Ribh's D'Coopage

[drstratton]

Thank you!! I've been wondering about that tree for years

You're welcome! It's a very pretty variety!!!

 

[drstratton]

Ignore me. Should have read ahead!

I do this all of the time...

 

[MaryJanet]

You're welcome! It's a very pretty variety!!!

Now I know what it is, I can look after it properly.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

I've never seen Christmas Bells until now. Thank you! I've always wondered what they looked like.

Can anyone tell me what this is? Botany is not my strong suit. Is it lilac?

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Looks like the lilacs her in the states.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

For those who've never seen them, these flowers are Australian Christmas bells.
In their natural environment they only flower well after fire & I haven't seen them growing wild since I was a child.
They are being cultivated commercially so not extinct yet.

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I haven't seen those before! They are huge for Australian flowers aren't they?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I've never seen Christmas Bells until now. Thank you! I've always wondered what they looked like.

Can anyone tell me what this is? Botany is not my strong suit. Is it lilac?

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I’m not sure what it is but it’s very pretty!

I was just about to say the same thing Lozzy!

Yes it is! We had one like this in our yard! I think ours was called a Cotton Candy Lilac!

Edit! I stand corrected that was a different one, this one was called a
'Sensation' Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’)

Well done Rene. I was completely lost.

 

[drstratton]

I was just about to say the same thing Lozzy!


Well done Rene. I was completely lost.

It's easy when it's something you've grown...

 

[Ribh]

Suyin has me guessing.
Not a sight nor a sign of the staggers since she went into isolation.
She's actually looking pretty good.
I will have a better idea when I put her to bed tonight.
I think not having to compete for food has been a good thing. She actually looks like she has put on a tiny little bit of weight & her food dish was empty when I fed everyone this afternoon. She doesn't eat a lot @ any one time but grazes the whole day.

Her poops are looking better ~ not solid but a vast improvement on the watery jet she was ejecting yesterday.

She was allowed into the run for a change of scenery & a dust bath after everyone else went back in the coop ~ not hard because I had cleaned. I don't know what they think happens when I clean but it's like they expect me to have done major renovations & every last corner has to be inspected & approved.

You may be right @BY Bob. Perhaps she ate something that disagreed with her.

 

[Ribh]

I haven't seen those before! They are huge for Australian flowers aren't they?

They are very big for Aussie flowers & look absolutely spectacular when you stumble across a clump of them in the wild. I think I'm going to see if I can grow some here.

 

[LozzyR]

I have a thing for daisies.

Just for you Bob.

and a gratuitous chook shot.