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I captured this image at a hospital garden in the north of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Tall, orange flower spikes rise among the delicate, green foliage.
Banksia spinulosa, commonly known as Hairpin Banksia, is native to Australia. It is found along the eastern coast of Australia, ranging from Victoria to southern Queensland.

Rare purple Banksia spinulosa plant excites horticulturalists as cuttings hoped to flower

Indigenous horticulturalists have taken 21 cuttings of the first known purple Banksia spinulosa. But it remains to be seen whether they will flower, and what colour the petals will be.

ABC News