West Australian Christmas trees.

[sandgroper]

It's that time of year when our native Christmas trees burst into colour, for most of the year you wouldn't look at them twice but for 6 odd weeks of the year they look beautiful in flower. They don't really look tropical but they are very pleasant to the eye.

[greysrigging]

Just now, sandgroper said:

It's that time of year when our native Christmas trees burst into colour, for most of the year you wouldn't look at them twice but for 6 odd weeks of the year they look beautiful in flower. They don't really look tropical but they are very pleasant to the eye.

Hard to grow in captivity too due to its unique parasitic root system.

[sandgroper]

They will grow without a host though, lots of cockies leave them out as the shade tree for the sheep in open paddocks with nothing else around, some of the paddocks around Northampton in WA look great at this time of year because they really stand out.

[greysrigging]

1 hour ago, sandgroper said:

They will grow without a host though, lots of cockies leave them out as the shade tree for the sheep in open paddocks with nothing else around, some of the paddocks around Northampton in WA look great at this time of year because they really stand out.

Indeed.... seen 'em myself.... the roots will actually parasitse grasses and pasture plants too, so I think that helps.
http://www.australiannativenursery.com.au/2019/05/19/nuytsia-floribunda-wa-christmas-tree/
http://anpsa.org.au/n-flo.html
https://wildseedaustralia.com.au/cultivation-notes/west-australian-christmas-tree/
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2017/05/australias-giant-parasitic-christmas-tree/