Summer’s harsh in Yorke Peninsula. Plants wilt and die back.
But …
… some intrepid plants flourish …
… in the rockiest of places.
Between a rock and a hard place: Yorke Peninsula
… some intrepid plants flourish …
… in the rockiest of places.
Love the fine detail. … What you miss if you don’t look.
Thanks, Jilly. Camping gives you the time to look — that’s one of the things I love about it!
I love seeing adaptation of all sorts. Desert plants are a fascinating example. The one that looks like white coral is pretty cool-looking.
Yes, it’s actually called a cushion bush and grows commonly on sandy dunes and in coastal areas in South Australia. It has pretty little white ball-like flowers — it’s a very subtle-looking plant that adds lots of character to arid landscapes. I grow it in my garden, but it doesn’t look as pretty as it does on the dune!
Australia has so many awesome xerophytic plants. I expect we might be seeing more of them propagated in the US as the drought in the Southwest continues and folks wise up to xeric landscaping.