Thanks a million for bringing the Geraldton Waxflower (Chamelaucium uncinatum) from Friday last week on the TT. I really appreciate all your comments and kind favs. The flowers look still fresh and wither only slowly in the vase, so I took another photo with the lens baby. I do not wonder what a sturdy plant this is, as in its natural habitat is has to endure near-drought conditions.
Interesting for me: At the beginning of the flowering period, when the plant develops the first buds, the bushes look like the have been decorated with small pearls. The flowers give the impression of small art works of marzipan or wax. In the areas around the Australian Geraldton the plants have therefore been called "Geraldton Waxflower", a name that is used now worldwide for the cultivated plants.
I have very fond memories of Geraldton. On several trips in Western Australia heading north or on the way south, I passed this city. I replenished water and food there. Water is very important there, but what made me happy was, that on a beach nearby I found the first time, a washed up Violet Snail (Janthinidae). Sea snails having modified its foot to produce "rafts" of mucus bubbles, to be able to float on the surface of the sea. Ok I know,... only my thoughts can drift off to molluscs when picturing a flower in vase. Apologies for this excursion. ;-)
@julzmaioro You are right Julia. This is a very close relative to the Leptospermum scoparium, Manuka myrtle. :-) Maggie @maggiemae noticed this too, on my other shot.
This is so lovely in every way, Mona, the comp, the dof, tge colours, everything--fav of course. And I enjoy what you have to say too, including the "excursion" involving the sea snail!