Banksia Serrata - Old Man Banksia


Banksia Serrata or Old Man Banksia is native to South East Australia and is a woody shrub which is an important source of food for honey eaters. I took these photos at the Botanical Gardens in the Australian garden. There were some very exotic and unusual plant species there.




Comments

Truth Ferret saidā€¦
I'm a honey eater, or were you writing about four-legged kinds of honey eaters?
Duni saidā€¦
You are so lucky to be able to visit those beautiful gardens. I have never seen this plant before. It looks incredible!
rainfield61 saidā€¦
They look really odd, but these are exactly what I like.
RNSANE saidā€¦
Interesting but I like that other one a tiny bit better. The one with the huge leaves and the similar stalk...I did a post on it.
Brian Miller saidā€¦
how very cool...had no idea but they look very interesting...and yes, i do like honey...
Kass saidā€¦
You really manage to capture the wonder of nature.
what lovely garden plants..
cute and refreshing!
California Girl saidā€¦
ooooo, these are interesting and neat and the textures are wonderful.
Ann saidā€¦
Strange yet fascinating looking. I like it
What a unusual plant, I love how different it is. It sure doesn't look like it would have anything sweet tasting about it.
Out on the prairie saidā€¦
Most interesting plant.
betchai saidā€¦
i don't think i have seen this Jo, glad to see and learn this very unusual plant from you.
SquirrelQueen saidā€¦
Such an interesting plant, thanks for sharing.
Joanne Olivieri saidā€¦
Truth Ferret, both :D

Duni, Thanks, it's pretty cool to see in person

Carmen, thanks.

Me too Rainfield, the odder the better :D

Jingle, thanks

Kass, I try :D

Brian, thanks, I do too - sweets for the sweet :)

California Girl, Thanks so much.

Ann, I'm with you, I like strange :)

Catherine, HaHa, know what you mean. Thanks

Prairie, that's what I like about it, it's interesting look and feel. Thank you.

betchai, thank you and have a great weekend.

Squirrel, Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Wow..I have never seen these before, and they are truly exotic!
lina saidā€¦
That's quite an interesting plant. Thanks for sharing.

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