Myrtaceae Verticordia Wildflowers

Morrison Featherflower

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:19:00 GMT

Erect shrub, 0.5-2 m high. Flowers yellow-orange, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. Grey/white or brown sand.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: nitens Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Painted Featherflower

John Baas — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:05:00 GMT

Erect shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Flowers pink/white, Jul to Nov. Sandy or clayey soils.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: picta Main Flower Colour: Purple

Plumed Featherflower

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:16:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high. Fl. pink-blue-purple-red-white, Jul to Dec or Jan to Feb. Sandy or clayey soils, gravel, granite. Seasonally wet situations, rock outcrops, undulating plains, hills, road verges.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: plumosa Main Flower Colour: Pink

Scarlet Featherflower

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:24:00 GMT

Endemic to SW of WA. Sparsely branched shub to 2m. Small, sessile rounde leaves closely spaced along stems. The bright red flowers occur in the leaf axils toward the end of the stems.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: grandis Main Flower Colour: Red

Verticordia acerosa

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:06:00 GMT

Open shrub, 0.2-1(-1.7) m high. Fl. yellow/orange-red-brown, Aug to Nov. White or yellow sand, sandy gravel, stony loam, laterite. Granite outcrops, hills, sandplains, clay flats, damp depressions.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: acerosa Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Verticordia chrysantha

John Baas — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:44:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Dec or Jan. Sandy gravelly soils, deep yellow sand. Undulating plains.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: chrysantha Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Verticordia pennigera

John Baas — Tue, 12 May 2015 06:44:00 GMT

Erect or prostrate shrub, 0.2 to 0.6 m high. Fl. pink, Jan or Mar to Apr or Jul or Sep to Dec. Sandy or clay, often gravelly soils. Often associated with granitic rocks.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: pennigera Main Flower Colour: Pink

Verticordia polytricha - Northern cauliflower

Cienne — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:08:00 GMT

A small compact bush with masses of small, white flowers. Growing in gravelly/sandy soil.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: polytricha Main Flower Colour: White

Yellow Feather Flower

Member - John and Val — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:56:00 GMT

A small shrub to 50cm with small almost succulent leaves. Growing in sandy or gravelly soil in heathland. Common in places.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: nobilis Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Yellow Featherflower

Member - John and Val — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:12:00 GMT

Small shrub to 0.5m growing in sandy or gravelly soil. Abundant bright yellow flowers in spring, flowers darkening as they age. Each flower has feathery calyx lobes.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: nobilis Main Flower Colour: Yellow