Silver Grey plants - Cranbourne

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Maireana sedifolia

"Pearl Bluebush"

Ptilotus obovatus

"Silver Tails"

Grass Trees - Xanthorrhoea - at Cranbourne

Cranbourne Botanical Gardens, outside Melbourne, Victoria, has a wonderful collection of Xanthorrhoea. One specimen, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii is 400 years old. Flower growth is triggered by fire, and the flowers can grow 2-3 cm per day

Kangaroo Paws - Anigozanthos - at Cranbourne Royal Botanical Gardens