Pictures from the Sale Botanic Gardens.

Cloudy overcast sky morning.  Maybe some blue sky will peak through.  Wasn’t yesterday just an awesome day.  Clear, blue sky so lots of sun and it was warm out.  36F(2C) and that is our high of the day. Wind is coming out of the NNW and getting stronger, so that will keep the temperature where it is.  We are having more sunlight with cumulus clouds.  Again, enjoy this temperature, and sunshine. 
 
Australia family and friends for Feb 7 Saturday will see 79F(26C) mostly clear, so they look like a great summer day for them.  The humidity is high so it might feel warmer for them.  Stay cool, stay safe. 
 
I am posting several pictures from the Sale Botanic Gardens of Sale, Victoria, Aust.  It is so enjoyable to see color, green and how about the birds.  ENJOY 

These beautiful clusters of yellow flowers are found on Roldana petasitis, also known as Velvet Groundsel or Californian geranium.
The plant can grow in full sun to part shade, survives droughts and here, frosts as it grows under the shelter of a tree. It is probably 122cm or 4’ tall here and is pruned each season.
Have you noticed the large velvety textured leaves which can grow as big as 30cm or 11”?

Hiding behind a veil of seeds is the Eastern Rosella    (Platycercus eximius).
This native Australian bird can be found throughout the south eastern parts of Australia and along the eastern seaboard to Brisbane.
This bird was feeding on the Dianella plant (Flax Lily) which is a popular, hardy Australian native known for its strappy leaves and bright blue berries.
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It is also know as blueberry lily, blue flax lily or black anther flax lily and is another hardy, drought resistant plant that can grow in full sun or shade.
Plants can tolerate salty air, mild frosts and many types of soil conditions but don’t like wet feet.
Good to see the Woody Meadow responding well to its coppicing from a few months ago.
Taken from the Friends of the Sale Botanic Gardens
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365  Beckysgreenhouse.com  Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer or Becky’s Greenhouse