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New South Wales Christmas bush An evergreen native shrub that has three-pointed leaves and creamy flowers in spring. After flowering, the sepals turn a pink-red for a stunning show around Christmas time.<br /> Grows to around 5 metres Australia,Ceratopetalum gummiferum,Cunoniaceae,Geotagged,New South Wales Christmas bush,Oxalidales,botany,plant,red flowers,summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

New South Wales Christmas bush

An evergreen native shrub that has three-pointed leaves and creamy flowers in spring. After flowering, the sepals turn a pink-red for a stunning show around Christmas time.
Grows to around 5 metres

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    Patomarazul
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    That is a beautiful Christmas "hallmark"!
    Happy New Year and may it be filled of beautiful nature spottings!     Posted 6 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Cool, first species in this family :) Posted 6 years ago

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The New South Wales Christmas bush

"Ceratopetalum gummiferum", the New South Wales Christmas bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. The petals are actually small and white - it is the sepals that enlarge to about 12mm after the flower sets fruit and starts to dry out.

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Similar species: Oxalidales
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2019. Captured Dec 20, 2018 11:37 in 40A Rowan Cres, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm