Michael Elgey

Curator of Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Kershaw Gardens. Trained in Horticulture, Environmental Biology & Museum Curation.

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@ReturnOfThePod Civil war. It’s actually an off blue

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@caitlinmbusch Wonder if any one will ever write about Earth 2

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#GoodeniaceaeGeneraAtoZ: - #Goodeniaceae is a plant family with 12 genera and over 400 species, many with great horticultural potential. Let's check them out in this slowly evolving thread - post your own photos if you have any. #lockdownlearning

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This is the Byfield Fern but it’s actually a Cycad! Bowenia serrulata in the smallest #Cycad family #Stangeriaceae It resembles a fern with its bipinnate frond which arise from a subterranean caudex #RockhamptonBotanicGardens has a large collection on display! #OzFlora

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@nyccookies Disgusted

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@ajcharakanis1 Delicious!!!

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The beautiful native Hibiscus divaricatus flowering now and can be found in Woodlands and Open Forest. In the family #Malvaceae. You can see this specimen growing on #KempHill in #CapricornCoastNationalPark. #MyHikes #CentralQueensland #Yeppoon

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When out for a foray into my local mangrove and found this a late flowering Bruguiera gymnorrhiza which is in the pan-tropical family #Rhizophoraceae The common name is Large-leafed Orange Mangrove. #MyHikes #Yeppoon #CentralQueensland

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The impressive Bombax ceiba! Such a surprise to find out that this is a native of #Australia flowering now at #RockhamptonBotanicGardens #OzFlora #Malvaceae

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@TexanInOz One of the best horticultural positions in Australia and our region! Had the opportunity in 2017 to temporarily work in this position and it was truly a privilege!

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I found this specimen of Sophora tomentosa sub species austrslis on #MyWalks around coastal areas of #Yeppoon in #CentralQueensland. A great seaside plant for warm sunny aspects from the pea family #Fabaceae. #OzFlora

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@AdamTietz1 @coachwood Disgustingly beautiful

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How amazing are Gum Trees! This is Eucalyptus raveretiana in #Myrtaceae family. Just look at the bark variation on just 1 tree. #RockhamptonCricketGrounds #Rockhampton #CentralQueensland #OzFlora

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@TexanInOz @bhautikpatel303 @RBGSydney And they are planted in the ground. From memory we incorporated a pallet of perlite and pumice into the soil and all by hand

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@jogrowsgardens Too easy.

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Pyrostegia venusta or Orange Trumpetvine from the family #Bignoniaceae is such a versatile plant. Here in #Australia it is growing from the tropics down to the temperate regions. This is an endemic species of #Brazil.

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Here is a good article by #InDefenceOfPlants on this group of plants https://t.co/TPatbOB4jG

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A great specimen of Cochliostema odoratissimum at #CairnsBotanicGardens. A native of #Ecuador and will hopefully be represented at #RockhamptonBotanicGarden in the near future. From the family #Commelinaceae

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@m__kilpatrick @RBGSydney Asteraceae family blows my mind. Love it when they are in flower, just not what you expect from what this plant looks like.

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This is one of many awesome Australian Native plants commercially available. Xanthostemon chrysanthus #Myrtaceae family, naturally only found in Australia’s north east. Flowering now at #KershawGardens #Rockhampton #CentralQueensland #OzFlora