From the Amaryllidaceae Family, this is a Crinum augustum 'Queen Emma' (common name: Giant Spider Lily, Queen Emma Lily), or so I think, that I love very much due to its large-size, healthy looking purplish leaves and pink flowers. Propagated from a clump at the Irrigation Pond, this clump is growing very, very well. Hopefully it would flower soon.The next 2 photos are close-up photos of the Casuarina glauca 'Counsin It' (common name: Prostrate Swamp Oak; Family: Casuarinaceae) grown below the Crinum. What are the small structures amongst the needle-like leaves? Are they the miniature cones?
The links on the 2 plants are attached below:
- http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/90355/
- http://www.tytyga.com/product/Queen+Emma+Crinum+Bulb
- http://www.alpinenurseries.com.au/product_1-Casuarina-glauca-Cousin-It-.htm
- http://www.plantthis.com.au/plant-information.asp?gardener=25914
- http://morrisonsgardencentre01.eprospect.com.au/_product_49298/Casuarina_glauca_%E2%80%98Cousin_It%E2%80%99
- http://www.ramm.com.au/profile_new.php?plant=461
