Angophora flowering time in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP : December 11 2025

Was hoping to go up to the mountains. Took a while to get investing stuff done and got bogged down working through some stuff for my son. Decided to do a short drive to seek out some orchids, do some shopping and pick up a parcel

Found the first hyacinth orchid this side in a known spot - just a few flowers on this spike - dipodium variegatum

Close up showing the calli on the labellum - stay with me in photo not quite in focus

This one has a different flow - more like a Brazilian

In previous years this slice of grass next to the fence had heaps of onion orchids. This season they mowed early and chopped the forming leaves off 1.5 inches above the ground = no chance of producing flowers spikes. Found one short one that made it. Another year to wait for recovery

Hakea flowering just above the hyacinth orchid

Lots of Christmas bells open. Got one photo somewhat in focus - always a tough target to get in focus

Did find one bonnet open - cryptostylis erecta

Cicada husk - the bigger versions were buzzing on the trees

Pine leafed geebung just opening from the bottom

Lots of conesticks flowers - was really a flow of white like yesterday

Purple fan flower

Wattle flower - a mix of white and yellow

Pea flower - quite hairy

Yellow flax lily and a bug

Angophora flowering says summer is here

Always a magnet for insects - two types of ant

ID challenge - looks like a rice flower but petals are more like a coral heath flower

Found one only narrow-leafed hemigenia - probably the one photographed last time down here

Side on shot will be new

More angophora - look for the bugs. The flowers go from full to no petals quite quickly

A different bug - maybe a fly

Was hoping to find a purple fringe lily for my friend coming out of eye surgery - she loves purple

This track in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP has yielded snake orchids before. This walk I focused on looking on the other side of the track - found a few sites - high up - say 3 metres in scribbly gums

Often found in a recess where a branch has broken off. The combo of high up and the white of a scribbly gum makes it a lot easier

Sadly no flowers in these 3 spots

Another example of the broken branch siting

Grey spider grevillea

Found one leptospermum squarrosum flower open

Up higher - cymbidium suave

One more purple fringe lily for my friend

Quite surprised to find a banksia serratum flower developing

Somebody is studying the angophora flowers - bags collecting what?

Shopped after the walk. Cooked Italian meatballs for dinner - friend visiting

Did get the investing post done

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Daily Activity, House Chores, Photowalking, Shopping

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