Red Waratah
"Telopea Speciossima"

The NSW floral emblem, it is an erect, slender shrub to 3m high. Leaves are obovate to spoon-shaped,8-25cm long, to 6vm wide, leathery, strongly veined, toothed. Flowers red, up to 250 per dome-shaped head, to 15cm diameter, surrounded by a conspicuous ring of bright red bracts to 9cm long. Common in Sydney district, Blue Mountains and NSW south coast in dry open forest. Spring.

Large Vertical Tile
70cm long, 31cm wide