Tree Trigger-plant

Stylidium laricifolium, commonly known as the "larch-leaf, tree trigger-plant, or giant trigger-plant", is a member of the family Stylidiaceae. It is endemic to Australia and is found primarily on the east coast from Queensland through Victoria. This specimen was about 30 cm high, but it can grow up to 1.5 metres tall in a bushy form. Flowering in the spring, S. laricifolium displays inflorescences consisting of ten to thirty pink flowers. Each flower is about 10 mm wide and 4 mm deep. The species name, laricifolium refers to the long, narrow leaves, which resemble the leaf form of the genus Larix, the larches. One of the characteristics I love about this plant is that it's so soft to touch. I have yet to see it in flower.