Date of issue: 18 July 2017
Designer: Sharon Rodziewicz, Australia Post Design Studio
Printer: RA Printing

This is part of  a series of two 'Norfolk Island Flowers' stamps.

Plant: Lagunaria patersonia

Family: Malvaceae

Common-name: Norfolk Island Hibiscus, Pyramid Tree, Sally Wood

It is a medum to large tree, a member of the hibiscus family,
and is covered with small pink and mauve flowers in spring and summmer.
It is also native to Lord Howe Island and is widely planted in Australia and overseas.

 

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