Flower Flaunt on Friday - early Spring in north-east Oz.

Spring has arrived ... very soon the temperatures will be soaring and the humidity levels will be rising.  Springtime here is really just another word for early Summer!  While that is not an exciting prospect to a dry tropics gardener, I know that my erstwhile Autumn-Winter flowering plants will continue blooming for a little while longer.

The fabulous Snapdragons keep on keeping on.

I've already trimmed the Petunias right back ... and they're breaking into bloom once more.

The Calibrachoas were also trimmed right back ... and are flowering again.

My gorgeous Cineraria are just coming to the end of their show.

I just love the different shades and hues as the flowers age and the colours fade.

My dwarf Azalea is still full of blooms ... and seems to be enjoying the freedom and space after I severely trimmed back the surrounding Hibisucus shrubs that were crowding out this lovely little thing.

Out in the driveway garden bed, I can still spot some flowers on one of my favourite Winter bloomers.  My Bauhinia variegate 'Alba' just doesn't seem to want to drop all it's flowers just yet ... and even though they're not at their best, I still find beauty in these dying blooms.

Further along in this driveway garden bed there's a Gerbera that I would call THE hardiest I've ever seen.  It survives on rock ... there's just no soil on this barren part of the garden!   It's located in one of the driest places on the property and he poor thing is just screaming out for a decent drink ... I really don't know how it keeps on growing.

I have a few Spathiphyllums or Peace Lilies growing in various places around my garden ... and the first bloom has appeared.  These will now begin to show more and more flowers as we get further into Spring.

I'm also seeing more and more of the little native Violet appearing in various spots around the garden.  Viola Hederacae has a tiny little flower and sometimes goes unnoticed.

Another beautiful little flower that often goes unnoticed is the bloom of the Moses-in-a-Basket plant or the Boat Lily - Tradescantia spathacea.  I've got lots of Tradescantia growing in my Shadehouse/Greenhouse Garden.  It's often dismissed as a rather common, unattractive and boring plant.

But, if you look closely at the right time of year, you'll see these wonderful boat-shaped outer casings burst open to reveal a lovely little flower.

Elsewhere in my garden, there are more tiny, tiny little flowers appearing ... such as the flowers on the Triangular Palm - Dypsis decaryi.  Another example of beauty found in the most unexpected places.

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