In this painting, Alison depicts Kaliny-Kalinypa, or the honey grevillea plant grevillea
eriostachya, a native shrub that produces long spikes of bright
yellow-green flowers. It is a sought-after food source, cherished in particular
by Anangu children for the honey-like nectar that the flowers produce. Alison talks
of her memories of the flowers being placed in a in a coolamon with kapi
(water) to soak, which makes a refreshing sweet drink that she calls “bush
cordial”, or “honey water”. There is cultural significance and Dreaming
stories related to this plant; Alison says this Kaliny-Kalinypa Dreaming story
belonged to her great-grandmother, her father’s grandmother.