Photo taken in Kings Park Perth in Western Australia 2010 Banksia nutans is a small, bushy shrub up to about 2 metres high. The leaves are narrow linear and up to about 20 mm long. The cylindrical inflorescences are seen in winter to summer and are about 7 cm wide at flowering. They are unusual in that they are pendulous on short lateral branchlets, a feature shared by only a few other species (eg. B.aculeata, B.caleyi, B.lemanniana, B.rosserae). The flowers are dull pink in bud and open to a rusty brown colour. They are often held within the foliage but, despite this, the flowers are quite conspicuous as the foliage is not excessively dense. (http://anpsa.org.au/b-nut.html)
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An incredible capture!
Thank you very much
– kalaryder
Very lovely colour and great details :)
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– kalaryder
Another beauty
Thank you most kindly
– kalaryder
You have captured the pendulous flowers perfectly!
Appreciate your great comment
– kalaryder
Beautifully captured.
Thank you
– kalaryder
beautiful work kala, love the depth of field and contrast
Thank you Georgie
– kalaryder
Great capture, almost looks like a strawberry. You have the coolest wildflowers.
We do, so much variety :)
– kalaryder
Thank you very much, a great way to start the morning
– kalaryder