waratah

noun2

1. •
   Any of several species of plants in the genus Telopea, native to southeastern Australia.

   • Acacias in blossom in the distance […]; leafy stipple of light and shade on the leaves, vivid flowers and bitter little fruits, and the waratah, like a blackfellow's firestick, red as a glowing coal. — 1941
2. •
   A Y-shaped steel fencing post or stake.