This plant is commonly known as the Silver-leaved Mountain Gum. I really like the chalky-blue-silver coating on the leaves and the narrow red stripes around their edges. Spiral staircases and boat propellors come to mind, and there’s a pleasing quiet rhythm to the alternating pairs of leaves. I find this photo to be very calming.

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Photo taken at the Jardin botanique de Montréal (Montréal Botanical Garden), Canada.