The long-awaited wildflower season in Western Australia has sprung into spectacular life. Nature’s dazzling array of vibrant colours is a real trip highlight for many grey nomads as they wend their way along the coast.
The West Australian newspaper reports that yellow pompoms and wattle are already out at Hamelin Station at Shark Bay. And, it says that Pink pokers, Blakely’s wattle, hairy-stemmed snail orchids and blue-beard orchids have been spotted in Kalbarri National Park, with wild roses and guinea flowers growing along the coastal cliffs.
Along the unsealed River Road, there are apparently bird-beak hakea, boot- leaved daviesia, dense smokebush, yellow plum grevillea, and cactus jacksonia. The newspaper says that north of Northampton, hooker banksia and wattle are blooming on the sides of the North West Coastal Highway, and there is a variety of shrubs in flower on the Chapman River walk trail near Geraldton, and just north of Eneabba, donkey, greenhood and blue fairy orchids are on show.
The next few weeks should see carpets of everlastings flowering further south in the Coalseam Conservation Park. Are you out there enjoying nature’s floral treat? Is it as spectacular as you had hoped? Have you taken any photos you would like to share? Email us here to comment on this story.
