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Swainsona galegifolia

Darling Pea at Red Hill, ACT

Swainsona galegifolia at Red Hill, ACT - 3 Nov 2015 04:48 PM
Swainsona galegifolia at Red Hill, ACT - 3 Nov 2015 04:48 PM
Swainsona galegifolia at Red Hill, ACT - 3 Nov 2015 04:48 PM
Swainsona galegifolia at Red Hill, ACT - 3 Nov 2015 04:48 PM
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Swainsona galegifolia 4 Nov 2015 MichaelMulvaney

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Summit of Red Hill near Optus Tower - Historic 1920 Charles Weston Planting

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   5 Nov 2015
Lets locate the remaining historic 1917 -1925 hilltop plantings.
In 1916 many of Canberra's hilltops were bare, so Walter Burley Griffin (who had an interest in colour in the landscape) directed the hills to be replanted according to a mass colour scheme. Red Hill was to have red flowers and foliage, Mt Ainslie Yellow, Black Mountain was to be pink and white, with Mugga Mugga white. Marion Mahony Griffin produced lists of suitable native plants in her notebook. Darling Pea is one of three red flowering non-local natives from her list that I have found on Red Hill. I have seen argyle apple, white box and golden wattle on Mugga Mugga - what else can we find? These are significant cultural plantings that we should look after.
Ratcliffe wrote:
   17 Nov 2015
I could not locate it where the coordinates say it is. I shall keep looking

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