Native Hop Bush

Fun fact: when Europeans invaded Australia, they discovered our native hop bush and proceeded to make beer from these hops. I found that so interesting as it is not normally used, commercially grown imported hops are used. I didn't know this until it was asked about on my last photo of the hops, but now I know.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful and so well presented and framed ! fav

[Diana]

Gorgeous capture and framing.

We lived in Bavaria in Hops country for quite a few years. Pity I did not have a camera then, it is a very beautiful bunch of greenery.

[Maggiemae]

It looks a bit like a begonia actually but I guess you can't make anything out of a begonia!

[haskar]

Beautifully captured.

[Valerie Chesney]

Such beautiful colours & gorgeous framing..Fav..

[Mags]

Such pretty shapes and color.

[Joanne Diochon]

Pretty colours and shading.

[Esther Rosenberg]

very petty

[Merrelyn]

Beautifully captured and presented. This is my favourite so far.

[Louise & Ken]

I love your gorgeous presentation! This looks so much like the bougainvillea plants that spill over walls in California and Hawaii. Do you think it's the same thing by a different name or entirely different?

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Nice details and pretty colors.

[gloria jones]

Lovely shot, light

[Harry J Benson]

Nice detail and framing

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@Weezilou definitely not bougainvillea, this is a small shrub, not a vine, and these are hops (seed heads) rather than flowers. it does resemble them a little, I thought it resembles begonias a little too.

[Carole Sandford]

So pretty!

[Shutterbug]

Fun to learn facts here. It has beautiful blossoms.Those early explorers probably used anything that would make alcohol.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@shutterbug49 pretty sure that's correct. the indigenous people did not make alcohol before then. it is one reason (of many complex reasons) that they now have such a huge issue with dependence on it