Telopea
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in my lucky life, I’ve been invited to stay on holidays with lovely people who had a place in the hills of Byron. One of the best times of my life. So peaceful.
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Photographed in the Great Western Tiers of Tasmania December 2007. This image was used on our 2008 Christmas card; particularly appropriate for cards being sent overseas from Australia. / (It has been viewed 125 times up to 11/11/09).
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The NSW Waratah – isn’t it magnificent! It stands proudly as one of the most beautiful and majestic flowers in the world. There are five species in the Telopea genera. They are the - ◊ NSW Waratah (Telopea speciosissima) / ◊ Gibraltar Range Waratah (Telopea aspera) / ◊ Braidwood Waratah (Telopea mongaensis) / ◊ Gippsland Waratah (Telopea oreades) / ◊ Tasmanian Waratah (Telopea truncata). Waratah is aboriginal for “beautiful”; Telopea is Greek for “seen from afar”. The NSW Waratah grows to a height of 3 metres with leaves around 15cm in length. The crimson flowers are produced in early spring and have a diameter of 15cm. The Waratah is indigenous to the Sydney region and may be found in its natural state from the NSW Central Coast down to Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, and to the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. In 1962, the NSW Waratah was proclaimed the floral emblem of New South Wales. Waratahs regrow after fire from their lignotubers underground. Waratahs and several other plants thrive in the years immediately following a bush fire before the canopy closes up. Waratahs are pollinated by birds – the seed pods maturing in early winter. Although usually a vivid crimson in colour, the NSW Waratah occasionally has white tips or is pink as shown here. However the only white NSW Waratah that currently exists was found in the NSW Southern Highlands. Cuttings were taken and the Wirrimbirra White cultivar was produced. The White Waratah Festival is celebrated each year in the Wollondilly Shire. [The Wollondilly Shire is centred on Picton which is about 100km south-west of Sydney]. Source: waratahsoftware.com.au
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Telopea speciosissima Telopea speciosissima (meaning “very handsome”) – Also known as the “Waratah” is the floral emblem of New South Wales and is one of Australia’s best known and most spectacular native plants. It occurs in a semi-circle around Sydney extending from around Ulladulla in the south to Lake Macquarie in the north and west to the higher parts of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. The family Proteaceae is a very ancient, widespread family occurring in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America and eastern Asia. It contains about 75 genera of which 44 are endemic to Australia. Canon PowerShot A650 IS / 12.1MP – 6x Optical Zoom – 4x Digital Zoom
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One of the most spectacular signs of the arrival of Spring is without a doubt the new life appearing everywhere. This image was taken in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. The image portays a bud of the NSW Waratah (Telopea speciosissima) which is a large, long-lived shrub or tree that generally grows to about 3 m tall. It may reach 5 m in the absence of the fires – however, fires are common in its natural habitat. After a fire a waratah can regenerate from a ‘lignotuber’ – a woody swelling of its stem that lies partly or wholly under the ground.
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Waratah, Telopea speciosissima
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Propagation of Telopea species: Telopea can be grown from cuttings but the more usual way is from seed (although selected varieties and cultivars must be propagated from cuttings if they are to remain true to form). Fresh seed has a high viability and germinates in 2-3 weeks after sowing. Plants should be potted up as soon as they are large enough to handle and grown in a sheltered position. When selecting a plant for planting into the garden ensure that it is at least 15 cms tall. Plants of this size should have a noticeable swelling at the base of the stem where it enters the soil. This ‘swollen’ tissue is a lignotuber and it contains numerous dormant buds. When established in the ground old canes can be cut right back to the lignotuber which will promptly sprout new stems. This is an evolutionary adaptation to some of the extremes of the Telopea environment (particularly bushfire) which ensures the plant’s survival. This photo was taken at Leura in the Blue Mountains of NSW.
