Flower of the Day - NSW Christmas Bush

Flower of the Day - NSW Christmas Bush  - Ceratopetalum gummiferum

NSW Christmas bush has two flowerings - firstly small white flowers in October, followed by red sepals in December. 

NSW Christmas bush is only found naturally on the East coast of Australia, in New South Wales.  Christmas bush is often used in Christmas floral arrangements.

Flower of the Day - Black Wattle

Flower of the Day - Black Wattle (Callicoma serratifolia)

Callicoma serrata is a shrub or tree that has pom pom like clusters of cream -yellow flowers, each about 1.5 cm in diameter. Callicoma is a monotypic genus - this is the only species in it. Although the flowers resembles Acacias (wattles),  the two are not related.

This plant was the main species used by the Early European settlers in Sydney to make "wattle and daub" huts.