Hibiscus
Summer-flowering shrub for warm temperate and tropical climates. Many species (mostly evergreen) and hundreds of named cultivates. Magnificent large flowers (some to 20cm) range in colour from white through yellow, orange, pink, red and maroon. ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Winter Flowering Banksia
Banksias are the ultimate natural food tree for native wildlife, especially in winter when other food is scarce. Their flowers are honey-scented spikes of gold, yellow, orange or red. They provide nectar for insects, birds and small mammals, then ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Meyer Lemon
The Meyer lemon was discovered in China in 1908 by Frank Meyer, an employee of the United States Agriculture Department. Believed to be an orange/lemon hybrid, it has rounded, thin-skinned yellow/orange fruit, with sweeter juice than most other ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Gazania
Small (30cm) summer-flowering perennial with daisy-like flowers in spring. Available colours include white, cream, tan, yellow, orange and pink. Good choice as a border plant, for rockeries, window boxes, or for growing on slopes and a suitable ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Colour blindness
People who are colour blind usually have difficulty with the colours green, yellow, orange and red. Colour blindness is inherited and is caused by a lack of specific colour-sensitive cells in the eye. More boys than girls are affected. The term ... [... more]
Better Health |
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