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Waratah (Telopea speciosissima), Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia -Copyright Blue Gum Pictures 2008
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This is an unusual specimen of the Waratah. It is a double header, which is a rare find. I discovered this deep in the bush in the Blue Mountains. I have never seen one like this either in the wild or even in a photo. It is proof that mother nature doesn’t always get it right. Having said that I still think it is an amazing specimen. Following is some further detail about the Waratah. The NSW Waratah – isn’t it magnificent! It stands proudly as one of the most beautiful and majestic flowers in the world. There are five species in the Telopea genera. They are the - ◊ NSW Waratah (Telopea speciosissima) / ◊ Gibraltar Range Waratah (Telopea aspera) / ◊ Braidwood Waratah (Telopea mongaensis) / ◊ Gippsland Waratah (Telopea oreades) / ◊ Tasmanian Waratah (Telopea truncata). Waratah is aboriginal for “beautiful”; Telopea is Greek for “seen from afar”. The NSW Waratah grows to a height of 3 metres with leaves around 15cm in length. The crimson flowers are produced in early spring and have a diameter of 15cm. The Waratah is indigenous to the Sydney region and may be found in its natural state from the NSW Central Coast down to Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, and to the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. In 1962, the NSW Waratah was proclaimed the floral emblem of New South Wales. Waratahs regrow after fire from their lignotubers underground. Waratahs and several other plants thrive in the years immediately following a bush fire before the canopy closes up. Waratahs are pollinated by birds – the seed pods maturing in early winter. Although usually a vivid crimson in colour, the NSW Waratah occasionally has white tips or is pink. However the only white NSW Waratah that currently exists was found in the NSW Southern Highlands. Cuttings were taken and the Wirrimbirra White cultivar was produced. The White Waratah Festival is celebrated each year in the Wollondilly Shire. [The Wollondilly Shire is centred on Picton which is about 100km south-west of Sydney]. Source: waratahsoftware.com.au
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Telopea speciosissima – Waratah – Wirrimbirra White The Waratah – in its red form – is the floral emblem of NSW and is a native australian large shrub to tree Featured in Protaceae Family Group
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This one is for Dennis. Taken in the Rhododendron Gardens near Olinda Victoria last year, we were fortunate to find the white Waratahs in full bloom Featured in Protaceae Family Group 158 views as at 18/11/09
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One of the most beautiful of all species endemic to Tasmania, the waratah blooms around early spring. These majestic flowers can be found all over the state, but especially throughout the west coast region. We have a nearby township named after these magnificent blooms, appropriately called “Waratah”. Any person visiting Tasmania during the flowering season would find the roadsides around this town alive with wild waratah blooms flowering on shrubs up to around 20 feet high. I love these flowers, and I love taking photo’s of them. This one was shot in a garden at our local hospital. Once the vignetting filter was added, I managed to even impress myself with the way this shot turned out. My most popular shot with 1281 views as of Nov 29 2009
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Close up of the flower head of New South Wales Waratah – Telopea speciosissima – taken in my garden in Tasmania spring 2008
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close up of the flower head of a New South Wales Waratah – Telopea speciosissima – growing in my garden in Tasmania
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waratahs in a blue chinese vase. vector illustration.
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Tasmanian Waratah.
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The title is Spanish and translates to To Be Alive / That’s the feeling I got when I was shooting this Waratah. This is the first of three and the series will also show a progression in the flowers life cycle. / These were shot in natural light, outdoors and a Saturation level of 5 (clicks) was added in post processing to show the vibrancy of the red; it was washed out by the glare of the sun. Waratah / Telopea speciosissima, commonly known as the New South Wales Waratah or simply Waratah, is a large shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales in Australia and is the floral emblem of that state. It is renowned for its striking large crimson inflorescences (flowerheads) in spring, each made up of hundreds of individual flowers.The New South Wales Waratah is a large erect shrub up to 3 or 4 metres (10-13 ft) in height with one or more stems. It has dark-green leaves which are alternate, usually coarsely-toothed and range from 13 to 25 cm (5-10 in) in length. The inflorescences, which appear in spring, are large and crimson coloured. They consist of a 7-10 cm (3-4 in) diameter domed flowerhead ringed by bracts which are 5 to 7 cm (2-3 in) long. These are followed by large seed pods which eventually turn brown and split open revealing winged seeds inside. / The species is found on the Central Coast, South Coast and nearby ranges in New South Wales. It usually occurs as an understorey shrub in open forest on sandy soils in areas with moderately high rainfall. / The New South Wales Waratah was first described by botanist James Edward Smith in his 1793 A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland, from “very fine dried specimens sent by Mr. White”. He gave the species its original binomial name of Embothrium speciosissimum. It was given its current name of Telopea speciosissima by botanist Robert Brown in 1810. / The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word speciosus meaning ‘beautiful’ or ‘handsome’. The common name of waratah was first applied to this species before being generalised to other members of the genus Telopea and, to a lesser extent, Alloxylon. It is derived from the Eora Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. / Although they grow naturally on deep sandy soils, the species has proved adaptable to other deep, well-drained soils, especially where natural slopes assist drainage. Despite their natural occurrence in woodland, waratahs flower best in full sun. / They are a popular cut flower and are grown commercially in Australia north of Sydney and in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne. They are also grown commercially in New Zealand, Hawaii and Israel. from: Wikipedia
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