I am posting a bit early today because I am just off out.
Here is another photo taken at the golf course on Tuesday when we were there for lunch at the bistro.
The tall plant on the left of the picture with the red flower on top is a gymea lily. Gymea lilies grow to about 6 metres tall and I think this one must be about 5 metres.
I will be posting more photos of gymea lilies over the next couple of days.
@peadar@ludwigsdiana@momamo@loweygrace@haskar Gymea Lilies grow up the coast of New South Wales. It is believed that they only flower when the whales are migrating either up the coast to Queensland from Antarctica to give birth or when they return home again.
@kjarn The only reason I know what they are called is because they grow so well in this area and are huge too.
@wakelys Flying golf balls aren't the only hazard on this course. There are quite a lot of kangaroos about too. During the mid day sun they tend to stay in the shade but as the sun gets lower in the sky they come out in force to eat the grass.
@haskar I wasn't actually taking a photo of the gymea lily it was only when I looked at it on the computer that I noticed it. I will post clearer photos of the actual flower over the next couple of days. The flowers are huge.
Beautiful shot of the course. I love the uniqueness of the plant, but I don’t think I would like a plant that was too tall to see or photograph the flower.
@shutterbug49 I have photographed the flower from the top og Gan Gan lookout that is the only place high enough to see the flowers. I will be posting photos of the flowers over the next couple of days
@kjarn The only reason I know what they are called is because they grow so well in this area and are huge too.
@wakelys Flying golf balls aren't the only hazard on this course. There are quite a lot of kangaroos about too. During the mid day sun they tend to stay in the shade but as the sun gets lower in the sky they come out in force to eat the grass.
Ian