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Fresh and minty

There is a handful of native plants that flower in mid-December and as a result proudly add the title Christmas to their common names. Among them are the New South Wales Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum), Western Australian Christmas tree (Nuytsia floribunda) and New South Wales Christmas bell (Blandfordia nobilis).

Another is the Victorian Christmas bush (). Less spectacular than the other Christmassy natives, it’s a species of native

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