How spectacular is E Kingsmillii (Kingsmill’s Mallee; wing-fruited mallee)?
Perhaps the tree doesn’t seem obviously wonderful. The buds are truly glorious!
And so are the flowers and the fruits. It turned out I was photographing this tree outside the Botanical Gardens centre for plant diversity. My eucalypt admiration was shared with a woman who came by and offered me more information, so I told her about this beauty being a dye plant. It isn’t every day you get this kind of fun on your way to a conference!
And… for me this is a happy result, pulled from the copper at the Guild as a test during our workshop. I am so prejudiced in the matter of red. I just love it…
It’s possible we need to workshop your prejudices …
LOL!