Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18, 2022

[Man From Ironbark]

Dave, Is this the plant? or is this the plant?

If so it is known as the Gymea lily and it is an Australian native. An ancient family of which there are only two species left.
The first is Gymea spear - Doryanthes palmeri
The second is Doryanthes excelsa. Doryanthes excelsa is an unusual plant which makes a striking addition to a large garden. Occurring naturally along the central coast of New South Wales, it has several popular names which reflect its size, appearance and distribution—Giant Lily, Flame Lily, Spear Lily, Illawarra Lily, Gymea Lily. A member of the family Doryanthaceae, D. excelsa belongs to an endemic genus of two species, of which it is the more widely cultivated. The other species, D. palmeri, occurs in the McPherson Ranges of southeastern Queensland.

I don't grow the Gymea lily but there are examples in my laocality that do grow well.

Here's a couple of ring-necked parrots utilising my currently copious weeds.