Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden (Adelaide) surrounded by green lawns, and four garden beds with ornamental trees and shrubs at the edges. Cornish's choice of plants was influenced by their symbolic meanings, selecting five "Populus nigra "Italica"" (Lombardy poplars) to represent the five women of the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Trust; "Quercus ilex" (holly oak) and "Myrtus communis" (myrtle) for protection and love; "Lonicera" (honeysuckle) for love, generosity and devotion; and "Syringa vulgaris" (lilac) to symbolize memory, protection, youth and tenderness. Here the designer carefully selected plants for their metaphorical meanings. Original plans for the garden included the use of a 'floral clock', that would represent the
Callirhoe (plant) cerise to reddish violet with white centers. It is especially used in dry climates. Species include: Callirhoe (plant) Callirhoe is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Its nine species are commonly known as poppy mallows and all are native to the prairies and grasslands of North America. Of the nine, some are annuals while others are perennial plants. The genus is named for the Oceanid Callirrhoe in Greek mythology. Poppy mallow leaves are alternate and palmately lobed. The flowers are cup-shaped and brightly colored. The purple poppy mallow ("Callirhoe involucrata") is grown as a garden plant.