One of the many fascinating facets of the Australian Outback is the desert blooms, even in winter they are many and varied and full of color. To be honest I am not sure of the names for many of them, but there were Callistamon (Bottle brush), Grevillia, Gum nuts and blossoms, Wattle, Bush Orchids, among many others to numerous to name. My very favorite was a single bloom, found in a crack in the concrete, almost like a weed, it is fairly rare, even by NT standards these days;
Sturts Desert Pea,
Swainsona formosa, Sturt’s Desert Pea, is an Australian plant in the genus Swainsona, named after English botanist Isaac Swainson, famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each with a bulbous black centre, or “boss”. It is one of Australia’s best known wildflowers. It is native to the arid regions of central and north-western Australia, and its range extends into all mainland Australian states with the exception of Victoria.
-Wikipedia
In springtime, especially in Western Australia, the desert comes to live with miles and miles of bright spring flowers, it is a riot of color.
-Julz
Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 
Very brilliant colours indeed! Never seen this one. We have a plant called a Bottle Brush here in the High Desert of the Mojave. Brilliant red spikes or spines when it blooms, very drought resistant.
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yes we have a bottle brush here too, not just red, we have it in many colors
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very beautiful flower and photo
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Thanks for stopping by
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