Flowers in Focus competition winners announced

30 October, 2023

We are delighted to announced the winning photos in the 2023 Flowers in Focus Competition.

All the entrants captured our flora looking fabulous and it was a hard decision to narrow down the photos.

We are now pleased to share the winning snaps. Thank you to everyone who entered!

The winning photos will be on display very soon in an outdoor exhibition in May Drive Parkland. Watch this space!

Thank you to Moonlight Cinema, Parks and Wildlife Service and Perth Zoo for donating the prizes.

Drosera sp. captured by Jenna Sharp.

Bee on a Banksia coccinea flower on a black background.

Banksia coccinea captured by Danny Rost.

Chorizema sp. captured by Danny Rost.

A cluster of purple Calytrix sapphirina flowers.

Calytrix sapphirina captured by Catherine Creedon.

Pterostylis sp. against a black background.

Pterostylis sp. (Snail Orchid) captured by Jennifer Smith.

Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba) captured by Jonas Mitchell.

Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon' captured by Rowena Harper.

Two spider orchids in bloom against a black background.

Caladenia procera (Carbunup King Spider Orchid) captured by Georgina Wilson.

Two red flowers on a Eucalyptus rhodantha (Rose Mallee).

Eucalyptus rhodantha (Rose Mallee) captured by Danny Rost.

Close up of pink Isopogon divergens (Spreading Coneflower) bloom.

Isopogon divergens (Spreading Coneflower) captured by Jorja Cenin.

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