Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Thursday 20 November 2025
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month agothese are awesome and pretty flowers and all the insects and birds will love
alyssum will perfume the air with honey and nasturtiums will attract the butterflies
what’s not to love 🥰
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I still have some red kangaroo paw seeds but those get bigger and I think are perennial
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Yes kangaroo paw is perennial, and doesn’t like being transplanted much. Best planted in a big pot so it’s roots can go deep down like it’s supposed to. Drought hardy once established.
Also, nasturtium flowers and buds are edible - quite a nice tangy taste and so pretty in a salad. The very young buds can be pickled and taste like capers. Leaves not edible tho.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 month ago
It’s a real shame I can’t start a little native garden in the bare patch with a small birdbath in the middle.
But random destructive people can’t seem to stop themselves trespassing or keep their hands to themselves.