We picked this enormous flower today to surprise Megan when she got home:
It’s a flower spike from a Gymea Lilly (Doryanthes excelsa), a native plant from the Sydney coastal area. We’ve got half a dozen of them in the yard, but this is the first year any of them have flowered.
The leaves of our Gymea Lillies are up to 2 metres long, and the girls like to use them to make huge woven mats for their hideouts.
Gorgeous mat! I think I’d like to give that a go. We don’t have Gymea Lillies up this way. Wonder if I could use Banana leaves. Might give it a go.
Enjoy Sustainable House day this weekend Darren. I imagine you are visiting a few?