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Taken in Perth, Western Australia (See more photos or videos here)

31°58' 57" S, 115°51' 37" E

Scaevola aemula cultivar 'New Blue'
Fairy Fan-flower native to the east coast of Australia
I didn't think fairy fan flower was a good name for this plant. The flowers are so big compared to the scaevolas that grow in Perth.

The Scaevola genus has flowers that look like the fingers of a hand. Its "named after Scaevola (meaning left-handed), a Roman hero who was threatened with death by fire unless he revealed a plot to assassinate Porsena, who was besieging Rome. In reply Scaevola thrust his right hand into a sacrificial fire burning on an altar nearby."
- from Plants of the Perth Coast and Islands by Elizabeth Rippey & Barbara Rowland (UWA Press, 1995).

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philipbouchard says:

Very pretty flower! I enjoyed reading your description too. Now I'm curious and I'll have to do some research on this genus.
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Black Diamond Images says:

Yours is a very nice photo too.Like the little history lesson too.
We need some rainforest images from WA in The ID Rainforest Plants pool -if you ever get the chance would love to see them.
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