Botanically known as Anigozanthos pulcherrimus Hook, the YELLOW KANGAROO PAW is native to the sand plains of Western Australia on a long 1.2 meter stem. I find them very ordinary, although the flower shown has a certain CHEEKINESS about it, don't you think ?
Thanks a lot, fellow Aussie ! We are upside down here in more than one way with this ***** APEC meeting here in Sydney. I actually took this shot while a policeman was telling me NO PHOTOS! Hah! Cheers mate. JD