My backyard bush food garden - March 2006

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L-R: Rock fig, muntries (background), muntries (tiny plant in corner of box), saltbush x3.
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Appleberry (Billardiera. scandens).
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Davidson's plum (Davidsonia pruriens) - the primeval tree.
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Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus).
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Native sarsparilla (I think). Leaves are very aromatic but may not be edible.
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Midyimberries (Austromyrtis dulcis) in stacked pots.
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Midyimberries from the top.
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Native raspberry (Rubus rosifolius). The brown leaves are a bean vine.
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Warrigal greens (aka tetragon) (Tetragonia tetragoniodes) really appreciating the shade of the finger lime (Microcitrus australasica).
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Top view: native ginger (Alpinia coerulea) above, flax lily (Dianella) below. The leaves and root of the native ginger can be eaten and have a flavour like true ginger.
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Native mint - mentha australis. Very strong pennyroyal flavour/scent - use with care.
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Native mint and spearmint fighting for supremacy.
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Lemon myrtle (Backhousia. citriodora). Use the leaves for a sweet, rich lemony flavour. Can be used in place of lemongrass.
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Dorrigo pepper (Tasmannia stipitata) - I think!! Use the leaves and berries for a very strong, pepper experience. Hotter than true pepper (Piper nigrum).
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T. lanceolata - Mountain pepper. Use the leaves and berries for a very strong, pepper experience. Hotter than true pepper (Piper nigrum).
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Aniseed myrtle - Backhousia anisata. Apparently it can grow up to 45m tall in the wild!! Leaves have a decided aniseed flavour - use like fennel.
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Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) detail. Leaves are salty and excellent lightly cooked or even raw.
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Strawberries (yes, I know they're not native!).
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Chilli (also not native. But pretty). Nasturtium in the base.
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Macadamia tree (Macadamia integrifolia).
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Bunya bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii). No, they're not meant to have brown leaves! Nusturtium at the front, and something I'm not really sure about in the middle!
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See previous.
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Mint bush (Prostanthera rotundifolia). Use leaves for a slightly hot, complex minty flavour.
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Mint bush (Prostanthera rotundifolia)
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Midyim berries themselves. Unfortunately unable to focus closely enough to show the small spots on them, like a speckled egg.
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Midyimberries - you can just see the speckles on the pea-sized berries. They are very sweet and delicous, with a texture very like blueberries.
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A final shot of my midyimberries (also known as midjen).
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Paroo lilly (Dianella caerulea) berries. These are almost ripe enough to eat. Eat fruit and largeish seed in the middle together for a sweet/nutty flavour combination.