When I stopped to photograph the yellow tree trunks I noticed this flower. I was quite excited because I knew of of the existence of such flowers but had not seen any. Geebung is their common name and Persoonia their botanical name.
Funny thing I found when doing my research ,,, Persoonia has the common name Snottygobbles in South and Western Australia. Weird huh.
*chuckle*
ReplyDeleteOne is tempted to be very 'stateist' in response!
As soon as I read the NSW name, I though immediately of 'The Geebung Polo Club' by AB Paterson.
teeheehee - snottygobbles.
ReplyDeleteI immediately thought of that poem too,
ReplyDeleteGeebung - love the name. It's such a pretty flower too.
ReplyDeleteSnottygobbles! LOL :D
All three names are funny--seems unfair that one plant should have so many grin-inducing names.
ReplyDeleteThe Australian flora! What a lovely little flower, never heard of it.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Geebung before. I thought it might have been a nickname.
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