcorys eremophiloides found in Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia.
31 Wongan Microcorys Microcorys eremophiloides	32 Verticordia dichroma Verticordia dichroma var. dichroma found in Northern Heathland, Western Australia.	33 Verticordia dichroma Verticordia dichroma
34 Verticordia dichroma Verticordia dichroma	35 Verticordia venusta Verticordia venusta found in Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	36 Verticordia venusta Verticordia venusta
37 Fitzgerald Eremophila Eremophila denticulata subsp. denticulata, found in Southern Heathland, Western Australia.	38 Fitzgerald Eremophila Eremophila denticulata subsp. denticulata	39 Eremophila purpurascens Eremophila purpurascens found in Kalgoorlie Goldfields, Western Australia.
40 Eremophila purpurascens Eremophila purpurascens	41 Eremophila glabra Eremophila glabra	42 Eremophila glabra Eremophila glabra
43 Eremophila glabra Eremophila glabra	44 Hairy Phalanx Grevillea Grevillea dryandroides subsp hirsuta found in Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	45 Hairy Phalanx Grevillea Grevillea dryandroides subsp hirsuta
46 Banksia benthamiana Banksia benthamiana found in Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	47 Banksia benthamiana Banksia benthamiana	48 Banksia benthamiana Banksia benthamiana
49 Prickly Plume Grevillea Grevillea annulifera found in Northern Heathlands, Western Australia.	50 Jingymia Mallee Eucalyptus synandra found in Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	51 Jingymia Mallee Eucalyptus synandra
52 Scarlet Leschenaultia Lechenaultia laricinia found in Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	53 Scarlet Leschenaultia Lechenaultia laricinia	54 Cooloomia Verticordia Verticordia cooloomia found in Northern Heathland, Western Australia.
55 Cooloomia Verticordia Verticordia cooloomia	56 Blossom on Pink-flowering Gum Corymbia species	57 Pink-flowering Gum Corymbia species
58 Pink-flowering Gum Corymbia species	59 Buds of Pink-flowering Gum Corymbia species	60 Pink-flowering Gum Corymbia species
61 Masses of Blossom on Pink-flowering Gum Corymbia species	62 Scarlet Featherflower Verticordia grandis found in Northern Heathland, Western Australia.	63 Scarlet Featherflower Verticordia grandis
64 Scarlet Featherflower Verticordia grandis	65 Batchelors Buttons Gomphrena canescens found in the Kimberley, Western Australia.	66 Batchelors Buttons Gomphrena canescens
67 Lobed Spinifex Triodia basedowii found in Deserts of Western Australia.	68 Green Birdflower Crotalaria cunninghamii found in Pilbara, Western Australia.	69 Green Birdflower Crotalaria cunninghamii
70 Sturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa	71 Sturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa found in Desert areas of Western Australia.	72 Sturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa
73 Lord Forrest Monument Lord FORREST PC GCMG Explorer – Statesman 1847 – 1918 First President of Kings Park	74 Lord Forrest Monument	75 Mulga Acacia aneura found in Goldfields of Western Australia.
76 Mulga Acacia aneura	77 Mulga Acacia aneura	78 Melaleuca Melaleuca fulgens subsp steedmanii
79 Melaleuca Melaleuca fulgens subsp steedmanii found in Northern Heathland, Western Australia.	80 Jingymia Mallee Eucalyptus synandra found in Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	81 Jingymia Mallee Eucalyptus synandra
82 Plume Smokebush Conospermum incurvum found in Northern Heathland, Western Australia.	83 Ravensthorpe Bottlebrush Beaufortia orbifolia found in Wheatbelt, Western Australia.	84 Ravensthorpe Bottlebrush Beaufortia orbifolia
85 Banksia pilostylis Banksia pilostylis found in Southern Heathland, Western Australia.	86 Banksia pilostylis Banksia pilostylis	87 Blue Lace Flower Trachymene coerulea found on Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia.
88 Blue Lace Flower with Bud Trachymene coerulea	89 Aspects of Kings Park Gift and Souvenir Shop	90 Blossom on Red-flowering Gum Corymbia ficifolia
91 The Jewish War Memorial A four-sided memorial with an Ionic column of Donnybrook freestone on a granite base. On each corner of the column is the Lion of Judah. There are inscriptions on all four sides.	92 Jewish War Memorial To the memory of the soldiers of the Jewish Faith belonging to the State who were killed in action or who died of wounds on the Battlefields of Gallipoli, France, Belgium and Palestine in the Great War 1914-1918.	93 Column of Jewish War Memorial The column is surmounted by a globe of copper bearing the shield of King David (the recognised symbol of Judaism).
94 Red-flowering Gum Corymbia ficifolia found in Southwest, Western Australia.	95 Red-flowering Gum Corymbia ficifolia	96 Bees attracted to Red-flowering Gum Corymbia ficifolia
97 The Queen's Tree River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), planted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, March 27th, 1954.	98 The Queen's Tree River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)	99 Upper Branches of The Queen's Tree River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
100 Mottled Bark of The Queen's Tree River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)	101 Looking back at The Queen's Tree River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)	102 Tall Mulla Mulla Ptilotus exaltatus found in Northern Western Australia.
103 Tall Mull Mulla Ptilotus exaltatus	104 Stretch Limos in Fraser Avenue Office Workers travel in style to their Christmas Party with views of Perth, while I wait for my Bus to take me home.