It’s moss o’clock everybody! Here we’ve got a bed of Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) on what I think is a bed of thuideum, and a swirl of poverty oats (Danthonia spicata). Next is haircap moss (Polytrichum commune).

I took a moss class last year now I force my friends and family to stop and wait on walks while I break out a jewelers loop and stare into the luscious green depths.

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The Lysiosepalum involucratum are looking pretty good in the nursery this weekend. This compact native shrub from WA is probably the best of the obscure small Aussie Malvaceae in SE NSW where it does surprisingly well in summer humidity (with excellent drainage) and usually features a mass of delicate pink/mauve flowers from winter into spring (but also can flower as early as autumn).

Can be found occasionally in east coast nurseries but not well known at all - another native shrub that would definitely benefit from someone coming up with a catchy common name!

#OzPlants #NativePlants #BloomScrolling #Biodiversity #Malvaceae #Gardening

Wild columbine

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