LachlanHart

Hi Bayucca, thanks for your concern but yes I am aware of the Sydney Funnel Webs aggressive and venomous characteristics. I am a Bush Regenerator from Sydney and we encounter them quite often. This specimen was one of about 50 females that we unearthed whilst removing a sediment fence. They were fairly cold and docile and only became aggressive after some time in the sun. The 5 cent piece was dropped from a safe distance to provide some scale to the picture. Their reputation as a dangerous spider is probably not really warranted as being a ground dwelling spider bites are rare. It is the wandering males in search of a mate that pose the biggest threat and most bites will occur when the victim puts on boots that have been left on the verandah over night and a male has taken refuge inside. The male is also much more venomous and aggressive than the female. But saying this anti venom is readily available and even in the event of a bite fatalities are almost unheard of. Considering that it shares its habitat with several snakes that can kill you in under an hour the Funnel Web is not so bad ;-)

This is a Camelia. It's a bit difficult to tell from this photo whether it's a sasanqua or japonica but it's one or the other :-)

Not sure which species but this is definitely an Iresine sp. There are a lot of them in cultivation ;-)

Hi Craig, these are the males that are settling in for the night. Usually they cling to twigs or branches but this group seem to have developed a liking for my mates sun catcher. He says that they come and settle in every evening just before sunset and are gone in the morning. Blue Banded Bees are solitary creatures, they do not build hives, so this group of males are all rivals and it's pretty cool to watch them jockeying for the best spot on the strings.

This is definitely an Ipomoea or Morning Glory as you say but it is almost impossible to know exactly what species without a lengthy process of elimination on the basis of distribution and other characteristics. There are over 500 species in this genus. It is the largest genus of the Convolvulaceae family :-)

I think this is a cultivar of Vinca erecta. Which is a periwinkle as you thought;-)

This is a Hibiscus of some sort :-)

Hi Patcarabelli, this is a Hydrangea not an Orchid.

G'day Fashion Model Slim, I think you'll find this is a type of Quince Blossom Chaenomeles sp. Cheers :-)

Hola Lizzie, creo esto planta es Ixora coccinea. Una planta del sur de India ;-)