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By mollymay49

Cockies Tongues ( Flower Friday)

Templetonia retusa, known as cockies tongues, cocky's tongues, or coral bush is a shrub in the family Fabaceae that grows in southern and south-western Australia. It grows up to 2 metres high, with leaves 15–40 millimetres long and 7–25 mm wide. Its flowers are normally a rich red colour, and are 25–40 mm long. 
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 This bush usually grows along the Swan Coastal plains,  it flowers for such a short time, always lovely to see these vivid red flowers at this time of year.

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