{"id":108,"date":"2009-11-04T21:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmacdonald.com.au\/dev\/?p=108"},"modified":"2020-11-17T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T06:05:07","slug":"spring-blooms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petermacdonaldphoto.com.au\/2009\/11\/spring-blooms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Blooms (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petermacdonaldphoto.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Sturt-Desert-Rose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1833\" title=\"Sturt Desert Rose\" src=\"https:\/\/petermacdonaldphoto.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Sturt-Desert-Rose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petermacdonaldphoto.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Sturt-Desert-Rose.jpg 640w, https:\/\/petermacdonaldphoto.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Sturt-Desert-Rose-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because of the generally cool spring weather and the rains that have been falling recently, I was lucky enough to see a bush with these flowers in full bloom.<\/p>\n<p>Like the Sturt Desert Pea it is an exquisite flower and it&#8217;s hard to believe it blossoms in really harsh, arid country.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s known as Sturt&#8217;s Rose or Desert Rose and generally it&#8217;s found in rocky areas and stony creekbeds.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the floral emblem of the Northern Territory but growths throughout Outback South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The bushes are not prolific and are hard to identify when not in flower.<\/p>\n<p>Definitely worth seeing in real life though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because of the generally cool spring weather and the rains that have been falling recently, I was lucky enough to see a bush with these flowers in full bloom. 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