Our Native Shrubby Violet, Hybanthus floribundus

Herewith one of the prettiest of the wildflowers here.

That's a big call, but it is not only pretty when you look closely, but "glows" from a distance in the winter light.

Over a year ago now, a weeding team, funded by DENR came in and removed a large patch of Erica.
It was not until THIS winter that we realised the Erica had overgrown Hybanthus.
They are now visible and flourishing in the open on very rocky ground.

As can be seen,  they had also to contend with Watsonias, which had been poisoned something like 10 years ago by the previous owner (our son) with the help of DENR then too.

The best news; in that now-cleared area there are as many as 20 Hybanthus, some of them young seedlings and more than ever seen before on the whole of this block.

Fearing that they might now be "over-exposed" to the Summer heat, we will revegetate the area with an Hakea carinata to provide some gentle cover.

Related Links:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:89314
http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=Hybanthus&species=floribundus&iname=&submit=Display

http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/scotia/key/Plants%20and%20Fungi%20of%20south%20western%20NSW/Media/Html/Hybanthus_floribundus_ssp._floribundus.htm