We love the Mornington Peninsula - We have beautiful Black boys in our native bushland captured recently by a lover of our #MorningtonPeninsula #WeLoveTheMorningtonPeninsula Photo: Julia Kaylock . .The Xanthorrhoea plant is
![Why did we call Xanthorrhoea “Black Boys” in Australia? | by Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell | The Daily Cuppa Grande | Medium Why did we call Xanthorrhoea “Black Boys” in Australia? | by Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell | The Daily Cuppa Grande | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*D0ODeccD6T6JAAx2EH6wUg.jpeg)
Why did we call Xanthorrhoea “Black Boys” in Australia? | by Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell | The Daily Cuppa Grande | Medium
![common black boy xanthorrhoea preisii (a type of grass tree) kalbarri national park, western australia - SuperStock common black boy xanthorrhoea preisii (a type of grass tree) kalbarri national park, western australia - SuperStock](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/4141/Comp/4141-36694.webp)
common black boy xanthorrhoea preisii (a type of grass tree) kalbarri national park, western australia - SuperStock
![Xanthorrhoea johnsonii, grass tree or black boy, an Australian native plant growing in NSW garden draped in light mist Stock Photo - Alamy Xanthorrhoea johnsonii, grass tree or black boy, an Australian native plant growing in NSW garden draped in light mist Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GDG1HW/xanthorrhoea-johnsonii-grass-tree-or-black-boy-an-australian-native-GDG1HW.jpg)