A Tough Little Cookie! Author: Jan Sked Published: Journal December 2022 Wikstroemia indica, Bootlace Bark or Tie Bush This small twiggy little shrub is one of my favourite plants. There seem to be two different forms – one is coastal and the other grows on...
Leptospermum brevipes – Slender Tea Tree Author: Jan Sked Published: Journal December 2022 Leptospermum brevipes Slender Tea Tree Pronounced: lep-toe-SPERM-um BREV-ip-eezFamily: MyrtaceaeDerivation: Leptospermum, from the Greek leptos, slender, and sperma, seed,...
Teucrium corymbosum Forest Germander Author: Jan Sked Published: Journal December 2022 Teucrium corymbosum, Forest Germander Pronounced: TEW-cree-um core-im-BOW-sumFamily: LamiaceaeDerivation: Teucrium, derived from the Greek teukrion, a name used by Dioscoridis for...
