Desert heath-myrtleMeaning: Flame, I burnThryptomene maisonneuvii | Northern TerritoryTraditionally, Anangu women beat pukara (Pit.) with a wooden bowl to collect dew containing nectar from the flowers. Thryptomene, derived from Greek, means coy or prudish; this bush appears modest but in winter through to spring produces a cloak of tiny white flowers with red centres, blooming as if revealing a secret.
-Holly Ringland
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