New Zealand Lacebark (Hoheria populnea), an understorey tree bearing striking white swathes of autumn flowers, followed by winged seeds. A member of the Mallow family, … Read the full post
Narrow-leaved Bladder Ketmia (presumed Hibiscus tridactylites)
Narrow-leaved Bladder Ketmia (presumed Hibiscus tridactylites), a persistent weed of inland cropping, reclassified an Oz native in 2011. Long thought a naturalised or cosmopolitan outpost … Read the full post
Tree Mallow (Malva arborea)
Tree Mallow (Malva arborea), a Mediterranean coastal shrub. Described in 1859 as very common in Australian gardens, the plant offered instant vertical colour; an 1886 … Read the full post
Hairy Abutilon (Abutilon grandifolium)
Hairy Abutilon (Abutilon grandifolium), a South American plant similar in appearance to various South Asian Abutilons, hence another common name ‘Hairy Indian Mallow’. Although there … Read the full post
Red-flowered Mallow (Modiola caroliniana)
Red-flowered Mallow (Modiola caroliniana), a modest but pervasive colonist of damp and fertile sites of disturbance throughout Australia. This plant was ubiquitous in the vicinity … Read the full post
Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta)
Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta) in its tiny, shy glories. Originally from Europe and Western Asia, this prostrate or sprawling plant does about the same thing … Read the full post